Comanchero (song)

1984 single by Raggio Di Luna

"Comanchero"

Single by Raggio Di Luna
B-side| "Comanchero (Instrumental)"
Released| 1984
Genre| Italo disco[1]
Length| 3:58[2]
Label|

* Discotto[3]
* Ariola[4]

Songwriter(s)| Aldo Martinelli, Simona Zanini[5]
Producer(s)| Aldo Martinelli, Fabrizio Gatto[5]

"Comanchero" is a song by Raggio Di Luna (Moon Ray). It was written by Italian record producer Aldo Martinelli and Simona Zanini and released as a single in 1984 on Discotto S.A.S.[3] It became a hit single in several European countries, reaching number 2 in Austria, number 3 in West Germany, number 4 in Switzerland, number 5 in France and number 17 in Italy.

## Track listings

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7" single (Ariola 107 053)[5]

1. "Comanchero" (Vocal) – 3:58
2. "Comanchero" (Instrumental) – 4:04

12" maxi (Ariola 601 573 / Il Discotto 1043)[5]

1. "Comanchero" (Vocal) – 7:38
2. "Comanchero" (Instrumental) – 6:28

12" maxi (Ariola 601 679)[5]

1. "Comanchero" (Special Disco Remix) – 8:35
2. "Comanchero" (Instrumental) – 6:24

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Comanchero"  | Chart (1984–1985)  | Peak
position

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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] | 2
Europe (European Top 100 Singles)[7] | 48
France (SNEP)[8] | 5
Italy (Musica e dischi)[9] | 22
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 4
West Germany (GfK)[10] | 3

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Comanchero"  | Chart (1985)  | Position

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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] | 12
France (IFOP)[12] | 17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 28
West Germany (Official German Charts)[14] | 22

## Other versions

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In 1997, the song was covered and released as a single by Robin Cook, whose version reached No. 5 in Sweden.[15]

## References

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1. ^ Joubert, Thomas (2014). Les années Top 50 (in French). Gründ. p. 48\. ISBN 978-2-32400-914-3.
2. ^ Amtage & Müller 2003, p. 694.
3. ^ a b "Special Report: Italy". Billboard. Vol. 96, no. 46\. 17 November 1984. p. 9\. ISSN 0006-2510.
4. ^ Amtage & Müller 2003, p. 486.
5. ^ a b c d e f "Raggio Di Luna (Moon Ray) – Comanchero". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
6. ^ "Raggio Di Luna (Moon Ray) – Comanchero" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
7. ^ "European Top 100 Singles". Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 13\. 1 April 1985. p. 10\. OCLC 29800226.
8. ^ "Raggio Di Luna (Moon Ray) – Comanchero" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
9. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2023. Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Comanchero" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".
10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Raggio Di Luna (Moon Ray) – Comanchero" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
11. ^ "Jahreshitparade 1985". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
12. ^ "Top – 1985". Top-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2015.
13. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1985". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 1 April 2015.
14. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1985" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com - Robin Cook with Bluedream - Comanchero". Swedishcharts.com.

### Bibliography

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* Amtage, Jörg; Müller, Matthias (2003). Jörg Amtage & Matthias Müller präsentieren Alle Hits aus Deutschlands Charts 1954-2003 (in German). Pro Business. ISBN 978-3-937343-20-4.

Authority control databases

National|

* France
* BnF data

Other|

* MusicBrainz work