Megamix (1988 Boney M. song) explained

Megamix
Cover:	Boney_M._-_Megamix_(1988_single).jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Boney M.
Album:	Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '88
Released:	October 1988
Genre:	Pop, disco
Label:	Hansa Records (FRG)
Producer:	Frank Farian
Prev Title:	Rivers of Babylon (Remix)
Prev Title2:	Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord (Remix)
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	The Summer Mega Mix
Next Year:	1989

"Megamix" is a 1988 single by German band Boney M. The single peaked at #1 in the French charts and was a minor success in the UK where it peaked at #52. The megamix is a medley of remixed Boney M. hits, "Rivers of Babylon", "Sunny", "Daddy Cool" and "Rasputin", the 12" version being extended with "Ma Baker" and "Gotta Go Home".

The B-side of the German single, a remix of the group's 1978 hit "Rasputin", was issued as an A-side in the UK where the Megamix was backed with a remix of their 1978 chart-topper "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord".

Releases

Germany

7" single / Hansa Records 111 973-100, 1988

1. "Megamix" (radio edit) - 3:54
2. "Rasputin" (remix '88 - radio edit) - 4:08

12" maxi / Hansa Records 611 973-213, 1988

1. "Megamix" (extended version) - 7:02
2. "Rasputin" (remix '88) - 5:25
3. "Megamix" (radio edit) - 3:54

CD maxi / Hansa Records 661 973-211, 1988

1. "Megamix" (extended version) - 7:02
2. "Rasputin" (remix '88) - 5:25
3. "Megamix" (radio edit) - 3:54

UK

7" single / Ariola Records 111 947, 1988

1. "Megamix" (radio edit) - 3:54
2. "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" (remix '88) - 4:22

7" single / Ariola Records 112 096, 1989

1. "Rasputin" (remix '88 - radio edit) - 4:08
2. "Megamix" (radio edit) - 3:54

12" single / Ariola Records 611 947 BB, 1988

1. "Megamix" (extended version) - 7:02
2. "Rivers of Babylon" (remix '88) - 3:40
3. "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" (remix '88) - 4:22

12" single / Ariola Records 612 096 BB, 1989

1. "Rasputin" (remix '88) - 5:25
2. "Megamix" (extended version) - 7:02

Charts

Year-end charts

References

• Rateyourmusic.com

Notes and References

1. "Megamix", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved September 3, 2008)
2. Eurochart Hot 100 of 1989. Music & Media. 6. 51. 23 December 1989. 6. 17 January 2020. American Radio History.