{{Infobox song | name = In ginocchio da te | cover = In ginocchio da te single.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Gianni Morandi | album = Ritratto di Gianni | B-side = Se puoi uscire una domenica sola con me | released = 1964 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Pop | length =3:15 | label = RCA Italiana | writer = Franco Migliacci, Bruno Zambrini | producer = Franco Migliacci | prev_title = Il ragazzo del muro della morte | prev_year = 1963 | next_title = Non son degno di te | next_year = 1964 | misc = {{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|HZvnrhJB2TE|"In ginocchio da te"}}|type=song}} }} "'''In ginocchio da te'''" ({{Translation|On my knees to you}}) is a 1964 Italian song composed by Franco Migliacci (lyrics) and Bruno Zambrini (music), arranged by Ennio Morricone and performed by Gianni Morandi. It was considered the number-one song of 1964 in Italy.
==Background== Morandi initially didn't want to record the song, considering it too much different from his previous repertoire, which consisted of lighter and more rhythmic songs.<ref name=dizcanzone></ref> The song eventually won the Cantagiro festival and was a massive success, staying on the top of the Italian hit parade for a total of 17 weeks<ref name=dizcanzone></ref> and being awarded gold disc as it was certified as having sold over one million copies.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book| first= Joseph| last= Murrells| year= 1978| title= The Book of Golden Discs| edition= 2nd| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd.| page= [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/179 179]| isbn= 0-214-20512-6| url-access= registration| url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/179 }}</ref> It also marked a turning point in Morandi's career, who since then embraced a more adult and romantic repertoire.<ref name=dizcanzone>{{cite book|last=Dario Salvatori|title=Dizionario delle canzoni italiane|publisher=Elle U|isbn=8888169016|chapter=In ginocchio da te|year=2001}}</ref>
In 1964 Gianni published the Castilian version, text by Martinez, entitled ''Hoy de rodillas'' released in Spain (RCA Victor, 3-20857), inserted in the album ''El romantico de la juventud - Vol. II'' of 1966, released in Venezuela (RCA Victor, 7-393){{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}.
The song was covered by numerous artists, including Neil Sedaka (with the title "In the Chapel with You"), Dalida, Rita Pavone, Enrique Guzmán, Tereza Kesovija, Akira Fuse, Fausto Papetti, Jimmy Fontana, Tito Mora, José Guardiola, Al Bano, Nico Fidenco.<ref>{{cite web |title=Archivio Cover - In ginocchio da te|url=https://www.plagimusicali.net/archivio-cover?option=com_joodb&view=catalog&format=html&reset=false&ordering=&orderby=&Itemid=104&task=&search=In+Ginocchio+Da+Te&searchfield=&limit=75 |website=Plagi Musicali.Net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cover versions of In ginocchio da te |url=https://secondhandsongs.com/work/75475/versions#nav-entity |website=SecondHandSongs |access-date=25 October 2021}}</ref> It also named a musicarello film with the same title, directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti and starring the same Morandi and his future wife Laura Efrikian.<ref name=dizcanzone></ref>
The song was included in the soundtrack of several films, notably ''Blood Ties'' by Guillaume Canet<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martina Barone |title=Blood Ties - La legge del sangue: la colonna sonora del film di Guillaume Canet |url=https://www.cinematographe.it/rubriche-cinema/colonne-sonore/blood-ties-la-legge-del-sangue-colonna-sonora/ |access-date=25 October 2021 |work=Cinematographe.it |date=4 October 2017 |language=it-IT}}</ref> and ''Parasite'' by Bong Joon-ho.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chiara Ugolini |title=Venezia 78. Gianni Morandi incontra Bong Joon-ho: "Mi sono emozionato" |url=https://www.repubblica.it/dossier/spettacoli/venezia-2021/2021/09/11/news/venezia_78_gianni_morandi_incontra_bong_joon-ho_mi_sono_emozionato_-317386178/ |access-date=25 October 2021 |work=La Repubblica |date=11 September 2021 |language=it}}</ref>
==Track listing==
* 7" single – PM 45 3263 # "In ginocchio da te" <small>(Franco Migliacci, Bruno Zambrini)</small> # "Se puoi uscire una domenica sola con me" <small>(Giancarlo Guardabassi, Bruno Zambrini)</small>
==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !align="left"|Chart (1964–65) !align="left"|Peak<br />position |- |align="left"|Argentina (CAPIF)<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 1965 |title=Hits of the World |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1965/Billboard%201965-03-13-OCR-Page-0022.pdf |website=Billboard Magazine}}</ref> |align="center"|18 |- |align="left"|Brazil (IBOPE)<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 1964 |title=Brazil's Best Sellers |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/60s/1964/CB-1964-12-19-OCR-Page-0054.pdf |website=Cashbox Magazine}}</ref> |align="center"|6 |- |align="left"|Italy (''Musica e dischi'')<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs"/><ref name="hitparade">{{cite book |last=Dario Salvatori |title=Storia dell'Hit Parade |publisher=Gramese, 1989 |year=1989 |isbn=8876054391}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |} ===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !align="left"|Chart (1964) !align="left"|Peak<br />position |- |align="left"|Italy (''Musica e dischi'')<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs"/><ref name="hitparade">{{cite book |last=Dario Salvatori |title=Storia dell'Hit Parade |publisher=Gramese, 1989 |year=1989 |isbn=8876054391}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{Discogs master|147006}} <!-- as in "songs from Italy", not "songs in Italian" -->
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Category:1964 singles Category:Italian songs Category:1964 songs Category:Number-one singles in Italy Category:Gianni Morandi songs Category:Songs with lyrics by Franco Migliacci