At 66 years of age
| At 66 years of age | |
|---|---|
| Udo Juergens | |
| publication | December 1977 |
| length | 3:38 |
| Genre (s) | Bat |
| text | Wolfgang Hofer |
| music | Udo Juergens |
| album | Songs that go on a journey |
At the age of 66, a song by the Austrian singer Udo Jürgens from 1977 is based on a text by Wolfgang Hofer . It was produced by Joachim Heider . It is about the fact that life goes on at retirement age and that literally it is “far from over”.
The song was released in December 1977 by Ariola in Germany as a single from his album Lieder, who go on trips . The song is 3:38 minutes long. In Germany, the song placed 23rd and was in the charts for a total of 15 weeks. It could not place itself in Austria or Switzerland.
Track list of the single
- 7 ″ single
- At 66 years old (3:38)
- Mr. Solitude (3:20)
Cover versions
The song was covered several times and broadcast in other languages.
- 1978: Franklin Kennedy - Na 66 Jaaren (Dutch)
- 1983: Wencke Myhre - Når jeg blir 66 (Norwegian)
- 2014: Chris de Burgh - Life begins at 66 (English)
There are also cover versions of the German version by Roland Kaiser and David Hasselhoff (German and English).
The song has been covered repeatedly, including in 1983 by Wencke Myhre and in 2019 by Roland Kaiser .
Web links
- With 66 years at Discogs (English)
- At coverinfo.de at the age of 66
Individual evidence
- ↑ Udo Jürgens - At the age of 66 at Discogs . Accessed October 6, 2019
- ↑ Udo Jürgens - At the age of 66. In: hitparade.ch. Retrieved October 6, 2019 (German).