Alphaville - Big In Japan (Symphonic Version 2022) [official video]

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Out now! "BIG IN JAPAN"
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Get the album 'Eternally Yours' here:

Written by
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens

Recorded with Filmorchester Babelsberg

Produced by
Documentary Gigolos: Jürgen Schindler
Producer/Director: Jürgen Schindler
Editor: Anna Rogers
Director of Photographie: Ole Jürgens
Camera: Fabian Pietsch
Camera Assistant: Enno Jürgens
Chief Lightning Technician: Christian Mansmann
Light Desk Operator: Falk Buchroeder
Video Technician: Stephan Hellwig
Make-up Artist: Stéphanie Bach
Produced at Cinegate Studios STUDIO 2

Social Media/administration/consulting:
Lily Becker, Claudia Pernold

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2023 live auf Jubiläumstour
Alphaville – „40th Anniversary: The Symphonic Tour“
mit Orchester

13.04.23 Essen — Philharmonie
14.04.23 Düsseldorf — Tonhalle
15.04.23 Kassel — Kongress Palais
05.05.23 Frankfurt — Alte Oper
19.05.23 Bremen — Die Glocke
20.05.23 Hannover — Theater am Aegi
27.05.23 Freiburg — Konzerthaus
28.05.23 Stuttgart — Liederhalle
07.06.23 Leipzig — Gewandhaus
11.06.23 Hamburg — Laeiszhalle
12.06.23 Berlin — Philharmonie
13.06.23 Dresden — Kulturpalast
16.06.23 München — Isarphilharmonie
17.06.23 Nürnberg — Meistersingerhalle
20.06.23 Dortmund — Konzerthaus

The first single release from the new Alphaville album ‘Eternally Yours’, which Marian Gold has recorded with arrangers Max Knoth and Christian Lohr and the Babelsberg Film Orchestra, is available now!

The orchestral version of ‘Big in Japan’ reaches us forty years almost to the day since the band was formed, and it has such a natural, warm, even familiar ensemble sound that listening to it, you’re surprised there have never been symphonic arrangements of Alphaville songs before.

Marian Gold: “Arranging ‘Big in Japan’ has brought out the essence of it more clearly; the song’s been stripped clean, released, set free. Its true nature has come to light. The 23 songs on ‘Eternally Yours’ – which includes ‘Big in Japan’ of course – really do sound to me as if this was actually the first Alphaville album – except that forty years ago, it wasn’t released. After all, we didn’t have access to an orchestra in those days, we ‘only’ had synthesizers and rhythm machines.”

The song, written in a demo version back in the Seventies, tells the fictional story of a couple who try in vain to break free from heroin on the drug scene at Bahnhof Zoo in Berlin. Everything would have been possible, if only they were ‘Big in Japan’.

When it came out in 1984, ‘Big in Japan’ was not only Alphaville’s first No. 1 hit – the song headed the Media Control charts for a total of 23 weeks, making it the year’s mosts successful single in Germany. It’s scored triple gold to date.
(Max Dax)

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we are very much looking forward !!! ♥️

alphavillefans

I didn't think it was possible for this song to get any better. I was wrong. This guy has definitely NOT lost it as he's gotten older.

HoshijiroTS

As the time passed away, Marian only become better and better! Hope he dont stop the singing too soon. He is in his prime.

pitoresco_san

Absolutely 💯 brilliant...he's still got the voice....it's 1 of my all time favourite tunes

markgee

J'étais enfant... aujourd'hui, du haut de mes 45 ans je suis toujours aussi fan !!

brunetmichael

Wir waren damals Punks und rümpften über vieles die Nase. Nicht aber über Alphaville. Ich weiß nicht, was es war, aber ihr hattet es einfach drauf. Und nach 40 Jahren kann ich nur sagen, das sind ewige Welthits. Man kann sie immer hören, zu jeder Gelegenheit spielen. Es ist der perfekte Sound.

ArneList

i am growing big with this song... including forever young... 80's new wave era ... awesome you guys!

dedentristanto

Marian Gold just made me cry!!! Oh Godness that voice sounds even more powerfull now than before. I really really needed this guys! Thank you Alphaville!💕

lahispaniola

Always thought that Alphaville songs would fit perfect with orchestra. I was so right! This is magical!

MOliveira

I was so not ready for this! His voice is outstanding

onebigdj

Schön zu sehen, das Bernhard auch dabei ist. Darüber freue ich mich sehr.

frankneudeck

Marian Gold may not have been everyone's idea of the most handsome man, but he was undeniably one of the sexiest individuals in music with an incredible, magnetic presence. Wonderful to see that he has lost absolutely none of it. His voice is as great, if not more so, now. Wow...just wow!!

Morpheus