"Santa Maria" is a song originally released in 1995 by Tatjana.[1] The song was covered by DJ Milano and British singer Samantha Fox in 1997.
Billboard wrote about the 1995 version: "The Euro-NRG dance music invasion of stateside pop radio airwaves continues with the onset of this riotous anthem, which has already connected with kids everywhere else in the world. If you look beyond the "ya don't stop" rap cliches in the verses, you will encounter a wonder-fully peppy, sing-along chorus that is impossible to shake from the brain.[2]
Samantha Fox version
After Fox's five-year contract with Jive Records expired, the singer went to Ibiza, where she met DJ Milano.[3] The song was written by Kirsti Johansen and Kjetil Røsnes (of Avalanche)[4] with Mike Stock and Matt Aitken, the two members of Stock Aitken Waterman production trio. The song was originally recorded by Dutch artist Tatjana for the European market, but for the UK/US market Samantha Fox covered the song, although Tatjana's version was issued in the US on Popular Records as a CD maxi single.
"Santa Maria" became a notable hit around Europe, peaking at number 14 in Denmark and number 31 in the United Kingdom. It was released as a single-only song and was later included in Samantha's Watching You, Watching Me album track listing. The song also appeared on 2009 Greatest Hits compilation. The music video was directed by Ben Hume-Paton.[5]
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