Jet Set | |
Cover: | Alphaville – Jet Set.jpeg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Alphaville |
Album: | Forever Young |
B-Side: | Golden Feeling |
Released: | 1 March 1985 |
Recorded: | 1984 |
Genre: | Synth-pop, hi-NRG |
Length: | 3:40 (7" version) 6:28 (Jellybean mix) |
Label: | Atlantic / WEA |
Producer: | Colin Pearson Wolfgang Loos |
Prev Title: | Forever Young |
Prev Year: | 1984 |
Next Title: | Dance with Me |
Next Year: | 1986 |
“Jet Set” is the fourth and last single from Alphaville's first album, Forever Young, and was released in March 1985.
Re-recorded and released after founding band member Frank Mertens left the band, the 7" version drops the word 'The' from the song's title and is mildly different from the original album version.
Marian Gold said of the song, "We didn't intend to write a proper song; it was supposed to be some kind of jingle that advertises things money can't buy: anarchy, freedom, love, fun and a piece of the end of the world."[1]
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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Belgium Singles Chart | 26 |
Germany Singles Chart | 11 |
Sweden Singles Chart | 13 |
Switzerland Singles Chart | 13 |
Versions of this song have appeared on a variety of other Alphaville releases, including:
The original 12" version and the b-side "Golden Feeling" were both released on 2014's so80s presents Alphaville.