"Reisefieber" (Travel nerves, lit. Travel fever) is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the only single and the fourth track from their debut album Opel-Gang.
| "Reisefieber" | ||||
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| Single by Die Toten Hosen | ||||
| from the album Opel-Gang | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 3:46 | |||
| Label | Totenkopf | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Andreas Frege Michael Breitkopf Andreas von Holst Andreas Meurer Trini Trimpop | |||
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The song is about a man who likes to travel a lot and is adventurous, but goes too far to sea and is killed by a wave. A while after the discovery of his body, everything goes on normally for everyone else.
There's also an English version of the song, titled "Seafever".
Music video
editThe video was directed by Jörg Sonntag. In the video, the band is having a picnic in a stormy weather.
Track listing
edit- "Reisefieber" (Breitkopf, Frege, von Holst, Meurer, Trimpop/Frege) − 3:46
- "Niemandsland" (No one's land) (Frege, von Holst/Frege) − 2:41