"Ti Amo" is a song recorded by Australian singer Gina G, released in May 1997 as the fourth single from her debut album, Fresh! (1997). Written by her with Mark Taylor and Paul Barry, it is a flamenco-flavoured story of a holiday romance. It was a number-one hit in Romania and a top 10 hit in Finland, Scotland and Israel. In the UK, it peaked at number 11 and was the first single by her to not reach the UK top 10. Gina G performed the song in the British music chart television programme Top of the Pops. Composition The song moved away from Gina G.'s previous, fast-paced Eurodance songs and has a sultry, sensual mid-tempo that allows the singer to fully immerse herself into character and tell the tale of a torrid summer romance. It arrived well ahead of the Latin-pop phenomenon that swept the charts in the late ‘90s and features influences like a Flamenco guitar. The song runs 2 minutes and 53 seconds long with a F# Minor key and 100bpm. Critical reception Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, ""Ti Amo" has already scored as a huge hit in Europe and has been getting active play there since last summer—playing at every disco, on every car stereo, and in every home. It's been blasting many away by its exquisite dance beat and Gina G.'s sweetly tuneful voice. The nostalgic lyrics magnetically urge many listeners to long for one more "lazy summer day in the sun." The wonderfully rhythmic drums, melancholic guitars, and background chorus (emphasized by the use of both Italian and English) make "Ti Amo" a pleasure to listen to. It's a single with the potential to blow away the U.S. market." Can't Stop the Pop said it is "essentially the love-child" of Madonna’s "La Isla Bonita" and Ace of Base’s "All That She Wants", adding that it "was the boldest attempt yet to show that Gina G could do more than giddy Eurodance." A reviewer from L.A. Weekly noted "the flamencofied guitars and castanets [which are] creating a storm-cloud-tinged Mediterranean-island-at-midnight undercurrent". Larry Printz from The Morning Call viewed it as "ABBA-esque". Music Week rated "Ti Amo" four out of five, adding that here, "flamenco guitar meets reggae lite with Gina's seductive vocals on top." Mark Beaumont from NME opined that it "wants to be 'La Isla Bonita' so much its maracas practically explode." Also Pop Rescue