| "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Single by Sandra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album The Long Play | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "Party Games" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | March 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | 7" single, 12" single, CD maxi (1993 release) 12" single (1999 release) |
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| Genre | Synthpop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:00 (single version) 5:55 (album version) 3:58 (1993 Radio Edit) 3:58 (1999 Radio Edit) |
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| Label | Virgin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Michael Cretu, Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Richard Palmer-James |
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| Producer | Michael Cretu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Certification | Silver France, 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena", often known simply by the title "Maria Magdalena", is a pop song by German singer Sandra. It was first released in March 1985 as the lead single from her debut album, The Long Play, and it was her first single to be released internationally. The song reached #1 on the official German Charts for four weeks between 13 September 1985 and 4 October 1985. A huge hit in Europe, it also peaked at number one (#1) in the Netherlands, Israel, Sweden, Norway, and Switzerland; #3 in Italy; #5 in France; #2 in South Africa and #87 in the U.K. It was also a popular radio hit song in Brazil, Portugal, Spain and Greece.
The song was re-released in 1993 in a remixed version, and re-released again only in France as another remix in 1999, as a promotional single.
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| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| Greek Singles Chart [IFPI] | 1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[1] | 1 |
| Dutch Top 40[2] | 1 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles | 1 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart[1] | 5 |
| German Singles Chart[1] | 1 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[1] | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[1] | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[1] | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart[3] | 91 |
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
| UK Singles Chart[4] | 87 |
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
| Finnish Singles Chart 1 | 8 |
1 1993 version
| End of year chart (1985) | Position |
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| Austrian Singles Chart[5] | 10 |
| Dutch Top 40[6] | 19 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[7] | 10 |
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| France (SNEP)[8] | Gold | 500,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[9] | Gold | 250,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone |
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| Preceded by "19" by Paul Hardcastle |
Norwegian VG-Lista number-one single 31/1985 - 34/1985 (4 weeks) |
Succeeded by "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" by Eurythmics |
| Preceded by "A View to a Kill" by Duran Duran |
Swedish Singles Chart number-one single August 23, 1985 - October 4, 1985 (8 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco |
| Preceded by "We Don't Need Another Hero" by Tina Turner |
German Singles Chart number-one single September 13, 1985 – October 4, 1985 (4 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Cheri Cheri Lady" by Modern Talking |
| Swiss Singles Chart number-one single (first run) September 15, 1985 – October 13, 1985 (5 weeks) |
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| Preceded by "You're a Woman" by Bad Boys Blue |
Austrian Singles Chart number-one single October 10, 1985 (1 week) |
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| Preceded by "Dancing In The Street" by David Bowie and Mick Jagger |
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles number-one single October 26, 1985 – November 9, 1985 (3 weeks) |
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| Preceded by "Cheri Cheri Lady" by Modern Talking |
Swiss Singles Chart number-one single (second run) October 27, 1985 (1 week) |
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| Preceded by "Only Love" by Nana Mouskouri |
Dutch Top 40 number-one single November 16, 1985 - November 23, 1985 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Take on Me" by A-ha |
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