Sotto casa
| "Sotto casa" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
"Sotto casa" ('Outside your house') is a song by Max Gazzè, the leading single from his 2013 album with the same name.
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‡ |
|
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ a b D'Amore, Eleonora (14 February 2013). "Max Gazzè: "Con 'Sotto casa' porto la mia spiritualità a Sanremo 2013"". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "Gazzè, un successo sotto casa". Famiglia Cristiana (in Italian). 18 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ Brinchi Giusti, Fabio (14 April 2013). "Nel Paese dei litigi trionfa la canzone del dialogo". Linkiesta (in Italian). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ Manca, Mario (8 February 2022). "Tutti i vincitori mancati del Festival di Sanremo". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "Tutti sotto casa di Max Gazzè". TgCom24 (in Italian). 9 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "Il solito sesso". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "Classifiche, Nielsen Music: al primo posto i Jutty Ranx, bene i Bastille". Rockol (in Italian). 5 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "Italian single certifications" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 November 2025.