ALPHAVILLE - THE JET SET

THE JET SET

ALPHAVILLE

SONGWRITERS: MARIAN GOLD, FRANK MERTENS & BERNHARD LLOYD

COUNTRY: GERMANY

ALBUM: FOREVER YOUNG

LABEL: WARNER MUSIC GROUP

GENRE: NEW WAVE

YEAR: 1984

Alphaville is a German synth-pop band which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were lead Singer Marian Gold(real name: Hartwig Schierbaum, born 26 May 1954 in Herford), Bernhard Lloyd(real name: Bernhard Gössling, born 2 June 1960 in Enger), and Frank Mertens(real name: Frank Sorgatz, born 26 October 1961 in Enger). They achieved chart success with the singles "Forever Young", "Big in Japan", "Sounds Like a Melody", "The Jet Set" and "Dance with Me".

Forever Young is the debut album released by German synthpop group Alphaville on September 27, 1984, by Warner Music Group. It charted well, hitting the Top 20 in six European countries and reaching number 1 in Norway and Sweden. Alphaville followed up with their second album in 1986 with the release of Afternoons in Utopia.

The album was re-released in a "super deluxe" edition in March 2019.

Reviews were generally positive, with one reviewer calling it "a classic synth pop album" and "a wonderfully fun ride from start to finish." The album fared well in parts of Europe, but it failed to make an impact on the UK charts or in the US, faring no better than number 180.

The single "Big in Japan" made a surprise entry onto the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 66, where it stayed on the chart for several weeks.

Although the title track "Forever Young" was re-released several times as a single by the band's label in the hope of it becoming a hit in the United States, it did not reach any higher than number 65 on the Hot 100. Although it reached one position higher than "Big in Japan", it quickly fell into obscurity and "Big in Japan" remains their biggest-selling single in

the US. "Big in Japan" also managed to peak at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart, while "Forever Young" was also considered a commercial failure there, reaching number 98.

On March 15, 2019, the album is remastered for the first time for their 35th anniversary. The package comes with two additional CDs, one with original single versions, B-sides and remixes and the other with 16 original demos. The other disc is a DVD that includes a 60-minute documentary and promo videos. There is also a super deluxe edition that includes the new remaster on vinyl and comes with a 24-page vinyl-sized booklet, created by the art director of the original album in close collaboration with the band and contains a variety of rare and unpublished photos, sleeve notes and various other testimonies.

Yeah! Get ready for the show

This is the time, now gimme that beat

Feel how the rhythm grips your feet

Kitty baby, take my hand

She's like a devil, heaven sent

I'm in her arms and she's in mine

Maybe we make the film on time

Sitting in the 15th row

Oh baby, baby, I love you so

We are the jet set society

We are the jet set and that means liberty, liberty

The jet set society

We are the jet set set, we are the jet set set

Society

We're on the run, we know where to go

We got the tickets for the midnight show

These nights are burning out so fast

Hop on the beam, you won't be last

The Russians seem to be that way

We love them like we love D. Kaye

We need no money, we get it for free

We are the high-high-high society

We are the jet set society

We are the jet set and that means liberty, liberty

The jet set society

We are the jet set set, we are the jet set set

Society

We are the jet set, hop on the beam

We are the jet set, hop on the beam

We are the jet set, hop on the beam

We are the jet set, hop on the beam

Hop on the beam

Shine on, society, shine on, liberty

Shine on, luxury, shine on, society

Streets are full of love and fear

This could be the final year

Enrico's dead but still okay

We dance the streets, feeling well

If she's a liar, I'm her lover

If she's a priestess, I'm her cover

If she's a lady, I'm her man

If she's a man, I'll do what I can

We are the jet set society

We are the jet set and that means liberty, liberty

The jet set society

We are the jet set set, we are the jet set set

Society

Let's go to the moon.