La terra dei cachi explained

La terra dei cachi
Cover:	La_terra_dei_cachi.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Elio e le Storie Tese
Released:	1996
Genre:	Comedy rock, pop
Label:	Aspirine
Producer:	Otar Bolivecic
Prev Title:	'Christmas with the Yours'
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	'T.V.U.M.D.B./Mio cuggino'
Next Year:	1996

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

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

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

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

Notes and References

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