(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena

"(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena"
Cover of the original 1985 release
Single by Sandra
from the album The Long Play
B-side	"Party Games" (instrumental)
Released	15 July 1985
Length	5:55 (album version) 3:58 (single version) 7:13 (12-inch maxi version)
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Hubert Kemmler Markus Löhr Michael Cretu Richard Palmer-James
Producer(s)	Michael Cretu
Sandra singles chronology
"Japan ist weit" (1984) "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" (1985) "In the Heat of the Night" (1985)
"Johnny Wanna Live" (1992) "Maria Magdalena" (1993) "Nights in White Satin" (1995)
Alternative cover
Cover of the 1993 re-release
Music video
"(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" on YouTube

"(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena", also known simply as "Maria Magdalena", is a song recorded by German singer Sandra for her debut studio album The Long Play (1985). The song, written by Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Michael Cretu and Richard Palmer-James, was released as the lead single from The Long Play on 15 July 1985 by Virgin Records, and was a major chart hit in Europe, reaching number one in multiple countries. It remains Sandra's signature song.