| "Das Boot" | ||||
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| Single by U96 | ||||
| from the album Das Boot | ||||
| Released | December 1991 | |||
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| Length | 3:25 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Klaus Doldinger | |||
| Producer(s) | Matiz, AC 16 | |||
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| "Das Boot" on YouTube | ||||
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"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. In 1991, the song was covered by German DJ and producer Alex Christensen and his dance music project U96. This techno version was U96's debut single, released by Polydor from the album of the same name (1992).
On the German Singles Chart, the U96 version of "Das Boot" spent 13 weeks at number one in early 1992. 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. In the UK, it peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was the subject of many remixes throughout the years.