It was released on 11 March 2011 through Universal Music Italy as the second single from his twelfth studio album Ora.
[1] The song was written by Jovanotti and Franco Santarnecchi, under the music production of Michele Canova.
The music video for the song, directed by Maki Gherzi was released on March 24, 2011, through the singer's YouTube channel.
Italian singer Giorgia recorded a cover of "Le tasche piene di sassi", as the lead single from her first cover albumPop Heart, released on October 12, 2018, through Sony Music Italy.
[11] In an interview with Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Giorgia explained the decision to cover the song:[12]"I chose it easily, it is true that it is a personal song, however that lyric so poetic is already a classic of our music, it gets straight to the soul and tells about a moment that sooner or later we all experience.