Eisbär (song)
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"Eisbär" is a 1980 "cult" song
composed by the Swiss Neue Deutsche Welle
band Grauzone
. It first appeared on the 1980 compilation album Swiss Wave - The Album. It was later collected on the Grauzone album Die Sunrise Tapes (1998).
The song is New Wave music
performed with guitar, drums and synthesizers.
12" single (1981)
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
composed by the Swiss Neue Deutsche Welle
Neue Deutsche Welle
Neue Deutsche Welle is a genre of German music originally derived from punk rock and New Wave music...
band Grauzone
Grauzone
Grauzone was a band from Berne, Switzerland active in the early 80s.-History:At the end of 1979 Marco Repetto and GT left the punk band Glueams, to form together with Martin Eicher a new band called Grauzone. Martin had already supported Glueams on their single mental...
. It first appeared on the 1980 compilation album Swiss Wave - The Album. It was later collected on the Grauzone album Die Sunrise Tapes (1998).
The song is New Wave music
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
performed with guitar, drums and synthesizers.
Tracklist
7" single (1981)- A "Eisbär" (4:17)
- B "Ich Lieb Sie" (3:18)
12" single (1981)
- A "Eisbär" (4:17)
- B1 "Ich Lieb Sie" (3:18)
- B2 "Film 2" (3:35)
Chart performance
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart | 10 |
| German Singles Chart | 12 |
Covers
- In 1990, Polar Pop (feat. Mc Grzimek) released a house version of the song.
- In 1993, Prisonshake released a cover version on the B-side of their "Two Sisters" single.
- In 1996, Scholle (ohne Schwester C.) produced a dance version on the compilation NDD - New German Dancefloor Stufe 3.
- In 1997, The Belgian hard house discjockey Frédéric de Backer released a cover of the song under the pseudonym GrooveZone. It was released in 24 countries and sold over 300,000 copies.
- In 2001, The AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n Neue Deutsche HärteNeue Deutsche HärteNeue Deutsche Härte is a genre of industrial metal. The term was invented by the German music press after the release of the debut album Herzeleid by Rammstein....
band StahlhammerStahlhammerStahlhammer is a Neue Deutsche Härte band from Austria that formed in 1992. They incorporate elements from hardcore, groove metal, industrial metal and symphonic metal into their songs. The band has to this date produced six albums, where the majority of songs are in German...
covered this song, it appears on the album Eisenherz (2006). - In 2003, KnorkatorKnorkatorKnorkator is a German band from Berlin that combines heavy metal with comical elements. They proclaim themselves to be "Germany's most band in the world" , as the title "The best band in the world" was already taken by Die Ärzte...
feat. Holger Klein interpreted the song. - In 2004, The German Neue Deutsche Härte band Oomph!Oomph!Oomph! is a German rock band that was formed in Wolfsburg, Germany in 1989. The band is considered to be the original Neue Deutsche Härte musical group. In the 22-year history of the band, there have been no line-up changes.-Early years :...
released their version of the song as a B-side on the single "Augen Auf!", and on a limited edition version of Wahrheit oder PflichtWahrheit oder PflichtWahrheit oder Pflicht is the eighth studio album by the German band Oomph!.-Track listing:# Augen Auf! - 3:20# Tausend neue Lügen - 3:56# Wenn du weinst - 4:32...
. - In 2006, The French band Nouvelle VagueNouvelle Vague (band)Nouvelle Vague is a French musical collective led by musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux. Their name is a play on words, meaning "new wave" in French, and "bossa nova" in Portuguese...
recorded a version of the song for their album Bande à Part - The Dresden DollsThe Dresden DollsThe Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2000, the group consists of Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione...
has covered the song in live concerts.