Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt

"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" (English: "Hooray, Hooray, the School Is Burning") is a song originally recorded by German band Extrabreit in 1980 and remixed in 1990. The title of the song is derived from the 1969 West German film Hurra, die Schule brennt!

"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt"
Original release cover
Single by Extrabreit
B-side	"Flieger, grüß mir die Sonne"
Released	1981
Recorded	1980
Genre	NDW
Songwriter(s)	Schlasse, Klein, Hönig, Larson, Möller

Track listing

Original release

A-side

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt"	2:36

B-side

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Flieger, grüß mir die Sonne"	2:52

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1982) Peak position West Germany (Official German Charts)^[1] 12

Year-end charts Chart (1982) Position West Germany (Official German Charts)^[2] 31

1990 Remix

"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt"
90 Remix cover
Single by Extrabreit
Released	1990
Genre	NDW
Songwriter(s)	Schlasse, Klein, Hönig, Larson, Möller

90 Remix

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt (Refreshed Version '90)"	2:40
2.	"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt (Original Version)"	2:35
3.	"Der Präsident ist tot"	6:19
4.	"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt (Saturday-Night Disco Live Version)"	2:38
5.	"Polizisten (Remix '90)"	6:45

Busted version

"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt"
CD1 cover
Single by Busted
from the album Busted
Released	21 April 2003
Length	3:35
Label	Universal, MCA
Songwriter(s)	Schlasse, Klein, Hönig, Larson, Möller
Producer(s)	Steve Robson
Busted singles chronology
"You Said No" (2003) "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" (2003) "Sleeping with the Light On" (2003)
"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt"
CD2 cover

In 2003, the song was covered by English pop punk band Busted, who released it as a single in continental Europe as an alternative to the British and Irish-only release "Sleeping with the Light On". It was included on the German edition of their debut album, Busted. The Busted version rewrites the verses in English, but keeps the chorus in German. The song was only ever intended for release in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, but its video and the track subsequently appeared as B-sides to the CD2 and cassette releases of "Crashed the Wedding" respectively, after fans demanded it be released in the United Kingdom. The song has since been released in the UK as a digital download.

Track listing

CD1

1. "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" - 3:35
2. "You Said No" - 2:47 (clean version)
3. "Last Summer" - 3:05
4. "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" (Video) - 3:35

CD2

1. "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" - 3:35
2. "Sleeping with the Light On" (New Version) - 3:14
3. "Year Three School Said No" (Medley) - 5:18
4. "Sleeping with the Light On" (Live Video) - 3:40

Cassette Single

1. "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" - 3:35
2. "You Said No" (Live Version) - 3:18

Chart performance

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	20
Germany (Official German Charts)^[4]	19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[5]	34

References

1. "Offiziellecharts.de – Extrabreit – Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
2. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
3. "Busted – Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
4. "Busted – Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
5. "Busted – Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt". Swiss Singles Chart.