Who had a hit in 1984 with '99 Red Balloons'?
"& Ms. 1984: Boy George & Boy George Born in 1984: Mandy Moore, Freddy Krueger, Kelly Osbourne, hair mousse and Punky Brewster End Credit Video is Nena's ""99 Red Balloons"" Makeout songs of 1985: Wham! - ""Careless Whisper"", Sade - ""Smooth Operator"", and Madonna - ""Crazy for You"" Babes of 1985: Kelly LeBrock, Kelly McGillis, Rosanna Arquette, Grace Slick and Tipper Gore Hunks of 1985: Sylvester Stallone, William ""The Refrigerator"" Perry, Robert Redford, Jim McMahon and Pee-Wee Herman PSA for 1985: Contract For Life Mr. & Ms. 1985: Dolph Lundgren & Brigitte Nielsen Born in 1985: Zac Hanson, Air Jordans,"
"song to DJ Rodney Bingenheimer who later aired the single on Californian rock radio WLIR, taking the song to #2 on US Billboard Hot 100. ""Even if in German, people felt what ""99 Balloons"" meant and that was enough… It's like a good picture; it's unforgettable"" Rakete later said about the hit single. In 1985 Rakete's management was chosen to produce , the German counterpart of Band Aid. The resulting single record was written by Herbert Grönemeyer and Wolfgang Niedeken and performed by 27 different German bands and musicians, including Alphaville, BAP, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Nena, Peter Maffay, Spliff and Udo"
"chart, Kent Music Report, and on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, behind ""Jump"" by Van Halen. It was certified Gold by the RIAA. The later-released English translation, ""99 Red Balloons"", topped the charts in the UK, Canada and Ireland. VH1 Classic, an American cable television station, ran a charity event for Hurricane Katrina relief in 2006. Viewers who made donations were allowed to choose which music videos the station would play. One viewer donated $35,000 for the right to program an entire hour and requested continuous play of ""99 Luftballons"" and ""99 Red Balloons"" videos. The station broadcast the videos as"
"the appearance of a large pulsating red object floating over Red Rock Canyon outside the Las Vegas Valley in Nevada. A direct translation of the title is sometimes given as ""Ninety-Nine Air Balloons"", but the song became known in English as ""Ninety-Nine Red Balloons"". The title ""99 Red Balloons"" almost scans correctly with the syllables falling in the right places within the rhythm of the first line of lyrics, although ""Neunundneunzig"" (99) has one syllable more than ""ninety-nine"". The lyrics of the original German version tell a story: 99 balloons are mistaken for UFOs, causing a general to send pilots"
"second album ""? (Fragezeichen)"" in Germany in January 1984, ""99 Luftballons"" was starting to climb the US charts, where it reached number 2 and became one of the most successful non-English language tracks in US Billboard chart history. With the English version of the song (""99 Red Balloons"") achieving the number 1 position in the UK, the band became internationally famous and in 1984 gave concerts and made TV appearances in Scandinavia, the UK, Spain and France as well as a 7-date tour (on consecutive nights) of Japan. An international album ""99 Luftballons"" which comprised a combination of English and"
"Donnas, No Doubt, Dramarama, The Offspring, The Go-Go's, the Germs, The B-52's, X, The Vandals, Buck Brothers, the Sex Pistols, Teenage Fanclub, The Smiths, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Suicidal Tendencies and others. Nena's song ""99 Luftballons"", a hit in German-speaking countries in early 1983, became a hit in the USA in 1984 after Bingenheimer promoted it. Nina Hagen and Christiane Felscherinow, who promoted the film ""Christiane F. – We Children from Bahnhof Zoo"", joined his show. Christiane was asked by a listener, what kind of music she liked. So ""99 Luftballons"" was put on air. It went on to become"
"liver failure. He was buried in Hamburg's Ohlsdorf Cemetery. Carlo Karges Carlo Karges (31 July 1951 in Hamburg – 30 January 2002 in Hamburg) was a German musician who became a guitarist and songwriter for the rock band, Nena. He wrote the lyrics of Nena's most famous song, ""99 Luftballons"", released in 1983. He was attending a 1982 Rolling Stones concert at the Waldbühne (the ""Forest Theatre"") in West Berlin, when they released a large mass of helium balloons into the air. He wondered how East German or Soviet forces might react if the balloons crossed the Berlin Wall, and"
"Carlo Karges Carlo Karges (31 July 1951 in Hamburg – 30 January 2002 in Hamburg) was a German musician who became a guitarist and songwriter for the rock band, Nena. He wrote the lyrics of Nena's most famous song, ""99 Luftballons"", released in 1983. He was attending a 1982 Rolling Stones concert at the Waldbühne (the ""Forest Theatre"") in West Berlin, when they released a large mass of helium balloons into the air. He wondered how East German or Soviet forces might react if the balloons crossed the Berlin Wall, and thus he conceived the idea for the song about"
"song debuted on the Kent Music Report Top 100 on February 27, 1984. It entered the Top 10 in only its third week on the chart and reached number one on March 26, 1984. It topped the chart for two weeks and then remained at number two for four weeks behind Nena's ""99 Luftballons"". It stayed on the chart for 21 weeks and was the 9th biggest-selling single of the year. In Belgium, the song debut at No. 38 on February 18, 1984 and peaked at No. 4 on April 7, 1984. In the Netherlands, the song entered the chart"
"German versions of tracks from the first two German albums, performed respectably, reaching number 31 in the UK charts in mid-1984. Whilst enjoying international prominence on the back of ""99 Luftballons"", the band continued to enjoy domestic success in Germany with a string of hits in 1984 and the first half of 1985. The ""? (Fragezeichen)"" album matched the band's debut album in making it to the top spot and spawned two of the band's best known and most successful singles (the title track and ""Rette mich""). They also had success with a couple of songs which would eventually be"
"The Rolling Stones European Tour 1982 The Rolling Stones' European Tour 1982 was a concert tour of Europe to promote the album ""Tattoo You"". It was in effect the European continuation of their long and successful 1981 US tour, and promoted by Bill Graham. It was during the Berlin concert on 8 June 1982 that thousands of balloons were released, inspiring a member of the audience, the guitarist Carlo Karges from the band Nena to write the song ""99 Luftballons"", which became a worldwide hit. The final show of the tour has been released as ""Live at Leeds""; the tour"
"first UK chart entry with ""Best Moves"", a collection culled from his early albums. It set the stage for 1982's Rupert Hine produced ""The Getaway"", which reached number 30 in the UK charts and number 43 in the US, thanks to the eerie single ""Don't Pay the Ferryman"". Chris de Burgh's follow-up album, ""Man on the Line"", also performed well, charting at 69 in the US and 11 in the UK. Chris de Burgh had an across-the-board success with the ballad ""The Lady in Red"" in late 1986; the single became a number one hit in the UK (number three"
"first solo number 1 single with ""I Just Called to Say I Love You"", from the soundtrack of the film ""The Woman in Red"", selling over a million. He had first charted at the age of 15 with ""Uptight (Everything's Alright)"" in 1966, and had previously had a number 1 in 1982 with a duet with Paul McCartney, ""Ebony and Ivory"". In 1985 his harmonica playing featured in Eurythmics' number 1 hit ""There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"". The Christmas number one single contained over 40 artists. ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"", written by Bob Geldof and"
"refrain. With ""Rock Me Amadeus"", Falco became the first German-speaking artist to be credited with a number-one single in all mainstream US pop singles charts: the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 Singles. Prior to Falco, ""99 Luftballons"" by Nena got to number one on Cash Box, but peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The single hit number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 on 29 March 1986. In the United Kingdom, where his ""Der Kommissar"" failed to make the charts, the song hit number one on 10 May 1986, becoming the first single by"
"of ""I Don't Want to Talk About It"" was released in 1975 and peaked at number 46 on the pop chart, but his 1990 remake, while not a Hot 100 hit, did reach the Adult Contemporary chart, where it made it to number two. The Police spent eight weeks at number one on the Hot 100 with ""Every Breath You Take"" in 1983. ""Lady in Red"" by Chris de Burgh reached number two Adult Contemporary and number three pop in 1987, the same year in which Smokey Robinson got to number eight pop, number two R&B, and number one Adult"
"joined the B-52's as the face of the emergent American new wave music movement. The song's popularity can be largely attributed to its distinct originality. Gerard noted, ""there's been nothing quite like 'Whip It' in the top 40, before or since"". Nagy said the song's drum beat, guitar chords, and keyboard lines are distinct and easily recognizable, even when isolated from the song. In his book ""99 Red Balloons: And 100 All-time One-hit Wonders"", Brent Mann wrote; ""It's hard to find anyone between the ages of 30 and 50 who does not have a vivid recollection of 'Whip It'... the"
"also in 1984. Guns N' Roses (with Axl Rose) had a #1 hit on the Hot 100 with ""Sweet Child O' Mine."" And The McCoys had a #1 Hot 100 hit in 1965 with ""Hang On Sloopy."" All of the above (and John Cougar Mellencamp, who had a #1 hit with ""Jack & Diane"" in 1982) are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, except Janet Jackson, Deniece Williams, and The McCoys. John Mellencamp had 7 #1 songs on the Mainstream Rock chart in the 80s and early 90s. The John Mellencamp Pavilion at Indiana University was"
"the remaining band members formed Spliff, one of Germany's most successful rock bands of the 1980s. In the 1980s and 1990s, Heil was widely regarded as one of the best keyboardists in Europe. He is also known as the producer of German Neue Deutsche Welle band Nena's albums and singles, including the hit songs ""99 Luftballons"" (1983) and ""Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann"" (1984). In 1994, Heil became friends with Australian expat and bass player Johnny Klimek, a producer of Berlin underground techno DJs. What began as a casual partnership producing trip hop tunes in a Berlin studio, led Heil and Klimek"
"Red and Blue (album) Red and Blue is the debut and only album from German singer Cee Farrow, released in 1983. Originally a model, Farrow signed to Rocshire Records to release a full studio album. He worked with producer Andy Lunn and co-wrote various tracks, mainly with German keyboardist Lothar Krell. ""Red and Blue"" was recorded at Hotline Studios between March–December 1982 and was released in 1983 in America. The album was not a commercial success, although the lead single ""Should I Love You"" peaked at No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 91 on the Billboard R&B"
"with ""You Send Me"" in 1957), and Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers, Minnie Riperton (who had a #1 Hot 100 hit with ""Lovin' You"" in 1975), and singer-musician Curtis Mayfield were born there. Earth, Wind & Fire had a #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit with the funk and disco song ""Shining Star"" in 1975. The Staple Singers had a #1 Hot 100 hit with ""I'll Take You There"" in 1972. The girl group The Emotions had a #1 Hot 100 hit in 1977 with ""Best of My Love"". Chaka Khan (""The Queen of Funk"") of Rufus had the 1984"
"Yes she can. I simply had no idea!"" Although ""99 Luftballons"" was Nena's only hit in the English-speaking world, the band continued to enjoy success in several European countries in the following years. Nena's next international single ""Just a Dream"" (an English language re-issue of ""Nur geträumt"") reached in the UK charts in 1984; it had ""Indianer"" on the B-side. A dance version of ""Just a Dream"" was released in the 1990s to a new audience and became a club anthem. The band split in 1987, and Nena went solo thereafter. Nena's first solo album ""Wunder gescheh'n"" was released on"
"pinball machines, a group of acrobats dancing, and balls in a contemporary-styled stage. Stuart Orme directed the music video for Lyngstad's version. 7"" Vinyl In the sales-based charts, Lyngstad's version did not fare well. However, on the 702 Radio Top 20 charts, ""I See Red"" rose up to #15 in South Africa, while Clannad's version charted at No. 81 in the UK Charts.. In 1983, Clannad released the song as a single in February 1983 which later appeared on their album Magical Ring. That same year, it was covered by Estonian singer Velly Joonas under the title ""Stopp, seisku aeg"""
"Five had a No. 7 hit in the UK Singles Chart with Froggatt's ""The Red Balloon"" in 1968. His own version of the song, under the title ""Callow la Vita"", reached No. 3 in the Netherlands. Another Froggatt song, ""Big Ship"", was a No. 8 UK hit for Cliff Richard in 1969. In the 1970s the band was managed by Don Arden, hoping to break into the United States music scene, but the experience led to the collapse of the band. He later became an internationally recognised country music performer, releasing ""Here's to Everyone"" (1993) on his Red Balloon record"
"1984 CBS budget label J&B, released a best of collection titled, ""So Far"". During the enforced hiatus, O'Neill wrote songs for ABC's 1984 TV series ""Sweet and Sour"" including the title song performed by Deborah Conway (later recorded by O'Neill as ""In Control"") and ""Glam to Wham"". She wrote ""Blood Red Roses"" for the movie soundtrack of ""Street Hero"" and music for ""Dancing Daze"". O'Neill met American keyboardist and songwriter, Alan Mansfield on Dragon's Body and the Beat Tour of New Zealand in 1984—they later became domestic and professional partners. In October 1987, O'Neill returned with her fifth studio album"
"the band Nena. In June 1982 ""Nena"" released their first single, ""Nur geträumt"", which became an instant hit in Germany after the band appeared on the German television show ""Musikladen"" on 21 August 1982. The single reportedly sold 40,000 copies the day after the song appeared on the show and reached in the German charts. 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"
"top 40 hit with the song in 1968. Vic Damone recorded a version on his 1982 album ""Over the Rainbow"". It has been covered by Billy Eckstine, Dionne Warwick, Steve Lawrence, Jack Jones, Aretha Franklin, Nat King Cole, Wes Montgomery, Gabor Szabo, Perry Como, The Supremes and others, but is considered one of Streisand's signature songs. In 1998, Streisand's version was inducted in Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2004, Streisand's version on the soundtrack of Funny Girl finished at #13 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. ""People"" was one of the first songs written"
"one #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit with ""Strangers in the Night"" in 1966. Frankie Valli (who was portrayed in the play Jersey Boys) had 7 #1 Hot 100 hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including ""December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"". Kool & the Gang had a #1 Hot 100 hit with ""Celebration"" in 1981. Bon Jovi had 4 #1 Hot 100 hits, including ""Living on a Prayer"" in 1987. Whitney Houston (d. 2012) had 11 #1 Hot 100 hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including ""I Will Always Love You"" in 1992. P.M. Dawn had one #1 hit with"
"By 1989, the album had earned platinum status from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with sales exceeding one million copies; it had previously earned a gold certification in the United States on April 14, 1986. ""I Can't Live Without My Radio"" and ""Rock the Bells"" were singles that helped the album go platinum. It eventually reached 1,500,000 in US sales. With the breakthrough success of his hit single ""I Need a Beat"" and the ""Radio"" LP, LL Cool J became one of the first hip-hop acts to achieve mainstream success along with Kurtis Blow and Run-D.M.C.. Gigs at"
"a Man)"" and Evelyn Thomas's ""High Energy"". In the mid-1980s, Hi-NRG producers in the dance and pop charts included Ian Levine and trio Stock Aitken Waterman, the latter had two of the most successful Hi-NRG singles ever with their productions of Dead or Alive's ""You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"" (UK #1 & US #11 in 1985) and Bananarama's cover of the Shocking Blue song ""Venus"" (US #1 & UK #8 in 1986) . Artists, including Rick Astley and Australian actress Kylie Minogue, dominated British pop music and the charts in the late 1980s. In stark contrast to the"
"Red Bells Red Bells (also known as ""Mexico in Flames"", ""Insurgent Mexico"" and ""Red Bells Part I – Mexico on Fire"") is a 1982 adventure-drama film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. It was coproduced by Soviet Union (where it was released as ""Krasnye kolokola, film pervyy – Meksika v ogne""), Italy (where is known as ""Messico in fiamme"") and Mexico (where its title is ""Campanas rojas""). It is the first of a two-part film centered on the life and career of John Reed, the revolutionary communist journalist that had already inspired Warren Beatty's ""Reds"". This chapter focuses on Reed's reportage about"
"was a Jamaican artist called Negus Diamond."" UB40's version features a lighter, reggae-style flavor compared to Diamond's somber, acoustic ballad. The UB40 version adds a toasted verse by Astro, opening: ""Red Red Wine, you make me feel so fine/You keep me rocking all of the time"", which was edited from the single that reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in August 1983 and number 34 in the United States in March 1984 but not from the version that reached number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 a few months after being performed at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday"
"and ""When Joanna Loved Me"" (with Robert Wells). It has been estimated that his songs have helped sell 65 million records. Lyrics for the ballad that was perhaps Segal's greatest hit, Scarlet Ribbons, (with music composed by Evelyn Danzig Levine) were written in just 15 minutes in 1949, but the song languished until Segal presented it to Harry Belafonte five years later. Belafonte's recording was responsible for making the song a hit. At least 30 other artists have also recorded Scarlet Ribbons, including the Kingston Trio, Joan Baez, Sinéad O'Connor, the Lennon Sisters, Wayne Newton, Perry Como and Dinah Shore."
"all of their songs themselves, typically working in pairs. They became overnight sensations in Germany when they performed their debut single ""Nur geträumt"" on German TV in August 1982, Nena herself wearing a distinctive short red skirt. The single reached number 2 in the German charts, a position it occupied for 6 weeks, and also climbed high in the Austrian, Belgian, Dutch and Swiss charts. In early 1983 the follow-up single ""99 Luftballons"" spent a further 7 weeks at number 2 before finally reaching the top slot, a position the debut album matched. By the time the band released its"