M.B. (song)

"M.B."
Single by Orup
from the album Orup 2
LanguageSwedish
English titleMercedes Benz
B-side"Du är inte min vän"
Released1 February 1989
StudioPolar (Stockholm)
GenreSynth-pop
Length3:36
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)Orup
Producer(s)Anders Glenmark
Orup singles chronology
"Min mor sa till mej"
(1988) 		"M.B."
(1989) 		"Upp över mina öron"
(1989)

"M.B." (Mercedes-Benz) is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Orup from his second studio album, Orup 2 (1989). WEA released it as the album's lead single on 1 February 1989.

Track listing and formats

  • Swedish 7-inch single[1]
A. "M.B." – 3:36
B. "Du är inte min vän" – 3:22
  • Swedish 12-inch single[2]
A. "M.B." – 6:45
B1. "M.B." – 3:36
B2. "Du är inte min vän" – 3:22

Credits and personnel

  • Orup – songwriter, vocals
  • Anders Glenmark – producer
  • Lennart Östlund – engineering
  • Sofia Wistam – cover art, photographer
  • Beatrice Uusma – cover art designer

Credits and personnel adapted from the Orup 2 album and 7-inch single liner notes.[3][1]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "M.B."
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 5

Certifications

Certifications for "M.B."
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[5] Gold 25,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b M.B. (Swedish 7-inch single liner notes). Orup. Warner-Elektra-Atlantic. 1989. 247 104-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ M.B. (Swedish 12-inch single liner notes). Orup. Warner-Elektra-Atlantic. 1989. 247 103-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Orup 2 (LP, Vinyl, CD). Orup. Warner-Elektra-Atlantic. 1989. 244 708-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Orup – M.B.". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.