#U boot lied lyrics movie#

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He concluded, 'Compelling and absurdly addictive.' Pan-European magazine Music & Media remarked, 'With no significant airplay, this techno version of the theme to the movie Das Boot is number one for the second consecutive week in Germany. Ian Gittins from Melody Maker complimented the song as a 'portentous novelty house hit', 'complete with marine sound effects, submarine noises and the legendary lyric Techno, techno'. The song was the subject of many remixes throughout the years.

In the UK, it peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. It also became a number-one hit in Austria, Israel, Norway and Switzerland and entered the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands and Sweden. On the German Singles Chart, the U96 version of 'Das Boot' spent 13 weeks at number one in early 1992. This techno version was U96's debut single, released by Polydor from the album of the same name (1992).

In 1991, the song was covered by German DJ and producer Alex Christensen and his dance music project U96. ' Das Boot' (English: 'The Boat') is the title theme to the film and TV series Das Boot, composed and produced by Klaus Doldinger, and released as a single in 1981.