Megamix (Boney M. song 1988)
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"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
".
12" maxi / Hansa Records 611 973-213, 1988
CD maxi / Hansa Records 661 973-211, 1988
111 947, 1988
7" single / Ariola Records 112 096, 1989
12" single / Ariola Records 611 947 BB, 1988
12" single / Ariola Records 612 096 BB, 1989
Rivers of Babylon
"Rivers of Babylon" is a rastafarian song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970. The Melodians' original versions of the song appeared in the sound track to the 1972 movie The Harder They Come and the 1999 Nicolas Cage movie...
", "Daddy Cool" and "Rasputin
Rasputin (song)
"Rasputin" is a 1978 disco hit single by the Germany-based pop and disco group Boney M., the second single off their hugely successful album Nightflight to Venus. The song is a semi-biographical song whose subject and namesake is Grigori Rasputin, a friend and advisor of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia...
", the 12" version being extended with "Ma Baker
Ma Baker
"Ma Baker" is a 1977 disco hit single by German disco band Boney M. It was the first single of their second album Love for Sale and their third consecutive chart-topper in Germany and their best yet placing in the UK, peaking at #2 although only a minor single in the US .-The song:Frank Farian's...
" and "Gotta Go Home
El Lute / Gotta Go Home
"El Lute" / "Gotta Go Home" is a double A-side single by German band Boney M. It was the lead single off their fourth album Oceans of Fantasy and was the group's eighth and final number 1 single in the German charts...
".
The B-side of the German single, a remix of the group's 1978 hit "Rasputin
Rasputin (song)
"Rasputin" is a 1978 disco hit single by the Germany-based pop and disco group Boney M., the second single off their hugely successful album Nightflight to Venus. The song is a semi-biographical song whose subject and namesake is Grigori Rasputin, a friend and advisor of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia...
", 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
Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord
"Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord" is a 1978 Christmas single for Boney M., a cover of Harry Belafonte's 1956 hit, put in medley with the new song "Oh My Lord" ....
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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 RecordsAriola Records
Ariola Records is a German record label. As of the late 1980s, it was a subsidiary label of BMG which in turn has since become a part of the international media conglomerate Sony Music Entertainment...
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 | Gold | 1989 | 400,000 | 554,000 |
Charts
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
---|---|
French SNEP Singles Chart | 1 |