Junge ("Boy") is a song by German rock band ''
Die Ärzte
(; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. It consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González (musician), Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs. The band has released 14 studio albums.
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''. It is the sixth track and the first single from their 2007 album ''
Jazz ist anders
''Jazz ist anders'' ("Jazz is different") is the eleventh full-length studio album by German rock band Die Ärzte. It was released on 2 November 2007. The album has a bonus- EP with three songs about the band and a hidden track. This is the fi ...
''. It debuted on the radio on 31 August 2007. The song is about teenagers experiencing criticism and rejection and being held responsible for everything.
A Chinese language version of "Junge" was released on the compilation ''Poptastic Conversation China'' on 1 August 2008.
Music video
The video for the single, directed by
Norbert Heitker
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* Norbert Angermann (born 1936), German historian
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, is very graphic and depicts various violent attacks by
zombie
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s to town members, while the band ''
Die Ärzte
(; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. It consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González (musician), Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs. The band has released 14 studio albums.
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'' looks on helplessly from the top of a broadcast van and sings about teenagers ruining their lives.
The band use a variety of makeshift weapons, such as a guitar, binoculars and a beer can, before a crossbow is produced from out of nowhere in a section that resembles a scene from the 2004 British film ''
Shaun of the Dead
''Shaun of the Dead'' is a 2004 zombie comedy film directed by Edgar Wright and written by Wright and Simon Pegg. Pegg stars as Shaun, a downtrodden London salesman who is caught alongside his loved ones in a zombie apocalypse. It also star ...
''. The zombies finally overwhelm the band members and guitarist
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 . He has also ...
is eaten.
The opening scene, where a bleeding zombie child is walking down the street, is a parody of the opening scene of the film ''
Arlington Road
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''.
There is also a censored version of the single, which is meant to be funny. The zombies' faces are covered with faces (mostly of the band members). The dripping blood in the beginning is blue. Some attack scenes are slightly covered and the worst of the attack scenes are covered by tags with messages like "I wouldn't show this scene to my children either!", "Entertainment has to become more family-friendly!", "This scene is unacceptable. I want to apologise for this!", "Luckily, the video is over now!", "Funny noises ... Are they also on the single?".
In the end, the following message is displayed: "The Hot Zombie Action Association monitored the zombie action. No zombies were harmed in the making of this film."
Track listing
# "Junge" (single version) – 3:06
# "Das schönste Lied der Welt" – 2:36
# "Tut mir leid" – 3:27
# "Junge" (Video ohne Altersbeschränkung) (''Video without age restriction'') – 3:37
B-sides
* "Das schönste Lied der Welt" (''The most beautiful song in the world'') is about overcoming sadness and depression by writing the most beautiful song in the world.
* "Tut mir leid" (''I'm sorry'') is about the consequences of being drunk.
Personnel
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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 . He has also ...
– guitar, vocals
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Bela B. – drums
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Rodrigo González – bass
Charts
Year-end charts
References
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2007 singles
Die Ärzte songs
Songs written by Farin Urlaub
2007 songs