"Maria" is the debut single of German-American boy band
US5. It was written by Dashiel Andrews, Mark "MM" Dollar, Mike Michaels, Sammy Naja, and
Jay "TK-Roxx" Khan for their debut studio album ''
Here We Go'' (2005), while production was helmed by Dollar, Michaels, and Naja. The song peaked at number one on the
German Singles Chart
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and charted within the top 10 in Austria and Switzerland. "Maria" also entered the top 40 of the
UK Singles Chart, reaching number 38.
Music video
A music video for "Maria" was directed by Oliver Sommer and produced by AVA Studios GmbH. Filmed in May and June 2005 at
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in
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, it shows the band dancing with the girls along with their manager
Lou Pearlman
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.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
*Dashiel Andrews – songwriter
*Mike Delancett – assistant engineer
*Mark "MM" Dollar – producer, songwriter
*Doug Johnson – assistant engineer
*Mike Michaels – producer, songwriter
*Sammy Naja – producer, songwriter
*
TK-Roxx – songwriter
*
Lou Pearlman
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– executive producer
*Eric Schilling – mixing assistance
*Michael Skora – recording engineer (vocals)
*Kyle Weeks – recording engineer (vocals)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2005 singles
US5 songs
2005 songs