''Unbehagen'' is the second studio album by Nina Hagen Band, released on February 25, 1980 by CBS Records. It is the last album released by the band, before

Nina Hagen Catharina "Nina" Hagen (; born 11 March 1955) is a German singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her theatrical vocals and rise to prominence during the punk and Neue Deutsche Welle movements in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She is ...

decided to pursue a solo career. The band kept on performing under the name Spliff. The album produced three singles, "African Reggae", "Herrmann hiess er" and "Auf'm Rummel". "Herrmann hiess er" deals with drug addiction and is believed to be about Hagen's ex-boyfriend Herman Brood. An accompanying music video was also released. The album also contains a German cover version, "Wir leben immer... noch", of

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's hit single "

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". The song "Wenn ich ein Junge wär" was recorded live in April 1979 at the

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Congress Hall. The album was a chart success and was certified Gold in Germany in 1981, selling over 250,000 copies.

Track listing

Personnel

;Nina Hagen Band *

– vocals *Bernhard Potschka – guitar *

Reinhold Heil Reinhold Heil (born 18 May 1954) is a German musician, producer, and film and television composer. He initially achieved success in Germany as a member of the post-punk and Neue Deutsche Welle groups Nina Hagen Band, Spliff and Nena, and later ...

– keyboards; bass synthesiser on "No Way" *Manfred Praeker – bass; rhythm guitar on "No Way" * Herwig Mitteregger – drums, percussion ;Technical *Ruiz & Carlier – artwork, design *Alain Bizos – photography

Charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* Unbehagenat

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* {{Authority control 1979 albums Nina Hagen albums CBS Records albums