"Un buco nella sabbia" (English: "A hole in the sand") is a song by Italian singer Mina, written by Piero Soffici and Alberto Testa.

The song was released as a single, reaching number 7 on the Italian chart,[2] and was later included in the album Studio Uno (1965).

[3] There is also a Spanish-language version titled "Un Hoyo en la Arena", released in Spain in 1964 on the EP Mina Canta en Español.

[4] In 1965, a Japanese version of the song with lyrics by Kenji Sazanami was released in Japan.

[5] The song achieved extraordinary success, taking the second position on the chart, and sales exceeded 400,000 copies;[6] at the end of the year, Mina was also recognized as the best international artist.