99 Red Balloons was a protest song released in 1983. In the lyrics, a boy and girl innocently release a batch of balloons into the air; confused by these flying objects, international governments ...

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) ...

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 ...