Der blaue Planet
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{{Infobox song
| name = Der blaue Planet
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Karat
| album = Der blaue Planet
| released = January 01, 1981
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rock
| length = 5:23
| label = Amiga
| writer = Norbert Kaiser
Ulrich Swillms
| producer = Jürgen Lahrtz
| prev_title = Der Boxer
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = Jede Stunde
| next_year = 1982
}}
Der blaue Planet (German for The Blue Planet) is a 1982 hit by the East German band Karat.[http://www.karat-band.de/karat-neu/bio/8089/index.htm Karat - History] 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.
History
The song was on the album with the same name[http://www.ostrockforum.com/index.html?klassiker/reviews/karatblapla.htm Rezensionen zu Der blaue Planet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009181749/http://www.ostrockforum.com/index.html?klassiker%2Freviews%2Fkaratblapla.htm |date=2011-10-09 }} and in 2003 the band released a new version of this song.
Track list
- "Der blaue Planet" (5:23)
- "Blumen aus Eis" (3:32)
Chart performance
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!Chart (1981) !align="center"|Peak |
| East German Singles Chart
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Credits
- Lyrics: Norbert Kaiser
- Composition: Ulrich Swillms
Melotron version
{{Infobox album
| name = Der blaue Planet
| type = EP
| artist = Melotron
| cover = Der Blaue Planet.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 1999
| recorded = 1999
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Synthpop
| length = 25:50
| label = Zoth Ommog
| producer = Melotron and Olaf Wollschläger
| prev_title = Mörderwerk
| prev_year =
| next_title = Kindertraum V1
| next_year =
}}
In 1999, the synthpop band Melotron covered the song and released it on an EP.
=Track listing=
- "Der blaue Planet (Radio Version)"
- "Der blaue Planet (Lange Version)"
- "Auf der Suche"
- "Der blaue Planet (Antiimperialistischer Schutzmix)"
- "Neubrandenburg"
=Personnel=
- Andy Krueger, Edgar Slatnow and Kay Hildebrandt
References
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