I'm in Love with a German Film Star

"I'm in Love with a German Film Star"
Single by The Passions
from the album Thirty Thousand Feet Over China
B-side "(Don't Talk To Me) I'm Shy"
Released 1981
Format 7-inch
Genre New wave, post-punk
Length 3:57
Label Polydor
Writer(s) The Passions
Producer(s) Peter Wilson
The Passions singles chronology
"Swimmer"
(1980)		 "I'm in Love with a German Film Star"
(1981)		 "Skin Deep"
(1981)

"I'm in Love with a German Film Star" is a song by the British post-punk band The Passions. It was released as a single in 1981 and reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] The lyrics were written by Barbara Gogan about Steve "Roadent" Connelly, a one-time roadie for The Clash and Sex Pistols, who had minor roles in several German films[2] and played the Joker in the 1979 miniseries Das Ding (The Heist).[3] It was the band's only single to reach the charts. Sam Taylor-Wood recorded a cover version which was released a single in 2008. It has also been covered by Foo Fighters, Kish Mauve, Sunscreem, Dubstar and Chris Whitley.

Cover versions

Linoleum covered the song on their second album and also released it as a single in 2000 on the Fierce Panda label.[4]

The American rock band Foo Fighters covered "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" as the B-side to their 2005 single "Best of You". The British electronic duo Kish Mauve recorded a version for the B-side of their 2006 single "Modern Love". It was also recorded by the American singer-songwriter Chris Whitley for his 2006 album Reiter In.

"I'm in Love with a German Film Star" was also covered by the British artist and film-maker Sam Taylor-Wood, who released it as a single on 20 October 2008 through the German Kompakt label.[5] It was produced by Pet Shop Boys, who also contributed a full length "Symphonic Mix". Other remixes were provided by Gui Boratto, Mark Reeder and Jürgen Paape. The single reached number one of the UK Dance Singles Charts in November 2008.

On 12 April 2010, the band Dubstar released a cover version of the song for an Amnesty International project. The track appears on the Peace compilation available via download.

Track listings

The Passions

All tracks written by The Passions.

7-inch single (POSP 222)
  1. "I'm in Love with a German Film Star"
  2. "(Don't Talk To Me) I'm Shy"

Linoleum

7-inch single (NING 093)
  1. "I'm in Love with a German Film Star"
  2. "Sirens"

Sam Taylor-Wood

7-inch single (KOMPAKT POP 13/7)
  1. "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" (Original Radio Edit)
  2. "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" (Mark Reeder's Rundfunk Mix)
12-inch single (KOMPAKT POP 13) and download
  1. "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" (Gui Boratto Mix)
  2. "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" (PSB Symphonic Mix)
  3. "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" (Mark Reeder's Stuck in the 80's Mix)
  4. "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" (Jürgen Paape Mix)
CD single (KOMPAKT POP MAXI CD 3)
  1. "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" (Original Radio Edit)
  2. "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" (PSB Symphonic Mix)
  3. "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" (PSB Symphonic Instrumental Mix)
  4. "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" (Mark Reeder's Stuck in the 80's Mix)
  5. "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" (Gui Boratto Mix)

References

  1. ↑ "Passions: Top 75 Releases". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved on 29 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Gray, Marcus. The Clash: Return of the Last Gang in Town. Hall Leonard Corporation. 2004. P. 128. ISBN 0-634-04673-X
  3. ↑ Songfacts: I'm In Love With A German Film Star. http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=8170. Retrieved on 19 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 837
  5. ↑ "Kompakt press release". Petshopboys.co.uk (20 September 2008). Retrieved on 29 April 2010.

External links

The Passions
Sam Taylor-Wood
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