I'm in Love with a German Film Star
1981 single by The Passions / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"I'm in Love with a German Film Star" is a post-punk song by the British band The Passions.[2] It was released as a single by Polydor Records on 23 January 1981,[3] and reached No. 25 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] It was the band's only charting single. The song was later included on the band's second album, Thirty Thousand Feet Over China (1981).
"I'm in Love with a German Film Star" | ||||
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Single by The Passions | ||||
from the album Thirty Thousand Feet Over China | ||||
B-side | "(Don't Talk to Me) I'm Shy" | |||
Released | 23 January 1981 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:57 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | The Passions | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Wilson | |||
The Passions singles chronology | ||||
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Official audio | ||||
"I'm in Love with a German Film Star" on YouTube | ||||
The lyrics were written by the band's vocalist Barbara Gogan about Steve "Roadent" Connelly, a one-time roadie for The Clash and Sex Pistols, who had minor roles in several German films[5] and played the Joker in the 1978 miniseries Das Ding [de].[6]
The song features Clive Timperley's Echoplex guitar.
The song is featured in the 2006 action adventure video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on the in-game radio station Emotion 98.3.