48 Hours (song)

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"48 Hours"
Single by Blue System
from the album Obsession
Released1990
Label Hansa
Songwriter(s) Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s) Dieter Bohlen
Blue System singles chronology
"Love Me on the Rocks"
(1989)
"48 Hours"
(1990)
"Love Is Such a Lonely Sword"
(1990)
Music video
"48 Hours" on YouTube

"48 Hours" is a song by Blue System. It is the sixth track on their 1990 fourth studio album, Obsession . It was released as a single around six months before the album came out.

Contents

The single debuted at number 89 in Germany for the week of April 30, 1990, two weeks later re-entering at number 29, which would remain its highest position. [1]

Composition

The song is written and produced by Dieter Bohlen. [1]

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [2] 28
Germany (Official German Charts) [1] 29

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Blue System – 48 Hours" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  2. "Blue System – 48 Hours" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2019-12-27.