12" maxi
7" single - 1990 release

• James Marsh
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   - Cover art

Peak positions

Chart (1984/1985)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	2
Dutch Singles Chart	9
French SNEP Singles Chart	7
German Singles Chart	2
Italian Singles Chart	4
New Zealand Singles Chart	39
Swiss Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	49
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	89
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	12
Chart (1990)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	78

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)	Position
Austrian Singles Chart	17
Swiss Singles Chart	3

Sandra version

German

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 singer

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 Sandra covered "Such a Shame" for her seventh studio album The Wheel of Time

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. Sandra's version was produced by Michael Cretu

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 and Jens Gad

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. This cover version was released as the album's second single in March 2002, where it reached number 76 on the official German charts

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, number 21 Czech Republic Singles Chart and number 19 in the Hungarian Singles Chart.

Track listing

1. "Such a Shame" — 4:18
2. "Such a Shame" (Straight Dance Mix) — 7:54
3. "Such a Shame" (Cool Club Mix) — 5:22
4. "Such a Shame" (Karaoke Version) — 4:18

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
German Singles Chart	76
Czech Republic Singles Chart	21
Hungarian Singles Chart	19

Other Cover versions

• In 1984, "Such a Shame" was covered by James Last
  James Last
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• In 2002, the song was covered by Moonwalker as a dance version
• Alles ist die Sekte
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  has "Such a Shame" sampled for their 2003 single "Harmonie (Ausrasten und Pogen)" (English: Harmony (Lashing out and Poging)), released from the album Gar nich so schlimm! (Englisch: Even not so bad).