Format 7"CD Length 4:23 | Recorded 1999 | |
Released November 23, 1999 (1999-11-23) Genre Latin popLatin rockR&B | ||
"Maria Maria" is a song by Santana featuring The Product G&B. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 8, 2000, and stayed there for ten weeks. 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. Marc Anthony also sang on a version of the song.
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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, and number 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 of the same name, after the song. The majority are located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and other locations are in 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
- "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
Cover versions
It was sampled by Brazilian pagode group Molejo.