"The Different Story (World of Lust and Crime)" is a song by

Peter Schilling Peter Schilling (born Pierre Michael Schilling; 28 January 1956) is a German synthpop musician whose songs often feature science-fiction themes like aliens, astronauts and catastrophes. He is best-known for his 1983 hit single "Major Tom (Comi ...

from the album of the same name. The song was produced by Michael Cretu, and was released on 25 October 1988. The song contains female vocals by Susanne Müller-Pi along with boisterous singing from Schilling himself.

Charts

While the video was a top ten pop hit in Sweden, the album from which it came did not fare as well likely due to the previously released tracks on the album. The song did however, reach No. 16 on the Billboard Dance chart and was his most recent pop hit in the United States, reaching No. 61 on the

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in 1989.

Video

The video portrays Schilling on horseback, with Müller-Pi dancing and singing in a white dress.

References

1989 singles Peter Schilling songs 1989 songs {{1980s-rock-song-stub