99 Luftballons

About 99 Luftballons

"99 Luftballons" is a Cold War-era protest song by the German band Nena. Originally sung in German, it was later re-recorded in English as "99 Red Balloons". "99 Luftballons" reached #1 in West Germany in 1983. In 1984, the original German version also peaked at #2 on the American Billboard Hot 100 chart and the English-language version topped the UK Singles Chart. The German version topped the Australian charts for five weeks and the New Zealand charts for one week. .

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About this song

Credited to

Nena

Album

Nena · Track 6 of 12

Released

September 23, 1983

Duration

3:51

Ranking

#1 most played Nena track on Foxsoundi

Playlists

In 1 public playlist: My Lovely Playlist <3

On Last.fm

993,893 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Nena