Laila (song)

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"Laila"
Single by Blue System
from the album Forever Blue
ReleasedSeptember 1995
Label Hansa
Songwriter(s) Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s) Dieter Bohlen
Blue System singles chronology
"Dr. Mabuse"
(1994)
"Laila"
(1995)
"Only with You"
(1996)
Music video
"Laila" (Director's Cut) on YouTube

"Laila" is a song by Blue System. It is the first track on their 1995 eleventh studio album, Forever Blue , and was released as its lead single around a month prior.

Contents

The single debuted at number 88 in Germany for the week of September 25, 1995 and re-entered at number 49 two weeks later, eventually, three more weeks later, peaking at number 29. [1]

Composition

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

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts) [1] 29

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Blue System – Laila" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2019-12-27.