"Radio brennt" is a punk

Punk rock

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 song by Die Ärzte

Die Ärzte

Die Ärzte is a punk band from Berlin. Die Ärzte are one of the best-known German punk rock bands and have released over 20 albums. The band consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B. and bass player Rodrigo González...

. It was the seventh track and the third single from their 1987 album Ist das alles? (13 Höhepunkte mit den Ärzten)

Ist das alles? (13 Höhepunkte mit den Ärzten)

Ist das alles? [Is that all? ] is the fifth album by Die Ärzte. It is their first best-of album....

. On the kid's shirt on the cover is Die Ärzte's mascot Sweet Gwendoline

Sweet Gwendoline

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The song references Falco

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, Chris de Burgh

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, Madonna

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 and the song "Geronimo's Cadillac

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" by Modern Talking

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The maxi remix of the song features an intro, where a couple is making out and then the girl turns on the radio. Then a rap song begins, which is separately featured on Live - Nach uns die Sintflut

Live - Nach uns die Sintflut

Live – Nach uns die Sintflut [Devil may care; lit: After us the Great Flood] is the eighth album by Die Ärzte. It is their first live album, released on triple vinyl and double CD, just before the band disbanded....

. There, it is titled "Radio Rap".

Farin has said in the booklet of Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze

Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze

Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze is a compilation album released by Die Ärzte on August 26, 1994...

, that this maxi version is his all-time favourite.

Track listing

1. "Radio brennt (Remix)" (Urlaub/Felsenheimer, Urlaub) - 2:41
2. "Gabi ist pleite" (Urlaub, Felsenheimer) - 2:37

Maxi

1. "Radio brennt (Dingleberry-Mix)" (Urlaub/Felsenheimer, Urlaub) - 7:00
2. "Gabi ist pleite" (Urlaub, Felsenheimer) - 2:37
3. "Radio brennt (Single-Version)" (Urlaub/Felsenheimer, Urlaub) - 2:41

B-sides

"Gabi ist pleite" ('Gabi is broke') is one of many songs from the Gabi & Uwe series.

Charts

Year	Country	Position
1988	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	50