Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt explained

Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt
Cover:Extrabreit_Hurra,_Hurra_die_Schule_Brennt_vinyl_cover.jpg
Caption:Original release cover
B-Side:Flieger, grüß mir die Sonne
Type:single
Artist:Extrabreit
Released:1981
Genre:NDW

"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" (English: "Hooray, Hooray, the School Is Burning") is a song originally recorded by German band Extrabreit in 1980 and remixed in 1990. The title of the song is derived from the 1969 West German film Hurra, die Schule brennt!

Track listing

Original release

Charts

Year-end charts

1990 Remix

Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt
Cover:File:Hurra_Hurra_die_Schule_Brennt_90_Remix_CD_cover.jpg
Caption:90 Remix cover
Type:single
Artist:Extrabreit
Released:1990
Genre:NDW

Busted version

Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt
Cover:Busted_-_Hurra_Hurra_Die_Schule_Brennt_(CD1).jpg
Caption:CD1 cover
Type:single
Artist:Busted
Album:Busted
Released:21 April 2003
Length:3:35
Label:Universal, MCA
Producer:Steve Robson
Prev Title:You Said No
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Sleeping with the Light On
Next Year:2003

In 2003, the song was covered by English pop punk band Busted, who released it as a single in continental Europe as an alternative to the British and Irish-only release "Sleeping with the Light On". It was included on the German edition of their debut album, Busted. The Busted version rewrites the verses in English, but keeps the chorus in German. The song was only ever intended for release in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, but its video and the track subsequently appeared as B-sides to the CD2 and cassette releases of "Crashed the Wedding" respectively, after fans demanded it be released in the United Kingdom. The song has since been released in the UK as a digital download.

Track listing

CD1
  1. "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" - 3:35
  2. "You Said No" - 2:47 (clean version)
  3. "Last Summer" - 3:05
  4. "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" (Video) - 3:35
CD2
  1. "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" - 3:35
  2. "Sleeping with the Light On" (New Version) - 3:14
  3. "Year Three School Said No" (Medley) - 5:18
  4. "Sleeping with the Light On" (Live Video) - 3:40
Cassette Single
  1. "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" - 3:35
  2. "You Said No" (Live Version) - 3:18

Chart performance

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 16 January 2022.