Nena’s “99 Luftballons” is one of the most unique classic rock songs of the 1980s. During an interview, one of the song’s writers said a Rolling Stones concert inspired him to craft “99 Luftballons.” ...

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Nena — the German artist who sang the ’84 hit single “99 Luftballons” — never toured the States even after the track became a smash hit, peaking at #2 and losing first place to Van Halen’s “Jump.” ...

Invada, the label run by Portishead’s Geoff Barrow, has just released a single featuring Anika covering Nena’s 1984 anti-war hit “99 Red Balloons” with backing by the Invada Allstars. The single has ...

We’re all familiar with the song “99 Red Balloons,” aka “99 Luftballons.” It began as a German anti-war song by Nena back in 1983. After it enjoyed worldwide success (and got stuck in everyone’s head) ...

VH1 Classic will present a full hour of the English and German music videos for the 1984 hit “99 Luftballons,” aka “99 Red Balloons,” by German rock group Nena. The music video presentation, to air ...

Flight of the Red Balloon is a French movie by a Chinese filmmaker. It has nothing whatsoever to do with Nena’s “99 Red Balloons.” Rather, it’s a remake of the more simply titled Red Balloon, a 1956 ...

In this crazy-impressive video, Andrew Huang manages to play Nena's popular song "99 Luftballons" (later translated into "99 Red Balloons" by Goldfinger) using only red balloons. He jokes in the video ...