Moskau (song)

"Moskau" (German for Moscow) is a German-language single by the German pop act Dschinghis Khan (known as "Genghis Khan" in Australia and other countries) released in 1979.
The band also recorded an English version, which they released in 1980 as "Moscow".
Versions.
Moskau – the German-language version.
"Moskau", the German-language version of the song, appears on their 1979 self-titled album "Dschinghis Khan" and their 1980 album "Rom". The album version is six minutes long, while the single version is four and a half minutes long.
Moscow – the English-language version.
The band, under their English-language band name "Genghis Khan", released a version of the song with English lyrics entitled "Moscow" in Australia in 1980, the year of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Australia's Channel 7 used the song as the theme to their television coverage of the Moscow Olympics, and the single was issued locally in a die-cut Channel 7 paper sleeve. The song became a massive hit in Australia, staying at #1 for six weeks.
History.
The song also achieved enormous popularity in the Soviet Union. A 15-second clip of the song's performance was shown as a part of the New Year holiday lineup on the state-run TV, leading to the immediate dismissal of the network's director.
In 2006, the song made its video game debut as a playable song in "Taiko no Tatsujin" Portable 2. It is also a featured track in "Just Dance 2014".
It was also played at the opening at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia for Semi-Final 2.
On September 15, 2006, the song was uploaded to YouTube, and it quickly became an internet meme related to Slavs.