Maria Maria

"Maria Maria"
Single by Santana featuring The Product G&B
from the album Supernatural
Released	November 23, 1999
Format	7" CD
Recorded	1999
Genre	Latin pop Latin rock R&B
Length	4:23
Label	Arista
Writer(s)	Raul Rekow Jerry Duplessis Wyclef Jean David Mcrae Marvin Moore-Hough Carlos Santana Karl Perazzo
Producer(s)	Wyclef Jean Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis
Certification	Platinum (US)
Santana singles chronology
"Smooth" (1999) "Maria Maria" (1999) "Put Your Lights On" (2000)
The Product G&B singles chronology "Here We Go" (1998) "Maria Maria" (1999) "Cluck, Cluck" (2000)

	"Maria Maria" sample of "Maria Maria" performed by Santana featuring The Product G&B
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"Maria Maria" is a song by Santana, featuring The Product G&B.^[1] It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 8, 2000, and stayed there for ten weeks.^[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.

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 2 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, other locations include Arizona and Texas.

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.^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[8] 49 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 6 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[11] 2 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] 1 France (SNEP)[13] 1 Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 1 Ireland (IRMA) 21 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 2 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 49 Norway (VG-lista)[17] 7 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] 13 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 1 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 6 US Billboard Hot 100 1 US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[20] 3 Decade-end charts (2000–2009) Position German Singles Chart[21] 83 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[22] 14

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Belgium (BEA)[23]	Platinum	50,000^*
France (SNEP)[24]	Gold	535,000[25]
Germany (BVMI)[26]	Platinum	500,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[27]	Gold	15,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[28]	Platinum	50,000^^
United States (RIAA)[29]	Platinum	1,337,000 (physical))[30]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Santana - Sights & Sounds: Discography - Maria Maria
2. Eminem Hangs On At No. 1, Billboard.com, June 8, 2000
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. Cinco Discos Para Conhecer: Carlos Santana | Consultoria do Rock Consultoria do Rock
8. "Australian-charts.com – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
9. "Austriancharts.at – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
10. "Ultratop.be – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
11. "Ultratop.be – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria" (in French). Ultratop 50.
12. Canadian peak
13. "Lescharts.com – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria" (in French). Les classement single.
14. "Musicline.de – Santana feat. The Product G&B Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
15. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Santana feat. The Product G&B search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
16. "Charts.org.nz – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria". Top 40 Singles.
17. "Norwegiancharts.com – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria". VG-lista.
18. "Spanishcharts.com – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria" Canciones Top 50.
19. "Swisscharts.com – Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria Maria". Swiss Singles Chart.
20. "Billboard Top 100 - 2000". Retrieved 2010-08-31.
21. RTL Fernsehprogramm von heute - aktuelles TV Programm
22. Charts | Billboard
23. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2000". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
24. "French single certifications – Feat. The Product G & B – Maria, Maria" (in French). InfoDisc. Select FEAT. THE PRODUCT G & B and click OK
25. "Les Singles de Platine :" (in French). Infodisc.fr. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
26. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Santana; 'Maria, Maria')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
27. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2000" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
28. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Santana; 'Maria Maria')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
29. "American single certifications – Santana – Maria, Maria". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
30. 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.