It was released on 4 March 2021 through Sony Music Italy, as the lead single from her second studio album Alma.

[4] "Cuore amaro" peaked at number 17 on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart and was certified gold in Italy.

It is also a song that in terms of arrangement, mood and production tells my story and takes you a little bit to South America but in a fresh way, in today's way... in my way of making music".

[10][11] Carmen Guadalaxara of Il Tempo greeted the artist's song positively, associating it with words such as “exuberant, elegant and effervescent.

"[12] Rolling Stone Italia appreciated the singer's contemporaneity, stating, “she is a child of her time, traveling smoothly between musical styles and geographies,”[13] a sentiment confirmed by Silvia Danielli of Billboard Italia, who described the singer's project as “particularly pleasant and enveloping.”[14] The music video for the song was released on YouTube on 4 March 2021, to accompany the single's release.