Maria (US5 song)

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"Maria"
US5 Maria.jpg
Single by US5
from the album Here We Go
Released26 June 2005
Length3:42
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Dashiel Andrews
  • Mark "MM" Dollar
  • Mike Michaels
  • Sammy Naja
  • TK-Roxx
Producer(s)
  • Mark "MM" Dollar
  • Mike Michaels
  • Sammy Naja
US5 singles chronology
"Maria"
(2005)
"Just Because of You"
(2005)

"Maria" is the debut single of German-American boy band US5. It was written by Dashiel Andrews, Mark "MM" Dollar, Mike Michaels, Sammy Naja, and Jay "TK-Roxx" Khan for their debut studio album Here We Go (2005), while production was helmed by Dollar, Michaels, and Naja. The song peaked at number one on the German Singles Chart and charted within the top 10 in Austria and Switzerland. "Maria" also entered the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 38.

Contents

Music video

A music video for "Maria" was directed by Oliver Sommer and produced by AVA Studios GmbH. Filmed in May and June 2005 at Universal Studios in Florida, it shows the band dancing with the girls along with their manager Lou Pearlman.

Track listing

CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Maria" (single edit)
  • Dashiel Andrews
  • MM Dollar
  • Mike Michaels
  • Sammy Naja
  • TK-Roxx
  • Dollar
  • Michaels
  • Naja
3:42
2."Maria" (remix)
  • Andrews
  • Dollar
  • Michaels
  • Naja
  • TK-Roxx
  • Dollar
  • Michaels
  • Naja
3:34
3."Maria" (video cut – incl. dance break)
  • Andrews
  • Dollar
  • Michaels
  • Naja
  • TK-Roxx
  • Dollar
  • Michaels
  • Naja
4:01
4."Maria" (Amore remix)
  • Andrews
  • Dollar
  • Michaels
  • Naja
  • TK-Roxx
  • Dollar
  • Michaels
  • Naja
3:07
5."Maria" (instrumental)
  • Andrews
  • Dollar
  • Michaels
  • Naja
  • TK-Roxx
  • Dollar
  • Michaels
  • Naja
3:42

Credits and personnel

Charts

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