Nessaja

"Nessaja" is the title of a song written by Peter Maffay and Rolf Zuckowski from the musical Tabaluga released in 1983 on the album Tabaluga oder die Reise zur Vernunft. The German band Scooter released a techno version as single on 8 April 2002.^[1] It features as a bonus track on the group's first live album Encore: Live And Direct, and was the first Scooter single to feature newest member at that time Jay Frog. "Nessaja" is one of Scooter's most known singles, reaching number one in Germany and number four in the UK.

Music Video

The music video for Nessaja starts off with a limousine pulling up outside a large white mansion, some women in dresses and men in suits get out of the car and go inside the house. There is lots of people waiting for a 'show' to start behind a red curtain, when the music starts H.P Baxxter comes out from behind the curtain and starts rapping. The people start dancing and then there is some shots of women dressed in underwear and rabbit ears in the same room (although it is empty). The video comes back to Scooter for a while then it cuts back to the two women who are now totally naked. The women are later seen in bath tubs, they are again naked in that scene. The rest of the video shows H.P Baxxter rapping and people dancing and partying. At the end of the video there is confetti on the floor and everyone is asleep (apart from Scooter), Scooter then leave in a limousine.

Track listing

CD Single^[1]

"Nessaja" [Radio Edit] (3:28)
"Nessaja" [Extended] (5:18)
"Nessaja" [The Ultimate Clubmix] (7:09)
"Shortbread" (3:55)

12" Single^[2]

"Nessaja" [Extended] (5:18)
"Nessaja" [Ultimate Club Mix] (7:09)
"Nessaja" [Topmodelz Mix] (5:40)

UK CD Single^[3]

"Nessaja" [Radio Edit] (3:28)
"Nessaja" [Clubstar UK Remix] (7:28)
"Nessaja" [Flip & Fill Remix] (6:16)

"Nessaja" Video - UK Edit (3:26)

Chart performance (Scooter version)

Chart (2002-2003)	Peak position
scope="row"	Australia (ARIA)^{[ 1]}	24
scope="row"	Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^{[ 1]}	2
scope="row"	Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^{[ 1]}	16
scope="row"	Denmark (Tracklisten)^{[ 1]}	5
scope="row"	Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^{[ 1]}	7
scope="row"	Germany (Media Control AG)^{[ 1]}	1
scope="row"	Hungary (Single Top 20)^{[ 1]}	10
scope="row"	Ireland (IRMA)^{[ 1]}	7
scope="row"	Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^{[ 1]}	21
scope="row"	Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)^{[ 1]}	9
scope="row"	Norway (VG-lista)^{[ 1]}	2
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[4]	2
scope="row"	Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^{[ 1]}	21
scope="row"	Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^{[ 1]}	7
scope="row"	UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^{[ 1]}	4

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Germany ^[5]	Gold	2002	250,000 +
Norway ^[6]	Gold	2003	15,000 +

Samples

"Nessaja" samples the melody from Peter Maffay's song "Nessaja"^[7] taken from his 1983 children's rock album, Tabaluga, as well as an interpretation of "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty. The vocals are written by Scooter.

In popular culture

Scooter's version of "Nessaja" featured in the opening credits of the 2009 film Brüno.^[8]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Nessaja: Scooter Amazon.de
↑ Scooter - Nessaja (12") Discogs.com
↑ Nessaja: Scooter Amazon.co.uk
↑ Romanian peak
↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Nessaja')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
↑ "Norwegian certifications – Nessaja" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
↑ Scooter's Nessaja sample of Peter Maffay's Nessaja WhoSampled.com
↑ Brüno (2009) - Soundtracks IMDB.com

External links

Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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H.P. Baxxter Rick J. Jordan Michael Simon Sören Bühler (Ferris Bueller) Axel Broszeit (Axel Coon) Jürgen Frosch (Jay Frog)

Studio albums	...And the Beat Goes On! Our Happy Hardcore Wicked! Age of Love No Time to Chill Back to the Heavyweight Jam Sheffield We Bring the Noise! The Stadium Techno Experience Mind the Gap Who's Got the Last Laugh Now? The Ultimate Aural Orgasm Jumping All Over the World Under the Radar Over the Top The Big Mash Up Music for a Big Night Out

Live albums	Encore: Live and Direct Live: Selected Songs of the 10th Anniversary Concert at Docks, Hamburg Excess All Areas Live in Hamburg

Compilations	Rough and Tough and Dangerous – The Singles 94/98 Push the Beat for This Jam (The Singles 98–02) 24 Carat Gold

Singles	"Vallée de Larmes" "Hyper Hyper" "Move Your Ass!" "Friends" "Endless Summer" "Back in the U.K." "Let Me Be Your Valentine" "Rebel Yell" "I'm Raving" "Break It Up" "Fire" "The Age of Love" "No Fate" "How Much Is the Fish?" "We Are The Greatest/I Was Made For Lovin' You" "Call Me Mañana" "Faster Harder Scooter" "Fuck the Millennium" "I'm Your Pusher" "She's the Sun" "Posse (I Need You on the Floor)" "Aiii Shot the DJ" "Ramp! (The Logical Song)" "Nessaja" "Weekend!" "The Night" "Maria (I Like It Loud)" "Jigga Jigga!" "Shake That!" "One (Always Hardcore)" "Suavemente" "Hello! (Good to Be Back)" "Apache Rocks the Bottom!" "Behind the Cow" "Lass Uns Tanzen" "The Question Is What Is the Question?" "And No Matches" "Jumping All Over the World" "I'm Lonely" "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)" "J'adore Hardcore" "Ti Sento" "The Sound Above My Hair" "Stuck on Replay" "Friends Turbo" "The Only One" "David Doesn't Eat" "C'est Bleu" "It's A Biz (Ain't Nobody)" "4 AM" "Army of Hardcore"

Other articles	Discography Celebrate the Nun

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