nena "99 luftballons"

I might as well just enter the information that I entered in the database moments ago--

the commercial 45 featured the German lyrics of this song on one side with a stated running time of (3:32) but the actual running time is (3:51) and the English lyrics appear on the flip side with a stated and actual running time of (3:50); dj copies of this 45 featured the German lyrics and run (3:51) not (3:22) as stated on the record label

Fetta, that version was an in-house, custom-made edit done by the radio station (Z100?), which took portions of both the German and English versions, and combined them into one "unique" version. Epic never put it out that way as an "offical" release, so I'd say there's no chance it'll ever appear that way on a CD. Sorry, Fetta - I know you were hoping for a different answer.

Sorry, I can't help with any of the 12"/import details, but I thought this
might be of interest here. I recall that all Epic U.S. stock and promo 45s
for this song were exactly the same on both sides. German lyrics version
on one side; English lyrics version on the other side. FYI, our station opted
to play the English lyrics. But out of curiosity, we asked our local Epic
promotion guy for his best take on the national U.S. Top 40
German/English v split, as the German version appeared in Billboard/most
syndicated countdown shows. I remember him saying, "our best info has it
55-60% German version, 40-45% English version. We have no preference,
as long as it sells!" Well, the Epic guy appeared spot on, as shown by this
razor-thin margin! Check this out:

As of today (3/3/12), 316 ARSA charts show the German version charting:
http://www.las-solanas.com/arsa/charts_item.php?hsid=102  &n bsp;       
  
 

Also as of today, 288 ARSA charts show the English version charting:
http://www.las-solanas.com/arsa/charts_item.php?hsid=47032&n bsp;      
  
   
(thanks to my buddy Paul Haney - he knows what I'm talkin' about! :) )
 
(PS-extra characters keep appearing after "102/47032" - omit them to
see)

Edited by jimct

Pat Downey wrote: dj copies of this 45 featured the German lyrics and run (3:51) not (3:22) as stated on the record label

My friend George has a promotional copy with the German version on both sides, the label time says 3:32. I haven't been able to get a dub of it from him yet but he says the matrix info on both sides say ZSS171373-1A on both sides if anyone else has that pressing.

I recently purchased a promotional copy on ebay that looks just like the stock 45 (english on one side, german on the other) with the listed label times as the stock issue but it has not yet arrived in the mail (I have another promo copy currently in storage that I believe is the same pairing, but it's going to be a while before I can get there to check it out).

*BUMP*

Has anybody ever come across one of these "special edition" color vinyl releases? Are these versions REALLY 7 minutes long? And if the mixes exist, has anybody ever seen them on CD?