Westerland (song)

"Westerland" is a punk song by German band Die Ärzte. It was the fifth track and the second single from their 1988 album Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit.... It is an ironic ode to the city of Westerland. It was also released on Die Ärzte's first maxi single, which had the same cover as the single but tracks different from the maxi LP. "Westerland (Kommerzmix)" was later put on "Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze".

"Westerland"
Single by Die Ärzte
from the album Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit...
Released8 April 1988
GenrePunk rock
Length3:40/9:54
LabelCBS Schallplatten
Songwriter(s)Farin Urlaub
Producer(s)Uwe Hoffmann & Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte singles chronology
"Ich ess' Blumen"
(1988)		 "Westerland"
(1988)		 "Der Ritt auf dem Schmetterling (Instrumental)"
(1988)
"Westerland (Kommerzmix)"

The song has been covered by Die Toten Hosen in a concert.

Personnel

Track listing
  1. "Westerland" - 3:40
  2. "Westerland (Live-Version)" - 3:07

Maxi
  1. "Westerland (Kommerzmix)" - 9:54
  2. "Westerland (Live-Version)" - 3:07
  3. "Westerland (Extended Ganja)" - 4:47

Maxi-CD
  1. "Westerland" (Urlaub) - 3:40
  2. "Westerland (Live-Version)" (Urlaub) - 3:07
  3. "♀" (Urlaub) - 1:47

B-sides

"♀" was also taken from "Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit...".

Charts
Chart performance for "Westerland"
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)[1] 34

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[2] Gold 250,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Die Ärzte – Westerland" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Die Ärzte; 'Westerland')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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