Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt

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"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt"
Extrabreit Hurra, Hurra die Schule Brennt vinyl cover.jpg
Original release cover
Single by Extrabreit
B-side "Flieger, grüß mir die Sonne"
Released1981
Genre NDW
Songwriter(s) Schlasse, Klein, Hönig, Larson, Möller

"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" (English: "Hooray, Hooray, the School Is Burning") is a song originally recorded by German band Extrabreit in 1980 and remixed in 1990. The title of the song is derived from the 1969 West German film Hurra, die Schule brennt!

Contents

Track listing

Original release
A-side
No.TitleLength
1."Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt"2:36
B-side
No.TitleLength
1."Flieger, grüß mir die Sonne"2:52

Charts

1990 Remix

"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt"
Hurra Hurra die Schule Brennt 90 Remix CD cover.jpg
90 Remix cover
Single by Extrabreit
Released1990
Genre NDW
Songwriter(s) Schlasse, Klein, Hönig, Larson, Möller
90 Remix
No.TitleLength
1."Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt (Refreshed Version '90)"2:40
2."Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt (Original Version)"2:35
3."Der Präsident ist tot"6:19
4."Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt (Saturday-Night Disco Live Version)"2:38
5."Polizisten (Remix '90)"6:45

Busted version

"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt"
Busted - Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt (CD1).jpg
CD1 cover
Single by Busted
from the album Busted
Released21 April 2003
Length3:35
Label Universal, MCA
Songwriter(s) Schlasse, Klein, Hönig, Larson, Möller
Producer(s) Steve Robson
Busted singles chronology
"You Said No"
(2003)
"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt"
(2003)
"Sleeping with the Light On"
(2003)
"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt"
Busted - Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt.jpg
CD2 cover

In 2003, the song was covered by English pop punk band Busted, who released it as a single in continental Europe as an alternative to the British and Irish-only release "Sleeping with the Light On". It was included on the German edition of their debut album, Busted . The Busted version rewrites the verses in English, but keeps the chorus in German. The song was only ever intended for release in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, but its video and the track subsequently appeared as B-sides to the CD2 and cassette releases of "Crashed the Wedding" respectively, after fans demanded it be released in the United Kingdom. The song has since been released in the UK as a digital download.

Track listing

CD1
  1. "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" - 3:35
  2. "You Said No" - 2:47 (clean version)
  3. "Last Summer" - 3:05
  4. "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" (Video) - 3:35
CD2
  1. "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" - 3:35
  2. "Sleeping with the Light On" (New Version) - 3:14
  3. "Year Three School Said No" (Medley) - 5:18
  4. "Sleeping with the Light On" (Live Video) - 3:40
Cassette Single
  1. "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" - 3:35
  2. "You Said No" (Live Version) - 3:18

Chart performance

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [3] 20
Germany (Official German Charts) [4] 19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [5] 34

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