Das Boot (song)
"Das Boot" (in the UK and USA released as The Boat) is the title theme to the film and TV Series Das Boot, composed and produced by Klaus Doldinger, released on single[1] and album in 1981.
In 1991 it was covered ("Techno Version") by the dance music project U 96. It was its debut single from the album of the same name and was released in 1991. It became a number-one hit in Austria, Switzerland, Germany and Norway and was a top ten hit in France and the Netherlands. The song was the subject of many remixes throughout the years.
The synthesized speech in the song was generated using an Atari ST and the STSPEECH.TOS program.
Track listings
- CD maxi
- "Das Boot" (techno version) – 5:14
- "Tiefenrausch" – 4:18
- "Das Boot" (trigger version) – 5:14
- 7" single
- "Das Boot"
- "Das Boot" (Mickey Finn full version)
- 12" maxi
- "Das Boot" (techno version) – 5:14
- "Tiefenrausch" – 4:18
- Cassette
- "Das Boot" (techno version) – 5:14
- "Das Boot" (trigger version) – 5:14
- CD maxi - Remixes
- "Das Boot / Kennedy" (Megamix - I Wanna Be a Kennedy) – 6:14
- "Sonar Sequences – 6:13
- "Das Boot" – 3:25
- CD maxi - 2001 remixes
- "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" 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
Charts and sales
Peak positions
Chart (1992/93) |
Peak
position |
Austrian Singles Chart[2] |
1 |
Dutch Top 40[3] |
4 |
French SNEP Singles Chart[4] |
9 |
German Singles Chart[5] |
1 |
Irish Singles Chart[6] |
19 |
Norwegian Singles Chart[7] |
1 |
Swedish Singles Chart[8] |
5 |
Swiss Singles Chart[9] |
1 |
UK Singles Chart[10] |
18 |
Chart (1995) 1 |
Peak
position |
Finnish Singles Chart[11] |
10 |
Swedish Singles Chart[12] |
53 |
Chart (2001) 2 |
Peak
position |
Austrian Singles Chart[13] |
12 |
Swiss Singles Chart[14] |
41 |
1 "Das Boot II"
2 "Das Boot 2001"
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End of year charts
End of year chart (1992) |
Position |
Austrian Singles Chart[15] |
4 |
Dutch Top 40[3] |
33 |
Swiss Singles Chart[16] |
9 |
Certifications
Country |
Certification |
Date |
Sales certified |
Austria[17] |
Gold |
June 26, 1992 |
15,000 |
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Chart successions
References
- ^ Die Original Titelmelodie: Das Boot (Klaus Doldinger single) at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ ""Das Boot", Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?key=2399&cat=s. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1992" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201992.pdf. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ ""Das Boot / Kennedy", French Singles Chart" (in French). Lescharts. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=264220&cat=s. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ "U96 singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). Musicline. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/U+96/single. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "Irish Singles Chart, database". Irishcharts. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ ""Das Boot", Norwegian Singles Chart" (in Norwegian). Norwegiancharts. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?key=2399&cat=s. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ ""Das Boot", Swedish Singles Chart" (in Swedish). Swedishcharts. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?key=2399&cat=s. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ ""Das Boot", Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Hitparade. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?key=2399&cat=s. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ ""Das Boot", UK Singles Chart". Chartstats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=20115. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ ""Das Boot II", Finnish Singles Chart" (in Finnish). Finnishcharts. http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?key=98734&cat=s. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ ""Das Boot II", Swedish Singles Chart" (in Swedish). Swedishcharts. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?key=98734&cat=s. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ ""Das Boot 2001", Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?key=4199&cat=s. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ ""Das Boot 2001", Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Hitparade. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?key=4199&cat=s. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ "1992 Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. http://www.austriancharts.at/1992_single.asp. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "1992 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Hitparade. http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=1992. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "Austrian certifications" (in German). ifpi. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
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Main albums |
Das Boot (1992) · Replugged (1993) · Club Bizarre (1995) · Heaven (1996)
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