music.wikisort.org - Composition"Das Boot" (released in the UK and US as "The Boat") is the title theme to the film and TV series Das Boot, composed and produced by Klaus Doldinger, and released as a single in 1981.
1991 single by U96
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Released | December 1991 |
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Length | 3:25 |
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Label | Polydor |
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Songwriter(s) | Klaus Doldinger |
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Producer(s) | Matiz, AC 16 |
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In 1991, the song was covered by Alex Christensen and his dance music project U96. This techno version was U96's debut single from the album of the same name. It took the German single charts by storm and reached the top slot in early 1992, where it spent an unprecedented 13 weeks. "Das Boot" became a number-one hit also in Austria, Israel, Norway and Switzerland and was a top 10 hit in Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands and Sweden. It was also a top 20 hit in the UK, peaking at number 18. The song was the subject of many remixes throughout the years.
Critical reception
Pan-European magazine Music & Media noted that "with no significant airplay, this techno version of the theme to the movie "Das Boot" is number one for the second consecutive week in Germany. It's like Kraftwerk on acid, or plain Front 242."[1] James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update wrote that "this Hamburg based DJ's vocoder produced and Asdic pinged techno treatment of Klaus Doldinger's original theme is in basic chugging 0-122.9bpm Techno (with beat losing edits midway), far fiercer smoothly thrumming electro 0-127.1bpm Strings 127, Accordian, Echo Mix, 127 BPM and — fiercest of all — 0-130.9bpm 131 BPM Versions. Dive! Dive! Dive!"[2]
"Das Boot" peaked at number one in Germany, Norway and Switzerland. In Germany, it spent 13 weeks atop the chart. The single also made it to the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands and Sweden, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it reached number three. Additionally, "Das Boot" peaked within the Top 20 in Belgium, Ireland and the United Kingdom. In the latter, it debuted at number 37, and peaked at number 18 in its third week on the UK Singles Chart, on 6 September 1992.[3] Outside Europe, the single was a huge hit in Israel, where it peaked at number-one in April 1992. It was also awarded with a gold record in Austria, with a sale of 15,000 singles.
Music video
The music video for "Das Boot" was directed by Peter Claridge.[4] It used footage from the 1981 German submarine film Das Boot. The movie was directed by Wolfgang Petersen. The video was uploaded to YouTube in January 2014. As of August 2020, it has got more than 8,1 million views.[5]
Track listings
- "Das Boot"
- "Das Boot" (Mickey Finn full version)
- "Das Boot" (techno version) – 5:14
- "Tiefenrausch" – 4:18
- "Das Boot" (techno version) – 5:14
- "Tiefenrausch" – 4:18
- "Das Boot" (trigger version) – 5:14
- "Das Boot" (techno version) – 5:14
- "Das Boot" (trigger version) – 5:14
- "Das Boot / Kennedy" (Megamix – I Wanna Be a Kennedy) – 6:14
- "Sonar Sequences – 6:13
- "Das Boot" – 3:25
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- "Das Boot 2001" (radio edit) – 3:41
- "Das Boot 2001" (DJ Mellow-D remix) – 8:22
- "Das Boot 2001" (Cosmic Gate remix) – 7:41
- "Anthem 2001" – 3:19
- 12-inch maxi – 2001 remixes
- "Das Boot 2001" (Cosmic Gate remix) – 7:41
- "Das Boot 2001" (DJ Errik remix) – 8:05
- "Das Boot 2001" (Schiller remix) – 8:23
- "Das Boot 2001" (Avancada remix) – 8:12
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