Unbehagen

Unbehagen is the second studio album by Nina Hagen Band, released in 1979 by CBS Records. It is the last album released by the band, before Nina Hagen decided to pursue a solo career. The band kept on performing under the name Spliff.

Unbehagen
Studio album by
Nina Hagen Band
Released1979
RecordedOctober 1978–November 1979
StudioHansa Tonstudio, Berlin
Genre
Length37:39
LabelCBS Records
Producer
Nina Hagen Band chronology
Nina Hagen Band
(1978)		 Unbehagen
(1979)		 NunSexMonkRock
(1982)
Singles from Unbehagen
  1. "African Reggae"
    Released: 1979
  2. "Herrmann hiess er"
    Released: 1980
  3. "Auf'm Rummel"
    Released: 1980
Alternative cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Europopmusic.eu[1]
Smash Hits8/10[2]

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 Lene Lovich's hit single "Lucky Number". The song "Wenn ich ein Junge wär" was recorded live in April 1979 at the Saarbrücken Congress Hall.

The album was a chart success and was certified Gold in Germany in 1981, selling over 250,000 copies.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."African Reggae"
6:17
2."Alptraum"
6:10
3."Wie leben immer… noch (Lucky Number)"
4:53
4."Wenn ich ein Junge wär" (Live Version)
  • Heinz Buchholz
  • Rudolf-Günter Loose
2:14
5."Herrmann hiess er"
  • Manfred Praeker
  • Hagen
6:34
6."Auf'm Rummel"
  • Potschka
  • Hagen
4:32
7."Wau Wau"
  • Heil
  • Mitteregger
  • Potschka
  • Praeker
  • Hagen
2:07
8."Fall in Love mit mir"
  • Heil
  • Mitteregger
  • Potschka
  • Praeker
  • Hagen
3:47
9."No Way" (Instrumental)
  • Heil
  • Mitteregger
  • Potschka
  • Praeker
1:05
Total length:37:39

Personnel
Nina Hagen Band
Technical
  • Ruiz & Carlier - artwork, design
  • Alain Bizos - photography

Charts
Chart (1980) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 19
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 40
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 8

Year-end charts
Chart (1980) Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 16

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[11] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[12] Gold 250,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Nina Hagen- Europopmusic". www.europopmusic.eu. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  2. Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (March 6–19): 30–31.
  3. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Nina Hagen)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  4. "Austriancharts.at – Nina Hagen Band – Unbehagen" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Nina Hagen Band – Unbehagen" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Nina Hagen Band – Unbehagen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  7. "Charts.nz – Nina Hagen Band – Unbehagen". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Nina Hagen Band – Unbehagen". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  9. "Swedishcharts.com – Nina Hagen Band – Unbehagen". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  10. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1980. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  11. "French album certifications – Nina Hagen – Unbehagen" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  12. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Nina Hagen; 'Unbehagen')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
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