Maria Maria

"Maria Maria"
Single by Santana featuring The Product G&B
from the album Supernatural
Released November 23, 1999 (1999-11-23)
Format
Recorded 1999
Genre
Length 4:23
Label Arista
Songwriter(s)
  • Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Karl Perazzo
  • Raul Rekow
  • Carlos Santana
Producer(s)
Santana singles chronology
"Smooth"
(1999)		 "Maria Maria"
(1999)		 "Put Your Lights On"
(2000)

"Smooth"
(1999)		 "Maria Maria"
(1999)		 "Put Your Lights On"
(2000)
The Product G&B singles chronology
"Here We Go"
(1998) Here We Go1998		 "Maria Maria"
(1999) Maria Maria1999		 "Cluck, Cluck"
(2000) Cluck, Cluck2000

"Maria Maria" is a song by Santana featuring The Product G&B.[1] The song was produced by Wyclef Jean and Jerry Duplessis.[2] At the 2000 Grammy Awards, the song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Despite other lead singers from the album receiving awards, The Product G&B did not receive a Grammy Award.[3] Marc Anthony also sang on a version of the song.

The song reached number one in Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. In the latter country, it stayed at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks, fending off competition from Faith Hill, Toni Braxton, and Marc Anthony. In 2008, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Hot 100 chart, Billboard compiled its list of the top 100 songs since the inception of the chart in various categories. "Maria Maria" came in at number 96 on the list of the Billboard All-Time Hot 100 Top Songs,[4] and number two on the list of Top Billboard Hot 100 Latin Songs of All Time.[5] Later, it was named the 14th most successful song from 2000 to 2009, on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.[6]

Carlos Santana has collaborated with chef Roberto Santibañez to open five restaurants of the same name, after the song. The majority are located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and other locations are in Arizona and Texas.

Producer Wyclef Jean has revealed that the melody riff was inspired by the Wu-Tang Clan song "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit".[7]

Music video

The video starts zooming onto Carlos Santana and The Product G&B as they are performing outdoors to a group of people partying. Cut scenes include Santana playing the guitar. The focus is then put on a girl the viewers may assume is Maria. She is looking in the mirror and later joins the party.

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Maria Maria" – Pumpin' Dolls Club Mix 8:36
  2. "Maria Maria" – Pumpin' Dolls Radio Edit 3:56

Side B

  1. "Maria Maria" – Wyclef Remix 4:21
  2. "Maria Maria" – Wyclef Remix (Instrumental) 4:21
  3. "Maria Maria" – Album Version 4:21

Cover versions

It was sampled by Brazilian pagode group Molejo.[8] In 2017, it was also heavily sampled by DJ Khaled on his song "Wild Thoughts", which features Rihanna and Bryson Tiller.

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Belgium (BEA)[33] Platinum 50,000*
France (SNEP)[34] Gold 535,000[35]
Germany (BVMI)[36] Platinum 500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[37] Gold 50,000^
Sweden (GLF)[38] Gold 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[39] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] Silver 200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[41] Platinum 1,337,000 (physical)[42]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Santana - Sights & Sounds: Discography - Maria Maria Archived 2009-03-30 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Santana - Sights & Sounds: Discography - Maria Maria Archived 2009-03-30 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Past Winners Search | GRAMMY.com
  4. ↑ The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs (100-91), Billboard.com, retrieved October 24, 2008 Archived October 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Hits Don't Lie: Top Billboard Hot 100 Latin Songs, Billboard.com, retrieved October 24, 2008 Archived September 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Hot 100 Decade Songs
  7. ↑ Wyclef Jean Reveals How He Flipped Part Of A Wu-Tang Clan Song Into Santana’s “Maria Maria”, Genius.com, August 10, 2017
  8. ↑ Cinco Discos Para Conhecer: Carlos Santana | Consultoria do Rock Consultoria do Rock
  9. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  10. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  13. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9902." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria" (in French). Les classement single.
  15. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  16. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Maria Maria". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 14, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  18. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  19. ↑ "Charts.nz – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria". Top 40 Singles.
  20. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria". VG-lista.
  21. 1 2 "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 2000" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on January 22, 2005.
  22. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria" Canciones Top 50.
  24. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria". Singles Top 100.
  25. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria". Swiss Singles Chart.
  26. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Top 100 Singles - Jahrescharts 2000" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Swiss year-end chart". swisscharts.com. 2000. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  29. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 2000". Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  30. ↑ RTL Fernsehprogramm von heute - aktuelles TV Programm
  31. ↑ Charts | Billboard
  32. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100 Chart 50th Anniversary". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 14, 1984. Archived from the original on August 12, 2009. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  33. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2000". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  34. ↑ "French single certifications – Feat. The Product G & B – Maria, Maria" (in French). InfoDisc. Select FEAT. THE PRODUCT G & B and click OK. 
  35. ↑ "Les Singles de Platine :" (in French). Infodisc.fr. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  36. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Santana; 'Maria, Maria')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  37. ↑ "Dutch single certifications – Santana – Maria Maria" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Maria Maria in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  38. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2000" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  39. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Santana; 'Maria Maria')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  40. ↑ "British single certifications – Santana feat. the Product G&B – Maria Maria". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Maria Maria in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  41. ↑ "American single certifications – Santana – Maria, Maria". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  42. ↑ Grein, Paul (May 6, 2011). "Chart Watch Extra: 20 Years Of Top Songs". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
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