My Chico

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"My Chico"
Sabrina My Chico.jpg
Single by Sabrina
from the album Super Sabrina
ReleasedOctober 1988
Recorded1988
Genre Italo disco
Length3:39
Label Metronome
Songwriter(s) Sabrina, O.Johnson, Elvio Moratto
Producer(s) Elvio Moratto
Sabrina singles chronology
"All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)"
(1988)
"My Chico"
(1988)
"Like a Yo-Yo"
(1989)
Audio video
"My Chico" on YouTube

"My Chico" is a song by Italian singer Sabrina. It was written by Sabrina, O.Johnson, Elvio Moratto and produced by Elvio Moratto. The song was released in October 1988 as the album's second single. The song peaked at number two in Italy. The music video for this song was filmed in Florence.

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Song information

"My Chico" was Sabrina's second single in 1988, and was successful in a number of European countries. The song reached No. 1 in the Italian singles chart, and made the top 10 in Finland, Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Sabrina co-wrote the song with Elvio Moratto, who would become her collaborator and producer for several more songs, including "Gringo" and some tracks on 1991's "Over the Pop" album.

Formats and track listings

7" single [1]
  1. "My Chico" - 3:40
  2. "My Chico" (dub house mix) - 4:30
12" single [2]
  1. "My Chico" (extended mix) - 5:25
  2. "My Chico" (dub house mix version) - 5:15
  3. "My Chico" - 3:39
CD maxi [3]
  1. "My Chico" (extended version) - 5:25
  2. "My Chico" (dub house mix) - 5:15
  3. "My Chico" (radio version) - 3:40
CD maxi [4]
  1. "My Chico" (radio version) - 3:43
  2. "My Chico" (dub house mix) - 5:14
  3. "All of Me" - 6:37
  4. "All of Me" (instrumental version) - 4:23

Credits

Charts

Chart performance for "My Chico"
Chart (1988)Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [5] 3
Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [6] 2
Spain (AFYVE) [7] 6
West Germany (Official German Charts) [8] 56

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