How many 'Red Balloons' did Nena sing about in 1983?
"on the initial ""red cover"" version of the album were originally written and released in the 1980s and, with the other two coming from the 2001 ""Chokmah"", Nena's four solo albums in the 1990s are completely unrepresented. The modifications for ""Nena feat Nena"" range from applying different tunes (e.g. the versions of ""99 Luftballons"" and ""Nur geträumt"") to those with different arrangements, often performed jointly with guest vocalists (such as ""Wunder gescheh'n"" and ""Jetzt bist du weg""). The lyrics are also significantly reworked in some songs, for example ""Leuchtturm"" and most obviously the English sections for Kim Wilde's parts in"
"""Nena"" (1983), while ""? (Question Mark)"" (""? (Fragezeichen)""), ""Hangin' on You"" (""Ich häng' an dir""), ""Let Me Be Your Pirate"" (""Lass mich dein Pirat sein""), ""Das Land der Elefanten"", ""Rette mich"" and ""Unerkannt durch's Märchenland"" were taken from ""? (Fragezeichen)"" (1984). The lead single, ""99 Luftballons"", is the band's or even Nena's most successful song to date. It reached number one in several countries worldwide, but is considered a one-hit wonder as other singles and albums performed poorly outside of Europe. ""Just a Dream"" reached number 70 on the UK Singles Chart. ""Kino"" was initially released on the album in"
"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"
"Feuer und Flamme Feuer und Flamme (German for ""Fire and Flame"", with the additional figurative meaning of ""great enthusiasm""), released in 1985, is the third album by German pop band Nena and the fourth studio album of its singer, Gabriele ""Nena"" Kerner. The album was a success, reaching in Germany. 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. The experiment failed commercially and was not repeated with"
"Luftballons"", it had the opposite effect in the Anglophone world where an English version (""Just a Dream"") failed as a follow-up, only scraping into the low reaches of the UK charts (). In 2002, when Nena rekindled her solo career by releasing the triple platinum album ""Nena feat. Nena"" comprising re-worked versions of her 1980s greatest hits, ""Nur geträumt"" was among them. The album spawned three Top 10 hits in Germany but not the new version of ""Nur geträumt"", which only made . Given the huge success of the album, by 2010 Nena had reverted to performing the original versions"
"German, but was translated into English titled as ""Kino (At the Movies)"". Like its predecessor, ""? (Question Mark)"", the single failed to chart. The song was later included as a bonus track on a re-release of the band's second English album ""It's All in the Game"" (1985). Side A contains tracks 1 to 5 and side B contains tracks 6 to 11. Notes Credits adapted from Allmusic and Discogs. 99 Luftballons (album) 99 Luftballons (German for ""99 Balloons""), also known as International Album, is a compilation album by German pop band Nena, released in 1984. It was their first album"
"and was the theme song for a German telenovela, ""Verliebt in Berlin"". It reached the top position 22 years after ""99 Luftballons"", the longest span between first and last number one in German chart history (see ). In October 2007, Nena released a new album entitled ""Cover Me"", made up entirely of cover songs. David Bowie, Rolling Stones and Rammstein are three of the bands covered. She also released the single, ""Ich kann nix dafür"" in April 2007 for the film, ""Vollidiot"", and her cover of ""She's a Rainbow"" by the Rolling Stones in the US and the UK. In"
"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"
"stage in front of a backdrop of fires and explosions provided by the Dutch Army. Towards the end of the video, the band are seen taking cover and abandoning the stage, which was unplanned and genuine since they believed the explosive blasts were getting out of control. In 2006, the video was used for a $200,000 fundraising campaign for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. VH1 Classic played the English and German versions for an hour straight as part of Mercy Corps' campaign. 99 Luftballons ""99 Luftballons"" (, ""99 balloons"") is a song by the German band Nena from their 1983 self-titled"
"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"""
"Their first production was the 1983 international chart success ""Nena"", Gabriele ""Nena"" Kerner's first album. An instant hit, the Nena Band toured countless European TVs and live stages, while the album's second single ""99 Luftballons"" peaked #1 in music charts worldwide including Australia, Japan, Austria, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Rakete says about Nena, ""she could get anything across without explaining… That's an ability that is very rare. I do not know anyone of that caliber"". Christiane F., writer of the autobiographical account Wir Kinder Vom Banhof Zoo, gave a tape of Nena's"
"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"
"Sea)"" was two million units. Lolita can be heard singing ""Seemann"" on the soundtrack of the film ""Schick Deine Frau nicht nach Italien"" () which premiered 22 September 1960. Lolita re-recorded ""Seemann for her 1973 album ""Seemannslieder"" while a later re-recording reportedly from the late 1980's was remixed as a dance track in 2006 and issued as ""Seemann 2006"". In 1984, ""99 Luftballons"" by the group Nena reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, ousting Lolita's ""Seemann"" as the highest charting US hit sung in German. Coincidentally in 2008 the former vocalist of that group who pursued a solo"
"Red Skies ""Red Skies"" is a song by new wave/rock band the Fixx. Released in 1982, it was the third single from the group's debut album, ""Shuttered Room"". It reached #13 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks but peaked at #101 on Billboard's Bubbling Under The Hot 100 chart in early 1983. The song also charted in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It was later re-recorded for the band's 1987 album, ""React"". The song appeared on the Fixx's 1982 album ""Shuttered Room"". The lyrics of ""Red Skies"" warn of an imminent nuclear holocaust. ""Red Skies"" peaked at number 13 on"
"before all the band's surviving members reunited on stage to perform ""Leuchtturm"" during Nena's triumphant Frankfurt concert which coincided with the release of the triple-platinum ""Nena feat. Nena"" album which regalvanised her solo career. The surviving members next publicly reunited in 2017 to perform ""Nur geträumt"" in a television programme marking the 40th anniversary of Nena's first stage appearance. 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"
"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"
"""I'm So Excited"" (1982) by The Pointer Sisters, ""Vamos a la playa"" (1983) by Righeira, ""Red Red Wine"" (1968) by Neil Diamond and ""Karma Chameleon"" (1983) by Culture Club. Bega's first single off his fifth album, however, is ""Give It Up"" which was released in Germany on 14 June 2013. The song peaked at No. 6 in Germany. He has appeared on stage for Royals as well as international corporations. Bega was on ""The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"", ""Ally McBeal"", ""MAD TV"", ""The Martin Short Show"", ""Motown Live"", ""Jenny Jones"", ""Queen Latifah"", ""Access Hollywood"", and others. Bega was also"
"1983. The album reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 8 on the ""Billboard"" 200 in the US. The album featured the song ""Red Red Wine"", a cover version of a Neil Diamond song (in an arrangement similar to that of Tony Tribe's version); it stayed on the charts for over 100 weeks. Three years later UB40 performed at the Birmingham Heart Beat Charity Concert 1986. In 1987 Ray ""Pablo"" Falconer, producer of UB40 music, died in a car crash. His brother, Earl Falconer, the band's bassist, was driving with nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol"
"Things New"", a double-CD compilation album of her work (including many previously unreleased tracks) from the 1960s through the 1990s. Diane Renay Diane Renay (born July 13, 1945), born Renee Diane Kushner, is an American pop singer, best known for her 1964 hit song, ""Navy Blue"". Renay was born to a Jewish family in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She started singing at an early age and took voice lessons from Artie Singer, a voice teacher who also managed Danny and the Juniors (of ""At the Hop"" fame). Singer encouraged Renay to pursue a recording career. Renay attended Northeast High School (Philadelphia,"
"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"
"November 1989), and Nena, still pregnant at the time, performed the album's title track at the hastily convened """" (12 November 1989) marking this historic event. Ever since, the song and its meaning are associated with that context. Since then Nena has constantly reworked the song, starting with a ""country"" version being performed during her 1993 ""Bongo Girl"" tour. Most significantly, two different versions (one ""with friends"" becoming a Top 10 hit in Germany) came out on the triple platinum album ""Nena feat. Nena"" (2002) which rekindled her career in the German-speaking countries. Another heavier version of the track appeared"
"1981, more than two years after the start of filming. Paramount stated that the final cost of the film was $32 million, which would be the rough equivalent of around $80 million today. The film introduced the song ""Goodbye for Now"", written by Stephen Sondheim. The song was later recorded by Barbra Streisand for ""The Movie Album"" (2003). Released on December 4, 1981, ""Reds"" opened to critical acclaim upon its release. Despite its political subject matter and limited promotion by Beatty, the film became the thirteenth highest grossing picture of 1981, grossing $40,000,000 in the United States. Beatty later remarked"
"war"", recalls the English version of Nena's 1983 hit ""99 Luftballons"". Lyrically, the song expresses the existential angst of a young protagonist who is a long way from home. Lead singer Nate Ruess explained to Mesfin Fekadu of the ""Associated Press"": ""I'm always thinking about, 'Who am I and why did I do something like that?' And I think then it harkens back to my family, and I have such a strong tie to them and it's always therapeutic to sing about them."" Ruess came up with the song and album title while on tour in Scotland; he wrote the"
"of ""Tie a Yellow Ribbon"" with then First Lady Betty Ford. The media stated that it was to divert attention as Nancy Reagan entered the Kemper Arena convention hall. However, in Orlando's book ""Halfway to Paradise"", he states that Mrs. Reagan was asked what her favorite song was, which happened to be ""Tie a Yellow Ribbon"", so it was chosen as her entrance song. Ronald Reagan unsuccessfully challenged Gerald Ford, for the presidential nomination that year but came back in 1980 to claim the presidency itself. Ray Barnhart, a Reagan co-manager from Texas, criticized Mrs. Ford for having ""danced a"
"Roses, all of which made it into the Irish charts with Isadora being the best known of his hits from this period. In early 1971,Red joined The Nevada, one of Ireland's top pop acts of that era, quickly becoming their most popular ever lead singer with a string of number 1 hits many penned by British songwriters Les Reed and Barry Mason specifically for Red. These include 'Sometimes. Kiss Me Goodbye and I never said Goodbye'. He enjoyed success with The Nevada until he left in 1974 to form his own ""Red Hurley Band"". The hits continued during the subsequent"
"Simply Red Simply Red was a British soul and pop band which formed in Manchester in 1983. The lead singer of the band was singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band was disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left. Since the release of their debut studio album ""Picture Book"" (1985), they have had ten songs reach top 10 in the UK Singles Chart, including ""Holding Back the Years"" and ""If You Don't Know Me by Now"", both of which reached number one on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. They have had five number one"
"Gib Gas – Ich will Spass Gib Gas – Ich will Spass (German for ""Step on the gas – I want fun"") is a 1983 film which helped to launch the career of the German pop singer Nena, although it took its title from the lyrics of her co-star Markus Mörl's 1982 hit single ""Ich will Spass"". Following the success of Nena's song ""99 Luftballons"" (which is not featured in the film), it was dubbed into English and released in the USA under the title ""Hangin' out"". A youthful student Robby (Markus Mörl) joins his new classmates in a Munich"
"2009 she recorded and released a new version of her hit song ""99 Luftballons"", which more closely follows the 1980s original, in contrast to her 2002 version. This song was first performed in Germany on 6 September 2009. Some parts of the new version are in French. Since 2009, Nena's releases have been published by her own record label, The Laugh & Peas Company, which also promotes the work of her daughter's group (Adameva) and that of one of her protegé's from ""The Voice of Germany"", Sharron Levy. Nena released a new single on 18 September 2009, called ""Wir sind"
"albums consisting of songs for children. In the 1990s she hosted several TV shows, including ""Metro"" and ""Countdown Grand Prix"", the German preselection for the ""Eurovision Song Contest"", in 1998. In addition to citing the Ramones,<ref name=""Look In 21/4/84""></ref> David Bowie and Debbie Harry as early influences, Nena's main artistic source of inspiration and her favourite band is the Rolling Stones. Nena has covered their songs in concert and on her 2007 ""Cover Me"" album. In 1984 Nena said, ""If I hadn't started listening to the Rolling Stones when I was 12 I'd have been a different person, a secretary"
"work and in writing them she collaborated with former members of the Nena band. The album ends with the ethereal ""Ich bin die Liebe"", a song written by Carlo Karges (co-writer of Nena's best-known song, ""99 Luftballons""). The lyrics comprise an inner conversation between Nena and a voice in her head, ""Die Liebe"" (Love). Nena sings the song in two different vocal styles in order to differentiate who is speaking. Eighteen years later the song has been reprised as one of the bonus tracks on her 2012 ""Du bist gut"" album. This latter rendition was, perhaps more appropriately, performed as"
"1985 and ""Marlon und Freunde"" in 2006, whose Top 10 hit in Germany ""Lieber Gott"" raised funds for flood victims. Nena also supports local causes and in 2015 ran (in socks) 2.5 kilometres (approximately 1.5 miles) in aid of a Stuttgart children's hospice. Nena is a vegetarian and won the PETA (Germany) award for ""Sexiest Vegetarian of the Year 2010"". She believes in Jesus and God and says that thanking him for every new day is the cornerstone of her spirituality. From time to time suspicions of drug use have surfaced, particularly in light of Nena's high energy levels on"
"contains tracks 7 to 12. Credits adapted from Allmusic and Discogs. ? (Nena album) ? () (German for ""Question mark"") is the second album by German pop rock band Nena and the third studio album to feature its lead singer, Gabriele ""Nena"" Kerner. It was released on 27 January 1984, just a few months before the band's first international album , which contains songs from their debut album ""Nena"" (1983) and this album, some of them re-recorded with English lyrics. Like its self-titled predecessor, this album was produced by Reinhold Heil and of Spliff. The album's title track was co-written"
"40, 10 in the top 10, three at number 2, and ""You're No Good"" at number 1. This success did not translate to the UK, with only her single ""Blue Bayou"" reaching the UK Top 40. Her duet with Aaron Neville, ""Don't Know Much"", peaked at number 2 in December 1989. In addition, she has charted 36 albums, 10 top-10 albums and three number 1 albums on the ""Billboard"" Pop Album Chart. Her autobiography, ""Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir"", was published in September 2013. It debuted in the Top 10 on ""The New York Times"" Best Seller list. Ronstadt has"