Tuca Tuca
| "Tuca Tuca" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Raffaella Carrà | |
| Released | 13 November 1971 |
| Genre | Dance pop |
| Length | 6:03 |
| Label | RCA PM 3628 |
| Producer(s) | Gianni Boncompagni |
"Tuca Tuca" is the fifth single by Italian pop singer Raffaella Carrà, published in 1971 by the Italian record company RCA Italiana. Both the single and its b-side song Vi dirò la verità were included on the album Raffaella Carrà, produced the same year by BMG Ricordi.
In Italy the single achieved the fourth position on the sales chart, thanks in part to the popularity of dance the created for it.[1]
Background
[edit]On 13 November 1971, while hosting the Italian variety show Canzonissima, Carrà performed her new single "Tuca Tuca" wearing a top which showed her navel. She was the first woman to show it on Italian public television, at a time in which it was unusual for women to show their bodies, which caused controversy for the conservative TV network RAI and was called "too provocative" by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano.[2][3]
In the same episode, Carrà and dancer Enzo Paolo Turchi performed choreography for the song, created by Don Lurio at the suggestion from producer Gianni Boncompagni that he create a playful dance.[4][5] The dance was an immediate success, both for the simplicity of the moves and also for their shocking nature, being very daring for the times and presenting the image of a girl being less subservient to a seductive man.[6] RAI executives feared that the fixed shots of the second camera could induce viewers to believe that the male dancer was touching other "forbidden" parts of Carrà's body rather than her hips, and after first attempting to change the staging, censored the dance altogether.[5][7][8] Carrà's performance of the dance with Alberto Sordi in the 27 November 1971 episode, again leaving her navel uncovered, managed to overcome the censorship of the management, and the dance became a popular phenomenon.[5] Subsequently, any male guest who appeared on the program was obligated to perform the dance with Carrà.[9]
Track listings
[edit]7" single "Tuca Tuca" (Italy, 1972, BMG Ricordi)
A: "Tuca tuca" – 2:39 (lyrics: Gianni Boncompagni – music: Franco Pisano) B: "Vi dirò la verità" – 3:24 (lyrics: Gianni Boncompagni – music: Franco Pisano)
7" single "Tuca tuca, si" (Italy, 1972)
A: "Tuca tuca" – 2:39 (both as a single and in the album Raffaella... Senzarespiro.
7" single "Tuca tuca" (Spain, 1976)
A: "Tuca tuca" – 2:39 (as part of the album for the spanish market Male/Felicità tà tà).
7" single "Tuca tuca, si" (Italy, 1999)
A: "Tuca tuca" – 2:39 (from the compilation of remix Fiesta - I grandi successi).
7" single "Tuca tuca, si" (Italy, 2008)
A: "Tuca tuca" – 2:39 (from the compilation of radio versions Raffica - Balletti & Duetti).
7" single "I Like It" (UK, 2008)
A: "Tuca tuca" – 2:39 (from the compilation of singles in english language Raffica - Balletti & Duetti).
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1972) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[10] | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ Muccifora, Valeria (2000). Grazie, Raffa! l'estetica del Tuca Tuca e il mito della Carrà (1st ed.). Castelvecchi. p. 39. ISBN 978-8-882-10181-7.
- ^ del Amo, Sergio (5 July 2021). "'El Vaticano se quedó mudo': la batalla por el ombligo y los bailes de Rafaella Carrà, que consiguió ganar la italiana". El País (in Spanish).
- ^ Abad, Paloma (December 4, 2021). "Raffaella Carrà, el golpe de melena platino del 'ombligo de Italia' que encontró su (otro) hogar en España". Vogue España (in European Spanish). Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ "Varietà 1971-1972". Rai Teche. RAI. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Carrà, televisione: Canzonissima '71". AlterVista. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ Mario Bonatti. "Tuca tuca". Recensioni. Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Tuca Tuca–Raffaella Carrà–Canzonissima (1971)". Hit Italia Anni 70. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Locatelli, Leone; Rita, Caterina (2022). Raffaella Carrà. Liberazione sessuale e beatificazione popolare [Raffaella Carrà. Liberazione sessuale e beatificazione popolare] (1st ed.). Milan: Delos Digital. pp. 10–11. ISBN 9788825421040.
- ^ Patrizia Vacalebri (6 July 2021). "Raffaella Carrà icona della moda". Lifestyle/Moda,notizie/people. ANSA. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 20 July 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Tanti auguri".