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Die Ärzte Die Ärzte (; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. The band has released 14 studio albums. The group consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs. History Ea ...

. It was the eleventh track and the second single from their 1984 album ''

Debil ''Debil'' (meaning "Moronic") is the first full-length studio album by German rock band Die Ärzte, released in 1984, following the EPs '' Zu schön, um wahr zu sein!'' and '' Uns geht's prima...''. The songs "Paul" and "Zu spät" were releas ...

''. It's a humorous song about jealousy and revenge. The narrator is devastated over his love interest's preference of a wealthier rival and compares their capabilities of entertaining the girl throughout the song, while fantasizing that he will be a star someday and will then reject her, when she'll come crawling back.

Tracks

1. Seite (1st side) # "Zu spät" – 3:20 2. Seite (2nd side) # "Mädchen" – 2:55

Maxi

Rote Seite (red side) # "Zu spät" (Urlaub) – 7:05 Weiße Seite (white side) # "Ärzte-Theme (Instrumental)" – 2:00 # "Mädchen" – 2:55

The live medley

"Live – Zu spät..." (1988) is a single for the medley "Zu spät (Hit Summer Mix '88)" (on the album just "Medley") from their 1988 album '' Live – Nach uns die Sintflut''. The medley is composed of many covers, but most of it is the song "Zu spät", which actually ends the medley too (after "Blueprint").

Track listing

# "Zu spät (Hit Summer Mix '88)" #* > "

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cover) – 0:23 # "Zu spät (Single-Remix '85)" – 3:20 # "Sie tun es" – 3:08

Maxi

# "Zu spät (Hit Summer Mix '88)" #* > "When Will I Be Famous" – 0:39 #* > "Tell It to My Heart" – 0:17 #* > "Whenever You Need..." – 0:09 #* > "I Should Be So Lucky" – 0:07 #* > "My Bed Is Too Big" – 0:10 #* > "Born to Love" – 0:06 #* > "Kiss" – 0:15 #* > "Zu spät" – 3:55 #* > "Blueprint" – 0:23 # "Zu spät (Single-Version '85)" – 3:12 # "Zu spät (Maxi-Version '85)" – 6:43 # "Sie tun es" – 3:05

B-sides

* "Zu spät (Single-Version '85)" was initially released on "Zu spät" (1985). * "Zu spät (Maxi-Version '85)" was first released on "Zu spät (Special Maxi)" and later on "

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". * "Sie tun es" hey're doing itis one of many songs from the Gabi & Uwe series.

Personnel

Farin Urlaub Jan Vetter (born 27 October 1963), better known as Farin Urlaub. (from the German ''Fahr in Urlaub!'', "Go on holiday!"), is a German singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist/vocalist for punk rock band Die Ärzte. He ...

– lead vocals, guitar *Sahnie – bass *

Bela B. Dirk Albert Felsenheimer (born 14 December 1962),''Die Ärzte. Ein überdimensionales Meerschwein frisst die Erde auf'', p. 80 better known under his stage name Bela B (formerly Bela B.), is a German musician, songwriter, actor and author, b ...

– drums

Charts

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