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Computerliebe (Die Module spielen verrckt)
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Wikipedia article
'Computerliebe (Die Module spielen verrckt)' is a song by the German band Paso Doble released in 1984, in the 'Neue Deutsche Welle' genre. The music was composed by Frank Hieber; the text was written by Ulf Krger. It was produced by Udo Arndt and Paso Doble. A cover version by the band in 1995 also saw commercial success.
Release and reception
The song was released as a single in 1984 by WEA Records, taken from Paso Doble's second album 'Fantasie'. It reached 15th on the German single charts, where it spent 17 weeks, from 25 February through 17 June 1985.
Paso Doble performed the several times on 'ZDF-Hitparade': after their first performance on 27 March 1985, they placed first in the audience vote (cast electronically through ) which earned them a second appearance on 24 April 1985. They reprised their appearance on a 30 January 1986 special episode, 'Die Superhitparade Hits des Jahres '85'.
A remake of the song was issued in 2008 as '"Computerliebe (Remake)"' on the sampler 'Hautnah'; five additional remixes were released in July 2017 on the album 'Computerliebe 2K17'.
Cover versions
The cover version by Das Modul, issued in 1995 by PolyGram, was more commercially successful than the original, charting third place in German, eighth in Austria, and eleventh in Switzerland. That year, Das Modul's single was certified gold. The song has been covered a number of times since, including:
* Blmchen ('Computerliebe')
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* Das Modul vs. E-Love ('Computerliebe 7.1')
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* Lorenz Bffel feat. Sven Florijan ('Computerliebe (in St. Pauli sind die Lichter rot bei Nacht)')
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References
Category:1984 songs
Category:1984 singles
Category:German new wave songs
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