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The song reached no. 1 in the
Italian singles chart and stayed at the top for nine consecutive weeks between August and October 1973. It also charted in Belgium and the Netherlands, thus becoming Patty's second international hit. "Pazza idea" was the second best-selling single of 1973 in Italy and
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The singer has recorded the track in
Spanish as "Una locura", in English as "Crazy Idea", and in German as "Was für ein Tag". She also revisited the Italian version twice on her albums of re-recordings in 1987 and 1990.
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for 'Crazy Idea') is an
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remains one of the biggest hits of Patty Pravo's career. The music video for the song was filmed in
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released a cover of the
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and Cesare Gigli. It was originally performed by
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released a German-language cover "Komm' in mein Haus" in 1977.
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covered the song as "Laat me alleen" on her 1976 album
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