Turn It into Something Special

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"Turn It into Something Special"
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Single by Sasha
from the album Surfin' on a Backbeat
Released8 March 2002 (2002-03-08)
Genre
Length4:41
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • S. Esteban
  • B. Moore
  • Michael Amoroso
  • Ronnie Louise Taheny
Producer(s)
  • Boyd Barber
Sasha singles chronology
"Here She Comes Again"
(2001)
"Turn It into Something Special"
(2002)
"This Is My Time"
(2002)

"Turn It into Something Special'" is a song recorded by German recording artist Sasha. It was written by S. Esteban, B. Moore, Ronnie Louise Taheny and Michael Amoroso for his third studio album Surfin' on a Backbeat (2001), while production was helmed by Boyd Barber. Released as the album's second single, while also serving as the theme song for the 2002 German teleplay Die Affäre Semmeling , the ballad reached the top forty of the German Singles Chart.

Contents

Formats and track listings

CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Turn It into Something Special" (Radio Cut)3:32
2."Turn It into Something Special"4:42
3."Turn It into Something Special" (Svengali's Remix für Elisa))4:25
4."Why Does Everybody Hurt" (Quartette Version)3:33
5."Turn It into Something Special" (Instrumental Version)4:41

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts) [1] 35

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References

  1. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sasha – Turn It into Something Special". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2015-12-02.