Maria Maria
Encyclopedia
"Maria Maria" is a song by Santana
featuring The Product G&B
. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100
and stayed there for ten weeks on April 8, 2000. At the 2000 Grammy Award
s, the song won the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
.
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 #96 on the list of the Billboard: All-Time Hot 100 Top Songs, and #2 on the list of Top Billboard Hot 100 Latin Songs of All Time. Later, it was named the 14th most successful song from 2000 to 2009, on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.
Carlos Santana has collaborated with Chef Roberto Santibañez to open five restaurants named Maria Maria, after the song. The majority are located in the San Francisco Bay Area, other locations include Arizona and Texas.
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.
Side B
Santana (band)
Santana is a rock band based around guitarist Carlos Santana and founded in the late 1960s. It first came to public attention after their performing the song "Soul Sacrifice" at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, when their Latin rock provided a contrast to other acts on the bill...
featuring The Product G&B
The Product G&B
The Product G&B is an R&B duo made up of Sincere and Money Harm . They were associated with Wyclef Jean's The Refugee Camp and managed by Troy Moet...
. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and stayed there for ten weeks on April 8, 2000. At the 2000 Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
s, the song won the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals was awarded between 1966 and 2011...
.
In 2008, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Hot 100 chart, Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
compiled its list of the top 100 songs since the inception of the chart in various categories. "Maria Maria" came in at #96 on the list of the Billboard: All-Time Hot 100 Top Songs, and #2 on the list of Top Billboard Hot 100 Latin Songs of All Time. Later, it was named the 14th most successful song from 2000 to 2009, on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.
Carlos Santana has collaborated with Chef Roberto Santibañez to open five restaurants named Maria Maria, 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&BThe Product G&B
The Product G&B is an R&B duo made up of Sincere and Money Harm . They were associated with Wyclef Jean's The Refugee Camp and managed by Troy Moet...
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- Maria Maria - Pumpin' Dolls Club Mix 8:36
- Maria Maria - Pumpin' Dolls Radio Edit 3:56
Side B
- Maria Maria - Wyclef Remix 4:21
- Maria Maria - Wyclef Remix (Instrumental) 4:21
- Maria Maria - Album Version 4:21
Peak positions
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
1 |
| U.K. Singles Chart | 6 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 49 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 49 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 7 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Belgium Flanders Singles Chart | 6 |
| Belgium Walonia Singles Chart | 2 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 2 |
| French Singles Chart | 1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 1 |
| German Singles Chart | 1 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (2000) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
Decade-end charts
| (2000–2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| German Singles Chart | 83 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 14 |