Cover art for Sanremo by MIKA
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Sanremo Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Light brown skin
Lips like Campari
And words like soda
Can I come over?
Just let me in
I wanna go where
The nights are blinding
The sun keeps shining

[Pre-Chorus]
If I could, I know where I'd be
In a little town in Italy
Close your eyes, come away with me
Tomorrow we will be

[Chorus]
Sitting by the seaside
Drinking up the sunshine
You're here, so why don't we go
Dancing in Sanremo?
We could be there in a couple of hours
To the place with the yellow flowers
Somewhere only we know
Sunset in Sanremo
[Verse 2]
To feel like this
Is one in a million
A suspended moment
Can we seal it
With a tender kiss?
Out of a movie
Made by Fellini
Love that you need me

[Pre-Chorus]
Over there you shine like a star
Doesn't even matter who you are
Hold my hand and we'll travel far
Close your eyes and we will be

[Chorus]
Sitting by the seaside
Drinking up the sunshine
You're here, so why don't we go
Dancing in Sanremo?
We can be there in a couple of hours
To the place with the yellow flowers
Somewhere only we know
Sunset in Sanremo (Sunset in Sanremo)
Sunset in Sanremo
[Bridge]
There you can shine like a star
There's a place for you, whoever you are
I know you're tired of the rain
But tomorrow we'll be

[Chorus]
Sitting by the seaside
Drinking up the sunshine
You're here, so why don't we go
Dancing in Sanremo?
We can be there in a couple of hours
To the place with the yellow flowers
Somewhere only we know
Sunset in Sanremo
Sitting by the seaside
Drinking up the sunshine
You're here, so why don't we go
Dancing in Sanremo?
We can be there in a couple of hours
To the place with the yellow flowers
Somewhere only we know
Sunset in Sanremo

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What did MIKA say about "Sanremo"?
Genius Answer

“Sanremo” not being about San Remo at all, but being about growing up gay and being a 13-year-old gay walking around the streets of San Remo and feeling incredibly intimidated by every other masculine presence that seems more beautiful, more slim, more heterosexual — just cooler and better than you’d think you could ever be. That’s what that song is about. It’s not obvious but it’s in there.

— via EdgeMediaNetwork

Is there a live performance of the song?
Genius Answer

Yes! On October 7, 2019, Mika interpreted the song live at C à vous.

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Electric Bass
Release Date
September 6, 2019
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