{{Infobox song | name = | cover = Mi vendo.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Renato Zero | album = Zerofobia | B-side = Morire qui | released = 1977 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = {{hlist|Disco-pop|funk}} | length = 4:39 | label = Zerolandia / RCA | writer = Renato Zero, Mario Vicari | producer =Piero Pintucci | prev_title = Madame | prev_year = 1976 | next_title = Triangolo | next_year = 1978 | misc = {{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|q--u-bPn5lM|"Mi vendo"}}|type=song}} }}
"'''Mi vendo'''" (lit. "I sell myself") is a 1977 Italian song composed by Renato Zero and Mario Vicari and performed by Renato Zero. It is the lead single of the album ''Zerofobia''.
The song's lyrics depict the frustration of Zero for his so far failed music career, and also are an ironical manifesto of his artistic aspirations.<ref name="bio" /> The music was inspired by Barry White's disco production of the time.<ref name="bio" /> Thanks to the heavy rotation in {{Interlanguage link|radio libere|it}} (private radio stations which suddenly appeared in Italy following the liberalisation of the radio broadcasting system established by the Constitutional Court in 1976), the song became a surprise hit and marked Zero's commercial breakout.<ref name="bio">{{cite book |last1=Pedrinelli |first1=Andrea |title=Renato Zero: Il mercante di stelle |date=2010 |publisher=Giunti |isbn=8809910869 |chapter=Mi vendo}}</ref>
Zero re-recorded the song numerous times, notably in a duet version with Rita Pavone in the album ''Sei Zero''.<ref name="bio" /> An extended version was released in the box album ''Limited Edition''.<ref name="bio" /> Mina covered the song in her 1999 album ''Mina n° 0''.<ref name="bio" />
==Track listing==
{{Track listing |title1 = Mi vendo |writer1 = Zero, Vicari |length1 = 4:14 |title2 = Morire qui |writer2 = Zero |length2 = 3:34 }}
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col"| Chart (1977) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Italy (''Musica e dischi'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=Musica e Dischi|language=it|access-date=14 February 2024}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". In the "Artista" field, type "Renato Zero". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "vendo".</ref> | style="text-align:center" | 8 |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|title=|artist=|award=Gold|relyear=1978|certyear=2024|id=13085|accessdate=19 May 2024|note=Sales since 2009}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Discogs master}}
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Category:1977 singles Category:Italian songs Category:1977 songs Category:RCA Records singles Category:Renato Zero songs