"Wünsch DIR was" (roughly ''Make a wish''; lit. ''Wish YOURSELF something'') is a song by

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. It's the second single and the thirteenth track from the album '' Kauf MICH!''. The intro of the song is sung by the children's choir "Mosquito" from the music school in

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. The song is generally about hope for a better world and anticipation of a time, when wishing helps again.

Music video

The video was directed by

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. It features scenes on a

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and at a

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; also various

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are shown.

Track listing

# "Wünsch DIR was" (Meurer/Frege) – 4:15 # "Krieg und Frieden" (''

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and

peace Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. ...

'') (Meurer/Frege) − 4:58 # "Im Namen des Herrn" (''In the name of the Lord'') (Frege/Frege) − 2:08 # "Wahre Liebe" (''True

love Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest Interpersonal relationship, interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of ...

'') (Rohde/Frege) - 3:29

Charts

1993 singles Die Toten Hosen songs Songs written by Campino (singer) 1993 songs Virgin Records singles {{punk-song-stub