99 Luftballons

"99 Luftballons" (German: Neunundneunzig Luftballons, "99 balloons") is a song by the German band Nena from their 1983 self-titled album. An English-language version titled "99 Red Balloons", with lyrics by Kevin McAlea, was also released by Nena on the album 99 Luftballons in 1984 after widespread success of the original in Europe and Japan. The English version is not a direct translation of the German original and contains lyrics with a somewhat different meaning. In the US, the English-language version did not chart, while the German-language recording became Nena's only US hit.

This article is about the Nena song. For the song's album, see 99 Luftballons (album).
"99 Luftballons"
Single by Nena
from the album Nena and 99 Luftballons
LanguageGerman
English title"99 Red Balloons"
Released
  • March 1983 (West Germany)
  • 1984 (United Kingdom)
Genre
  • Rock
  • new wave
  • synth-pop
  • Neue Deutsche Welle
Length3:53
LabelEpic
Composer(s)Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
Nena singles chronology
"Nur geträumt"
(1982)		 "99 Luftballons"
(1983)		 "Leuchtturm"
(1983)
Official video
"99 Luftballons" on YouTube
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