Jet Set (song)
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Jet Set is the fourth and last single from Alphaville's first album, '' Forever Young'', and was released in March 1985. Re-recorded and released after founding band member
Frank Mertens Frank Mertens (born Frank Sorgatz; 26 October 1961) is a German musician. He is a former member of the German synth-pop group Alphaville. Personality wise, he is a shy and quiet person who doesn't like to talk. Shortly after the success of their ...
left the band, the 7" version drops the word 'The' from the song's title and is mildly different from the original album version.
Marian Gold Marian Gold (born Hartwig Schierbaum; 26 May 1954) is a German singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead singer of the German synth-pop recording act Alphaville, but also has recorded as a solo artist. He is known for his tenor multi-octav ...
said of the song, "We didn't intend to write a proper song; it was supposed to be some kind of jingle that advertises things money can't buy: anarchy, freedom, love, fun and a piece of the end of the world."First Harvest 1984-92 Liner Notes, Page 7


Track listings

; 7" single # "Jet Set (7" version)" — 3:40 # "Golden Feeling" — 3:50 ; 12" single # "Jet Set (
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mix)" — 6:28 # "Jet Set (Dub mix)" — 5:07 # "Golden Feeling" — 3:50 ; Promotional 12" single # "Jet Set (Vocal/Jellybean mix)" - 6:28 # "Jet Set (Dub mix)" - 5:05 * The "Vocal/Jellybean Mix" on the promotional 12" is identical to the regular 12" single's "Jellybean" mix * A demo of the B-side "Golden Feeling" appeared on 1999's ''
Dreamscapes ''Dreamscapes'' is a limited edition eight-CD set of rare Alphaville recordings, released in 1999. It features 124 tracks with a total playing time of around 9.5 hours. 43 of the songs had never been available before, and all of the remainder had ...
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Charts


Other releases

Versions of this song have appeared on a variety of other Alphaville releases, including: # ''Dreamscapes'' (demos and live) # ''
Forever Pop ''Forever Pop'' is a collection of new (at the time) remixes of older Alphaville (band), Alphaville songs and singles. The people responsible for some of the remixes include notables such as Paul Van Dyk, Mark Plati, and De-Phazz. Reviews One re ...
'' (remix) # '' Little America'' (live) # ''
First Harvest 1984-92 First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...
'' (remix) The original 12" version and the b-side "Golden Feeling" were both released on 2014's ''
so80s presents Alphaville ''So80s presents Alphaville'' is a compilation album for the band Alphaville, released in October 2014. The release includes all of their original 12-inch 1980's maxi-singles and their respective B-sides, many for the first time on CD in their ori ...
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Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jet Set (Alphaville Song) Alphaville (band) songs 1985 singles Songs written by Marian Gold Songs written by Bernhard Lloyd Songs written by Frank Mertens Atlantic Records singles Warner Music Group singles 1984 songs