"Wünderbar" is a song by Tenpole Tudor. Written by Edward Tudor-Pole and produced by Alan Winstanley, it was released by Stiff Records on 17 July 1981,[1] and entered the UK Singles Chart on 1 August 1981, climbing to No. 16 and spending 8 weeks in the charts.[2] It is a re-recorded version, somewhat faster than the version on the group's debut studio album Eddie, Old Bob, Dick and Gary.
| "Wünderbar" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Tenpole Tudor | ||||
| from the album Eddie, Old Bob, Dick and Gary | ||||
| B-side | "Tenpole 45" | |||
| Released | 17 July 1981 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | Stiff Records (BUY 120) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Edward Tudor-Pole | |||
| Producer(s) | Alan Winstanley | |||
| Tenpole Tudor UK singles chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
editIn ironic review in August 1981 David Hepworth of Smash Hits said that the band "had made a noise more normally associated with a coachload of Viking soccer hooligans" and summarised "these men should be locked up, failing that they should be stars."[3]
Track listing
edit- 7" single
- "Wünderbar" - 2:52
- "Tenpole 45" - 4:12
Chart performance
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Singles Chart[4] | 2 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[4] | 4 |
| UK Singles Chart[2] | 16 |
References
edit- ^ "Stiff discography". Stiff Records. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ^ a b "Wunderbar". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ Hepworth, David (6–19 August 1981). "Tenpole Tudor: "Wünderbar"" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 3, no. 15. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 26. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via World Radio History.
- ^ a b "Tenpole Tudor – Wünderbar (song)". Retrieved 24 February 2015.