the song 99 red balloons was written in 1983.
the song 99 red balloons was written in 1983.
when was the song 99 red balloons written?
1983
from the outset nena and other members of the band expressed disapproval of the english version of the song, "99 red balloons". in march 1984, the band's keyboardist and song co-writer uwe fahrenkrog petersen said, "we made a mistake there. i think the song loses something in translation and even sounds silly." in another interview that month the band including nena herself were quoted as being "not completely satisfied" with the english version since it was "too blatant" for a group not wishing to be seen as a protest band. despite having given in excess of 500 concerts over a period of more than 30 years, nena has never sung "99 red balloons" live, even at her rare concerts in england, always performing the german version instead.
99 luftballons
the most widely known cover of this album is identical to the one used for most versions of the single "99 luftballons" or "99 red balloons". the album was also released as "nena" or "international album"; this version used the same cover, but with "99 luftballons" removed, and sometimes with additional sticker at upper left that says "international album incl. club-mix ›99 red balloons‹". the japanese version was released as "99 luftballons: first america". the alternate cover features the band pictured on a white background, which photo in various releases is the same or similar to the one on the single "rette mich".
99 luftballons (album)