There was a fellow, who sold stuff of independent bands from US and UK. There was the rumor he would be in Berlin for withdrawal treatment in that period. 'In 1977 I was quite regular in a club in Kreuzberg, the SO36. That's why this place became a venue of the song.'

Till nowadays Berlin station Zoo is an important meeting place for junkies. They both imagine how great it would be to love without the drug: no steal, no clients, no ice age in the pupil, real emotions, true worlds. ''Big In Japan' tells about a couple of lovers trying to get off Heroin. Bernhard recognized the quality of the song and Andy the ability of its marketing.' In a 1998 interview with the German online magazine Re.flexion, Alphaville lead signer Marian Gold explained: 'I must admit the only ones who understood the meaning of the song correctly were Bernhard (Lloyd) and our then publisher Andy Budde. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

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^ so80s presents Alphaville (CD liner notes).

The song was not successful, as only 125 copies were sold. The song was produced by her future husband Michael Cretu and was Sandra's first try as a solo artist after she separated from the trio Arabesque. She sang the song in German, as 'Japan ist weit'. 'Big in Japan' was covered by German singer Sandra in 1984.

Big In Japan (Space Jazz Dubmen Mix) – 4:32.

The music video shows the band performing in an empty arena, followed by a fan trying to locate the band. In 2000, Guano Apes released a cover version as their lead single for their second album Don't Give Me Names on 12 April 2000. The original version of the song also appears on So80s presents Alphaville.Ĭharts and sales Weekly charts Chart (1984) A new remix of 'Seeds' also appears on Dreamscapes.

'Seeds', the B-side to this single, appears on Dreamscapes and History as 'Leben Ohne Ende' (sung in its original German demo form).

The original 12' and instrumental version were made available for the first time on CD on the So80s presents Alphaville (2014).

2001's Forever Pop contained two more newly remixed versions (the 'Roland Spremberg' and 'Eiffel 65' mixes).

In 1999, Alphaville released Dreamscapes, which included an early demo version of this song as well as the 'FFF Time Warp' mix.

Two newly remixed versions were made available on 1988's Alphaville: The Singles Collection.

The original 7' version was also made available on Alphaville's First Harvest 1984–92 best-of release.

The 7' version is a different studio recording from the one released later on the album.The 'Extended Vocal' is the same as the 'Extended Remix' and the 'Extended Instrumental' is the same as the 'Instrumental Version.'.'Big in Japan' (Instrumental Version) – 6:10.'Big in Japan' (Extended Instrumental) – 6:10.Original 1984 release Track listings 7' single The video was directed by Yello's Dieter Meier.

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