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1985 single by Alphaville From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Jet Set” is the fourth and last single from Alphaville's first album, Forever Young, and was released in March 1985.[1]
"Jet Set" | ||||
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Single by Alphaville | ||||
from the album Forever Young | ||||
B-side | "Golden Feeling" | |||
Released | 1 March 1985 | |||
Recorded | 1984 | |||
Genre | Synth-pop, hi-NRG | |||
Length | 3:40 (7" version) 6:28 (Jellybean mix) | |||
Label | Atlantic / WEA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Marian Gold Bernhard Lloyd Frank Mertens (track 1) Ricky Echolette (track 2) | |||
Producer(s) | Colin Pearson Wolfgang Loos | |||
Alphaville singles chronology | ||||
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Re-recorded and released after founding band member Frank Mertens left the band, the 7" version drops the word 'The' from the song's title and is mildly different from the original album version.[1]
Marian Gold said of the song, "We didn't intend to write a proper song; it was supposed to be some kind of jingle that advertises things money can't buy: anarchy, freedom, love, fun and a piece of the end of the world."[2]
Versions of this song have appeared on a variety of other Alphaville releases, including:
The original 12" version and the b-side "Golden Feeling" were both released on 2014's so80s presents Alphaville.