"Westerland" is a punk

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 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 fifth track and the second single from their 1988 album Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit...

Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit...

Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit... [That's not the whole truth...] is the seventh album by Die Ärzte. It was the last studio album before the band's 5-year hiatus...

. It is an ode to the city of Westerland. It was also released on Die Ärzte's first maxi

Maxi single

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-CD

Compact Disc

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, which had the same cover as the single but tracks different from the maxi-LP

Gramophone record

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. "Westerland (Kommerzmix)" was later put on "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...

".

The song has been covered by Die Toten Hosen

Die Toten Hosen

Die Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Düsseldorf. They have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany.The band's name literally means "The Dead Pants" in English, although the phrase "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "nothing going on" or "boring"...

 in a concert.

Maxi

1. "Westerland (Kommerzmix)" (Urlaub) - 9:54
2. "Westerland (Live-Version)" (Urlaub) - 3:07
3. "Westerland (Extended Ganja)" (Urlaub) - 4:47

Maxi-CD

1. "Westerland" (Urlaub) - 3:40
2. "Westerland (Live-Version)" (Urlaub) - 3:07
3. "♀" (Urlaub) - 1:47

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...	34