Maria (US5 song) explained

Maria
Cover:US5 Maria.jpg
Type:single
Artist:US5
Album:Here We Go
Released:26 June 2005
Length:3:42
Label:
Producer:
  • Mark Dollar
  • Mike Michaels
  • Sammy Naja
Next Title:Just Because of You
Next Year:2005

"Maria" is the debut single of German-American boy band US5. It was written by Dashiel Andrews, MM Dollar, Mike Michaels, Sammy Naja, and Jay "TK-Roxx" Khan for their debut studio album Here We Go (2005), while production was helmed by Dollar, Michaels, and Naja. The song peaked at number one on the German Singles Chart and charted within the top 10 in Austria and Switzerland. "Maria" also entered the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 38.

Music video

Directed the shooting of the music video Oliver Sommer, his assistant was Nora Naatz. The executive production company was AVA Studios GmbH. The clip was shot in May and June 2005 at Universal Studios in Florida. The video shows the band dancing with the girls and their manager Lou, send the girl they flirt to them.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 34
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 80
Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 65

Notes and References

  1. Hits of the World: Eurocharts. Billboard. 117. 31. 57. 30 July 2005.
  2. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 2005. austriancharts.at. de. 21 February 2020.
  3. Web site: Year End European Hot 100 Singles Chart 2005 01 – 2005 52. Billboard. VNU Media. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018142431/http://www.vnuemedia.com/bb/biz/images/pdf/YearEndEuropeanHot100.pdf. 18 October 2012. 27 August 2022.
  4. Web site: Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2005. GfK Entertainment. de. 21 February 2020.
  5. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2005. hitparade.ch. de. 21 February 2020.