"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" (

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: "''Hooray, Hooray, the School Is Burning''") is a song originally recorded by German band

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in 1980 and remixed in 1990. The title of the song is derived from the 1969 West German film ''

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In 2003, the song was covered by English

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band Busted, who released it as a single in Continental Europe as an alternative to the British and Irish only release "

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". 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

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and

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, but its video and the track subsequently appeared as B-sides to the CD2 and cassette releases of "

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" respectively, after fans demanded it be released in the United Kingdom. The song has since been released in the UK as a 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

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