"Loreen" is a 1986 pop song by German singer Sandra. It was written by

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Michael Cretu Michael Cretu ( ro, Mihai Crețu, ; born 18 May 1957) is a Romanian-German musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He gained worldwide fame as the founder and musician behind the musical project Enigma, which he formed in 1990. Cret ...

and

Klaus Hirschburger Klaus is a German, Dutch and Scandinavian given name and surname. It originated as a short form of Nikolaus, a German form of the Greek given name Nicholas. Notable persons whose family name is Klaus * Billy Klaus (1928–2006), American baseba ...

, and produced by Cretu and

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. The song was released in November 1986 as the third single from Sandra's second album ''

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''. The contents of the 7" and the 12" single are identical, with "Loreen" being the only Sandra single from the 1980s or 1990s to lack an extended version. The song was a moderate success in Germany and Switzerland. The music video for the song was directed by Kai von Kotze. 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, as well as the 2003

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''The Complete History''.

Formats and track listings

* 7" single :A. "Loreen" – 4:17 :B. "Don't Cry (The Breakup of the World)" – 4:49 * 12" single :A. "Loreen" – 4:17 :B. "Don't Cry (The Breakup of the World)" – 4:49

Charts

References

External links

"Loreen"
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