Suzanne (VOF de Kunst song)

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"Suzanne"
The Art Company - Susanna.jpg
Single by The Art Company
Released1984 (1984)
Recorded1983
Genre Reggae pop
Length4:41
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.

Contents

The song reached number one on the Single Top 100 in the Netherlands, and No. 12 in the United Kingdom.

Formats and track listings

7" single

  1. "Suzanne" – 4:41
  2. "Het voordeel van de twijfel" – 3:32

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
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

Ricky Martin version

"Susana"
Ricky-Martin-Susana.jpg
Single by Ricky Martin
from the album Ricky Martin
ReleasedAugust 15, 1992 (1992-08-15)
Recorded1991
Genre Latin pop
Length4:54
Label Sony Discos
Songwriter(s) Caroline Bogman, Ferdi Lancee, Mark Foggo
Producer(s) Mariano Pérez
Ricky Martin singles chronology
"Dime Que Me Quieres"
(1992)
"Susana"
(1992)
"Todo Es Vida"
(1993)
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.

Track listing

Latin America promotional 12" single

  1. "Susana" – 4:54

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Mexico (Canciones que México canta) [18]
10

Other versions

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]

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