Mamma Maria

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"Mamma Maria"
Single by Ricchi e Poveri
from the album Mamma Maria
B-side"Malinteso"
Released1982
GenreItalo disco
Length2:56
LabelBaby
Songwriter(s)
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

Parmigiano-Reggiano commercials.[1][2]

Track listing and formats
A. "Mamma Maria" – 2:56
B. "Malinteso" – 3:21

Charts

Weekly charts

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 (Official German Charts)[10] 11

Year-end charts

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

Certifications

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

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ AA. VV. Il Mondo del latte: il latte nel mondo. Associazione italiana lattiero-casearia, 2006.
  2. ^ "Nuovi spot per rilanciare il Parmigiano Reggiano". La Gazzetta di Reggio. 31 October 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. ^ Mamma Maria (Italian 7-inch single liner notes). Ricchi e Poveri. Baby Records. 1982. BR 50282.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Ricchi e Poveri – Mamma Maria" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  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.
  8. ISBN 84-8048-639-2
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  9. ^ "Ricchi e Poveri – Mamma Maria". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ricchi e Poveri – Mamma Maria" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Italian single certifications – Ricchi e Poveri – Mamma Maria" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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