"Secret Land" is a 1988 pop song by German singer Sandra. It was written by Uwe Gronau,

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, Mats Björklund, Susanne Müller-Pi,

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and Michael Höing, and produced by Cretu. It is an adaptation of the 1987 Kemmler-produced song "Trenchcoat Man" recorded by the short-lived German band Fabrique, the members of which were Gronau and Höing. "Secret Land" was released in September 1988 as the second single preceding Sandra's third studio album, '' Into a Secret Land''. The song charted in the top 10 in Germany and Switzerland, and reached the top 20 in a number of other European countries. It was also a no. 11 and no. 13

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hit in Germany and Austria, respectively. It also charted on the pan-European airplay chart at no. 43 and no. 24 on the sales chart. In 1999, a remix of the song was released on Sandra's compilation ''

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''. It was released as a single to promote the album, but only met with minor success in Germany. The track was remixed again for her 2006 compilation '' Reflections''.

Music videos

The

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was directed by Bulle Bernd and filmed in the French region of

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. The clip was released on Sandra's VHS video compilation ''18 Greatest Hits'' in 1992 as well as the 2003

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''The Complete History''. A new music video was filmed for the 1999 remix, directed by Thomas Job, which was also released on ''The Complete History'' DVD.

Formats and track listings

* 7" single (1988) :A. "Secret Land" — 4:05 :B. "Into Nobody's Land" — 4:12 * 12"

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& CD maxi single (1988) :A. "Secret Land" (Reverse Mix) — 6:44 :B1. "Secret Land" (Single Version) — 4:05 :B2. "Secret Land" (Dub Mix) — 3:33 * CD maxi single (1999) #"Secret Land" (Radio Edit) — 3:20 #"Secret Land" (Ultra Violet Club Mix) — 5:34 #"Secret Land" (La Danca Club Mix) — 6:12 #"Secret Land" (Ultra Violet Radio Edit) — 3:41

Charts

References

External links

"Secret Land"
at

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The official Sandra YouTube channel
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