Lady in Black (Bad Boys Blue song)

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"Lady in Black"
Bad Boys Blue - Lady in Black.jpg
Single by Bad Boys Blue
from the album The Fifth
B-side "Lady in Black (Instrumental)"
Released24 July 1989
Length3:45
Label Coconut
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Tony Hendrik
  • Karin Hartmann
Bad Boys Blue singles chronology
"Hungry for Love"
(1988)
"Lady in Black"
(1989)
"A Train to Nowhere"
(1989)

"Lady in Black" is a song by Bad Boys Blue, released in July 1989 as the lead single from their fifth studio album, The Fifth (1989).

Contents

Composition

The song was written by Tony Hendrik and Karin Hartmann (as Karin van Haaren) and produced by Tony Hendrik and Karin Hartmann.

Track listing and formats

A. "Lady in Black" – 3:45
B. "Lady in Black" (Instrumental) – 3:45
A. "Lady in Black" (Shakespearean Mix) – 6:08
B1. "Lady in Black" (Radio Edit) – 3:45
B2. "Lady in Black" (Instrumental) – 3:45
  1. "Lady in Black" (Shakespearean Mix) – 6:09
  2. "Don't Leave Me Now" – 6:12
  3. "Lady in Black" (Radio Edit) – 3:48
  4. "Lady In Black" (Instrumental) – 3:48

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Lady in Black"
Chart (1989)Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [4] 5
West Germany (Official German Charts) [5] 16

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References

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