Maria (US5 song)

"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.

"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)

Music video

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

CD single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
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

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)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Maria" Chart (2005) Peak position 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 Year-end chart performance for "Maria" Chart (2005) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 34 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 80 Germany (Media Control GfK)[8] 23 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 65