Sotto casa
2013 single by Max Gazzè
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"Sotto casa" ('Outside your house') is a song by Max Gazzè, the leading single from his 2013 album with the same name.
| "Sotto casa" | ||||
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| Single by Max Gazzè | ||||
| from the album Sotto casa | ||||
| Released | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Virgin Music | |||
| Songwriters | Francesco Gazzè, Max Gazzè | |||
| Max Gazzè singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "Sotto casa" on YouTube | ||||
Overview
Max Gazzè and his brother composed the song after an encounter with two Jehovah's Witnesses who visited them while they were writing music; after listening to them, the brothers imagined what might happen to such visitors if they were consistently rejected and forced to address a closed door.[1] Lyrics serve as a metaphor about dialogue barriers between different faiths as well as between secular and religious viewpoints, and are intended as an invitation to dialogue and mutual listening among different sides..[1][2][3]
The song entered the 63rd edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, where it ranked seventh.[4]
The music video of the song was inspired by Emir Kusturica's films, and features Gazzè alongside his son Samuel wandering Rome's suburban streets in a 1960s Fiat 600 Multipla, knocking at a door until an old man lets them in, and then delivering a hypnotic sermon that wins over the man's family.[5]
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[6] | 5 |
| Italy Airplay (Nielsen Music Control)[7] | 2 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[8] Sales from 2009 |
2× Platinum | 200,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||