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"Moskau" (German for Moscow) is the second single by German Eurodisco group Dschinghis Khan (known as Genghis Khan in Australia and other countries)[1][2][3][4] released in 1979.

"Moskau"
Single by Dschinghis Khan
from the album Dschinghis Khan
LanguageGerman
English titleMoscow
B-side"Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan"
Released1979 (1979)
Recorded1979
StudioOlympia Studios Munich
GenreEurodisco
Length
  • 4:43
  • 5:58 (album)
LabelBMG
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ralph Siegel
Dschinghis Khan singles chronology
"Dschinghis Khan"
(1979)
"Moskau"
(1979)
"Hadschi Halef Omar"
(1979)
Music videos
"Moskau" on YouTube
"Moskau" (2020 Moscow Edition) on YouTube
"Moscow"
Single by Genghis Khan
from the album Genghis Khan
B-side"Moscow (German Version)"
Released3 September 1980
Recorded1979
StudioOlympia Studios Munich
GenreEurodisco
Length4:30
Label7 Records / Image Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Norbert Daum
Music videos
"Moscow" on YouTube

The band also recorded an English version, which they released in 1980 as "Moscow".


History


"Moskau" achieved enormous popularity in the Soviet Union. A 15-second clip of the song's performance was shown as a part of the New Year holiday lineup on the state-run TV, leading to the immediate dismissal of the network's director.[5]

In 2006, the song made its video game debut as a playable song in Taiko no Tatsujin Portable 2. It is also a featured track in Just Dance 2014. On September 15, the song was uploaded to YouTube,[6] and it quickly became an internet meme related to Slavs. Most prominently, the meme was circulated on the image macro site YTMND, accompanied by the song's chorus or variations of.

The song was also played at the opening at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia for Semi-Final 2.

In 2018, Dschinghis Khan re-recorded "Moskau" with new lyrics for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which was hosted in Russia. For the German and English versions, the lead vocals were performed by former US5 member Jay Khan. Alexander Malinin and his daughter Ustinya performed the Russian version, titled "Moskva". The Spanish version, titled "Moscú", was performed by Jorge Jiménez and Marifer Medrano.[7]


Versions



Moskau – the German-language version


"Moskau", the German-language version of the song, appears on their 1979 self-titled album Dschinghis Khan and their 1980 album Rom. The album version is nearly six minutes long, while the single version is four and a half minutes long.[8]


Moscow – the English-language version


The band, under their English-language band name Genghis Khan, released a version of the song with English lyrics entitled "Moscow" in Australia in 1980, the year of the 1980 Moscow Olympics.[1] Australia's Channel 7 used the song as the theme to their television coverage of the Moscow Olympics, and the single was issued locally in a die-cut Channel 7 paper sleeve.[9] The song became a massive hit in Australia, staying at #1 for six weeks.[10]


Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan


"Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan" is the B-side of "Moskau", featuring Leslie Mándoki performing the chorus and Louis Hendrik Potgieter singing the final chorus. The song was also recorded in English and released as a single in 1979, with "Moscow" as the B-side.[11]


Track listings


Original German 7" single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moskau"
4:43
2."Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan"
  • Siegel
  • Meinunger
4:13
Total length:8:56
12" maxi single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moskau"
  • Siegel
  • Meinunger
7:40
2."Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan"
  • Siegel
  • Meinunger
6:10
Total length:13:50
International single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moscow" (English Version)
  • Christian Dornaus
  • Siegel
  • Meinunger
4:30
2."Moskau" (German Version)
  • Siegel
  • Meinunger
4:43
Total length:9:13
Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan" (English Version)
  • Dornaus
  • Siegel
  • Meinunger
4:15
2."Moscow" (English Version)
  • Dornaus
  • Siegel
  • Meinunger
4:29
Total length:8:44

Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[19] Platinum 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Covers



References


  1. "Country=Australia, Genghis Khan* - Moscow (Vinyl)". Discogs website. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. "Country=France, Genghis Khan* - Moscow (Vinyl)". Discogs website. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. "Country=Colombia, Genghis Khan* - Moscu (Vinyl)". Discogs website. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. "Country=Japan, Genghis Khan* - Moskau / Rocking Son Of Dschinghis Khan (Vinyl)". Discogs website. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  5. "Chin. Chin. Chinigs Khan". Zhurnal.ru. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  6. Dschinghis Khan - Moskau. YouTube. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021.
  7. "Moskau Moskau". Dschinghis Khan Official Website. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  8. "Start - STEPPENWIND - Offizielle Dschinghis Khan Fanseite". Steppenwind.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  9. "??". Corporate.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  10. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 122. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  11. "Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan (English Version)/Moscow" at Discogs
  12. "Dschinghis Khan – Moskau" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  13. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Dschinghis Khan" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  14. "Dschinghis Khan – Moskau" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  15. "Dschinghis Khan – Moskau". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Dschinghis Khan – Moskau". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  17. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 1979. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  18. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 432. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  19. "International Certifications" (PDF). Cash Box. 12 December 1980. p. 43. Retrieved 25 November 2021 via World Radio History.
  20. "София Ротару - "Здравствуй, Москва!" (Кавер версия песни Dschinghis Khan - Moskau) 1980" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  21. "Georgie Dann - Moscú". 8 September 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2016 via YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
  22. "Kramgoa låtar ( 8) | Svensk mediedatabas". SMDB.kb.se. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  23. "The Heavy Anglican: Pointless Nightwish video post + brief update". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  24. SirG (19 November 2006). "Black Messiah - Of Myths And Legends Review". Metal.de. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  25. "大张伟 - 奋斗—在线播放—优酷网,视频高清在线观看". V.youku.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  26. "Music Russian Military Band One". YouTube. 14 December 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2016.[dead YouTube link]
  27. "Dschinghis Khan - Moskau - New year 2013". YouTube. 1 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  28. "Los Rotopedos - Moscau". YouTube. 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2016.



На других языках


[de] Moskau (Lied)

Moskau ist ein deutscher Schlager, komponiert von Ralph Siegel, getextet von Bernd Meinunger, der 1979 erstmals von der Gruppe Dschinghis Khan vorgestellt wurde.
- [en] Moskau (song)

[es] Moskau

"Moskau" (En Alemán: Moscú) es el sencillo publicado en 1979 por Dschinghis Khan,[cita requerida] una banda de Múnich (República Federal de Alemania) creada ese mismo año para competir en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión. [cita requerida]

[ru] Moskau (песня Dschinghis Khan)

Moskau — созданная в 1979 году немецкоязычная песня группы Dschinghis Khan, одна из самых узнаваемых композиций этого коллектива наряду с песней Dschinghis Khan. Её название переводится как «Москва».



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