I Like Chopin

"I Like Chopin" is a song by Italian singer-songwriter Gazebo from his debut studio album, Gazebo (1983). It is generally regarded as one of the most significant Italo disco tracks of the mid-1980s. It peaked at number one in several European national charts. The music was composed by Giombini (contrary to popular belief without themes from Chopin). The lyrics were written by Gazebo.

"I Like Chopin"
Single by Gazebo
from the album Gazebo
B-side"I Like Chopin (Instrumental)"
Released1983
GenreItalo disco[1][2]
Length4:09
LabelBaby
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Pierluigi Giombini
Gazebo singles chronology
"Masterpiece"
(1982)		 "I Like Chopin"
(1983)		 "Love in Your Eyes"
(1983)
Music video
"I Like Chopin" on YouTube

Track listing and formats
  • Italian 7-inch single[3]
A. "I Like Chopin" – 4:09
B. "I Like Chopin" (Instrumental) – 4:20
  • German 12-inch maxi-single[4]
A. "I Like Chopin" – 7:40
B. "I Like Chopin" (Instrumental) – 7:55

Credits and personnel
  • Gazebo – songwriter, vocals
  • Pierluigi Giombini – songwriter, producer, arranger, programming
  • Gianpaolo Bresciani – mixing

Credits and personnel adopted from the Gazebo album and 7-inch single liner notes.[5][3]

Charts

Certifications and sales
Certifications and sales for "I Like Chopin"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[22] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Asami Kobayashi version

In 1984, Japanese singer and actress Asami Kobayashi recorded a Japanese-language cover of the song titled "Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe" (Japanese: 雨音はショパンの調べ; "The Sound of Rain is Chopin's Music"), with lyrics by Yumi Matsutoya.[23][24] The song peaked at the top of the Oricon Singles Chart for three weeks.[25]

See also

References
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  2. Forsberg, Niklas (13 January 2010). "I VENTI D'AZZURO – making italo popular again". Release Magazine. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  3. I Like Chopin (7-inch single liner notes). Gazebo. Italy: Baby Records. 1983. BR 50289.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. I Like Chopin (12-inch maxi-single liner notes). Gazebo. West Germany: Baby Records. 1983. 1C K 052-65 151 Z.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Gazebo (LP, Vinyl, CD). Gazebo. Italy: Baby Records. 1983. BR 56050.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. "Gazebo – I Like Chopin" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  7. "Gazebo – I Like Chopin" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  8. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021" (PDF) (in Finnish). Musiikkiarkisto. p. 87. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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  10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Gazebo" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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  12. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  13. "Gazebo – I Like Chopin". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  14. "Offiziellecharts.de – Gazebo – I Like Chopin". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  15. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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  20. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1983". Swiss Hitparade (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  21. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  22. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Gazebo; 'I Like Chopin')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  23. "「雨音はショパンの調べ」小林麻美、25年ぶり復活 雑誌の表紙飾る". Huffington Post (in Japanese). 19 July 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  24. "雨音はショパンの調べ、小林麻美の皮を被った松任谷由実に恋をした". Re:minder (in Japanese). 23 December 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  25. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 December 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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