"Little Girl" is a 1985 pop song performed by German singer Sandra. It was composed by

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, Hubert Kemmler (known as

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), and Markus Löhr to lyrics written by

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. Cretu also produced the track. The song was released as the third and final single from Sandra's debut album ''

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'' in early 1986. It did not repeat the commercial success of the two previous singles, but still managed to reach the top 3 in Greece, the top 10 in Italy and the top 20 in Germany and Switzerland. It also reached no. 12 and no. 13 on the German and Austrian

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charts, respectively.

Music video

The

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was directed by Mike Stiebel and filmed in

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in early 1986. It begins with Sandra strolling across a

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, stopping in front of a plaque of a girl named Angela Venezia who died in 1797. The plaque is decorated with the girl's portrait and a Venetian mask. Sandra sees the ghost of that girl by a canal and is then haunted by her, seeing her image and the mask in a restaurant, a postcard stand, an

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, and other places she visits. When the ghost of the girl appears to her again, she follows it, but is lured into a secluded courtyard where she finds herself surrounded by a group of ghosts wearing carnival masks. Scared, the singer runs away and in the final scene comes across the little girl again. The clip was included in Sandra's VHS video compilations ''Ten on One (The Singles)'' and ''18 Greatest Hits'', released in 1987 and 1992, respectively, as well as the 2003

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''The Complete History''.

Formats and track listings

* 7" single :A. "Little Girl" – 3:11 :B. "Sisters and Brothers" – 3:23 * 12" single :A. "Little Girl" (Extended Version) – 5:09 :B. "Sisters and Brothers" – 3:23

Charts

References

External links

"Little Girl"
at

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The official Sandra YouTube channel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Little Girl (Sandra Song) 1985 songs 1986 singles Sandra (singer) songs Song recordings produced by Michael Cretu Songs written by Hubert Kemmler Songs written by Klaus Hirschburger Songs written by Markus Löhr Songs written by Michael Cretu Virgin Records singles