Body II Body

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"Body II Body"
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Single by Samantha Mumba
from the album Gotta Tell You
B-side
  • "Believe in Me"
  • "The Way It Makes You Feel"
Released16 October 2000 (2000-10-16)
Studio
Length4:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Lukas Burton
Samantha Mumba singles chronology
"Gotta Tell You"
(2000)		"Body II Body"
(2000)		"Always Come Back to Your Love"
(2001)

"Body II Body" is a song by Irish singer Samantha Mumba, released as the second single from her debut album, Gotta Tell You (2000), on 16 October 2000. David Bowie's 1980 song "Ashes to Ashes" is sampled heavily in the song. [1] "Body II Body" reached number two in Ireland, number five in the United Kingdom, number nine in Iceland, and number 14 in Australia.

Contents

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes. [2]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United Kingdom16 October 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
 [24] [25]
Australia8 January 2001CD1 [26]
26 February 2001CD2 [27]

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  2. 1 2 Body II Body (UK & Australian CD1 liner notes). Samantha Mumba. Wildcard Records, Polydor Records. 2000. 587774-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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