Somehow, somewhere, sometime
| Somehow, somewhere, sometime | |
|---|---|
| Nena | |
| publication | September 10, 1984 |
| length | 4:10 |
| Genre (s) | Neue Deutsche Welle |
| Author (s) | Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen , Carlo Karges |
| album | fire and flame |
| Cover versions | |
| 1999 | Jan Delay with Denyo |
| 2002 | Nena & Kim Wilde |
Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann is an NDW song by the German band Nena , which was first released as a single in 1984 and was also successful in the English version Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime .
production
The German and English versions of the song were written by band members Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen and Carlo Karges and translated by Lisa Dal Bello . It was originally released as a single in 1984 and appeared on the 1985 album Feuer und Flamme . The English version, entitled Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime , was released on the 1985 album It's All in the Game .
There is no official music video for either the German or the English version of the song. The band's appearance on the music show Bananas on September 13, 1984, which also represents the television premiere of the German-language version, comes very close to a video clip.
Remake with Kim Wilde
In 2002 Nena took the title for the album 20 Years - Nena feat. Nena up. In the new version of the song, English and German lyrics have been combined. The song was recorded with British singer Kim Wilde and released under the title Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime . The accompanying video was shot in the London Guildhall and in and around Change Alley in London. It was a hit across the European continent but was not released in the UK. Nena and Kim Wilde appeared together several times in 2003 to promote the single on various television shows. They performed the song during Nena's concert in October 2002 in Frankfurt am Main and in December 2014 at a joint concert in the Netherlands .
Reception and chart placements
Allmusic describes the song as "towering all-time Nena classic" ("outstanding Nena classic"). The single reached number three in the German charts in 1984. It was the last Top 10 hit Nena had in her home country until sherevivedthe song as a duet Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime with Kim Wilde as part of her career revival in 2002.
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Cover versions
Jan Delay & Denyo
In 1999 Jan Delay covered the piece with Denyo from the Absolute Beginners for the sampler Das There is only once for the TV series Pop 2000 by ARD and Viva . Unlike the original, this version also contains a rap verse. The single reached top 10 placements in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In Germany, the single received a platinum record for over 500,000 units sold. Thus, somehow, somewhere, sometime , not only the strongest selling recorded music in the solo careers of both musicians, but one general to the best-selling rap songs in Germany . In Austria the single received a gold record for more than 25,000 units sold, which also makes it the biggest sales success of the two.
More cover versions
- 1992: Herbert Grönemeyer
- 2000: Max Raabe
- 2000: The Smurfs ( Tell me how, tell me where, tell me when )
- 2001: DJs @ Work (Someday)
- 2003: Otto Waalkes (Hansel and Gretel)
- 2003: Guildo Horn
- 2005: Insania
- 2008: Adoro , Symphonity
Parodies
In March 2016, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was parodied in the song Erdowie, Erdowo, Erdogan as part of the satirical television program Extra 3 . The broadcast of the song prompted the German ambassador to Turkey , Martin Erdmann , to be summoned twice , which the media rated as an interference with the freedom of the press . Turkey's continued demand to cancel the program was ignored, as was the demand for the song to be deleted. This conflict, in turn, triggered a Streisand effect , which resulted in the video receiving millions of views and being subtitled in multiple languages, thus contributing to the Böhmermann affair .
Use in other media
- The original German version of the song repeatedly plays a role in the television series Dark .
- The film Somehow, Somewhere, Sometime by the Medienpädagogik Zentrum Hamburg about the situation on Hafenstrasse 1987/88 uses fragments of the song at the beginning.
- Nena made a guest appearance in the German feature film Richy Guitar from 1984/85: At a gig in Berlin's Metropol , the band played their then-current hit Irgendwie, somewhere, sometime .
Web links
- Original text on songtexte.com
- Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime (2002) on songtexte.com
- Nena - Somehow, somewhere, sometime (full playback performance 1984 on Bananas) on YouTube
- Jan Delay - Somehow, Somewhere, Sometime (Official Video) on YouTube
- Nena feat. Kim Wilde - Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime on YouTube
- Erdowie, Erdowo, Erdogan (Extra 3 Parody) on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ Somehow, Somewhere, Sometime. Nena, accessed on January 17, 2019 (arrangements by Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen).
- ↑ Somehow, Somewhere, Sometime. Nena, accessed on January 17, 2019 (text by Carlo Karges).
- ^ Anyplace Anywhere Anytime. Nena, accessed January 17, 2019 (translation by Lisa Dalbello).
- ↑ Somehow, Somewhere, Sometime. Nena, accessed January 17, 2019 (first published as a single).
- ↑ Fire and Flame. Nena, accessed on January 17, 2019 from the album "Feuer und Flamme".
- ↑ Brief information about the appearance at Bananas on nena.de. Retrieved February 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Somehow Somewhere Sometime on Bananas on YouTube , accessed February 2, 2019.
- ↑ Anyplace Anywhere Anytime (feat. Kim Wilde). Nena, May 11, 2013, accessed January 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Live / Dates / Gigography. Nena, accessed January 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Nena feat. Nena live. Nena, May 11, 2013, accessed January 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Alan Severa: Nena - Fire & Flame. In: AllMusic . Retrieved January 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Nena - Somehow, somewhere, sometime - single. In: Official German Charts. Retrieved January 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Nena - Somehow, somewhere, sometime. In: austriancharts.at. Retrieved January 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Nena - Somehow, somewhere, sometime. In: swisscharts.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019 .
- ^ Nena & Kim Wilde - Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime - Single. In: Official German Charts. Retrieved January 17, 2019 .
- ^ Nena & Kim Wilde - Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime. In: austriancharts.at. Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
- ^ Nena & Kim Wilde - Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime. In: swisscharts.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Chart sources Jan Delay & Denyo: DE AT CH
- ↑ Awards for music sales Jan Delay & Denyo: DE AT
- ↑ Song: Erdowie, Erdowo, Erdogan | extra 3 | NDR. extra 3, March 17, 2016, accessed June 4, 2018 .
- ↑ Satirical song mocking Recep Tayyip Erdogan sparks diplomatic row between Turkey and Germany. In: The Independent . March 29, 2016, accessed January 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Kristina Kielblock: "Dark" on Netflix: The soundtrack for the series - list of song titles & bands. In: Kino.de . December 2, 2017, accessed February 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Somehow, somewhere, sometime (documentation about Hafenstrasse) on YouTube , accessed on February 3, 2019.
- ↑ Richy Guitar on nena.de
- ↑ Nena and band live (excerpt from Richy Guitar) on YouTube