"Lightning strike") is a 2008 song composed by Gianna Nannini and performed by Giò Di Tonno and Lola Ponce.

The song was originally composed by Nannini for her rock opera Pia de' Tolomei, based on the Italian noblewoman known for her appearance in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.

[1] Producer David Zard [it] then considered the song fitting for the Festival, and a good opportunity to promote the show.

[1] Di Tonno and Ponce were chosen out of popularity they got for having played Quasimodo and Esmeralda in Riccardo Cocciante's successful stage musical Notre-Dame de Paris.

[1] It was a commercial success, being certified double platinum.