Das Boot (song)

"Das Boot"
Single by U 96
from the album Das Boot
B-side Remix
Released December 1991
Format CD single, CD maxi, 7" single,
12" maxi, cassette
Recorded 1991
Genre Techno, rave
Length 3:25
Label Polydor
Writer(s) Klaus Doldinger
Producer(s) Matiz/AC 16
U 96 singles chronology
"Das Boot"
(1991)		 "I Wanna Be a Kennedy"
(1992)

"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
  1. "Das Boot" (techno version) – 5:14
  2. "Tiefenrausch" – 4:18
  3. "Das Boot" (trigger version) – 5:14
7" single
  1. "Das Boot"
  2. "Das Boot" (Mickey Finn full version)
12" maxi
  1. "Das Boot" (techno version) – 5:14
  2. "Tiefenrausch" – 4:18
Cassette
  1. "Das Boot" (techno version) – 5:14
  2. "Das Boot" (trigger version) – 5:14
CD maxi - Remixes
  1. "Das Boot / Kennedy" (Megamix - I Wanna Be a Kennedy) – 6:14
  2. "Sonar Sequences – 6:13
  3. "Das Boot" – 3:25
CD maxi - 2001 remixes
  1. "Das Boot 2001" (radio edit) – 3:41
  2. "Das Boot 2001" (DJ Mellow-D remix) – 8:22
  3. "Das Boot 2001" (Cosmic Gate remix) – 7:41
  4. "Anthem 2001" – 3:19
12" maxi - 2001 remixes
  1. "Das Boot 2001" (Cosmic Gate remix) – 7:41
  2. "Das Boot 2001" (DJ Errik remix) – 8:05
  3. "Das Boot 2001" (Schiller remix) – 8:23
  4. "Das Boot 2001" (Avancada remix) – 8:12

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (1992-1993) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 11
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 9
France (SNEP)[5] 9
Germany (Media Control Charts)[6] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 19
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 4
Norway (VG-lista)[9] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 1
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[12] 18
Chart (1995) 1 Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 53
Chart (2001) 2 Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15] 12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 41

1 "Das Boot II"
2 "Das Boot 2001"

End of year charts

End of year chart (1992) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[17] 4
Dutch Top 40[8] 33
Swiss Singles Chart[18] 9

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Austria[19] Gold June 26, 1992 15,000

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Let's Talk about Sex" by Salt-n-Pepa		 German number-one single
24 January 1992 – 17 April 1992 (13 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"To Be with You" by Mr. Big
Preceded by
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" by Elton John and George Michael		 Swiss number-one single
8 March 1992 – 26 April 1992 (8 weeks)
Preceded by
"Justified and Ancient" by The KLF		 Austrian number-one single (first run)
22 March 1992 – 29 March 1992 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred
Preceded by
"I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred		 Austrian number-one single (second run)
12 April 1992 – 10 May 1992 (5 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"To Be with You" by Mr. Big
Preceded by
"To Be with You" by Mr. Big		 Norwegian VG-lista number-one single
23/1992 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"Everytime We Touch" by Maggie Reilly

Gallery

UK CD front cover Artwork 

References

  1. ↑ Die Original Titelmelodie: Das Boot (Klaus Doldinger single) at Discogs (list of releases)
  2. ↑ ""Das Boot", Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – U 96 – Das Boot" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 9789511210535.
  5. ↑ ""Das Boot / Kennedy", French Singles Chart" (in French). Lescharts. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  6. ↑ "U96 singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). Musicline. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  7. ↑ "Irish Singles Chart, database". Irishcharts. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Single top 100 over 1992" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  9. ↑ ""Das Boot", Norwegian Singles Chart" (in Norwegian). Norwegiancharts. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  10. ↑ ""Das Boot", Swedish Singles Chart" (in Swedish). Swedishcharts. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  11. ↑ ""Das Boot", Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Hitparade. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  12. ↑ ""Das Boot", UK Singles Chart". Chartstats. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  13. ↑ ""Das Boot II", Finnish Singles Chart" (in Finnish). Finnishcharts. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  14. ↑ ""Das Boot II", Swedish Singles Chart" (in Swedish). Swedishcharts. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  15. ↑ ""Das Boot 2001", Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  16. ↑ ""Das Boot 2001", Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Hitparade. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  17. ↑ "1992 Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  18. ↑ "1992 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Hitparade. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  19. ↑ "Austrian certifications" (in German). ifpi. Retrieved 28 December 2009.