Junge
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Junge is a song
by Die Ärzte
.
It's the sixth track and the first single from their 2007 album Jazz ist anders
.
It debuted on the radio
on 31 August 2007.
The song is about teens experiencing only ignorantly superficial criticism and rejection and being held responsible for everything, including the effects thereof.
They are compared to inacceptable role models ("guck dir den Dieter an"), are expected to copy their parents values ("der hat sogar ein Auto") and to beg ("wenn du ihn darum bittest") for jobs.
They are rejected for their own taste in looks ("wie du wieder aussiehst / Löcher in der Hose" etc.) and music ("und ständig dieser Lärm").
The criticism is exaggerated and based on prejudice ("Nie kommst du nach Hause / So viel schlechter Umgang", "Ihr nehmt doch alle Drogen"), superficial and injust ("Elektrische Gitarren / und immer diese Texte / Das will doch keiner hör'n" – These lines refer to Junge itself.).
The parents' prime concerns are their reputation ("Was soll'n die Nachbarn sagen?"), wealth ("eine eigene Praxis", "Was soll das Finanzamt sagen?"), and they themselves ("Denk an deine Eltern").
This underlying selfishness leaves a hypocritical taste to any interest shown ("Wäre das nichts für dich?") and to any trace of truth in their critcism.
The parents do not realise their (and societies) original responsibility for the situation ("du warst so ein süßes Kind") and that their (re)action does not help but causes and worsens it.
A Chinese language
version of "Junge" was released on the compilation Poptastic Conversation China on August 1, 2008.http://dieaerzte.at/news/2008/07/11/da-jetzt-auch-auf-chinesisch/
s to town members, while the band Die Ärzte looks on helplessly from the top of a broadcast van and sings about teens ruining their lives.
The band use a variety of makeshift weapons, such as a guitar, binoculars and a beer can, before a crossbow is produced from out of nowhere in a section that resembles a scene from the 2004 British film Shaun of the Dead
.
The zombies are finally overwhelming and Farin gets eaten at the end.
It was directed by Norbert Heitker.
The opening scene, where a bleeding zombie kid is walking down the street, is a parody of the opening scene of the film Arlington Road
.
There is also a censored version of the single, which is meant to be funny.
The zombies' face
s are covered with funny faces (mostly of the band members).
The dripping blood
in the beginning is blue
.
Some attack scenes are slightly covered and the worst of the attack scenes are covered by tags with funny messages like "I wouldn't show this scene to my children either!", "Entertainment has to become more family-friendly!", "This scene is unacceptable. I want to apologise for this!", "Luckily, the video is over now!", "Funny noises ... Are they also on the single?".
In the end, the following message is displayed:
"The Hot Zombie Action Association monitored the zombie action.
No zombies were harmed in the making of this film."
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...
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's the sixth track and the first single from their 2007 album Jazz ist anders
Jazz ist anders
Jazz ist anders is Die Ärzte's eleventh full-length studio album since Debil. It was released on 2 November 2007. The album has a bonus-EP with three songs about Die Ärzte and a hidden track. This is the first album after Debil that Die Ärzte produced alone. The cover is a reference to the most...
.
It debuted on the radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
on 31 August 2007.
The song is about teens experiencing only ignorantly superficial criticism and rejection and being held responsible for everything, including the effects thereof.
They are compared to inacceptable role models ("guck dir den Dieter an"), are expected to copy their parents values ("der hat sogar ein Auto") and to beg ("wenn du ihn darum bittest") for jobs.
They are rejected for their own taste in looks ("wie du wieder aussiehst / Löcher in der Hose" etc.) and music ("und ständig dieser Lärm").
The criticism is exaggerated and based on prejudice ("Nie kommst du nach Hause / So viel schlechter Umgang", "Ihr nehmt doch alle Drogen"), superficial and injust ("Elektrische Gitarren / und immer diese Texte / Das will doch keiner hör'n" – These lines refer to Junge itself.).
The parents' prime concerns are their reputation ("Was soll'n die Nachbarn sagen?"), wealth ("eine eigene Praxis", "Was soll das Finanzamt sagen?"), and they themselves ("Denk an deine Eltern").
This underlying selfishness leaves a hypocritical taste to any interest shown ("Wäre das nichts für dich?") and to any trace of truth in their critcism.
The parents do not realise their (and societies) original responsibility for the situation ("du warst so ein süßes Kind") and that their (re)action does not help but causes and worsens it.
A Chinese language
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
version of "Junge" was released on the compilation Poptastic Conversation China on August 1, 2008.http://dieaerzte.at/news/2008/07/11/da-jetzt-auch-auf-chinesisch/
The video
The video for the single is very graphic and depicts various violent attacks by zombieZombie
Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
s to town members, while the band Die Ärzte looks on helplessly from the top of a broadcast van and sings about teens ruining their lives.
The band use a variety of makeshift weapons, such as a guitar, binoculars and a beer can, before a crossbow is produced from out of nowhere in a section that resembles a scene from the 2004 British film Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British zombie comedy directed by Edgar Wright, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and written by Pegg and Wright. Pegg plays Shaun, a man attempting to get some kind of focus in his life as he deals with his girlfriend, his mother and stepfather...
.
The zombies are finally overwhelming and Farin gets eaten at the end.
It was directed by Norbert Heitker.
The opening scene, where a bleeding zombie kid is walking down the street, is a parody of the opening scene of the film Arlington Road
Arlington Road
Arlington Road is a 1999 American drama/mystery film, which tells the story of a widowed George Washington University professor who suspects his new neighbors are involved in terrorism and becomes obsessed with foiling their terrorist plot. The film stars Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, and...
.
There is also a censored version of the single, which is meant to be funny.
The zombies' face
Face
The face is a central sense organ complex, for those animals that have one, normally on the ventral surface of the head, and can, depending on the definition in the human case, include the hair, forehead, eyebrow, eyelashes, eyes, nose, ears, cheeks, mouth, lips, philtrum, temple, teeth, skin, and...
s are covered with funny faces (mostly of the band members).
The dripping blood
Blood
Blood is a specialized bodily fluid in animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells....
in the beginning is blue
Blue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
.
Some attack scenes are slightly covered and the worst of the attack scenes are covered by tags with funny messages like "I wouldn't show this scene to my children either!", "Entertainment has to become more family-friendly!", "This scene is unacceptable. I want to apologise for this!", "Luckily, the video is over now!", "Funny noises ... Are they also on the single?".
In the end, the following message is displayed:
"The Hot Zombie Action Association monitored the zombie action.
No zombies were harmed in the making of this film."
Track listing
- "Junge" (Urlaub) – 3:08
- "Das schönste Lied der Welt" (Felsenheimer) – 2:36
- "Tut mir leid" (Felsenheimer) – 3:27
- "Junge" (VideoVideoVideo is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
ohne Altersbeschränkung) (Video without an age restriction) – 3:37
B-sides
- "Das schönste Lied der Welt" (The most beautiful song in the worldWorldWorld is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
) is about overcoming sadness and depression by writing the most beautiful song in the world. - "Tut mir leid" (I'm sorry) is about the consequences of being drunk.
Charts
| Country | Chart position |
|---|---|
| Austria Austria Austria , 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... |
7 |
| 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... |
1 |
| 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.... |
23 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2007) | Rank |
|---|---|
| German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
68 |