"Secret Land" is a 1988

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song by German singer Sandra. It was written by Uwe Gronau, Hubert Kemmler, Michael Cretu, Mats Björklund, Susanne Müller-Pi, Klaus Hirschburger and Michael Höing, and produced by Cretu. It is an adaptation of the 1987 Kemmler-produced song "Trenchcoat Man" recorded by the short-lived German band Fabrique, the members of which were Gronau and Höing. "Secret Land" was released in September 1988 as the second single preceding Sandra's third studio album, ''

Into a Secret Land ''Into a Secret Land'' is the third studio album by German singer Sandra, released on 24 October 1988 by Virgin Records. The album was commercially successful and spawned the singles " Heaven Can Wait", "Secret Land", " We'll Be Together" and "A ...

''. The song charted in the top 10 in Germany and Switzerland, and reached the top 20 in a number of other European countries. It was also a no. 11 and no. 13 airplay hit in Germany and Austria, respectively. It also charted on the pan-European airplay chart at no. 43 and no. 24 on the sales chart. In 1999, a

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of the song was released on Sandra's compilation '' My Favourites''. It was released as a single to promote the album, but only met with minor success in Germany. The track was remixed again for her 2006 compilation '' Reflections''.

Music videos

The music video was directed by Bulle Bernd and filmed in the French region of Normandy. The clip was released on Sandra's VHS video compilation ''18 Greatest Hits'' in 1992 as well as the 2003 DVD ''The Complete History''. A new music video was filmed for the 1999 remix, directed by Thomas Job, which was also released on ''The Complete History'' DVD.

Formats and track listings

* 7" single (1988) :A. "Secret Land" — 4:05 :B. "Into Nobody's Land" — 4:12 * 12" maxi single & CD maxi single (1988) :A. "Secret Land" (Reverse Mix) — 6:44 :B1. "Secret Land" (Single Version) — 4:05 :B2. "Secret Land" (Dub Mix) — 3:33 * CD maxi single (1999) #"Secret Land" (Radio Edit) — 3:20 #"Secret Land" (Ultra Violet Club Mix) — 5:34 #"Secret Land" (La Danca Club Mix) — 6:12 #"Secret Land" (Ultra Violet Radio Edit) — 3:41

Charts

References

External links

"Secret Land"
at Discogs
The official Sandra YouTube channel
{{Authority control 1988 singles 1988 songs 1999 singles Sandra (singer) songs Song recordings produced by Michael Cretu Songs written by Hubert Kemmler Songs written by Klaus Hirschburger Songs written by Michael Cretu Virgin Records singles