Hurra,_hurra,_die_Schule_brennt
Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt
German punk rock song
"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" (English: "Hooray, Hooray, the School Is Burning") is a song originally recorded by German band Extrabreit in 1980 and remixed in 1990. The title of the song is derived from the 1969 West German film Hurra, die Schule brennt!
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| "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" | |
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 Original release cover | |
| Single by Extrabreit | |
| B-side | "Flieger, grüß mir die Sonne" |
| Released | 1981 |
| Genre | NDW |
| Songwriter(s) | Schlasse, Klein, Hönig, Larson, Möller |
- Original release
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" | 2:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flieger, grüß mir die Sonne" | 2:52 |
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| "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" | |
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90 Remix cover | |
| Single by Extrabreit | |
| Released | 1990 |
| Genre | NDW |
| Songwriter(s) | Schlasse, Klein, Hönig, Larson, Möller |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt (Refreshed Version '90)" | 2:40 |
| 2. | "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt (Original Version)" | 2:35 |
| 3. | "Der Präsident ist tot" | 6:19 |
| 4. | "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt (Saturday-Night Disco Live Version)" | 2:38 |
| 5. | "Polizisten (Remix '90)" | 6:45 |
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CD1 cover | ||||
| Single by Busted | ||||
| from the album Busted | ||||
| Released | 21 April 2003 | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Universal, MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Schlasse, Klein, Hönig, Larson, Möller | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Robson | |||
| Busted singles chronology | ||||
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CD2 cover | ||||
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In 2003, the song was covered by English pop punk band Busted, who released it as a single in continental Europe as an alternative to the British and Irish-only release "Sleeping with the Light On". It was included on the German edition of their debut album, Busted. The Busted version rewrites the verses in English, but keeps the chorus in German. The song was only ever intended for release in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, but its video and the track subsequently appeared as B-sides to the CD2 and cassette releases of "Crashed the Wedding" respectively, after fans demanded it be released in the United Kingdom. The song has since been released in the UK as a digital download.
Track listing
- CD1
- "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" - 3:35
- "You Said No" - 2:47 (clean version)
- "Last Summer" - 3:05
- "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" (Video) - 3:35
- CD2
- "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" - 3:35
- "Sleeping with the Light On" (New Version) - 3:14
- "Year Three School Said No" (Medley) - 5:18
- "Sleeping with the Light On" (Live Video) - 3:40
- Cassette Single
- "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" - 3:35
- "You Said No" (Live Version) - 3:18
Chart performance
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 20 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[4] | 19 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 34 |
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Extrabreit – Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- "Busted – Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- "Busted – Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 31 March 2020.