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"(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena"
Song
B-side"Party Games"

"(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
  1. "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" – 4:00
  2. "Party Games" (instrumental) – 3:21
12" maxi
  1. "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" (extended mix) – 7:12
  2. "Party Games" (instrumental) – 3:21
CD maxi – 1993
  1. "Maria Magdalena '93" (radio edit) – 3:58
  2. "Maria Magdalena '93" (club mix) – 6:01
  3. "Maria Magdalena" (original version) – 3:58
12" maxi – 1999
  1. "Maria Magdalena '99" (original version) – 3:58
  2. "Maria Magdalena '99" (remix version) – 3:59

Reception

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Greek Singles Chart [IFPI] 1
Austrian Singles Chart[2] 1
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[2] 3
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
Spanish Singles Chart 2
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
Austrian Singles Chart[7] 10
Dutch Top 40[8] 19
German Singles Chart[9] 5
Swiss Singles Chart[10] 10

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[11] Gold 500,000*
Germany (BVMI)[12] Gold 0^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Chart successions

Preceded by Norwegian VG-Lista number-one single
31/1985 – 34/1985 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Swedish Singles Chart number-one single
23 August 1985 – 4 October 1985 (8 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by German Singles Chart number-one single
13 September 1985 – 4 October 1985 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Swiss Singles Chart number-one single (first run)
15 September 1985 – 13 October 1985 (5 weeks)
Preceded by Austrian Singles Chart number-one single
10 October 1985 (1 week)
Preceded by Eurochart Hot 100 Singles number-one single
26 October 1985 – 9 November 1985 (3 weeks)
Preceded by 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

References

  1. ^ "Maria Magdalena". Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "(I'll Nerver Be) Maria Magdalena", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 15 February 2008)
  3. ^ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 46, 1985". Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  4. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 3 March 2008)
  5. ^ "SA Charts 1969 - 1989". South Africa's Rock Lists. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  6. ^ UK Singles Chart (1986 release) Chartstats.com (Retrieved 27 August 2008)
  7. ^ "1985 Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  8. ^ "Single top 100 over 1985" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  9. ^ "1985 German Singles Chart" (in German). GfK Entertainment GmbH. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  10. ^ "1985 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Swisscharts. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  11. ^ "French single certifications – Sandra – Maria Magdalena" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  12. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sandra; '(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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