- Megamix (Boney M. song)
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"Megamix" Single by Boney M. from the album
Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '88Released October, 1988 Format 7" single, 12" single, CD-single Genre Pop, Disco Label Hansa Records (FRG) Producer Frank Farian Boney M. singles chronology "Rivers of Babylon (Remix) /
Mary's Boy Child /
Oh My Lord (Remix)""
(1988)"Megamix"
(1988)"The Summer Mega Mix"
(1989)"Megamix" is a 1988 single by German band Boney M. The single peaked at #1 in the French charts and was a minor success in the UK where it peaked at #52. The megamix is a medley of remixed Boney M. hits, "Rivers of Babylon", "Daddy Cool" and "Rasputin", the 12" version being extended with "Ma Baker" and "Gotta Go Home".
The B-side of the German single, a remix of the group's 1978 hit "Rasputin", was issued as an A-side in the UK where the Megamix was backed with a remix of their 1978 chart-topper "Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord".
Contents
Releases
Germany
- 7" single / Hansa Records 111 973-100, 1988
- "Megamix" (radio edit) - 3:54
- "Rasputin" (remix '88 - radio edit) - 4:08
- 12" maxi / Hansa Records 611 973-213, 1988
- "Megamix" (extended version) - 7:02
- "Rasputin" (remix '88) - 5:25
- "Megamix" (radio edit) - 3:54
- CD maxi / Hansa Records 661 973-211, 1988
- "Megamix" (extended version) - 7:02
- "Rasputin" (remix '88) - 5:25
- "Megamix" (radio edit) - 3:54
UK
- 7" single / Ariola Records 111 947, 1988
- "Megamix" (radio edit) - 3:54
- "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" (remix '88) - 4:22
- 7" single / Ariola Records 112 096, 1989
- "Rasputin" (remix '88 - radio edit) - 4:08
- "Megamix" (radio edit) - 3:54
- 12" single / Ariola Records 611 947 BB, 1988
- "Megamix" (extended version) - 7:02
- "Rivers of Babylon" (remix '88) - 3:40
- "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" (remix '88) - 4:22
- 12" single / Ariola Records 612 096 BB, 1989
- "Rasputin" (remix '88) - 5:25
- "Megamix" (extended version) - 7:02
Certifications
Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales France[1] Gold 1989 400,000 554,000[2] Charts
Chart (1989) Peak
positionFrench SNEP Singles Chart[3] 1 Preceded by
"Pour toi Arménie"
by Charles Aznavour and various artistsFrench SNEP number-one single
April 22, 1989 - May 27, 1989 (6 weeks)Succeeded by
"Johnny, Johnny Come Home"
by AvalancheReferences
- ^ French certifications Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved October 4, 2008)
- ^ Boney M certifications and sales in France See: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "BONEY M" Infodisc.fr (Retrieved October 4, 2008)
- ^ "Megamix", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved September 3, 2008)
Marcia Barrett · Liz Mitchell · Maizie Williams
Bobby Farrell † · Reggie TsiboeStudio albums and
main compilations
(1976–1985)Take the Heat off Me (1976) · Love for Sale (1977) · Nightflight to Venus (1978) · Oceans of Fantasy (1979) – The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits (1980) · Children of Paradise - The Greatest Hits of Boney M. - Vol. 2 (1981) · Boonoonoonoos (1981) · Christmas Album (1981) · Ten Thousand Lightyears (1984) · Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs (1984) · Fantastic Boney M. (1984) · Christmas with Boney M. (1984) · Eye Dance (1985)
Main compilations
and remix albums
(1986–present)The Best of 10 Years - 32 Superhits (1986) · The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs (1986) · Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '88 (1988) · Ma Baker (1989) · Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II (1989) · The Collection (1991) · Daddy Cool - Star Collection (1991) · The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World (1992) · Gold - 20 Super Hits (1992) · The Greatest Hits (1993) · More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II (1993) · Hit Collection (1996) · Best in Spain (1996) · The Best of Boney M. (1997) · Norske Hits (1998) · Ultimate (1999) · 20th Century Hits (1999) · 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool (2000) · The Complete Collection (2000) · Their Most Beautiful Ballads (2000) · The Greatest Hits (2001) · The Magic of Boney M. (2006) · Hit Collection (2007) · Christmas With Boney M. (2007) · The Collection (2008) · Rivers of Babylon (A Best of Collection) (2008) · Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 1 (2008) · Christmas Time (2008) · The Complete Boney M. (2008) · In the Mix (2008) · The Magic of Boney M. - The Danish Collection (2008) · Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 2 (2009) · Let It All Be Music - The Party Album (2009) · Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 3 (2009)
Main single
discography"Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (1975) · "Daddy Cool" (1976) · "Sunny" (1976) · "Ma Baker" (1977) · "Belfast" (1977) · "Rivers of Babylon"/"Brown Girl in the Ring" (1978) · "Rasputin" (1978) · "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord" (1978) · "Painter Man" (1979) · "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (1979) · "El Lute"/"Gotta Go Home" (1979) · "I'm Born Again"/"Bahama Mama" (1979) · "I See a Boat on the River"/"My Friend Jack" (1980) · "Children of Paradise"/"Gadda-Da-Vida" (1980) · "Felicidad (Margherita)" (1980) · "Malaika"/"Consuela Biaz" (1981) · "We Kill the World"/"Boonoonoonoos" (1981) · "The Little Drummer Boy"/"6 Years of Boney M. Hits" (1981) · "The Carnival Is Over"/"Going Back West" (1982) · "Zion's Daughter" (1982) · "Jambo - Hakuna Matata (No Problems)" (1983) · "Somewhere in the World" (1984) · "Kalimba de Luna" (1984) · "Happy Song" (1984) · "My Cherie Amour" (1985) · "Young, Free and Single" (1985) · "Daddy Cool (Anniversary Recording '86)" (1986) · "Bang Bang Lulu" (1986) · "Rivers of Babylon (Remix)"/"Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord (Remix)" (1988) · "Megamix" (1988) · "The Summer Mega Mix" (1989) · "Malaika (Lambada Remix)" (1989) · "Everybody Wants to Dance Like Josephine Baker" (1989) · "Stories" (1990) · "Christmas Mega Mix" (1992) · "Megamix" (1992) · "Brown Girl in the Ring (Remix)" (1993) · "Ma Baker (Remix)" (1993) · "Papa Chico" (1994) · "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (1998) · "Daddy Cool '99" (1999) · "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" (1999) · "Sunny (Remix)" (2000) · "Daddy Cool 2001" (2001) · "Sunny (Mousse T. Remix)" (2006) · "Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)" (2009)
Book:Boney M.
Categories:- 1988 songs
- 1989 singles
- Boney M. songs
- Music medleys
- Number-one singles in France
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