"Un buco nella sabbia" | ||||
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![]() One of the variants of the Japanese edition | ||||
Single by Mina | ||||
from the album Studio Uno | ||||
Language | Italian | |||
B-side | "Se mi compri un gelato" | |||
Released | May 1964[1] | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:18 | |||
Label | Ri-Fi | |||
Composer(s) | Piero Soffici | |||
Lyricist(s) | Alberto Testa | |||
Mina singles chronology | ||||
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"Un buco nella sabbia" (English: "A hole in the sand") is a song by Italian singer Mina, written by Piero Soffici and Alberto Testa. The song was released as a single, reaching number 7 on the Italian chart, [2] and was later included in the album Studio Uno (1965). [3]
There is also a Spanish-language version titled "Un Hoyo en la Arena", released in Spain in 1964 on the EP Mina Canta en Español. [4]
In 1965, a Japanese version of the song with lyrics by Kenji Sazanami was released in Japan. [5] The song achieved extraordinary success, taking the second position on the chart, and sales exceeded 400,000 copies; [6] at the end of the year, Mina was also recognized as the best international artist. [7] [8]
Chart (1964–1965) | Peak position |
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Italy ( Musica e dischi) [2] | 7 |
Japan ( Oricon) [6] | 1 |
Chart (1965) | Peak position |
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Japan (Oricon) [11] | 10 |
"Un buco nella sabbia" | ||||
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![]() One of the variants of the Japanese edition | ||||
Single by Mina | ||||
from the album Studio Uno | ||||
Language | Italian | |||
B-side | "Se mi compri un gelato" | |||
Released | May 1964[1] | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:18 | |||
Label | Ri-Fi | |||
Composer(s) | Piero Soffici | |||
Lyricist(s) | Alberto Testa | |||
Mina singles chronology | ||||
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"Un buco nella sabbia" (English: "A hole in the sand") is a song by Italian singer Mina, written by Piero Soffici and Alberto Testa. The song was released as a single, reaching number 7 on the Italian chart, [2] and was later included in the album Studio Uno (1965). [3]
There is also a Spanish-language version titled "Un Hoyo en la Arena", released in Spain in 1964 on the EP Mina Canta en Español. [4]
In 1965, a Japanese version of the song with lyrics by Kenji Sazanami was released in Japan. [5] The song achieved extraordinary success, taking the second position on the chart, and sales exceeded 400,000 copies; [6] at the end of the year, Mina was also recognized as the best international artist. [7] [8]
Chart (1964–1965) | Peak position |
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Italy ( Musica e dischi) [2] | 7 |
Japan ( Oricon) [6] | 1 |
Chart (1965) | Peak position |
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Japan (Oricon) [11] | 10 |