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99 Luftballons

January 06, 2023

"99 Luftballons" (German: Neunundneunzig Luftballons, "99 balloons") is a song by the German band Nena from their 1983 self-titled album. An English-language version titled "99 Red Balloons", with lyrics by Kevin McAlea, was also released on the album 99 Luftballons in 1984 after widespread success of the original in Europe and Japan. The English version is not a direct translation of the German original and contains lyrics with a somewhat different meaning.[2] In the US, the English-language version did not chart, while the German-language recording became Nena's only US hit.

"99 Luftballons"
Single by Nena
from the album Nena and 99 Luftballons
LanguageGerman
English title"99 Red Balloons"
Released
  • March 1983 (West Germany)
  • 1984 (United Kingdom)
GenreNew wave[1]
Length3:53
LabelEpic
Composer(s)Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
Nena singles chronology
"Nur geträumt"
(1982) 		"99 Luftballons"
(1983) 		"Leuchtturm"
(1983)
Official video
"99 Luftballons" on YouTube

Lyrics

While at a June 1982 concert by the Rolling Stones in West Berlin, Nena's guitarist Carlo Karges noticed that balloons were being released. As he watched them move toward the horizon, he noticed them shifting and changing shapes, where they looked like strange spacecraft (referred to in the German lyrics as a "UFO"). He thought about what might happen if they floated over the Berlin Wall to the Soviet sector.[3][4][full citation needed]

Also cited by the band was a newspaper article from the Las Vegas Review-Journal about five local high school students in 1973 who played a prank to simulate a UFO by launching 99 (one was lost from the original 100) aluminized Mylar balloons attached with ribbons to a traffic flare. The red flame from the flare reflected by the balloons gave the appearance of a large pulsating red object floating over Red Rock Canyon outside the Las Vegas Valley in Nevada.[5]

A direct translation of the title is sometimes given as "Ninety-Nine Air Balloons", but the song became known in English as "Ninety-Nine Red Balloons".[6][7] The title "99 Red Balloons" almost scans correctly with the syllables falling in the right places within the rhythm of the first line of lyrics, although Neunundneunzig (99) has one syllable more than "ninety-nine".

The lyrics of the original German version tell a story: 99 balloons are mistaken for UFOs, causing a general to send pilots to investigate. Finding nothing but balloons, the pilots put on a large show of fire power. The display of force worries the nations along the borders and the war ministers on each side encourage conflict to grab power for themselves. In the end, a cataclysmic war results from the otherwise harmless flight of balloons and causes devastation on all sides without a victor, as indicated in the denouement of the song: "99 Jahre Krieg ließen keinen Platz für Sieger," which means "99 years of war left no room for victors." The anti-war song finishes with the singer walking through the devastated ruins of the world and finding a single balloon. The description of what happens in the final line of the piece is the same in German and English: "Denk' an dich und lass' ihn fliegen," or "I think of you and let it go."[8]

English version and other re-recordings

The English version retains the spirit of the original narrative, but many of the lyrics are translated poetically rather than being directly translated: red helium balloons are casually released by the civilian singer (narrator) with her unnamed friend into the sky and are mistakenly registered by a faulty early warning system as enemy contacts, resulting in panic and eventually nuclear war, with the end of the song near-identical to the end of the original German version.[8]

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."[9] 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.[10]

Two re-recordings of the original German version of the song have been released by Nena: a modern ballad version, which was included on Nena feat. Nena (2002),[11] and a 2009 retro version,[12] which originally aired as an animated video on the European Arte channel (as part of a special called "Summer of the '80s") and included some portions in French (specifically, the second part of the first verse and the entire final verse). Nena later formally released this rendition on her 2010 Best of Nena compilation; however the French text was omitted and replaced with the original German lyrics.

Live recordings of the song are included on all seven of Nena's live albums, dating from 1995 to 2018.[13][14][15]

A special edit that combined the English and German versions of the song was played on American Top 40 with Casey Kasem for the week of 24 March 1984 (Program #814-12).[16]

Reception

American and Australian audiences preferred the original German version, which became a very successful non-English-language song, topping charts in both countries, reaching No. 1 on the Cash Box chart, Kent Music Report, and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, behind "Jump" by Van Halen.[17] It was certified Gold by the RIAA. The later-released English translation, "99 Red Balloons", topped the charts in the UK, Canada and Ireland.[18][19][20]

In his 2010 book Music: What Happened?, critic and musician Scott Miller declared that the song possesses "one of the best hooks of the eighties" and listed it among his top song picks for 1984. Nonetheless, he cautioned: "It must be admitted that this song suffers from an embarrassingly out-of-place disco funk interlude, and the word Kriegsminister."[21]

Music video

The promotional video, which was originally made for the Dutch music programme TopPop and broadcast on 13 March 1983, was shot in a Dutch military training camp, the band performing the song on a stage in front of a backdrop of fires and explosions provided by the Dutch Army. Towards the end of the video, the band are seen taking cover and abandoning the stage, which was unplanned and genuine since they believed the explosive blasts were getting out of control.[22]

VH1 Classic, an American cable television station, ran a charity event for Hurricane Katrina relief in 2006. Viewers who made donations were allowed to choose which music videos the station would play. One viewer donated $35,000 for the right to program an entire hour and requested continuous play of "99 Luftballons" and "99 Red Balloons" videos. The station broadcast the videos as requested from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EST on 26 March 2006.[23][24]

Charts and certifications

German version

English version

2002 re-release

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[63] 17
Germany (Official German Charts)[64] 28
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[65] 82
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[66] 77

See also

References

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External links

  • "99 Luftballons" at the official Nena website
  • "99 Luftballons" at Discogs (list of releases)

January 06, 2023
luftballons, german, neunundneunzig, luftballons, balloons, song, german, band, nena, from, their, 1983, self, titled, album, english, language, version, titled, balloons, with, lyrics, kevin, mcalea, also, released, album, 1984, after, widespread, success, or. 99 Luftballons German Neunundneunzig Luftballons 99 balloons is a song by the German band Nena from their 1983 self titled album An English language version titled 99 Red Balloons with lyrics by Kevin McAlea was also released on the album 99 Luftballons in 1984 after widespread success of the original in Europe and Japan The English version is not a direct translation of the German original and contains lyrics with a somewhat different meaning 2 In the US the English language version did not chart while the German language recording became Nena s only US hit 99 Luftballons Single by Nenafrom the album Nena and 99 LuftballonsLanguageGermanEnglish title 99 Red Balloons ReleasedMarch 1983 West Germany 1984 United Kingdom GenreNew wave 1 Length3 53LabelEpicComposer s Uwe Fahrenkrog PetersenLyricist s Carlo Karges German lyrics Kevin McAlea English lyrics Producer s Reinhold Heil Manfred PraekerNena singles chronology Nur getraumt 1982 99 Luftballons 1983 Leuchtturm 1983 Official video 99 Luftballons on YouTube Contents 1 Lyrics 2 English version and other re recordings 3 Reception 4 Music video 5 Charts and certifications 5 1 German version 5 1 1 Weekly charts 5 1 2 Year end charts 5 1 3 Certifications and sales 5 2 English version 5 2 1 Weekly charts 5 2 2 Year end charts 5 2 3 Certifications and sales 5 3 2002 re release 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksLyrics EditWhile at a June 1982 concert by the Rolling Stones in West Berlin Nena s guitarist Carlo Karges noticed that balloons were being released As he watched them move toward the horizon he noticed them shifting and changing shapes where they looked like strange spacecraft referred to in the German lyrics as a UFO He thought about what might happen if they floated over the Berlin Wall to the Soviet sector 3 4 full citation needed Also cited by the band was a newspaper article from the Las Vegas Review Journal about five local high school students in 1973 who played a prank to simulate a UFO by launching 99 one was lost from the original 100 aluminized Mylar balloons attached with ribbons to a traffic flare The red flame from the flare reflected by the balloons gave the appearance of a large pulsating red object floating over Red Rock Canyon outside the Las Vegas Valley in Nevada 5 A direct translation of the title is sometimes given as Ninety Nine Air Balloons but the song became known in English as Ninety Nine Red Balloons 6 7 The title 99 Red Balloons almost scans correctly with the syllables falling in the right places within the rhythm of the first line of lyrics although Neunundneunzig 99 has one syllable more than ninety nine The lyrics of the original German version tell a story 99 balloons are mistaken for UFOs causing a general to send pilots to investigate Finding nothing but balloons the pilots put on a large show of fire power The display of force worries the nations along the borders and the war ministers on each side encourage conflict to grab power for themselves In the end a cataclysmic war results from the otherwise harmless flight of balloons and causes devastation on all sides without a victor as indicated in the denouement of the song 99 Jahre Krieg liessen keinen Platz fur Sieger which means 99 years of war left no room for victors The anti war song finishes with the singer walking through the devastated ruins of the world and finding a single balloon The description of what happens in the final line of the piece is the same in German and English Denk an dich und lass ihn fliegen or I think of you and let it go 8 English version and other re recordings EditThe English version retains the spirit of the original narrative but many of the lyrics are translated poetically rather than being directly translated red helium balloons are casually released by the civilian singer narrator with her unnamed friend into the sky and are mistakenly registered by a faulty early warning system as enemy contacts resulting in panic and eventually nuclear war with the end of the song near identical to the end of the original German version 8 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 9 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 10 Two re recordings of the original German version of the song have been released by Nena a modern ballad version which was included on Nena feat Nena 2002 11 and a 2009 retro version 12 which originally aired as an animated video on the European Arte channel as part of a special called Summer of the 80s and included some portions in French specifically the second part of the first verse and the entire final verse Nena later formally released this rendition on her 2010 Best of Nena compilation however the French text was omitted and replaced with the original German lyrics Live recordings of the song are included on all seven of Nena s live albums dating from 1995 to 2018 13 14 15 A special edit that combined the English and German versions of the song was played on American Top 40 with Casey Kasem for the week of 24 March 1984 Program 814 12 16 Reception EditAmerican and Australian audiences preferred the original German version which became a very successful non English language song topping charts in both countries reaching No 1 on the Cash Box chart Kent Music Report and No 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 behind Jump by Van Halen 17 It was certified Gold by the RIAA The later released English translation 99 Red Balloons topped the charts in the UK Canada and Ireland 18 19 20 In his 2010 book Music What Happened critic and musician Scott Miller declared that the song possesses one of the best hooks of the eighties and listed it among his top song picks for 1984 Nonetheless he cautioned It must be admitted that this song suffers from an embarrassingly out of place disco funk interlude and the word Kriegsminister 21 Music video EditThe promotional video which was originally made for the Dutch music programme TopPop and broadcast on 13 March 1983 was shot in a Dutch military training camp the band performing the song on a stage in front of a backdrop of fires and explosions provided by the Dutch Army Towards the end of the video the band are seen taking cover and abandoning the stage which was unplanned and genuine since they believed the explosive blasts were getting out of control 22 VH1 Classic an American cable television station ran a charity event for Hurricane Katrina relief in 2006 Viewers who made donations were allowed to choose which music videos the station would play One viewer donated 35 000 for the right to program an entire hour and requested continuous play of 99 Luftballons and 99 Red Balloons videos The station broadcast the videos as requested from 2 00 to 3 00 p m EST on 26 March 2006 23 24 Charts and certifications EditGerman version Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1983 1984 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 25 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 26 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 27 1Europe Eurochart Hot 100 28 1Italy Musica e dischi 29 23Japan Oricon International Chart 30 1Japan Oricon Singles Chart 30 16Netherlands Dutch Top 40 31 1Netherlands Single Top 100 32 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 33 1Norway VG lista 34 4Poland LP3 35 23Spain AFYVE 36 10Sweden Sverigetopplistan 37 1Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 38 1US Billboard Hot 100 39 2US Billboard Dance Club Play 40 22US Cash Box 41 1West Germany Official German Charts 42 1 Year end charts Edit Chart 1983 RankAustria O3 Austria Top 40 43 17Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 44 27Germany Official German Charts 45 2Netherlands Dutch Top 40 46 14Netherlands Single Top 100 47 5Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 48 6Chart 1984 RankAustralia Kent Music Report 49 18France IFOP 50 16US Billboard Hot 100 51 28US Cash Box 52 31Certifications and sales Edit Region Certification Certified units salesDenmark IFPI Danmark 53 Platinum 90 000 France SNEP 54 Gold 500 000 Germany BVMI 55 Gold 500 000 Netherlands NVPI 56 Gold 100 000 United States RIAA 57 Gold 1 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone English version Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1984 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 58 1Canada Top Singles RPM 18 1Ireland IRMA 19 1UK Singles OCC 20 1South Africa Springbok Radio 59 3Year end charts Edit Chart 1984 PeakpositionCanada Top Singles RPM 60 13 Certifications and sales Edit Region Certification Certified units salesCanada Music Canada 61 Platinum 100 000 United Kingdom BPI 62 Platinum 600 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone 2002 re release Edit Chart 2002 PeakpositionBelgium Ultratip Flanders 63 17Germany Official German Charts 64 28Netherlands Single Top 100 65 82Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 66 77See also EditList of anti war songs Lists of number one singles Austria List of number one singles in Australia during the 1980s List of number one singles of 1984 Canada List of Cash Box Top 100 number one singles of 1984 List of Dutch Top 40 number one singles of 1983 List of European number one hits of 1983 List of number one hits of 1983 Germany List of number one singles of 1984 Ireland List of number one singles from the 1980s New Zealand List of number one singles and albums in Sweden List of number one singles of the 1980s Switzerland List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s List of one hit wonders in the United StatesReferences Edit Spuhler Robert 21 September 2016 The return of Nena San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved 31 October 2020 99 Red Balloons interview with the writer Kevin McAlea Eighty eightynine Retrieved 17 July 2014 99 Luftballons und das Chaos der Gefuhle Der Spiegel in German 25 March 1984 Rolling Stone 15 March 1984 Strange flying object sighted over Red Rock Las Vegas Review Journal 9 September 1973 The New English German Dictionary Luftballon Retrieved 2 June 2007 balloon der Luftballon dead link The New English German Dictionary Balloon Retrieved 2 June 2007 balloon der Ballon balloon der Luftballon dead link a b 99 Luftballons Side by Side Comparison In the 80s Retrieved 29 October 2014 A very good group from Germany No 1 17 March 1984 p 38 Strike Andy 10 March 1984 99 Red Herrings Record Mirror p 14 Nena feat Nena 20 Jahre by Nena iTunes DE Apple Inc Retrieved 27 June 2013 99 Luftballons Single by Nena iTunes US Apple Inc 5 November 2010 Retrieved 27 June 2013 99 Luftballons Nena de 11 May 2013 Retrieved 8 March 2016 Live at SO36 Nena de 4 February 1960 Retrieved 8 March 2016 Nichts Versaumt Live Nena de 4 February 1960 Retrieved 9 November 2018 Battistini Pete 2010 American Top 40 with Casey Kasem the 1980s AuthorHouse p 224 ISBN 978 1 45205 038 6 March 3 1984 The Hot 100 Billboard 3 March 1984 Retrieved 17 July 2014 a b Top RPM Singles Issue 4454 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 6 July 2011 a b The Irish Charts Search Results Nena Irish Singles Chart Retrieved 6 July 2011 a b Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 17 July 2014 Miller Scott 2010 Music What Happened Alameda CA 125 Books p 120 ISBN 978 0 61538 196 1 Brendel Rolf 2014 Nena Geschichte einer Band Berlin Aufbau Verlag GmbH amp Co pp 131 5 ISBN 978 3 35105 015 3 VH1 Classic to Air the Classic 80s Music Video 99 Luftballons for an Entire Hour on Sunday 26 March Press release VH1 Classic PR Newswire 22 March 2006 Retrieved 28 March 2014 VH1 Classic to air 99 Red Balloons music video for a full hour USA Today Associated Press 24 March 2006 Retrieved 11 October 2017 Australia No 1 hits 1980 s World Charts Archived from the original on 9 January 2017 Nena 99 Luftballons in German O3 Austria Top 40 Retrieved 4 June 2013 Nena 99 Luftballons in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved 4 June 2013 UK Eurochart Billboard amp Cashbox No 1 Hits MusicSeek info Archived from the original on 14 June 2006 Classifiche Musica e dischi in Italian Set Tipo on Singoli Then in the Artista field search Nena a b Japan 1 IMPORT DISKS by Oricon Hot Singles Hbr3 sakura ne jp in Japanese Retrieved 17 July 2014 Nederlandse Top 40 week 13 1983 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 4 June 2013 Nena 99 Luftballons in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 17 July 2014 Nena 99 Luftballons Top 40 Singles Retrieved 4 June 2013 Nena 99 Luftballons VG lista Retrieved 4 June 2013 99 LUFTBALLONS Nena in Polish LP3 Archived from the original on 15 October 2014 Retrieved 22 December 2014 Salaverri Fernando September 2005 Solo exitos ano a ano 1959 2002 in Spanish 1st ed Spain Fundacion Autor SGAE ISBN 84 8048 639 2 Nena 99 Luftballons Singles Top 100 Retrieved 4 June 2013 Nena 99 Luftballons Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved 4 June 2013 Nena Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved 4 June 2013 Nena Awards AllMusic Archived from the original on 28 May 2016 CASH BOX Top 100 Singles Week ending MARCH 10 1984 Cash Box Archived from the original on 30 September 2012 Offiziellecharts de Nena 99 Luftballons GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 4 June 2013 Jahreshitparade 1983 in German Austriancharts at Hung Medien Retrieved 17 July 2014 Jaaroverzichten 1983 in Dutch Ultratop Hung Medien Retrieved 17 July 2014 Jahrescharts 1983 in German Offiziellecharts de GfK Entertainment Charts Archived from the original on 9 May 2015 Top 100 Jaaroverzicht van 1983 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 17 July 2014 Jaaroverzichten Single 1983 in Dutch Single Top 100 Hung Medien Retrieved 17 July 2014 Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1983 in German Hitparade ch Hung Medien Retrieved 17 July 2014 Forum ARIA Charts Special Occasion Charts Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts 1980s Australian charts com Hung Medien Archived from the original on 6 October 2014 TOP 1984 Top france fr in French Retrieved 17 July 2014 Top 100 Hits for 1984 The Longbored Surfer Retrieved 17 July 2014 The CASH BOX Year End Charts 1984 Cash Box Archived from the original on 30 September 2012 Danish single certifications Nena 99 Luftballons IFPI Danmark Retrieved 23 August 2022 French single certifications Nena 99 Luftballons in French InfoDisc SelectNENAand clickOK Gold Platin Datenbank Nena 99 Luftballons in German Bundesverband Musikindustrie Dutch single certifications Nena 99 Luftballons in Dutch Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld en geluidsdragers Retrieved 26 June 2019 Enter99 Luftballons in the Artiest of titel box Select 1983 in the drop down menu saying Alle statussen American single certifications Nena 99 Luft Ballons Recording Industry Association of America Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 214 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 1989 Acts N Rock co za Retrieved 21 June 2013 Top 100 Singles of 1984 RPM Vol 41 no 17 5 January 1985 Retrieved 17 July 2014 Canadian single certifications Nena 99 Red Balloons Music Canada British single certifications Nena 99 Red Balloons British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 24 June 2022 Nena 99 Luftballons 5b2002 5d in Dutch Ultratip Retrieved 4 June 2013 Nena 99 Luftballons in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 4 June 2013 Nena 99 Luftballons 5b2002 5d in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 17 July 2014 Nena 99 Luftballons 5b2002 5d Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved 4 June 2013 External links Edit 99 Luftballons at the 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