Mary Had a Little Boy

"Mary Had a Little Boy"
Single by Snap!
from the album World Power
B-side Remix
Released December 10, 1990
Format CD single, CD maxi
Recorded 1990
Genre Eurodance
Length 3:41 (radio edit)
Label Logic Records
Writer(s) John "Virgo" Garrett III, Durron Butler, Penny Ford, Benito Benites
Producer(s) Benito Benitez
John "Virgo" Garrett III
Snap! singles chronology
"Cult of Snap"
(1990)		 "Mary Had a Little Boy"
(1990)		 "Megamix"
(1991)

"Mary Had a Little Boy" is a song recorded by German Eurodance group Snap!. It was released as the fourth and final single from their debut studio album, World Power in December 1990. The song's lyrics are based on the nineteenth century Nursery rhyme, Mary Had a Little Lamb. The chorus includes the line "Mary a little boy, little did she know and everywhere that Mary went, the little boy was sure to go".

The song was re-recorded and included on their in 2003, remix album, "The Cult of Snap!" featuring Milky & 2NF.

Music Video

A music video was released to promote the song.

Track listings

  1. Mary Had A Little Boy (Radio Edit) - 3:41
  2. Mary Had A Little Boy (Radio Edit Instrumental) - 3:41
  1. Mary Had A Little Boy (Radio Edit) - 3:41
  2. Mary Had A Little Boy (Club Edit) - 5:56
  3. Believe The Hype (US Edit) - 6:25
  1. Mary Had A Little Boy (12" Mix) - 8:12
  2. Mary Had A Little Boy (Red Zone Mix) - 6:43
  3. Mary Had A Little Boy (7" Radio Edit) -3:55

Charts

Weekly Charts

“Mary Had a Little Boy” peaked in the top 5 in Switzerland, Germany and Netherlands.[2]

Chart (1990-1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 18
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 7
Canada Dance (RPM) 1
Germany (Media Control Charts)[6] 4
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 8
Italy (FIMI)[8] 15
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 13
Spain (AFYVE)[11] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 8
US Dance Club Songs[15] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1991) Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16] 70
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 93

See also

List of RPM number-one dance singles of 1991

Uses in other Media

Former professional tennis player, Yannick Noah recorded a single in 1991, called Saga Africa and the song uses a sample of "Mary Had a Little Boy".

References

  1. ↑ "Snap Mary Had a Little Boy - Remix". discogs.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "SNAP! - Mary Had A Little Boy (SONG)". Australian-charts. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Snap! – Mary Had a Little Boy". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Snap! – Mary Had a Little Boy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Snap! – Mary Had a Little Boy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Snap! – Mary Had a Little Boy". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "I singoli più venduti del 1990" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Snap! search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Snap! – Mary Had a Little Boy". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  12. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Snap! – Mary Had a Little Boy". Singles Top 60. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Snap! – Mary Had a Little Boy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1991" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Artist Snap!". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1991" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1991" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2015.