Samurai (song)

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"Samurai"
Michael Cretu - Samurai.jpg
Single by Michael Cretu
from the album Die Chinesische Mauer
B-side "Sword of Fear"
Released1985
Genre Synth-pop
Length4:28
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Michael Cretu
  • Armand Volker
Michael Cretu singles chronology
"Die Chinesische Mauer"
(1985)		"Samurai"
(1985)		"Carte Blanche"
(1985)

"Samurai" is a song by Romanian-German singer-songwriter Michael Cretu from his third studio album, Die Chinesische Mauer (1985).

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Composition and chart performance

In the lyrics, the protagonist of the song shows how frustrating his live act is.

A German-language version of the song was also released around the same time as the English version, but it was not a commercial success unlike the English version which reached the top 10 in a number of countries across Europe.

Music video

The plot of the music video features Michael Cretu with some studio musicians in a dojo, while two kendōkas are fighting against each other. [1]

Track listing and formats

A. "Samurai (Did You Ever Dream)" – 4:28
B. "Sword of Fear" – 3:55
A. "Samurai (Did You Ever Dream)" (Long Version) – 7:01
B1. "Samurai (Did You Ever Dream)" – 4:28
B2. "Sword of Fear" (Instrumental) – 3:55

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Samurai"
Chart (1985)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [4] 3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [5] 5
Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [6] 7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [7] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 2
West Germany (GfK) [9] 12

References

  1. ↑ Music video in Dailymotion.com
  2. ↑ Samurai (European 7-inch single liner notes). Michael Cretu. Virgin Records. 1985. 107 650.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Samurai (European 12-inch maxi-single liner notes). Michael Cretu. Virgin Records. 1985. 601753-213.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ "Cretu – Samurai" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021" (PDF) (in Finnish). Musiikkiarkisto. p. 54. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Classifiche" (in Italian). Musica e dischi. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Michael Cretu".
  7. ↑ "Cretu – Samurai". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Cretu – Samurai". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Cretu – Samurai" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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