Der blaue Planet (German for The Blue Planet) is a 1982 hit by the East German band Karat.Karat - History The album of the same title was the most successful album published in East Germany, being sold more than 1.1 million times in East Germany and about 500,000 times in West Germany.
History The song was on the album with the same nameRezensionen zu Der blaue Planet and in 2003 the band released a new version of this song.
Track list "Der blaue Planet" (5:23) "Blumen aus Eis" (3:32)
Chart performance Chart (1981)PeakpositionEast German Singles Chart2
Credits Lyrics: Norbert Kaiser Composition: Ulrich Swillms
Melotron version
In 1999, the synthpop band Melotron covered the song and released it on an EP.
Track listing "Der blaue Planet (Radio Version)" "Der blaue Planet (Lange Version)" "Auf der Suche" "Der blaue Planet (Antiimperialistischer Schutzmix)" "Neubrandenburg"
Personnel Andy Krueger, Edgar Slatnow and Kay Hildebrandt
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