Nena (album)

This article is about the band's debut album. For the band's international album released as Nena in some countries, see 99 Luftballons (album).

Nena
Studio album by
Nena
Released14 January 1983 (1983-01-14)
Recorded1982
StudioSpliff Studio, West Berlin
GenreNeue Deutsche Welle, pop rock, new wave
Length41:23
LanguageGerman
LabelCBS
ProducerReinhold Heil, Manfred Praeker
Nena chronology
Nena
(1983) 		?
(1984)
Singles from Nena
  1. "Nur geträumt"
    Released: 1982
  2. "99 Luftballons"
    Released: 1983
  3. "Leuchtturm"
    Released: 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Nena is the first album by German pop rock band Nena and the second studio album of its singer, Gabriele "Nena" Kerner. Released on 14 January 1983, it is part of the music genre called Neue Deutsche Welle (meaning "New German Wave") in German music.

The album was a great success in West Germany and the second single "99 Luftballons" reached No. 1 in the music charts worldwide including Australia, Austria, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.[2] The single is considered a "one-hit wonder" by many in the US,[3] despite the fact that the band's other singles repeatedly topped European charts.[4][5][6] It was produced by Manfred Praeker and Reinhold Heil of the German band Spliff.[7]

The album has been initially released as a vinyl LP, cassette and CD.[8]

The first single from the album, "Nur geträumt", was released a year earlier, in 1982. "99 Luftballons" was the second single, released in 1983. The third and final single was "Leuchtturm", released in 1983, a few months after "99 Luftballons".

  1. ^ Severa, Alan. "Review of Nena by Nena". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Chart positions for "99 Luftballons" by Nena". AustrianCharts.at. 26 June 2013.
  3. ^ "100 Greatest one-hit wonders". AfroKayo.web.fc2.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  4. ^ GfK Entertainment. "Nur geträumt Chartplatzierung Deutschland". Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 4. 22 January 2000. p. 27. ISSN 0006-2510 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ "Nena & Kim Wilde – Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime". Austriancharts.at.
  7. ^ "Credits for Nena by Nena". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference discogs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).