Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt

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"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt"
File:Extrabreit Hurra, Hurra die Schule Brennt vinyl cover.jpg Original release cover
Single by Extrabreit
B-side	"Flieger, grüß mir die Sonne"
Released	1980
Recorded	1980
Genre	NDW
Songwriter(s)	Schlasse, Klein, Hönig, Larson, Möller

"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" (English: "Hooray, Hooray, the School Is Burning") is a song originally recorded by German band Extrabreit in 1980 and remixed in 1990. The title of the song is derived from the 1969 West German film Hurra, die Schule brennt!

Track listing

Original release

No.	Title	Length

No.	Title	Length

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
West Germany (Official German Charts)	12

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Position
West Germany (Official German Charts)	31

90 Remix

"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt"
File:Hurra Hurra die Schule Brennt 90 Remix CD cover.jpg 90 Remix cover
Single by Extrabreit
Released	1990
Recorded	1990
Genre	NDW
Songwriter(s)	Schlasse, Klein, Hönig, Larson, Möller

No.	Title	Length

Busted cover

"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt"
File:Busted - Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt (CD1).jpg CD1 cover
Single by Busted
from the album Busted
Released	21 April 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Pop punk
Length	3:35
Label	Universal, MCA
Songwriter(s)	Schlasse, Klein, Hönig, Larson, Möller
Producer(s)	Steve Robson
Busted singles chronology
"You Said No" (2003) "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" (2003) "Sleeping with the Light On" (2003)
"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt"
CD2 cover CD2 cover

In 2003, the song was covered by English pop punk band Busted, who released it as a single in Continental Europe as an alternative to the British and Irish only release Sleeping with the Light On. It was included on the German edition of their debut album, Busted. The Busted version rewrites the verses in English, but keeps the chorus in German. The song was only ever intended for release in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, but its video and the track subsequently appeared as B-sides to the CD2 and cassette releases of "Crashed the Wedding" respectively, after fans demanded it be released in the United Kingdom. The song has since been released in the UK as a download.

Track listing

CD1

1. "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" - 3:35
2. "You Said No" - 2:47 (clean version)
3. "Last Summer" - 3:05
4. "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" (Video) - 3:35

CD2

1. "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" - 3:35
2. "Sleeping with the Light On" (New Version) - 3:14
3. "Year Three School Said No" (Medley) - 5:18
4. "Sleeping with the Light On" (Live Video) - 3:40

Cassette Single

1. "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" - 3:35
2. "You Said No" (Live Version) - 3:18

Chart performance

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	20
Germany (Official German Charts)	19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	34