Pronto a correre

"Pronto a correre" (English: Ready to run) is a song recorded by Italian singer Marco Mengoni for his album #prontoacorrere.

[3][4][5] Mengoni received the original version of the song, and he wrote the Italian-language lyrics together with Ermal Meta, former leader of the indie pop band La Fame di Camilla.

[7] During an interview released to Italian magazine TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, Mengoni declared that, while working on the track with producer Michele Canova, he never met its original composer, Mark Owen, but he talked with him through the Internet.

[6][8] During the same interview, Mengoni described the meaning of "Pronto a correre", explaining that "it is not a love song, it talks about the scars left throughout life by human relationships, including those with friends or colleagues.

"[6] The music video for the song was directed by Gaetano Morbioli, and it was broadcast for the first time by Sky Uno on 26 April 2013.

English singer Mark Owen co-wrote the song "Put the Light On", later translated in Italian as "Pronto a correre".