Heißer Sand

{{Infobox song

| name = Heißer Sand

| cover = Heißer Sand.png

| alt =

| type = Single

| artist = Mina

| album =

| language = German

| B-side = Ein treuer Mann

| released = {{Start date|1962|04|}}

| recorded = {{Start date|1962|02|05|df=y}}

| studio = Studio III, Konzerthaus, Vienna

| genre = Pop

| length = 2:55

| label = Polydor

| composer = Werner Scharfenberger

| lyricist = Kurt Feltz

| producer =

| prev_title = Champagne twist

| prev_year = 1962

| next_title = Le tue mani

| next_year = 1962

}}

"Heißer Sand" ({{Langx|en|Hot sand}}) is a song recorded by Italian singer Mina in 1962 specifically for the German-speaking music market.{{cite magazine|last=Kibb|first=Brigitte|date=12 May 1962|title=New Talent|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KRYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22|magazine=Billboard Music Week|page=22|issn=0006-2510|access-date=3 May 2023}} The song was written by German composer {{ill|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. In the first six weeks, 150,000 copies were sold in Germany,{{cite magazine|last=Jungermann|first=Jimmy|date=12 May 1962|title=Record Sales|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zBMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20|magazine=Billboard Music Week|page=20|issn=0006-2510|access-date=3 May 2023}} and 700,000 in total;{{cite magazine|date=1989|title=30 Jahre Single-Hitparade|magazine=Musikmarkt|page=20|access-date=}} more than a million copies were sold worldwide.{{cite magazine|last=Dezzani|first=Mark|date=11 May 1996|title=RTI Buys Switzerland's PDU, Label Home of Mina|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9AsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA44|magazine=Billboard|page=44|issn=0006-2510|access-date=3 May 2023}}

In addition to the German version, Mina recorded Spanish ("Un desierto"),{{Discogs release|5848118|Un Desierto|type=single}}. Retrieved 3 May 2023. French ("Notre étoile"){{Discogs release|8084307|Notre Etoile (Heisser Sand)|type=single}}. Retrieved 3 May 2023. and Italian ("Sì, lo so") versions. Italian version appeared on the album Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare (1963).