Amado Mio

"Amado Mio" is a song from the classic 1946 film noir Gilda, written by Doris Fisher and Allan Roberts. The piece was lip-synched by Rita Hayworth and sung by Anita Kert Ellis. Grace Jones's rendition of the song on her 1989 album Bulletproof Heart was released as a single in a special "Brazilian Mix" in 1990. It became a significant dance hit in the US.

Rita Hayworth in the costume for the "Amado Mio" nightclub sequence in Gilda

Grace Jones version
"Amado Mio"
Single by Grace Jones
from the album Bulletproof Heart
B-side"Crack Attack"
ReleasedApril 1990
GenreHouse
Length5:20 (album version)
4:01 (radio edit)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jonathan Elias
Grace Jones singles chronology
"Love on Top of Love"
(1989)		 "Amado Mio"
(1990)		 "7 Day Weekend"
(1992)

In 1989 Grace Jones recorded a version of the song on her album Bulletproof Heart.

A special "Brazilian Mix" of "Amado Mio" was produced by Clivillés and Cole[1] and served as second single of the album, released in 1990. This mix was later available on the 2004 CD re-issue of Bulletproof Heart. The mix charted low on European charts, despite being promoted live on various occasions. In the US, the single was a double A-side with "Crack Attack", and became a significant dance hit.

Track listing
  • 7" single
A. "Amado Mio" (The Brazilian Mix – radio edit) – 3:45
B. "Amado Mio" (LP version – radio edit) – 4:02
  • 12" single
A. "Amado Mio" (The Brazilian Mix) – 6:24
B1. "Amado Mio" (The 28th St. Crew Club Mix) – 6:16
B2. "Amado Mio" (The 28th St. Crew Dub Mix) – 7:08
  • US 12" single
A1. "Amado Mio" (The Brazilian Mix) – 6:23
A2. "Amado Mio" (The 28th St. Crew Dub Mix) – 7:08
B1. "Crack Attack" (The Don't Do It Mix) – 6:16
B2. "Crack Attack" (LP version) – 5:20
  • CD single
  1. "Amado Mio" (The Brazilian Mix) – 6:24
  2. "Amado Mio" (The 28th St. Crew Club Mix) – 6:16
  3. "Amado Mio" (The 28th St. Crew Dub Mix) – 7:08

chart performance
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Germany[2] 83
Italy[3] 38
United Kingdom[4] 96
United States (Hot Dance Club Songs)[5] 11

Other cover versions
  • The song should originate from an Argentine source but this is not well documented. Some Korean sources like Daumcafe say the song was first introduced by Lee Nam-Soon, sung in Korean (as 아마다미아 - 이남순).
  • In the 1940s the song was recorded several times such as by Dick Haymes (released in June 1946),[6] Italian singer Natalino Otto (1947 in Italian) and Czech singer Jiřina Salačová (1947).[7]
  • Pink Martini covered the song on their 1997 album Sympathique, which was used in the Mexican movie Y Tu Mama Tambien.
  • Finnish singer Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen also covered the song.
  • Kurdish singer Homer Dzayi also covered the song in 2019 under the title Layla Paul Malak.[8]

In media

In episode 4 of season 4 of the Netflix Money Heist television series, the song is played by Pink Martini.[9]

References
  1. "Grace Jones - Amado Mio". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  2. "Grace Jones - Amado Mio" (in German). www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  3. "Indice per Interprete: J". www.hitparadeitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  4. "The Official Charts Company – Grace Jones – Amado Mio". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
  5. "Grace Jones Album & Song Chart History". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  6. Release details on discogs
  7. release details on discogs
  8. Dzayi, Homer (February 16, 2019). "ھۆنراوەکانم و گۆرانییەکانم" [My Lyrics and My Songs]. Bas News (in Central Kurdish). Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  9. "The Full Soundtrack From Netflix's La Casa de Papel". oprahmag.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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