"Heißer Sand" | ||||
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Single by Mina | ||||
Language | German | |||
B-side | "Ein treuer Mann" | |||
Released | April 1962 | |||
Recorded | 5 February 1962 | |||
Studio | Studio III, Konzerthaus, Vienna | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Composer(s) | Werner Scharfenberger | |||
Lyricist(s) | Kurt Feltz | |||
Mina singles chronology | ||||
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"Heißer Sand" (English: Hot sand) is a song recorded by Italian singer Mina in 1962 specifically for the German-speaking music market. [1] The song was written by German composer Werner Scharfenberger and lyricist Kurt Feltz.
The song was released as a single in April 1962 in Germany, by Polydor Records, and on 12 May 1962, it took the first place in the German Singles Chart, which it held for 9 weeks. In the first six weeks, 150,000 copies were sold in Germany, [2] and 700,000 in total; [3] more than a million copies were sold worldwide. [4]
In addition to the German version, Mina recorded Spanish ("Un desierto"), [5] French ("Notre étoile") [6] and Italian ("Sì, lo so") versions. Italian version appeared on the album Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare (1963).
Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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Austrian Singles Chart [7] [8] | 1 |
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [9] | 1 |
West Germany ( Official German Charts) [10] | 1 |