"La terra dei cachi" is a 1996 single by Elio e le Storie Tese.

"La terra dei cachi"
Single by Elio e le Storie Tese
Released1996
GenreComedy rock, pop
Length4:05
LabelAspirine
Producer(s)Otar Bolivecic
Elio e le Storie Tese singles chronology
"'Christmas with the Yours'"
(1995)
"La terra dei cachi"
(1996)
"'T.V.U.M.D.B./Mio cuggino'"
(1996)

Thanks to a live performance of this song, which represents a humorous take on Italian lifestyle, Elio e le Storie Tese acquired national notoriety by achieving a second-place finish at the Sanremo Music Festival 1996.[1][2] "La terra dei cachi" also won the Critics' Award "Mia Martini" at the same festival.[3]

A total of four versions of the single have been released: "La terra dei cachi live in Sanremo",[4] "La terra dei cachi – Prezioso remix", "La terra dei cachi (The Rimini Tapes)",[5] rearranged in a liscio version and featuring the Casadei Orchestra, and "La terra dei cachi", a promo single studio version of the song.[6]

A studio version of the song has been released in Del meglio del nostro meglio Vol. 1,[7] whereas the live version from Sanremo Music Festival has been included also in Eat the Phikis.[8]

Track listing

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La terra dei cachi live in Sanremo
  1. "La terra dei cachi" (live in Sanremo)
La terra dei cachi – Prezioso remix
  1. "La terra dei cachi (Prezioso Remix)"
  2. "La terra dei cachi (The Rimini Tapes)" (feat. Raoul Casadei)
La terra dei cachi (The Rimini Tapes)
  1. "La terra dei cachi" (feat. Raoul Casadei)
  2. "Gli occhiali dell'amore"
  3. "Mambo Italiano" (by Raoul Casadei and Italian Orchestra)
La terra dei cachi
  1. "La terra dei cachi"

Charts

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Chart (1996) Peak
position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[9] 55
Italy (Musica e dischi)[10] 1

References

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  1. ^ "Elio e le storie tese". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ Amore, Maurizio (15 January 2013). "Elio e Le Storie Tese". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Sanremo: i vincitori del Premio della Critica". ANSA (in Italian). 4 February 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  4. ^ "La terra dei cachi live in Sanremo". ElioeleStorieTese.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Raoul Casadei L'Orchestra Italiana Featuring Elio E Le Storie Tese – La Terra Dei Cachi - The Rimini Tapes". Discogs. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  6. ^ "La terra dei cachi (CD, 1996)". Marok (in Italian). 6 November 2002. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Del meglio del nostro meglio Vol. 1". Marok (in Italian). 12 December 1998. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Eat the Phikis". Marok. 12 December 1998. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 13 (13): 20. 21 March 1992. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "La terra dei cachi".
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