Jet Set (song)

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"Jet Set"
Alphaville – Jet Set.jpeg
Single by Alphaville
from the album Forever Young
B-side"Golden Feeling"
Released1 March 1985
Recorded1984
GenreSynthpop
Length3:40 (7" version)
6:28 (Jellybean mix)
LabelAtlantic / WEA
Songwriter(s)Marian Gold
Bernhard Lloyd
Frank Mertens (track 1)
Ricky Echolette (track 2)
Producer(s)Colin Pearson
Wolfgang Loos
Alphaville singles chronology
"Forever Young"
(1984) 		"Jet Set"
(1985) 		"Dance with Me"
(1986)

Jet Set is the fourth and last single from Alphaville's first album, Forever Young, and was released in March 1985.[1]

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]

Track listings[]

7" single
  1. "Jet Set (7" version)" — 3:40
  2. "Golden Feeling" — 3:50
12" single
  1. "Jet Set (Jellybean mix)" — 6:28
  2. "Jet Set (Dub mix)" — 5:07
  3. "Golden Feeling" — 3:50
Promotional 12" single
  1. "Jet Set (Vocal/Jellybean mix)" - 6:28
  2. "Jet Set (Dub mix)" - 5:05
  • The "Vocal/Jellybean Mix" on the promotional 12" is identical to the regular 12" single's "Jellybean" mix
  • A demo of the B-side "Golden Feeling" appeared on 1999's Dreamscapes

Charts[]

Chart (1985) Peak position
Belgium Singles Chart 26[3]
Germany Singles Chart 11[4]
Sweden Singles Chart 13[3]
Switzerland Singles Chart 13[3]

Other releases[]

Versions of this song have appeared on a variety of other Alphaville releases, including:

  1. Dreamscapes (demos and live)
  2. Forever Pop (remix)
  3. Little America (live)
  4. First Harvest 1984-92 (remix)

The original 12" version and the b-side "Golden Feeling" were both released on 2014's so80s presents Alphaville.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Alphaville Discography, retrieved 26 January 2013[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ First Harvest 1984-92 Liner Notes, Page 7
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Australian Charts (Alphaville: Jet Set (Song)), retrieved 23 October 2013
  4. ^ Charts Surfer, archived from the original on January 8, 2010

External links[]

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