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Nessaja
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Wikipedia article
"'Nessaja'" is a song written by Peter Maffay and Rolf Zuckowski from the musical 'Tabaluga' released in 1983 on the album 'Tabaluga oder die Reise zur Vernunft'. German band Scooter released a version as single on 8 April 2002. It features as a bonus track on the group's first live album, 'Encore: Live and Direct', and was the first Scooter single to feature newest member at that time Jay Frog. The pitch shifted female vocals are performed by Nicole Sukar. "Nessaja" became Scooter's first and only number-one single in Germany and reached number two in Austria, Norway, and Romania. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.
Music video
The music video for Nessaja opens with a limousine pulling up outside a large white mansion. Women in dresses and men in suits get out of the car and go inside the house. Many people are waiting for a 'show' to start behind a red curtain. When the music starts, H.P. Baxxter comes out from behind the curtain and starts rapping. The people start dancing and then there are some shots of women dressed in underwear and rabbit ears in the same room (although it is empty). The video comes back to Scooter for a while, then cuts back to the two women, who are now topless. The women are later seen in bathtubs, again naked. The rest of the video shows H.P. Baxxter rapping and people dancing and partying. At the end of the video there is confetti on the floor and everyone is asleep, apart from Scooter, who then leave in a limousine.
Track listings
'German CD single'
# "Nessaja" (radio edit) 3:28
# "Nessaja" (extended) 5:18
# "Nessaja" (The Ultimate Clubmix) 7:09
# "Shortbread" 3:55
'German limited-edition CD single'
# "Nessaja" (radio edit) 3:28
# "Nessaja" (extended) 5:18
# "Nessaja" (The Ultimate Clubmix) 7:09
# "Nessaja" (Topmodelz mix) 5:40
# "Nessaja" (the videouncensored version) 3:28
'European CD single'
# "Nessaja" 3:28
# "Nessaja" (The Ultimate Clubmix) 7:09
'European 12-inch single'
:A1. "Nessaja" (extended) 5:18
:B1. "Nessaja" (Ultimate club mix) 7:09
:B2. "Nessaja" (Topmodelz mix) 5:40
'UK CD single'
# "Nessaja" (radio edit) 3:28
# "Nessaja" (Clubstar UK remix) 7:28
# "Nessaja" (Flip & Fill remix) 6:16
# "Nessaja" (video UK edit) 3:26
'UK 12-inch single'
:A1. "Nessaja" (Clubstar UK remix) 7:23
:B1. "Nessaja" (Flip & Fill remix) 6:14
:B2. "Nessaja" (extended mix) 5:18
'UK cassette single'
# "Nessaja" (radio edit) 3:28
# "Nessaja" (Flip & Fill remix) 6:14
'Australian CD single'
# "Nessaja" (radio edit)
# "Nessaja" (Clubstar UK remix)
# "Nessaja" (Flip & Fill remix)
# "Nessaja" (extended mix)
# "Nessaja" (Ultimate club mix)
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In popular culture
Scooter's version of "Nessaja" featured in the opening credits of the 2009 film 'Brno'.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0889583/soundtrack Brno (2009) - Soundtracks] IMDB.com The song was also featured in a scene of Episode 6 "GNVQ" of the BBC sitcom "This Country" and in a scene in Season 1, Episode 13 "Pyramid Scheme" of the American remake Welcome to Flatch.
References
Category:1983 singles
Category:1983 songs
Category:2002 singles
Category:Number-one singles in Germany
Category:Peter Maffay songs
Category:Scooter (band) songs
Category:Songs written by Gerry Rafferty
Category:Songs written by H.P. Baxxter
Category:Songs written by Jens Thele
Category:Songs written by Rick J. Jordan
Category:UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles
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