Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex

1994 single by E-Rotic

"Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex"

Single by E-Rotic

from the album Sex Affairs

B-side

"Remix"

Released

23 June 1994

Genre

Eurodance

Length

3:31

Label

Blow Up

Songwriter(s)

David Brandes
John O'Flynn
Felix Gauder

Producer(s)

David Brandes
Felix Gauder
John O'Flynn

E-Rotic singles chronology

"Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex"
(1994)

"Fred Come to Bed"
(1995)

"Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex" is a song recorded by German Eurodance act E-Rotic, released in June 1994 by Blow Up as the group's debut and lead single from their first album, Sex Affairs (1995). Written and composed by David Brandes, John O'Flynn and Felix Gauder, the song hit success in Germany where it peaked at number seven. In the Netherlands, it reached number four while in Austria, it reached number 12. It also peaked at number 14 in Switzerland and number 20 in France. The song is the group's highest charting single in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart in June 1995.

Critical reception

Simon Price from Melody Maker described the song as "Brookside-inspired".^[1] A reviewer from Music Week gave it three out of five, writing, "Parodying the Euro-techno sounds that have dominated the charts recently, this cautionary tug-of-love tale could be the tune sunburnt young men collapse to on the Med this summer."^[2] Music Week editor Alan Jones commented, "A naff title for sure, but it's a storming house record."^[3] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update declared it as a "nagging girl warned (quite rightly as 'It will make your life complex') although otherwise idiotically simple jaunty Euro smash".^[4]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex" was animated and directed by Hartcore.^[5] The camera descends onto Max's wife sleeping alone as Max is seen cheating on her. She later opens her eyes and discovers her husband cheating on her in his ex's apartment. The video later depicts Max and his mistress at the pool of her house, on a planet resembling a breast, and at a subway station. The wife attempts to catch them in the act using a telescope and while she takes the train at night. The video was A-listed on Germany's VIVA in December 1994.^[6]

Track listings

CD maxi - Europe

"Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex" (radio edit) – 3:31
"Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex" (extended version) – 5:23
"Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex" (Hot Sex Max Mix) – 5:23

CD single, 12" maxi – remixes

"Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex" (Dance The Max) – 6:12
"Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex" (Touch The Max) – 4:24
"Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex" (Rave The Max) – 5:04

Credits

Cover artwork by I-D Büro
Illustration by Zoran
Produced by David Brandes, Domenico Livrano and Felix J. Gauder
Recorded and mixed at Bros Studios, Germany
Published by Cosima Music/Edition Birdie

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1994–1995)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	67
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[8]	12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[9]	8
Belgium (VRT Top 30)^[10]	10
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11]	25
Europe (European Dance Radio)^[12]	11
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[13]	15
France SNEP^[14]	20
Germany (Media Control Charts)^[15]	7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[16]	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[17]	4
Scotland (OCC)^[18]	51
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[19]	14
UK Singles (OCC)^[20]^[21]	45
UK Club Chart (Music Week)^[22]	69
UK on a Pop Tip Club Chart (Music Week)^[23]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[24]	96
Germany (Official German Charts)^[25]	53
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[26]	48
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[27]	74

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[28]	Gold	250,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 20 May 1995. p. 14. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^ Jones, Alan (6 May 1995). "Talking Music" (PDF). Music Week. p. 38. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^ Hamilton, James (20 May 1995). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). p. 11. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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^ "Station Reports > VIVA TV/Cologne" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 52. 24 December 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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^ "Official Charts > E-Rotic". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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^ "The RM on a Pop Tip Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 13 May 1995. p. 8. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ "1995 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 51/52. 23 December 1995. p. 14. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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