"Wünsch DIR was" is a song 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"...

. It's the second single and the thirteenth track from the album Kauf MICH!

Kauf MICH! (album)

Kauf MICH! is the ninth album by Die Toten Hosen, released in 1993. The LP is mainly a concept album dealing with consumerism and ultraconservatism. Along with the album's art and several songs addressing commerce, satirical advertisements and infomercials are interspersed among the music...

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The intro of the song is sung by the children's choir "Mosquito" from the music school in Meerbusch

Meerbusch

Meerbusch, a town in Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has been an incorporated city since 1970. Meerbusch is the municipality with the second most income millionaires in North Rhine-Westphalia.- Geography :...

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The song is generally about hope for a better world and anticipation of a time, when wishing helps again.

Music video

The video was directed by Hans Neleman

Hans Neleman

Hans Neleman is an international photographer and film director, and founder of WIN-Initiative stock photography agency.-Biography:Hans Neleman is a Dutch-born photographer and director residing in Connecticut and working in New York City. He is also the founder of boutique stock photography...

. It features scenes on a beach

Beach

A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake or river. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles or cobblestones...

 and at a funfair

Funfair

A funfair or simply "fair" is a small to medium sized travelling show primarily composed of stalls and other amusements. Larger fairs such as the permanent fairs of cities and seaside resorts might be called a fairground, although technically this should refer to the land where a fair is...

; also various circus freaks are shown.

Track listing

1. "Wünsch DIR was" (Meurer/Frege) – 4:15
2. "Krieg und Frieden" (War
   War
   War is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...
   
    and peace
   Peace
   Peace is a state of harmony characterized by the lack of violent conflict. Commonly understood as the absence of hostility, peace also suggests the existence of healthy or newly healed interpersonal or international relationships, prosperity in matters of social or economic welfare, the...
   
   ) (Meurer/Frege) − 4:58
3. "Im Namen des Herrn" (In the name of the Lord) (Frege/Frege) − 2:08
4. "Wahre Liebe" (True love
   Love
   Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
   
   ) (Rohde/Frege) - 3:29

Charts

Year	Country	Position
1993	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...	28
1993	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	26