Sorry, Little Sarah

"Sorry, Little Sarah" is the first single from Blue System's debut album, Walking on a Rainbow. It was published in 1987 by Hanseatic M.V. and was distributed by BMG. The song was written, arranged and produced by Dieter Bohlen, and co-produced by Luis Rodríguez. This song has a strong bossa nova influence.

"Sorry, Little Sarah"
Single by Blue System
from the album Walking on a Rainbow
B-side	"Big Boys Don't Cry"
Released	1987 (1987)
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	3:35 (radio version)
Label	BMG Ariola
Songwriter(s)	Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s)	Dieter Bohlen
Blue System singles chronology
"Sorry, Little Sarah" (1987) "Big Boys Don't Cry" (1988)
Music video
"Sorry, Little Sarah" on YouTube

What Dieter Bohlen has said about this song, "After Modern Talking, I thought for a long time what I could do now, and we never had a Samba hit in Germany. So it was, for me, a big challenge to write a Samba title."^[1]

Track listing

• 7″ single (Hansa 109 469)

1. "Sorry Little Sarah" – 3:35
2. "Big Boys Don't Cry" – 3:11

• 12″ maxi (Hansa 609 469)

1. "Sorry Little Sarah" (long version) – 5:12
2. "Big Boys Don't Cry" (long version) – 5:24

• 12″ maxi (Hansa 609 640)

1. "Sorry Little Sarah" (New York dance mix) – 5:58
2. "Big Boys Don't Cry" (long version) – 5:24

Charts

Chart (1987–1988)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	10
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[3]	19
Spain (AFYVE)[4]	6
West Germany (GfK)[5]	14