Maria (Blondie song)

"Maria" is a 1999 song by American band Blondie and is the leading single from their seventh studio album No Exit. It topped the single charts in the United Kingdom, Scotland, Poland, Spain and Greece and made the top 20 across Europe and New Zealand. It was their first single since 1982.

"Maria"
Single by Blondie
from No Exit"
ReleasedJanuary 11, 1999 (1999-01-11)
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 4:51 (album version)
  • 4:09 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)Jimmy Destri
Producer(s)Craig Leon
Blondie singles chronology
""War Child"
(1982)
Maria ""Nothing Is Real but the Girl"
(1999)
"Maria" (Live) at YouTube

Track listings

US 12-inch single[5]

A1. "Maria" (Soul Solution full remix)
A2. "Maria" (Soul Solution Bonus Beats)
B1. "Maria" (Talvin Singh remix)
B2. "Maria" (Talvin Singh Rhythmic remix edit)
B3. "Maria" (album version)

US maxi-CD single (The Remixes)[6]

  1. "Maria" (Soul Solution full remix) – 9:27
  2. "Maria" (Talvin Singh remix) – 7:27
  3. "Maria" (Talvin Singh Rhythmic remix edit) – 4:39
  4. "Maria" (album version) – 4:51

UK CD single[7]

  1. "Maria" (radio edit)
  2. "Maria" (Soul Solution remix radio edit)
  3. "Maria" (Talvin Singh remix edit)

UK cassette single[8]

A. "Maria" (radio edit)
B. "Maria" (Soul Solution remix radio edit)

European CD single[9]

  1. "Maria" (radio edit) – 4:09
  2. "Maria" (Talvin Singh Rhythmic remix) – 7:26

European limited-edition CD single[10]

  1. "Maria" (radio edit)
  2. "Screaming Skin" (live)
  3. "In the Flesh" (live)

European maxi-CD single and Australian CD single[11][12]

  1. "Maria" (radio edit) – 4:09
  2. "Maria" (Talvin Singh Rhythmic remix) – 7:26
  3. "Maria" (Soul Solution remix radio edit) – 4:08
  4. "Maria" (album version) – 4:51

References

  1. Jones, Rob (September 12, 2016). "Blondie Play "Maria"". The Delete Bin. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  2. Masley, Ed (July 29, 2009). "Blondie keeps its edge after all these years". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2695. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  4. Brian Galindo, Alex Naidus & Ryan Creed (November 5, 2023). "37 Alt Rock Songs You Haven't Thought About Since The Late '90s". BuzzFeed. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  5. Maria (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). Blondie. Logic Records, Beyond Records. 1998. 74321 78040 1. 
  6. Maria (US maxi-CD single liner notes). Blondie. Logic Records, Beyond Records. 1999. 74321-78040-2. 
  7. Maria (UK CD single liner notes). Blondie. Beyond Records. 1999. 74321645632. 
  8. Maria (UK cassette single sleeve). Blondie. Beyond Records. 1999. 74321 645634. 
  9. Maria (European CD single liner notes). Blondie. Beyond Records. 1999. 74321642142. 
  10. Maria (European limited CD single liner notes). Blondie. Beyond Records. 1999. 74321 63737 2. 
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  12. Maria (Australian CD single liner notes). Blondie. Beyond Records. 1999. 74321642132.