"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 [de] 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.

[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).