Midnight Man (Sandra song)

"Midnight Man"
Single by Sandra
from the album Mirrors
B-side"Mirror of Love"
ReleasedFebruary 1987
Recorded1986
GenreEuropop
Length3:03
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Hubert Kemmler, Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger
Producer(s)Michael Cretu, Armand Volker
Sandra singles chronology
"Loreen"
(1986) 		"Midnight Man"
(1987) 		"Everlasting Love"
(1987)
Licensed audio
"Midnight Man" on YouTube

"Midnight Man" is a 1986 pop song by German singer Sandra. It was written by Hubert Kemmler, Michael Cretu and Klaus Hirschburger, and produced by Cretu and Armand Volker. The song was released as the fourth and final single with added synthesizers from Sandra's second album Mirrors in early 1987, and was a moderate chart success in Germany and Belgium.

The music video for the song was directed by Wolfgang Simon and Michael von Almsick. The clip was included on Sandra's VHS video compilations Ten on One (The Singles) and 18 Greatest Hits, released in 1987 and 1992, respectively,[1][2] as well as the 2003 DVD The Complete History.[3]

Formats and track listings

  • 7" single
A. "Midnight Man" – 3:03
B. "Mirror of Love" – 4:13
  • 12" single
A. "Midnight Man" (Extended Version) – 5:26
B. "Mirror of Love" – 4:13

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 34
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[5] 77
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 24
Spain (AFYVE)[7] 50

References

  1. ^ "Ten on One (The Video)". www.sandranet.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  2. ^ "18 Greatest Hits (The Video)". www.sandranet.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  3. ^ "Sandra - The Complete History (DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, Compilation, Stereo)". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  4. ^ "Discografie Sandra" (in Dutch). www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  5. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 11. Amsterdam. 1987-03-21. p. 18. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  6. ^ "SANDRA — MIDNIGHT MAN" (in German). www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  7. ^ Fernando Salaverri (2005). Sólo éxitos año a año: 1959-2002 (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN 8480486392.