# Secret Land > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Secret_Land > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Secret_Land.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Land > Source revision: 1353704666 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{For|the 1948 documentary film|The Secret Land}} {{Infobox song | name = Secret Land | cover = Secret land.jpg | alt = | caption = | type = single | artist = [Sandra](/source/Sandra_(singer)) | album = [Into a Secret Land](/source/Into_a_Secret_Land) | B-side = Into Nobody's Land | released = 26 September 1988{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/details/titel-details-1864|title=Secret Land (Single)|publisher=GfK Entertainment charts|accessdate=11 December 2025}} | recorded = 1988 | studio = | venue = | genre = [Dance-pop](/source/Dance-pop), [synthpop](/source/synthpop) | length = 4:45 (album version)
4:05 (single version) 6:30 (Reverse Mix) | label = [Virgin](/source/Virgin_Records) | writer = Uwe Gronau, [Hubert Kemmler](/source/Hubert_Kah), [Michael Cretu](/source/Michael_Cretu), [Mats Björklund](/source/Mats_Bj%C3%B6rklund), Susanne Müller-Pi, [Klaus Hirschburger](/source/Klaus_Hirschburger), Michael Höing | producer = Michael Cretu | prev_title = [Heaven Can Wait](/source/Heaven_Can_Wait_(Sandra_song)) | prev_year = 1988 | next_title = [We'll Be Together](/source/We'll_Be_Together_(Sandra_song)) | next_year = 1989 | misc = {{External music video|header=Licensed audio|1={{YouTube|fA7GjnPr75k|"Secret Land"}}}} {{Extra album cover | type = single | cover = Secret_land_99.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = Cover of the 1999 re-release }}{{Extra chronology | type = single | artist = Sandra | prev_title = Won't Run Away | prev_year = 1995 | title = Secret Land | year = 1999 | next_title = [Forever](/source/Forever_(Sandra_song)) | next_year = 2001 }} }} "'''Secret Land'''" is a 1988 [pop](/source/Pop_music) song by German singer [Sandra](/source/Sandra_(singer)). It was written by Uwe Gronau, [Hubert Kemmler](/source/Hubert_Kah), [Michael Cretu](/source/Michael_Cretu), [Mats Björklund](/source/Mats_Bj%C3%B6rklund), Susanne Müller-Pi, [Klaus Hirschburger](/source/Klaus_Hirschburger) 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{{cite web |url=http://www.sandra-music.com/en/secret-land.html |title=Secret Land |publisher=www.sandra-music.com |accessdate=2019-07-15}} as the second single preceding Sandra's third studio album, ''[Into a Secret Land](/source/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 [airplay](/source/airplay) hit in Germany and Austria, respectively.{{cite magazine |date=1988-12-03 |title=Playlist Report |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-12-03.pdf |magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media) |location=Amsterdam |volume=5 |issue=49 |page=9 |access-date=2019-06-16}}{{cite magazine |date=1988-11-26 |title=Playlist Report |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-11-26.pdf |magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media) |location=Amsterdam |volume=5 |issue=48 |page=9 |access-date=2019-06-16}} It also charted on the pan-European airplay chart at no. 43 and no. 24 on the sales chart.{{cite magazine |date=1988-12-03 |title=European Airplay Top 50 |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/88/M&M-1988-12-03-OCR-Page-0011.pdf |magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media) |location=Amsterdam |volume=5 |issue=49 |page=21 |access-date=2019-06-16}}{{dead link|date=May 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In 1999, a [remix](/source/remix) of the song was released on Sandra's compilation ''[My Favourites](/source/My_Favourites)''. 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](/source/Reflections_(Sandra_album))''. ==Music videos== The [music video](/source/music_video) was directed by Bulle Bernd and filmed in the French regions of [Normandy](/source/Normandy) and [Brittany](/source/Brittany), respectively in the [Mont-Saint-Michel](/source/Mont-Saint-Michel_Bay) and along the shores of the walled port city of [Saint-Malo](/source/Saint-Malo).{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7031110/ |title=Sandra: Secret Land (Video 1988) - IMDb |publisher=www.imdb.com |accessdate=2019-07-15}} The clip was released on Sandra's [VHS](/source/VHS) video compilation ''18 Greatest Hits'' in 1992{{cite web |url=http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/discography/18greatestvhs.htm |title=18 Greatest Hits (The Video) |publisher=www.sandranet.com |accessdate=2019-05-24 |archive-date=2019-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506061322/http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/discography/18greatestvhs.htm |url-status=dead }} as well as the 2003 [DVD](/source/DVD) ''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. ==Critical reception== A review in Pan-European magazine ''[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)'' stated that the "breathy semi-spoken vocals in the intro, a la [Donna Summer](/source/Donna_Summer), lead into a naggingly effective song".{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-10-08.pdf|title=Previews – Singles|magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)|volume=5|issue=41|date=8 October 1988|page=25|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History |accessdate=15 August 2023}} ==Formats and track listings== * '''7" single (1988)''' :A. "Secret Land" — 4:05 :B. "Into Nobody's Land" — 4:12 * '''12" [maxi single](/source/maxi_single)''' & '''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== {|class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (1988) !align="center"|Peak
position |- |Austria ([Ö3 Austria Top 40](/source/%C3%963_Austria_Top_40)){{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sandra |title=Discographie Sandra |publisher=austriancharts.at |accessdate=2009-10-26 |language=de}} |align="center"|17 |- |Denmark ([IFPI](/source/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry)){{cite magazine |date=1988-11-04 |title=Danish Singles Chart |magazine=[B.T.](/source/B.T._(tabloid)) |location=Copenhagen }} |align="center"|15 |- |Europe ([European Hot 100 Singles](/source/European_Hot_100_Singles)){{cite magazine |date=1988-11-19 |title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-11-19.pdf |magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media) |location=Amsterdam |volume=5 |issue=47 |pages=22–23 |access-date=2019-07-16}} |align="center"|24 |- |France ([SNEP](/source/Syndicat_National_de_l'%C3%89dition_Phonographique)){{cite web |url=https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sandra |title=Discographie Sandra |publisher=lescharts.com |accessdate=2008-03-03 |language=fr}} |align="center"|26 |- |Germany ([Official German Charts](/source/GfK_Entertainment_Charts)){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1864 |title=SANDRA — SECRET LAND |publisher=www.offiziellecharts.de |accessdate=2019-07-15 |language=de}} |align="center"|7 |- |Netherlands ([Single Top 100](/source/Single_Top_100)){{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sandra |title=Discografie Sandra |publisher=dutchcharts.nl |accessdate=2010-09-09 |language=nl}} |align="center"|81 |- |South Africa ([Springbok Radio](/source/Springbok_Radio)){{cite web |url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(S).html |title=South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Acts (S) |publisher=www.rock.co.za |accessdate=2015-11-30}} |align="center"|8 |- |Spain ([AFYVE](/source/Productores_de_M%C3%BAsica_de_Espa%C3%B1a)){{cite book|author=Fernando Salaverri|title=Sólo éxitos año a año: 1959-2002|publisher=Iberautor Promociones Culturales|year=2005|isbn=8480486392|language=es}} |align="center"|26 |- |Sweden ([Sverigetopplistan](/source/Sverigetopplistan)){{cite web |url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sandra |title=Discography Sandra |publisher=swedishcharts.com |accessdate=2009-10-26}} |align="center"|15 |- |Switzerland ([Schweizer Hitparade](/source/Schweizer_Hitparade)){{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/artist/Sandra#charts |title=Sandra |publisher=swisscharts.com |accessdate=2009-10-26 |language=de}} |align="center"|9 |- |} {|class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (1999) !align="center"|Peak
position |- |Germany ([Official German Charts](/source/GfK_Entertainment_Charts)){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-8509 |title=SANDRA — SECRET LAND '99 |publisher=www.offiziellecharts.de |accessdate=2019-07-15 |language=de}} |align="center"|69 |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{discogs master|63956}} * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCefMqcCMiUxvMxdBtIFd6uw The official Sandra YouTube channel] {{Sandra}} {{Authority control}} Category:1988 singles Category:1988 songs Category:1999 singles Category:Music videos directed by Thomas Job Category:Sandra (singer) songs Category:Song recordings produced by Michael Cretu Category:Songs written by Hubert Kemmler Category:Songs written by Klaus Hirschburger Category:Songs written by Michael Cretu Category:Virgin Records singles --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Secret Land](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Land) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Land?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.