(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; 26 April 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format |
7" single, 12" single, CD maxi (1993 release) 12" single (1999 release) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Synthpop, europop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length |
4:00 (single version) 5:55 (album version) 3:58 (1993 Radio Edit) 3:58 (1999 Radio Edit) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Virgin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Michael Cretu, Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Richard Palmer-James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | 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 Disco / Synthpop 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 No. 1 on the official German Charts for four consecutive weeks between 13 September 1985 and 4 October 1985. A huge hit in Europe, it also peaked at No. 1 in the Netherlands, Israel, Sweden, Norway, and Switzerland; No. 3 in Italy; No. 5 in France; No. 2 in South Africa and No. 87 in the U.K. It was also a popular radio hit song in Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Greece and Yugoslavia.
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. The song was later sampled in her song "Kings & Queens" from her 2012 album Stay in Touch.
Formats and track listings
- 7" single
- "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" – 4:00
- "Party Games" (instrumental) – 3:21
- 12" maxi
- "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" (extended mix) – 7:12
- "Party Games" (instrumental) – 3:21
- CD maxi – 1993
- "Maria Magdalena '93" (radio edit) – 3:58
- "Maria Magdalena '93" (club mix) – 6:01
- "Maria Magdalena" (original version) – 3:58
- 12" maxi – 1999
- "Maria Magdalena '99" (original version) – 3:58
- "Maria Magdalena '99" (remix version) – 3:59
Reception
- allmusic
[1] (1993 Single Release)
Charts
Peak positions
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| Greek Singles Chart [IFPI] | 1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[2] | 1 |
| Dutch Top 40[3] | 1 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles | 1 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart[2] | 5 |
| German Singles Chart[2] | 1 |
| Portuguese Singles Chart | 1 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[2] | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[2] | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[2] | 1 |
| Israel Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart[4] | 91 |
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
| South African singles chart[5] | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart[6] | 87 |
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
| Finnish Singles Chart 1 | 8 |
1 1993 version
End of year charts
| End of year chart (1985) | Position |
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| Austrian Singles Chart[7] | 10 |
| Dutch Top 40[8] | 19 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[9] | 10 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| France (SNEP)[10] | Gold | 500,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[11] | Gold | 250,000^ |
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Chart successions
| 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" by Eurythmics |
| Preceded by "A View to a Kill" by Duran Duran |
Swedish Singles Chart number-one single 23 August 1985 – 4 October 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 13 September 1985 – 4 October 1985 (4 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Cheri Cheri Lady" by Modern Talking |
| Swiss Singles Chart number-one single (first run) 15 September 1985 – 13 October 1985 (5 weeks) | ||
| Preceded by "You're a Woman" by Bad Boys Blue |
Austrian Singles Chart number-one single 10 October 1985 (1 week) | |
| Preceded by "Dancing in the Street" by David Bowie and Mick Jagger |
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles number-one single 26 October 1985 – 9 November 1985 (3 weeks) | |
| Preceded by "Cheri Cheri Lady" by Modern Talking |
Swiss Singles Chart number-one single (second run) 27 October 1985 (1 week) | |
| Preceded by "Only Love" by Nana Mouskouri |
Dutch Top 40 number-one single 16 November 1985 – 23 November 1985 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Take on Me" by A-ha |
References
- ↑ "Maria Magdalena". Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "(I'll Nerver Be) Maria Magdalena", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 15 February 2008)
- ↑ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 46, 1985". Retrieved 1 March 2008.
- ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 3 March 2008)
- ↑ |http://rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(S).html Retrieved 6 June 2014
- ↑ UK Singles Chart (1986 release) Chartstats.com (Retrieved 27 August 2008)
- ↑ "1985 Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ↑ "Single top 100 over 1985" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ↑ "1985 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Swisscharts. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ↑ "French single certifications – Sandra – Maria Magdalena" (in French). InfoDisc. Select SANDRA and click OK
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sandra; '(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
External links
- Maria Magdalena's lyrics at lyrics-songs.com
- Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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