Du (Peter Maffay song)

"Du"
Single by Peter Maffay
from the album Für das Mädchen, das ich liebe
LanguageGerman
B-side"Jeder Junge braucht ein Mädchen"
Released15 January 1970
Recorded1969
GenrePop rock
Length5:00
LabelTelefunken
Songwriters
Producers
  • Michael Kunze
  • Peter Orloff
Peter Maffay singles chronology
"Du"
(1970)
"Du bist anders"
(1970)
Music video
"Du" on YouTube

"Du" ("You") is a song by German musician Peter Maffay from his 1970 album Für das Mädchen, das ich liebe. It was his debut single as a solo artist.

The song was covered in 1986 by Dutch singer Andre Hazes as the title-track for his album Jij Bent Alles. David Hasselhoff also covered the song in 1994, but failed to eclipse the success of both Maffay's (Germany #43, Switzerland #41) and his own hit "Looking for Freedom" (#1 in Germany and Switzerland). Both songs are on the album Looking for... the Best.

A video clip from David Hasselhoff's cover was shown for comedic effect in the 2004 comedy, Eurotrip.


Track listing

  • German 7" single
  1. "Du" – 5:00
  2. "Jeder Junge braucht ein Mädchen" – 2:35

Charts

Chart (1970-71) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3] 30
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 2
West Germany (GfK)[6] 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Peter Maffay – Du" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Peter Maffay – Du" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Peter Maffay – Du" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Peter Maffay – Du" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Peter Maffay – Du". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (West Germany)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 17 May 2022.