Ameno (song)

"Ameno"
Single by Era
from the album Era
Released	1997
Recorded	1996
Genre	New-age, electronic, pop
Length	3:40
Label	Polygram (France)
Writer(s)	Eric Lévi, Guy Protheroe
Producer(s)	Eric Lévi

"Ameno" is a song by new-age musical project Era (stylized as +eRa+) that was released in 1997 and became a chart success in France, Belgium and Sweden. It is taken from Era's self-titled 1996 debut album Era.

Background

"Ameno" was written by new-age artist Eric Lévi. The lyrics are written in Pseudo-Latin, i.e. sounding like Latin but are in fact deliberately devoid of any exact meaning. The vocals are performed by Guy Protheroe and Harriet Jay. Eric Lévi played keyboards and programmed it, whereas Philippe Manca played lead guitar, bass and drums. The choir rendition is by the English Chamber Choir.

Music video

A music video was shot for the song featuring actors Pierre Boisserie and Irene Bustamante.

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[1]	2
France (SNEP)[2]	5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3]	5
Germany (Official German Charts)[4]	12

Other versions

The song has been interpreted many times and is very popular in covers and parodies. Famous versions include DJ Quicksilver (2000), Roberto Molinaro techno mix version in Italy (2005) and French tenor Vincent Niclo interpretation with the Red Army Choir (2012).

DJ Quicksilver version

"Ameno"
Single by DJ Quicksilver
from the album Clubfiles - The Album
Released	5 March 2001
Recorded	2000
Label	Polydor
Writer(s)	Eric Lévi, Guy Protheroe
Producer(s)	Tommaso De Donatis Orhan Terzi
DJ Quicksilver singles chronology
"Bombastic" (2001) "Ameno" (2001) "New Life" (2002)

A remix of "Ameno" was made by Turkish-German DJ and music producer DJ Quicksilver. It appeared in the Clubfiles - The Album by DJ Quicksilver and was a hit for him in a number of countries including singles charts in Austria, Belgium (Wallonia French charts), Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. It was produced by Tommaso De Donatis and by Orhan Terzi (actually DJ Quicksilver himself using his real name).

Tracklist

CD Maxi (Polydor)

1. "Ameno" (Video Mix) (3:28)
2. "Ameno" (Club Mix) (6:20)
3. "Ameno" (C.J. Stone Remix) (6:22)
4. "Voyage" (6:10)

CD Maxi (ADN Progressive)

1. "Ameno" (Radio Edit) (3:28)
2. "Ameno" (Video Mix) (3:00)
3. "Ameno" (Club Mix) (7:30)
4. "Ameno" (De Donatis mix) (8:14)
5. "Ameno" (C.J. Stone Remix) (7:39)
6. "Ameno" (Analog masters Remix) (6:01)

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5]	13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6]	6
Germany (Official German Charts)[7]	18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8]	30
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9]	12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	20

Vincent Niclo & Les Chœurs de l'Armée Rouge version

"Ameno"
Single by Vincent Niclo & Les Chœurs de l'Armée Rouge
from the album Opéra rouge
Released	2012
Recorded	2012
Label	Universal
Writer(s)	Eric Lévi, Guy Protheroe
Producer(s)	Florent Bidoyen

French tenor Vincent Niclo recorded the song accompanied by the MVD Ensemble (widely known as Red Army Choir or in French as credited in the recording, "Les Chœurs de l'Armée Rouge").

The song appeared on his album Opéra rouge and was released as a single in France reaching #87 in SNEP, the official French Singles Chart.

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[11]	17
France (SNEP)[12]	87

References

1. "Ultratop.be – Era – Ameno" (in French). Ultratop 50.
2. "Lescharts.com – Era – Ameno" (in French). Les classement single.
3. "Swedishcharts.com – Era – Ameno". Singles Top 100.
4. "Musicline.de – Era Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
5. "Austriancharts.at – DJ Quicksilver – Ameno" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
6. "Ultratop.be – DJ Quicksilver – Ameno" (in French). Ultratop 50.
7. "Musicline.de – DJ Quicksilver Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
8. "Nederlandse Top 40 – DJ Quicksilver search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
9. "Spanishcharts.com – DJ Quicksilver – Ameno" Canciones Top 50.
10. "Swisscharts.com – DJ Quicksilver – Ameno". Swiss Singles Chart.
11. "Ultratop.be – Vincent Niclo & Les Chœurs de l'Armée Rouge – Ameno" (in French). Ultratip.
12. "Lescharts.com – Vincent Niclo & Les Chœurs de l'Armée Rouge – Ameno" (in French). Les classement single.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics