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99 Red Balloons

Nena

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LIST YEAR

1984

Source-supported album or original-release association. First-release evidence and any conflicts are stated separately.

Genre

New waveSynthpop

Theme

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Related verified recording for a screenshot identity review

Related independently verified recording only. The Roy Rogers-tagged file is unresolved; neither its title nor this reference proves that the file contains Nenas performance. Keep the existing German-language recording separate. Recording version: 1984 English-language recording; exact edit not established

RELEASE DATE & LIST YEAR

Release: 1984

Release: 1984Source checked

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Nena official 99 Luftballons international album page
Artist discography separately lists English 99 Red Balloons and German 99 Luftballons in the 1984 international album program, and names 99 Red Balloons as a single. It does not identify the Roy Rogers-tagged user audio.

99 Red Balloons - licensed English recording
Licensed Nena recording explicitly titled 99 Red Balloons in the 1984 program. Only year precision is used; the earlier German recording is a separate catalog identity. Exact edit is not asserted from the screenshot.

BEHIND THE SONG

Inspiration and background

Researched recording background

Nena's international 1984 program includes the English-language 99 Red Balloons as well as the separately titled German 99 Luftballons. This English recording has its own destination. The screenshot's Roy Rogers credit remains unresolved and is not used to claim an audio match.

Evidence scope: Sourced recording and album context; not an asserted account of the songwriters inspiration.

Sources for this information

Nena official 99 Luftballons international album page
Artist discography separately lists English 99 Red Balloons and German 99 Luftballons in the 1984 international album program, and names 99 Red Balloons as a single. It does not identify the Roy Rogers-tagged user audio. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

99 Red Balloons - licensed English recording
Licensed Nena recording explicitly titled 99 Red Balloons in the 1984 program. Only year precision is used; the earlier German recording is a separate catalog identity. Exact edit is not asserted from the screenshot. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

Other appearances and versions

1984 English-language recording; exact edit not established

Related independently verified recording only. The Roy Rogers-tagged file is unresolved; neither its title nor this reference proves that the file contains Nenas performance. Keep the existing German-language recording separate. Recording version: 1984 English-language recording; exact edit not established

An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.

Sources and scope

Sourced recording context; screenshot audio identity and exact master not independently verified.

Conservative editorial listening tags reviewed for this specific previously added recording in v3.6. These broad classifications are separate from source-verified recording identity and do not assert that the cited source assigned these exact genre labels.

Nena official 99 Luftballons international album page
Artist discography separately lists English 99 Red Balloons and German 99 Luftballons in the 1984 international album program, and names 99 Red Balloons as a single. It does not identify the Roy Rogers-tagged user audio.

99 Red Balloons - licensed English recording
Licensed Nena recording explicitly titled 99 Red Balloons in the 1984 program. Only year precision is used; the earlier German recording is a separate catalog identity. Exact edit is not asserted from the screenshot.

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