Kreuzberg nights

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Kreuzberg nights
Leaf shot brothers
publication March 24, 1978
length 3:23
Genre (s) Political song , hit song , drinking song , mood song
Author (s) Beppo Pohlmann
Producer (s) Uli Weigel
Label Hansa Records
album Bla-bla-leaf shot

Kreuzberger Nights is a song by the German music group Gebrüder Blatt Schuss from 1978. It is their single release, which is highest in the German charts. It is also considered the "unofficial anthem of West Berlin ".

Origin and text

Kreuzberger Nights was written by Beppo Pohlmann and produced by Uli Weigel . The song was actually intended as a parody of mood songs, but in the German-speaking countries itself developed into a hit , drinking, carnival and mood song . Beppo Pohlmann said: "But suddenly we were qualified for the ZDF hit parade , and we didn't want to go there". The band originally played the song as a "bouncer number" at their concerts. Since the musicians were still missing a title for their album Bla-Bla-Blattaufnahme , they resorted to Kreuzberg nights . The lyrics describe how the protagonist first sits alone in a pub, then other people join in and a celebration begins. Some political allusions are also made: "A pensioner shouts: 'You should be ashamed of yourself'!" / Another thinks it's all due to the system / It's as sick as my liver, I say harshly / The twelve semesters were not so completely ... in vain. ”At this point the rhyme that was actually expected is replaced by a more harmless equivalent. The refrain then simply reads: "Kreuzberg nights are long / Kreuzberg nights are long / First they start very slowly / But then, but then."

Publication and reception

Kreuzberger Nights was released as a single in March 1978 and was released around the same time on the studio album Bla-Bla-Blatt Schuss. The song also appeared on numerous compilations .

In the ZDF hit parade , the group appeared three times with the song 1978 . For the first time it was placed on September 18, 1978 at number 20, but not in the show. On October 16, 1978 (place 16) she sang it for the first time on the show. On November 13, 1978 (seventh place) and December 11, 1978 (first place), the group performed the song again. Also in the following three shows up to March 5, 1979, the song reached number one and the band performed it again. In the two subsequent editions, the title was placed fifth and 17th, but the group was no longer in the show. Overall, the song was number one four times in a row and was featured in the program for almost nine months, as well as in other television appearances - for example on disco on ZDF on October 30, 1978. In the themed edition of the ZDF hit parade hits of the carnival season on January 23, 1997 she sang it again.

In Germany, the song took second place in the single charts and stayed there for a total of 24 weeks. In Austria it reached number 15 and in Switzerland number seven. In 1979 the single was awarded a gold record in Germany for over 250,000 units sold , making Kreuzberger Nights one of the country's best-selling hits . According to sources, the single sold over 800,000 times in German-speaking countries.

Track list of the single

7 ″ single

  1. Kreuzberg Nights (3:23)
  2. Noise Hit Parade (3:21)

Cover versions (selection)

Cover versions have been published by:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Kreuzberg Nights in Dahlem , Tagesspiegel.de
  2. ^ "Kreuzberg Nights" - a filler number in a double sense , srf.ch
  3. ^ Gebrüder Blattuß - Kreuzberger Nights , songtexte.com
  4. ↑ a b c Gebrüder Blatt Schuss - Kreuzberg Nights , hitparade.ch
  5. ^ Gebrüder Blatt Schuss - Kreuzberger Nights (ZDF Hitparade December 11, 1978) on YouTube
  6. ^ Gebrüder Blatt Schuss - Kreuzberger Nights (ZDF Disco October 30, 1978) on YouTube
  7. ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on February 4, 2020 . (Search required)