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"Suzanne" | |
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Single by The Art Company | |
Released | 1984 |
Recorded | 1983 |
Genre | Reggae pop |
Length | 4:41 |
Label | CBS |
Songwriter(s) | Caroline Bogman, Ferdi Lancee |
"Suzanne" (titled as "Susanna" for the English version) is a single by Dutch band VOF de Kunst, also known as The Art Company, released in 1984.
The song reached number one on the Single Top 100 in the Netherlands, and No. 12 in the United Kingdom.
7" single
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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Argentina (UPI) [1] | 1 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [2] | 2 |
Brazil (UPI) [3] | 3 |
Denmark (Hitlisten Danmark) [4] | 7 |
Dutch Single Top 100 [5] | 1 |
El Salvador (UPI) [6] | 5 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [7] | 2 |
France (SNEP) [8] | 25 |
Ireland [9] | 3 |
Israel [10] | 1 |
Norway (VG-lista) [11] | 3 |
Paraguay (UPI) [12] | 2 |
South Africa (Springbok Radio) [13] | 6 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [14] | 4 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] | 6 |
UK Singles Chart [16] | 12 |
Uruguay (CUD) [17] | 1 |
"Susana" | ||||
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Single by Ricky Martin | ||||
from the album Ricky Martin | ||||
Released | August 15, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Genre | Latin pop | |||
Length | 4:54 | |||
Label | Sony Discos | |||
Songwriter(s) | Caroline Bogman, Ferdi Lancee, Mark Foggo | |||
Producer(s) | Mariano Pérez | |||
Ricky Martin singles chronology | ||||
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Audio | ||||
"Ricky Martin - Susana (audio)" on YouTube |
Ricky Martin recorded a Spanish-language version of "Suzanne", titled "Susana". It was included on his debut solo album Ricky Martin , and released as a single in 1992. A music video was also released.
Latin America promotional 12" single
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Mexico (Canciones que México canta) [18] | 10 |
In 1984, Kosovo-Albanian singer Naser Gjinovci from the band Minatori recorded an Albanian-language version of "Suzanne", called "Mihane".
In 1984, Adriano Celentano released the album I miei americani ("My Americans"), which consisted of Italian-language covers of mostly American hits, along with "Suzanne" by VOF de Kunst and "Michelle" by the Beatles.
In 1985, Tzimis Panousis, a Greek Alternative Rock-Singer and Comedian, released a comedy version of this song in Greek language. His version was not about a marred date, but a marred visit in the brothel. [19]
In 1987, Americana Show, an Egyptian music group featuring Hisham Abbas, released an Arabic version of the song, retitled "Morgana" on their album, "Maganeen". Their version was not about the marred date of the original, but rather a retelling of the story of Ali Baba.
In 1997, Serbian singer Igor Starović from the band "Divlji kesten" recorded a Serbian-language version of "Suzanne", called "Suzana [20] ".
Colombian singer Luis Javier Piedrahita Gaviria (Fausto) recorded "Susana" in 1985 with Hispavox, which was popular in the eighties in Latin America.
The Tamil-language song "Oh Sona" from the Indian film Vaali (1999) is unofficially based on "Suzanne". [21]
Susanna or Suzanna may refer to:
VOF de Kunst, better known in Europe as The Art Company, is a Dutch pop group from Tilburg founded in 1983. Their hit song was "Suzanne" which reached No. 1 and No. 12 on the charts in the Netherlands and UK, respectively. The lead singer of the band is Nol Havens, and they have also toured using The Art Company name. This latter moniker was used for their only UK hit.
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