The Battle of the Bands is an EP by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. The songs are sung under different aliases, which makes it kind of a "battle of the bands".

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The Battle of the Bands
EP by Die Toten Hosen
Released	1985
Genre	Punk rock
Length	16:29
Die Toten Hosen chronology
Unter falscher Flagge (1984) The Battle of the Bands (1985) Damenwahl (1986)

The EP was re-released remastered as whole on the 2007 re-release of Unter falscher Flagge.

Track listing

1. "Faust in der Tasche" (Fist in the pocket) (Frege, von Holst/Frege) – 3:55 (as Ricky Curl and the Standing Ovations)
2. "Head over Heels" (Trimpop/Frege) – 4:05 (as The Evil Kids)
3. "Schöne Bescherung" (roughly Happy holidays; lit. Nice gift-giving, also Nice mess) (Breitkopf, Frege, von Holst, Meurer, Trimpop/Frege) – 2:23 (as Die Flinger Domspatzen)
4. "La historia del pescador Pepe" (The story of Pepe the fisherman [in Spanish]) (Breitkopf, Frege, von Holst, Meurer, Trimpop/Frege) – 3:17 (as Little Pepito and the Swinging Pesetas)
5. "Vom Surfen und vom Saufen" (About surfing and about drinking) (Breitkopf/Frege) – 2:49 (as Die Pebbles)

Singles

• 1985: "Faust in der Tasche"

Personnel

• Campino - vocals
• Andreas von Holst - guitar
• Michael Breitkopf - guitar
• Andreas Meurer - bass
• Trini Trimpop - drums