2640 (album)

Michielin announced she started working in studio on her third album in January 2017, through her Twitter account.[4][5] The album's tracks were recorded in Los Angeles with Italian producer Michele Canova.[6]

A few days after the album's release, Michielin and Treedom announced a plan to plant one tree in Kenya for every 200,000 streams that the album received.[7]

On 21 July 2017, she released the single "Vulcano".[8] The music video was released on the same day. It was directed by Giacomo Triglia and filmed between 10pm and 5:30am in Berlin.[9] The song spent 16 weeks on the Italian singles chart, peaking at number 44, and was certified Platinum for sales exceeding 50,000 copies.[10][11]

On 1 October 2017, Michielin performed "Vulcano" as a musical guest on Rai 1's TV show Che tempo che fa and announced that the album would be released on 12 January 2018.[6]

"Io non abito al mare" was released as the album's second single on 17 November 2017.[12][13] The music video was directed by Giacomo Triglia and was released on 20 November 2017. It was filmed at Cretto di Burri.[14][15][16] The song spent 18 weeks on the Italian singles chart, peaking at number 15, and was certified Platinum for sales exceeding 50,000 copies.[17][11]

On 4 December 2017, the album's cover and title were announced.[18] The track listing was announced on 20 December 2017 through Michielin's social network accounts.[19] On 22 December 2017, the album was made available for pre-order, and the track "Tropicale" was released as a pre-order bonus and on streaming platforms.[20]

On 16 March 2018, Michielin announced that "Bolivia" would be released as the album's third single.[21] The music video was released on 20 March 2018. It was directed by Giacomo Triglia and the screenplay was written by Francesca Michielin.[22] In an interview with Rolling Stone, Michielin said that the song is a criticism of people who chase change and run away to exotic and remote places with the idea of living a more genuine life and making a difference, without realising that often the problem to be solved is within them.[23]

"Tropicale" was released as the fourth single on 15 June 2018,[24] along with a music video.[25]

On 16 November 2018, Michielin released the single "Femme". The song has a feminist message, describing the negative situations that women accept unconsciously. It was remixed by Bruno Belissimo. The single preceded the release of 2640 on vinyl on 7 December 2018. The vinyl edition also included a demo version of "Tropicale" and Carl Brave's single "Fotografia", on which Michielin and Fabri Fibra featured.[3] "Fotografia" had considerable success in Italy, peaking at number 6 and achieving a certification of 3× Platinum for sales exceeding 150,000 copies.[17][11]

Credits adapted from AllMusicItalia.it.[28]