Zu spät
"Zu spät" (German for too late) is a punk song by German band Die Ärzte. It was the eleventh track and the second single from their 1984 album Debil.
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| Single by Die Ärzte | ||||
| from the album Debil | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 3:20/7:05 (Maxi) | |||
| Label | CBS Schallplatten | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Farin Urlaub | |||
| Producer(s) | Die Ärzte | |||
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| "Zu spät (Special Maxi)" | ||||
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It's a humorous song about jealousy and revenge. The narrator is devastated over his love interest's preference of a wealthier rival and compares their capabilities of entertaining the girl throughout the song, while fantasizing that he will be a star someday and will then reject her, when she'll come crawling back.
Tracks
1. Seite (1st side)
- "Zu spät" – 3:20
2. Seite (2nd side)
- "Mädchen" – 2:55
Maxi
Rote Seite (red side)
- "Zu spät" (Urlaub) – 7:05
Weiße Seite (white side)
- "Ärzte-Theme (Instrumental)" – 2:00
- "Mädchen" – 2:55
| "Live – Zu spät..." | ||||
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| Single by Die Ärzte | ||||
| from the album Live – Nach uns die Sintflut | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 6:01 | |||
| Label | CBS Schallplatten | |||
| Songwriter(s) | The Brothers, E. Gold, Stock-Aitken-Waterman, Dieter Bohlen, Melloni-Turratti-Ghieregato-Beecher, Prince, Farin Urlaub, K. Franck | |||
| Producer(s) | Uwe Hoffmann & Die Ärzte | |||
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The live medley
"Live – Zu spät..." (1988) is a single for the medley "Zu spät (Hit Summer Mix '88)" (on the album just "Medley") from their 1988 album Live – Nach uns die Sintflut. The medley is composed of many covers, but most of it is the song "Zu spät", which actually ends the medley too (after "Blueprint").
Track listing
- "Zu spät (Hit Summer Mix '88)"
- > "When Will I Be Famous" (Bros cover) – 0:39
- > "Tell It to My Heart" (Taylor Dayne cover) – 0:17
- > "Whenever You Need..." (O'Chi Brown cover) – 0:09
- > "I Should Be So Lucky" (Kylie Minogue cover) – 0:07
- > "My Bed Is Too Big" (Blue System cover) – 0:10
- > "Born to Love" (Den Harrow cover) – 0:06
- > "Kiss" (Prince cover) – 0:15
- > "Zu spät" – 3:55
- > "Blueprint" (Rainbirds cover) – 0:23
- "Zu spät (Single-Remix '85)" – 3:20
- "Sie tun es" – 3:08
Maxi
- "Zu spät (Hit Summer Mix '88)"
- > "When Will I Be Famous" – 0:39
- > "Tell It to My Heart" – 0:17
- > "Whenever You Need..." – 0:09
- > "I Should Be So Lucky" – 0:07
- > "My Bed Is Too Big" – 0:10
- > "Born to Love" – 0:06
- > "Kiss" – 0:15
- > "Zu spät" – 3:55
- > "Blueprint" – 0:23
- "Zu spät (Single-Version '85)" – 3:12
- "Zu spät (Maxi-Version '85)" – 6:43
- "Sie tun es" – 3:05
B-sides
- "Zu spät (Single-Version '85)" was initially released on "Zu spät" (1985).
- "Zu spät (Maxi-Version '85)" was first released on "Zu spät (Special Maxi)" and later on "Ist das alles? (13 Höhepunkte mit den Ärzten)".
- "Sie tun es" [They're doing it] is one of many songs from the Gabi & Uwe series.
Personnel
- Farin Urlaub – lead vocals, guitar
- Sahnie – bass
- Bela B. – drums
Charts
| Year | Country | Position |
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| 1989 | Germany | 25 |