Christiane F. (soundtrack)

Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo: Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album to the film Christiane F., Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo by David Bowie
Released	April 1981
Recorded	1975–1979
Genre	Rock, art rock
Length	41:38 (LP version) 41:50 (CD version)
Label	RCA
Producer	David Bowie Harry Maslin Tony Visconti
David Bowie chronology
The Best of Bowie (1980) Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo: Original Soundtrack (1981) Changestwobowie (1981)

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Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo is a soundtrack album by David Bowie, released on LP in 1981 through RCA Records (and re-issued on CD through EMI in 2001), for the film about Christiane F. The German title of the film, Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo, means "We children of Zoo Station", referring to the railway station in Berlin, Germany.

Track listing

All music composed by David Bowie except where noted.

No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"V-2 Schneider"	"Heroes"	3:09
2.	"TVC 15 (Single Edit Version)"	Station to Station	3:29
3.	"Heroes/Helden" (Bowie, Brian Eno, Antonia Maaß (German lyrics))	"Heroes"	6:01
4.	"Boys Keep Swinging" (Bowie, Eno)	Lodger	3:16
5.	"Sense of Doubt"	"Heroes"	3:56
6.	"Station to Station (Live)"	Stage	8:42
7.	"Look Back in Anger" (Bowie, Eno)	Lodger	3:06
8.	"Stay (US Single Version)"	Station to Station	3:20
9.	"Warszawa" (Bowie, Eno)	Low	6:18

Historical note

Although the entire soundtrack (save for "TVC 15" and "Stay") is made up of songs from Bowie's Berlin years (1977–1979), the story of Christiane F. plays in the early stages of that time (1976–1977); e.g. Christiane F. visited the concert of the Isolar – 1976 Tour in Berlin, which was opened by the song "Station to Station".^[2] The live version included in the film and soundtrack is taken from the album Stage, recorded on the 1978 Isolar II Tour.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1981–1982) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 3 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 5 Scottish Albums (OCC)[5] 85 UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[6] 6 US Billboard 200[7] 135

Year-end charts Chart (1981) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 18 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 29

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r54065
2. Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo: Nach Tonbandprotokollen aufgeschrieben v. Kai Hermann u. Horst Rieck: Amazon.co.uk: 9783551359414: Books. ASIN 3551359415.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack / David Bowie – Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack / David Bowie – Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
5. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
6. "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
7. "David Bowie Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
8. "Jahreshitparade Alben 1981". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
9. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 15 March 2021.