Maria Maria

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“Maria Maria”
Single by Carlos Santana featuring The Product G&B & Wyclef Jean from the album Supernatural
Released	January 25, 2000
Format	CD, 7"
Recorded	1999
Genre	Latin, R&B
Length	4:23
Label	Arista Records
Writer(s)	Carlos Santana
Producer	Wyclef Jean, Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis
Santana singles chronology
"Smooth" (1999) "Maria Maria" (2000) "The Game of Love" (2002)
The Product G&B singles chronology
- "Maria Maria" (1999) "Cluck, Cluck" (2000)

"Maria Maria" is a song by Santana featuring The Product G&B and Wyclef Jean (uncredited). It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for ten weeks, giving Santana a total of 22 weeks at #1 from the album Supernatural, at that time only second to Mariah Carey's Daydream album, which three singles spending a combined 26 weeks at the top (this record has since been topped by Usher with 28 weeks). It won a Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Preceded by "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child	Billboard Hot 100 number one single April 8, 2000 - June 10, 2000	Succeeded by "Try Again" by Aaliyah
	Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single April 8, 2000	Succeeded by "He Wasn't Man Enough" by Toni Braxton
Preceded by "American Pie" by Madonna	United World Chart number one single May 13, 2000 – May 20, 2000	Succeeded by "Oops!... I Did It Again" by Britney Spears

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