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"99 Luftballons" (German: Neunundneunzig Luftballons, "99 balloons") is a song by the West German band Nena from their 1983 self-titled album. An English-language version titled "99 Red Balloons"(German: Neunundneunzig Rote Luftballons), with lyrics by Kevin McAlea, was also released by Nena on the album 99 Luftballons in 1984 after widespread success of the original in Europe and Japan.
99 Luftballons (German for "99 Balloons"), also known as International Album, is a compilation album by German pop band Nena, released in April 1984. It was their first album released worldwide following the success of " 99 Luftballons " [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and also the first with English lyrics.
In 1983, the band released its first album Nena, which contained the singles "99 Luftballons" and "Leuchtturm". "99 Luftballons" became a number one hit in West Germany and the Netherlands in 1983 and went on to major international chart success the following year, an English version hitting No. 1 in the UK and the original German version ...
The three singles released from the Nena album have enjoyed particular prominence in lead singer Nena's career. Although "99 Luftballons" is by far the most well known globally, the other two ("Nur geträumt" and "Leuchtturm") have for more than 30 years been ever-present features of the live concerts of firstly the band and then Nena in her subsequent solo career.
Following the international success of the single "99 Luftballons", the band released 99 Luftballons, a compilation of tracks from its first two albums, with five of the songs in new English-language versions. It's All in the Game is the English-language version of Feuer und Flamme, with lyrics by Canadian singer Lisa Dalbello.
The album's lead single, the new version of "99 Luftballons", was released three weeks before the album. Peaking at No. 28 in Germany, [9] it failed to replicate the success of the original which was a No. 1 hit, although it did give Nena her first Top 40 hit since 1989. It was not until the release of the second single, the new version of ...
Lyrics are identical, music is about twice as fast and adds polka beats and sound effects. "The Brady Bunch" "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D (1984) The TV Album (1995) Parody of "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats. Mentions several hit shows of the 70's and 80's and includes the original lyrics of the theme to The Brady Bunch. "The Brain Song"
Prompted by the success of 99 Luftballons (1984), which included English-language versions of songs from the band's first two albums, Nena recreated Feuer und Flamme in English as It's All in the Game (1985), with lyrics by Canadian singer Lisa Dalbello. [3] The experiment failed commercially and was not repeated with the band's next album.