Der blaue Planet

Der blaue Planet (German for The Blue Planet) is a 1982 hit by the East German band Karat. The album of the same title was the most successful album published in East Germany, being sold more than 1.1 million times in East Germany and about 500,000 times in West Germany.

History

The song was on the album with the same name and in 2003 the band released a new version of this song.

Track list

1. "Der blaue Planet" (5:23)
2. "Blumen aus Eis" (3:32)

Chart performance

Credits

• Lyrics: Norbert Kaiser
• Composition: Ulrich Swillms

Melotron version

In 1999, the synthpop band Melotron covered the song and released it on an EP.

Track listing

1. "Der blaue Planet (Radio Version)"
2. "Der blaue Planet (Lange Version)"
3. "Auf der Suche"
4. "Der blaue Planet (Antiimperialistischer Schutzmix)"
5. "Neubrandenburg"

Personnel

• Andy Krueger, Edgar Slatnow and Kay Hildebrandt

References