Moskau (song)

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"Moskau"
Moskau.jpg
Single by Dschinghis Khan
from the album Dschinghis Khan
LanguageGerman
English titleMoscow
B-side "Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan"
Released1979 (1979)
Recorded1979
Studio Olympia Studios Munich
Genre Eurodisco
Length
  • 4:43
  • 5:58 (album)
Label BMG
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Ralph Siegel
Dschinghis Khan singles chronology
"Dschinghis Khan"
(1979)
"Moskau"
(1979)
"Hadschi Halef Omar"
(1979)
Music videos
"Moskau" on YouTube
Original German 7" single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moskau"4:43
2."Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan"
  • Siegel
  • Meinunger
4:13
Total length:8:56
12" maxi single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moskau"
  • Siegel
  • Meinunger
7:40
2."Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan"
  • Siegel
  • Meinunger
6:10
Total length:13:50
International single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moscow" (English Version)
  • Christian Dornaus
  • Siegel
  • Meinunger
4:30
2."Moskau" (German Version)
  • Siegel
  • Meinunger
4:43
Total length:9:13
Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan" (English Version)
  • Dornaus
  • Siegel
  • Meinunger
4:15
2."Moscow" (English Version)
  • Dornaus
  • Siegel
  • Meinunger
4:29
Total length:8:44

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [20] Platinum100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Covers and remixes

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