Der blaue Planet (German for The Blue Planet) is a 1982 hit by the East German band Karat.[1] The album of the same title was the most successful album published in East Germany, being sold more than 1.1 million times in East Germany and about 500,000 times in West Germany.
"Der blaue Planet" | ||||
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Single by Karat | ||||
from the album Der blaue Planet | ||||
Released | January 01, 1981 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 5:23 | |||
Label | Amiga | |||
Songwriter(s) | Norbert Kaiser Ulrich Swillms | |||
Producer(s) | Jürgen Lahrtz | |||
Karat singles chronology | ||||
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History
editThe song was on the album with the same name[2] and in 2003 the band released a new version of this song.
Track list
edit- "Der blaue Planet" (5:23)
- "Blumen aus Eis" (3:32)
Chart performance
editChart (1981) | Peak position |
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East German Singles Chart | 2 |
Credits
edit- Lyrics: Norbert Kaiser
- Composition: Ulrich Swillms
Melotron version
editDer blaue Planet | ||||
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EP by | ||||
Released | May 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | Synthpop | |||
Length | 25:50 | |||
Label | Zoth Ommog | |||
Producer | Melotron and Olaf Wollschläger | |||
Melotron chronology | ||||
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In 1999, the synthpop band Melotron covered the song and released it on an EP.
Track listing
edit- "Der blaue Planet (Radio Version)"
- "Der blaue Planet (Lange Version)"
- "Auf der Suche"
- "Der blaue Planet (Antiimperialistischer Schutzmix)"
- "Neubrandenburg"
Personnel
edit- Andy Krueger, Edgar Slatnow and Kay Hildebrandt
References
edit- ^ Karat - History
- ^ Rezensionen zu Der blaue Planet Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine