| "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" | ||||
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| Single by The Passions | ||||
| from the album Thirty Thousand Feet Over China | ||||
| B-side | "(Don't Talk To Me) I'm Shy" | |||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Format | 7-inch | |||
| Genre | New Wave | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Writer(s) | The Passions | |||
| Producer | Peter Wilson | |||
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"I'm in Love with a German Film Star" is a song by the British pop band The Passions. It was released as a single in 1981 and reached number twenty-five on the UK Singles Chart.[1] It was the band's only single to reach the charts. Sam Taylor-Wood recorded a cover version which was released a single in 2008. It has also been covered by Foo Fighters, Kish Mauve and Chris Whitley.
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Linoleum covered the song on their second album and also released it as a single in 2000 on the Fierce Panda label.[2]
Katsen covered the song on their debut album, "It Hertz!"
The American rock band Foo Fighters covered "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" as the B-side to their 2005 single "Best of You". The British electronic duo Kish Mauve recorded a version for the B-side of their 2006 single "Modern Love". It was also recorded by the American singer-songwriter Chris Whitley for his 2006 album Reiter In.
"I'm in Love with a German Film Star" was also covered by the British artist and film-maker Sam Taylor-Wood, who released it as a single on 20 October 2008 through the German Kompakt label.[3] It was produced by Pet Shop Boys, who also contributed a full length "Symphonic Mix". Other remixes were provided by Gui Boratto, Mark Reeder and Jürgen Paape. The single reached number one of the UK Dance Singles Charts in November 2008.
All tracks written by The Passions.