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Das Boot (song)

January 01, 1970

"Das Boot" (English: "The Boat") is the title theme to the film and TV series Das Boot, composed and produced by Klaus Doldinger, and released as a single in 1981. In 1991, the song was covered by German DJ and producer Alex Christensen and his dance music project U96. This techno version was U96's debut single, released by Polydor from the album of the same name (1992).

"Das Boot"
French artwork ("Das Boot" / "Kennedy")
Single by U96
from the album Das Boot
ReleasedDecember 1991
Genre
Length3:25
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Klaus Doldinger
Producer(s)Matiz, AC 16
U96 singles chronology
"Das Boot"
(1991) 		"I Wanna Be a Kennedy"
(1992)
Music video
"Das Boot" on YouTube
UK cover

On the German Singles Chart, the U96 version of "Das Boot" spent 13 weeks at number one in early 1992. It also became a number-one hit in Austria, Israel, Norway and Switzerland and entered the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands and Sweden. In the UK, it peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was the subject of many remixes throughout the years.

Critical reception edit

Ian Gittins from Melody Maker complimented the song as a "portentous novelty house hit", "complete with marine sound effects, submarine noises and the legendary lyric Techno, techno". He concluded, "Compelling and absurdly addictive."[1] Pan-European magazine Music & Media remarked, "With no significant airplay, this techno version of the theme to the movie Das Boot is number one for the second consecutive week in Germany. It's like Kraftwerk on acid, or plain Front 242."[3] James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update wrote, "This Hamburg based DJ's vocoder produced and Asdic pinged techno treatment of Klaus Doldinger's original theme is in basic chugging 0-122.9bpm Techno (with beat losing edits midway), far fiercer smoothly thrumming electro 0-127.1bpm Strings 127, Accordian, Echo Mix, 127 BPM and — fiercest of all — 0-130.9bpm 131 BPM versions. Dive! Dive! Dive!"[2]

Chart performance edit

"Das Boot" peaked at number one in Germany, Norway and Switzerland. In Germany, it spent 13 weeks atop the chart. The single also entered the top 10 in Belgium (7), Denmark (3), Finland (9), France (9), the Netherlands (3) and Sweden (5), as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it reached number three in May 1992, after 17 weeks within the chart.[4] Additionally, "Das Boot" peaked within the top 20 in Ireland (19) and the United Kingdom. In the latter, it debuted at number 37, and peaked at number 18 in its third week on the UK Singles Chart, on 6 September 1992.[5] Outside Europe, the single was a huge hit in Israel, where it peaked at number-one in April 1992.

"Das Boot" was awarded with a gold record in Austria, with a sale of 25,000 singles.

Music video edit

The accompanying music video for "Das Boot" was directed by Peter Claridge.[6] It used footage from the 1981 German submarine film Das Boot, directed by Wolfgang Petersen. When the song peaked at number one in Germany, the video had not yet been produced.[7]

Track listings edit

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[35] Gold 25,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Germany December 1991 — Polydor
United Kingdom 17 August 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[36]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Gittins, Ian (4 June 1994). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 33. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b Hamilton, James (8 February 1992). "DJ Directory: Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 6. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 15 February 1992. p. 12. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 2 May 1992. p. 37. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  6. ^ "U96 - Das Boot (viva tv 1993) HD Audio". YouTube. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  7. ^ Spahr, Wolfgang; Pride, Dominic (4 December 1993). "After three decades, German dance music still floors the world". Billboard. Vol. 105. Issue 49.
  8. ^ "U 96 – Das Boot" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  9. ^ "U 96 – Das Boot" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  10. ^ "Top 10 Singles in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 19. 9 May 1992. p. 29. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
  11. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. 23 May 1992. p. 36. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  12. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 9789511210535.
  13. ^ "U 96 – Das Boot / Kennedy" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  14. ^ "U 96 – Das Boot" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  15. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Das Boot". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  16. ^ 28 April 1992
  17. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 19, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  18. ^ "U 96 – Das Boot" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  19. ^ "U 96 – Das Boot". VG-lista. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  20. ^ "U 96 – Das Boot". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  21. ^ "U 96 – Das Boot". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  22. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 29 August 1992. p. 18. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  23. ^ "U 96: Boot II" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  24. ^ "U 96 – Boot II". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  25. ^ "U 96 – Das Boot 2001" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  26. ^ "U 96 – Das Boot 2001" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  27. ^ "U 96 – Das Boot 2001". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  28. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1992" (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  29. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1992" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  30. ^ "1992 Year-End Sales Charts" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 51/52. 19 December 1992. p. 17. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 17 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
  31. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1992" (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  32. ^ "Single top 100 over 1992" (PDF) (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  33. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1992" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  34. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1992" (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  35. ^ "Austrian single certifications – U96 – Das Boot" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  36. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 15 August 1992. p. 21.

January 01, 1970
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Das Boot English The Boat is the title theme to the film and TV series Das Boot composed and produced by Klaus Doldinger and released as a single in 1981 In 1991 the song was covered by German DJ and producer Alex Christensen and his dance music project U96 This techno version was U96 s debut single released by Polydor from the album of the same name 1992 Das Boot French artwork Das Boot Kennedy Single by U96from the album Das BootReleasedDecember 1991GenreHouse 1 techno 2 Length3 25LabelPolydorSongwriter s Klaus DoldingerProducer s Matiz AC 16U96 singles chronology Das Boot 1991 I Wanna Be a Kennedy 1992 Music video Das Boot on YouTubeUK cover On the German Singles Chart the U96 version of Das Boot spent 13 weeks at number one in early 1992 It also became a number one hit in Austria Israel Norway and Switzerland and entered the top 10 in Denmark Finland France the Netherlands and Sweden In the UK it peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart The song was the subject of many remixes throughout the years Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Chart performance 3 Music video 4 Track listings 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 1 1 Das Boot 5 1 2 Boot II 5 1 3 Das Boot 2001 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications 7 Release history 8 See also 9 ReferencesCritical reception editIan Gittins from Melody Maker complimented the song as a portentous novelty house hit complete with marine sound effects submarine noises and the legendary lyric Techno techno He concluded Compelling and absurdly addictive 1 Pan European magazine Music amp Media remarked With no significant airplay this techno version of the theme to the movie Das Boot is number one for the second consecutive week in Germany It s like Kraftwerk on acid or plain Front 242 3 James Hamilton from Music Week s RM Dance Update wrote This Hamburg based DJ s vocoder produced and Asdic pinged techno treatment of Klaus Doldinger s original theme is in basic chugging 0 122 9bpm Techno with beat losing edits midway far fiercer smoothly thrumming electro 0 127 1bpm Strings 127 Accordian Echo Mix 127 BPM and fiercest of all 0 130 9bpm 131 BPM versions Dive Dive Dive 2 Chart performance edit Das Boot peaked at number one in Germany Norway and Switzerland In Germany it spent 13 weeks atop the chart The single also entered the top 10 in Belgium 7 Denmark 3 Finland 9 France 9 the Netherlands 3 and Sweden 5 as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100 where it reached number three in May 1992 after 17 weeks within the chart 4 Additionally Das Boot peaked within the top 20 in Ireland 19 and the United Kingdom In the latter it debuted at number 37 and peaked at number 18 in its third week on the UK Singles Chart on 6 September 1992 5 Outside Europe the single was a huge hit in Israel where it peaked at number one in April 1992 Das Boot was awarded with a gold record in Austria with a sale of 25 000 singles Music video editThe accompanying music video for Das Boot was directed by Peter Claridge 6 It used footage from the 1981 German submarine film Das Boot directed by Wolfgang Petersen When the song peaked at number one in Germany the video had not yet been produced 7 Track listings edit7 inch single Das Boot Das Boot Mickey Finn full version 12 inch maxi Das Boot techno version 5 14 Tiefenrausch 4 18 CD maxi Das Boot techno version 5 14 Tiefenrausch 4 18 Das Boot trigger version 5 14 Cassette Das Boot techno version 5 14 Das Boot trigger version 5 14 CD maxi Remixes Das Boot Kennedy Megamix I Wanna Be a Kennedy 6 14 Sonar Sequences 6 13 Das Boot 3 25 CD maxi 2001 remixes Das Boot 2001 radio edit 3 41 Das Boot 2001 DJ Mellow D remix 8 22 Das Boot 2001 Cosmic Gate remix 7 41 Anthem 2001 3 19 12 inch maxi 2001 remixes Das Boot 2001 Cosmic Gate remix 7 41 Das Boot 2001 DJ Errik remix 8 05 Das Boot 2001 Schiller remix 8 23 Das Boot 2001 Avancada remix 8 12 D72 Remix Das Boot V2 D72 Extended Remix 6 26Charts editWeekly charts edit Das Boot edit Chart 1992 1993 Peakposition Austria O3 Austria Top 40 8 1 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 9 11 Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 10 7 Denmark IFPI 11 3 Europe Eurochart Hot 100 4 3 Finland Suomen virallinen lista 12 9 France SNEP 13 with Kennedy 9 Germany Official German Charts 14 1 Ireland IRMA 15 19 Israel IBA 16 1 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 17 4 Netherlands Single Top 100 18 3 Norway VG lista 19 1 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 20 5 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 21 1 UK Singles OCC 5 18 UK Dance Music Week 22 27 Boot II edit Chart 1995 Peakposition Finland Suomen virallinen lista 23 10 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 24 53 Das Boot 2001 edit Chart 2001 Peakposition Austria O3 Austria Top 40 25 12 Germany Official German Charts 26 16 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 27 41 Year end charts edit Chart 1992 Position Austria O3 Austria Top 40 28 4 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 29 80 Europe Eurochart Hot 100 30 11 Germany Official German Charts 31 3 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 32 33 Netherlands Single Top 100 33 35 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 34 9Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Austria IFPI Austria 35 Gold 25 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Format s Label s Ref Germany December 1991 Polydor United Kingdom 17 August 1992 7 inch vinyl12 inch vinylCDcassette M amp GPolydor 36 See also editDas Boot novel a novel by Lothar Gunther Buchheim from 1973 Das Boot TV series a German television series sequel to the 1981 film Das Boot album a 1992 album by U96 from 1992 Das Boot video game a 1991 video game inspired by the novel of the same nameReferences edit a b Gittins Ian 4 June 1994 Singles Melody Maker p 33 Retrieved 7 September 2023 a b Hamilton James 8 February 1992 DJ Directory Hot Vinyl PDF Music Week in Record Mirror Dance Update Supplemental Insert p 6 Retrieved 2 October 2020 New Releases Singles PDF Music amp Media 15 February 1992 p 12 Retrieved 21 February 2020 a b Eurochart Hot 100 PDF Music amp Media 2 May 1992 p 37 Retrieved 21 March 2018 a b Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 22 September 2022 U96 Das Boot viva tv 1993 HD Audio YouTube Archived from the original on 20 December 2021 Retrieved 6 December 2018 Spahr Wolfgang Pride Dominic 4 December 1993 After three decades German dance music still floors the world Billboard Vol 105 Issue 49 U 96 Das Boot in German O3 Austria Top 40 Retrieved 22 September 2022 U 96 Das Boot in Dutch Ultratop 50 Top 10 Singles in Europe PDF Music amp Media Vol 9 no 19 9 May 1992 p 29 OCLC 29800226 Retrieved 20 September 2021 via World Radio History Top 10 Sales in Europe PDF Music amp Media 23 May 1992 p 36 Retrieved 21 March 2018 Pennanen Timo 2006 Sisaltaa hitin levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 in Finnish 1st ed Helsinki Tammi ISBN 9789511210535 U 96 Das Boot Kennedy in French Les classement single Retrieved 22 September 2022 U 96 Das Boot in German GfK Entertainment charts The Irish Charts Search Results Das Boot Irish Singles Chart Retrieved 22 September 2022 28 April 1992 Nederlandse Top 40 week 19 1992 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 22 September 2022 U 96 Das Boot in Dutch Single Top 100 U 96 Das Boot VG lista Retrieved 22 September 2022 U 96 Das Boot Singles Top 100 Retrieved 22 September 2022 U 96 Das Boot Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved 22 September 2022 Top 60 Dance Singles PDF Music Week 29 August 1992 p 18 Retrieved 29 September 2020 U 96 Boot II in Finnish Musiikkituottajat Retrieved 22 September 2022 U 96 Boot II Singles Top 100 Retrieved 22 September 2022 U 96 Das Boot 2001 in German O3 Austria Top 40 Retrieved 22 September 2022 U 96 Das Boot 2001 in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 22 September 2022 U 96 Das Boot 2001 Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved 22 September 2022 Jahreshitparade Singles 1992 in German Retrieved 22 September 2022 Jaaroverzichten 1992 in Dutch Ultratop Retrieved 1 December 2021 1992 Year End Sales Charts PDF Music amp Media Vol 9 no 51 52 19 December 1992 p 17 OCLC 29800226 Retrieved 17 September 2021 via World Radio History Top 100 Single Jahrescharts 1992 in German Media Control Charts Retrieved 21 October 2015 Single top 100 over 1992 PDF in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 14 April 2010 Jaaroverzichten Single 1992 in Dutch MegaCharts Retrieved 1 December 2021 Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1992 in German Retrieved 22 September 2022 Austrian single certifications U96 Das Boot in German IFPI Austria Retrieved 22 September 2022 New Releases Singles Music Week 15 August 1992 p 21 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Das Boot song amp oldid 1191560899, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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