Maria Magdalena (Sandra song)

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“Maria Magdalena”
Single by Sandra from the album The Long Play
Released	1985
Format	7" single 12" maxi CD maxi (1993 release)
Genre	Pop
Length	4:00 (Album Version)
Label	Virgin Schallplatten
Writer(s)	Michael Cretu, Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Richard Palmer-James
Producer	Michael Cretu
Certification	Silver France, 1986
Sandra singles chronology
"(I'll never Be) Maria Magdalena" (1985) "In the Heat of the Night" (1985)
"Johnny Wanna Live" (1992)	"(I'll never Be) Maria Magdalena" (1993)	"Nights in White Satin" (1995)
Alternate cover
CD-Maxi - 1993 release

"(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" is a 1985 single by Sandra and the first single to be released from the album The Long Play. The song reached # 1 on the official German Charts. It is often known by the title "Maria Magdalena". It was a huge hit in Europe, Brazil, Israel and South Africa. It peaked at number one (#1) in : Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Israel and Brazil ; #2 in South Africa; #3 in Italy; #5 in France and #87 in the U.K. It was also a popular radio hit song in Portugal, Spain and Greece.

The song was re-released in 1993 in a remixed version.

[edit] Format and track listings

7"-Single

1. "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" 4:00
2. "Party Games" (Instrumental)

12"-Maxi

1. "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" (Extended Version)
2. "Party Games" (Instrumental)

CD-Maxi - 1993

1. "Maria Magdalena '93" (Radio Edit) (3:58)
2. "Maria Magdalena '93" (Clubmix) (6:01)
3. "Maria Magdalena '93" (Original Version) (3:58)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1985)[1] [2] [3] Peak position Brazilian Singles Chart 1 French Singles Chart 5 German Singles Chart 1 Israeli Singles Chart 1 Italian Singles Chart 3 Dutch Top 40 1 Norwegian Singles Chart 1 South African Singles Chart 2 Swedish Singles Chart 1 Swiss Singles Chart 1 UK Singles Chart 91 Chart (1986) Peak position UK Singles Chart 87 Chart (1993) Peak position Finnish Singles Chart 1 8 1 1993 version

Country Certification Sales France[4] Silver 200,000+

Preceded by "19" by Paul Hardcastle	Norwegian number-one single 31/1985 - 34/1985	Succeeded by "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" by Eurythmics
Preceded by "A View to a Kill" by Duran Duran	Swedish number-one single August 23, 1985 - October 4, 1985	Succeeded by "Rock Me Amadeous" by Falco
Preceded by "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" by Tina Turner "Cheri Cheri Lady" by Modern Talking	Swiss number-one single September 15, 1985 - October 13, 1985 September 15, 1985	Succeeded by "Cheri Cheri Lady" by Modern Talking
Preceded by "You're a Woman" by Bad Boys Blue	Austrian number-one single October 10, 1985

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