Nessaja

"Nessaja"
Single by Scooter
from the album Encore: Live and Direct
B-side "Shortbread"
Released 8 April 2002 (Germany)
9 September 2002 (UK)
Genre Techno
Length 3:30
Songwriter(s) Peter Maffay, Rolf Zuckowski, H.P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Gerry Rafferty, Jay Frog, Jens Thele
Producer(s) Scooter
Scooter singles chronology
"Ramp! (The Logical Song)"
(2001)		 "Nessaja"
(2002)		 "Weekend!"
(2003)

"Ramp! (The Logical Song)"
(2001)		 "Nessaja"
(2002)		 "Weekend!"
(2003)

"Nessaja" is a song written by Peter Maffay and Rolf Zuckowski from the musical Tabaluga released in 1983 on the album Tabaluga oder die Reise zur Vernunft. The German band Scooter released a techno version as single on 8 April 2002.[1] It features as a bonus track on the group's first live album Encore: Live and Direct, and was the first Scooter single to feature newest member at that time Jay Frog. "Nessaja" is one of Scooter's best-known singles, reaching number one in Germany, number two in Austria, Norway, and Romania, and number four in the United Kingdom.

Music video

The music video for Nessaja opens with a limousine pulling up outside a large white mansion. Women in dresses and men in suits get out of the car and go inside the house. There are lots of people waiting for a 'show' to start behind a red curtain. When the music starts, H.P. Baxxter comes out from behind the curtain and starts rapping. The people start dancing and then there are some shots of women dressed in underwear and rabbit ears in the same room (although it is empty). The video comes back to Scooter for a while, then cuts back to the two women, who are now topless. The women are later seen in bathtubs, again naked. The rest of the video shows H.P. Baxxter rapping and people dancing and partying. At the end of the video there is confetti on the floor and everyone is asleep, apart from Scooter, who then leave in a limousine.

Track listing

CD Single[1]
  1. "Nessaja" [Radio Edit] (3:28)
  2. "Nessaja" [Extended] (5:18)
  3. "Nessaja" [The Ultimate Clubmix] (7:09)
  4. "Shortbread" (3:55)
12" Single[2]
  1. "Nessaja" [Extended] (5:18)
  2. "Nessaja" [Ultimate Club Mix] (7:09)
  3. "Nessaja" [Topmodelz Mix] (5:40)
UK CD Single[3]
  1. "Nessaja" [Radio Edit] (3:28)
  2. "Nessaja" [Clubstar UK Remix] (7:28)
  3. "Nessaja" [Flip & Fill Remix] (6:16)
  • "Nessaja" Video - UK Edit (3:26)

Charts and certifications

Samples

"Nessaja" samples the melody from Peter Maffay's song "Nessaja"[28] taken from his 1983 children's rock album, Tabaluga, as well as an interpretation of "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty. The vocals are written by Scooter. There is also a tune used from KLF's Last Train to Trancentral.[29]

Scooter's version of "Nessaja" featured in the opening credits of the 2009 film Brüno.[30]

The song was also featured in a scene of Episode 6 "GNVQ" of the BBC sitcom "This Country".

References

  1. 1 2 Nessaja: Scooter Amazon.de
  2. ↑ Scooter - Nessaja (12") Discogs.com
  3. ↑ Nessaja: Scooter Amazon.co.uk
  4. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Scooter – Nessaja". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Scooter – Nessaja" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Scooter – Nessaja" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Scooter – Nessaja". Tracklisten. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Scooter: Nessaja" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Scooter – Nessaja". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 40, 2002". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 40, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Scooter – Nessaja" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Scooter – Nessaja". VG-lista. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Romanian Top 100 - arhiva". Archived from the original on 25 December 2004.
  16. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Scooter – Nessaja". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Scooter – Nessaja". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  20. ↑ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2002" (in German). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  21. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2002" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  22. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts 2002" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  23. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten - Single 2002" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  24. ↑ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2002" (in German). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  25. ↑ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  26. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Nessaja')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  27. ↑ "Norwegian certifications – Nessaja" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  28. ↑ Scooter's Nessaja sample of Peter Maffay's Nessaja WhoSampled.com
  29. ↑ Sample from KLF's track WhosSampled.com
  30. ↑ Brüno (2009) - Soundtracks IMDB.com
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.