Mamma Maria

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"Mamma Maria"
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Single by Ricchi e Poveri
from the album Mamma Maria
B-side"Malinteso"
Released1982
GenreItalo disco
Length2:56
LabelBaby
Songwriters
Ricchi e Poveri singles chronology
"Piccolo amore"
(1982)
"Mamma Maria"
(1982)
"Ciao Italy ciao amore"
(1983)

"Mamma Maria" is a song composed by Cristiano Minellono and Dario Farina and performed by the Europop group Ricchi e Poveri. The single was an international hit, which charted in Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Belgium.

The song was later covered by several artists, including María Abradelo, James Last, Franz Lambert, Willy Sommers, Little Big, Grupa 777 and Luisa Pepe. In 2006 the success of the song revamped in Italy as it was used for a series of Parmigiano-Reggiano commercials.[1][2]

Track listing and formats

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  • Italian 7-inch single[3]
A. "Mamma Maria" – 2:56
B. "Malinteso" – 3:21

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Mamma Maria"
Chart (1983) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 38
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 33
Spain (AFYVE)[8] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 5
West Germany (GfK)[10] 11

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Mamma Maria"
Chart (1983) Position
West Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 73

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[12]
sales from 2009
Gold 50,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  5. ^ "Ricchi e Poveri – Mamma Maria" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Ricchi e Poveri" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Ricchi e Poveri – Mamma Maria" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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