"Megamix"
Single by Boney M.
from the album Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '88
ReleasedOctober 1988
GenrePop, disco
LabelHansa Records (FRG)
Producer(s)Frank Farian
Boney M. singles chronology
"Rivers of Babylon (Remix)" / "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord (Remix)"
(1988)		 "Megamix"
(1988)		 "The Summer Mega Mix"
(1989)

"Megamix" is a 1988 single by German band Boney M. The single peaked at #1 in the French charts and was a minor success in the UK where it peaked at #52. The megamix is a medley of remixed Boney M. hits, "Rivers of Babylon", "Sunny", "Daddy Cool" and "Rasputin", the 12" version being extended with "Ma Baker" and "Gotta Go Home".

The B-side of the German single, a remix of the group's 1978 hit "Rasputin", was issued as an A-side in the UK where the Megamix was backed with a remix of their 1978 chart-topper "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord".

Releases

Germany

7" single / Hansa Records 111 973-100, 1988
  1. "Megamix" (radio edit) - 3:54
  2. "Rasputin" (remix '88 - radio edit) - 4:08
12" maxi / Hansa Records 611 973-213, 1988
  1. "Megamix" (extended version) - 7:02
  2. "Rasputin" (remix '88) - 5:25
  3. "Megamix" (radio edit) - 3:54
CD maxi / Hansa Records 661 973-211, 1988
  1. "Megamix" (extended version) - 7:02
  2. "Rasputin" (remix '88) - 5:25
  3. "Megamix" (radio edit) - 3:54

UK

7" single / Ariola Records 111 947, 1988
  1. "Megamix" (radio edit) - 3:54
  2. "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" (remix '88) - 4:22
7" single / Ariola Records 112 096, 1989
  1. "Rasputin" (remix '88 - radio edit) - 4:08
  2. "Megamix" (radio edit) - 3:54
12" single / Ariola Records 611 947 BB, 1988
  1. "Megamix" (extended version) - 7:02
  2. "Rivers of Babylon" (remix '88) - 3:40
  3. "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" (remix '88) - 4:22
12" single / Ariola Records 612 096 BB, 1989
  1. "Rasputin" (remix '88) - 5:25
  2. "Megamix" (extended version) - 7:02

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1989) Peak
position
French SNEP Singles Chart[1] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989) Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[2] 23

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[3] Gold 400,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Megamix", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved September 3, 2008)
  2. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 of 1989" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 51. 23 December 1989. p. 6. Retrieved 17 January 2020 – via American Radio History.
  3. ↑ "French single certifications – Boney M – Megamix" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 5 August 2022. Select BONEY M and click OK. 
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