Maria (US5 song)

2005 single by US5

"Maria"

Single by US5
from the album  Here We Go
Released| 26 June 2005
Length| 3:42
Label|

* Triple M
* Global
* Universal

Songwriter(s)|

* Dashiel Andrews
* Mark "MM" Dollar
* Mike Michaels
* Sammy Naja
* TK-Roxx

Producer(s)|

* Mark "MM" Dollar
* Mike Michaels
* Sammy Naja

US5 singles chronology
|  | "Maria"
(2005)  | "Just Because of You"
(2005)

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"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 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

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A music video for "Maria" was directed by Oliver Sommer and produced by AVA Studios GmbH. Filmed in May and June 2005 at Universal Studios in Florida, it shows the band dancing with the girls along with their manager Lou Pearlman.

## Track listing

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CD singleNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Maria" (single edit)|

* Dashiel Andrews
* MM Dollar
* Mike Michaels
* Sammy Naja
* TK-Roxx

* Dollar
* Michaels
* Naja

| 3:42
2.| "Maria" (remix)|

* Andrews
* Dollar
* Michaels
* Naja
* TK-Roxx

* Dollar
* Michaels
* Naja

| 3:34
3.| "Maria" (video cut – incl. dance break)|

* Andrews
* Dollar
* Michaels
* Naja
* TK-Roxx

* Dollar
* Michaels
* Naja

| 4:01
4.| "Maria" (Amore remix)|

* Andrews
* Dollar
* Michaels
* Naja
* TK-Roxx

* Dollar
* Michaels
* Naja

| 3:07
5.| "Maria" (instrumental)|

* Andrews
* Dollar
* Michaels
* Naja
* TK-Roxx

* Dollar
* Michaels
* Naja

| 3:42

## Credits and personnel

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* 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 – executive producer
* Eric Schilling – mixing assistance
* Michael Skora – recording engineer (vocals)
* Kyle Weeks – recording engineer (vocals)

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## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Maria"  | Chart (2005)  | Peak
position

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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] | 4
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[2] | 8
Germany (GfK)[3] | 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] | 8
UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 38

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Maria"  | Chart (2005)  | Position

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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] | 34
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] | 80
Germany (Media Control GfK)[8] | 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 65

## References

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1. ^ "US5 – Maria" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
2. ^ "Hits of the World: Eurocharts". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 31\. 30 July 2005. p. 57.
3. ^ "US5 – Maria" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
4. ^ "US5 – Maria". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
6. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2005". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 21 February 2020.
7. ^ "Year End European Hot 100 Singles Chart 2005 01 – 2005 52" (PDF). Billboard. VNU Media. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
8. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2005" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
9. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2005". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 21 February 2020.

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