In the Army Now
| In the Army Now | |
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| Bolland & Bolland | |
| publication | 1981 |
| length | 3:15 |
| Genre (s) | skirt |
| Author (s) | Rob Bolland, Ferdi Bolland |
| album | The Domino Theory |
| Cover version | |
| 1986 | Status quo |
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In the Army Now is a song by Bolland & Bolland from 1981. In particular, the cover version by Status Quo in 1986 was very successful.
history
Bolland & Bolland released the song under the title You're in the Army Now in 1981. However, it was only a number one hit in Finland and Norway and a top hit in Sweden (No. 2) and South Africa (No. 9). Ten hit.
Status Quo made the song much better known commercially. It was released on October 3, 1986. The rock song became a number one hit in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
The anti-war song interprets the merits of military service in a polemical and sarcastic way . In the new version of Status Quo from 2010, however, these lines were largely removed and replaced by statements affirming the war.
| Original text and translation (excerpts) | Revision of Status Quo (2010) |
|---|---|
| "You'll be the hero of the neighborhood,
nobody knows that you've left for good " ("You will be the hero of the neighborhood, nobody knows that you are gone forever ") |
"you'll be the hero of the neighborhood
counting the days' till back for good " ("You will be the hero of the neighborhood, count the days until you're back ") |
| "Smiling faces as you wait to land,
but once you get there no-one gives a damn " ("You smile as you arrive, but when you are there, nobody gives a damn about you ") |
"smiling faces as you wait to land
side by side every woman and man " ("Smiling faces as you arrive, Men and women, side by side ") |
| "Your finger's on the trigger but it don't seem right"
("Your finger is on the trigger, but it doesn't feel right") |
"Your finger's on the trigger now it's time to fight"
("Your finger is on the trigger and it's time to fight!") |
Music video
The story of the music video is pretty simple: the band performs the song, while the subplot shows everyday life in a military academy to underline the importance of the song .
Cover versions
- 1986: Status Quo (musically defused compared to Bolland & Bollands version)
- 1987: FEE (you have to join the armed forces)
- 1993: Leningrad Cowboys (Kalinka)
- 1994: Laibach
- 2000: Evils Toy
- 2001: The Squeaky Boys
- 2009: Les Enfoirés (Ici les Enfoirés)
- 2010: Status Quo (changed text)
- 2012: Sabaton (released as a digital single in 2016)
- 2017: Captain Jack (2017 Version)
- 2019: Football 2000 ( Hinti Army now in honor of the Austrian national player from Eintracht Frankfurt , Martin Hinteregger )
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 France (SNEP)
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 gold
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500,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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 silver
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250,000 |
| All in all |
1 × silver 1 × gold |
750,000 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chart placements: Chart statistics for In the Army Now , accessed on December 26, 2016.
- ↑ Discogs entry of the EP, accessed on January 6, 2020.
- ↑ Status Quo - In the Army Now translation. Retrieved August 17, 2017 .
- ↑ a b music video on Youtube.com
- ↑ a b in the army now (2010) - Status Quo Lyrics. Retrieved August 11, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Status Quo - In the Army Now Lyrics. Retrieved August 11, 2017 .
- ↑ a b earMUSIC: Status Quo "In The Army Now (2010)" (official video). October 12, 2010, accessed August 17, 2017 .
- ^ "The Hinteregger song! (Hinti Army now) - FOOTBALL 2000 - the Eintracht Frankfurt video podcast". In: YouTube.com. Hessischer Rundfunk , March 28, 2019, accessed June 8, 2019 .
- ^ Award in France
- ↑ Award in the United Kingdom