"Wind of Change" is a 1990 power ballad written by Klaus Meine, vocalist of Scorpions. It appeared on their 1990 album Crazy World, but did not become a worldwide hit single until 1991, when it topped the charts in Germany and across Europe, and hit #4 in the United States and #2 in the United Kingdom. It later appeared on 1995 live album Live Bites, on their 2000 album Moment of Glory, with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and on their 2001 unplugged album Acoustica. Image File history File links Wind_of_change. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... For other bands named The Scorpions or other meanings of scorpion, see scorpion. ... Crazy World is a 1990 album by German hard rock band Scorpions. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... To emphasize the emotional aspect of a power ballad, crowds customarily hold up lit lighters. ... “Hard Rock” redirects here. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... From left to right: PaweÅ‚ MÄ…ciwoda, Klaus Meine, James Kottak and Matthias Jabs of Scorpions Klaus Meine (born May 25, 1948, Wedemark, Hanover, Germany) is the lead vocalist for German rock band Scorpions. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Keith Olsen is a record producer who co-produced the Fleetwood Mac album Fleetwood Mac, which was released in 1975. ... // A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... For other bands named The Scorpions or other meanings of scorpion, see scorpion. ... Send Me an Angel is a power ballad by a German hard rock group Scorpions, released on their 1990 album Crazy World. ... Wind of Change may refer to: Wind of Change, a 1990 power ballad by Scorpions Wind of Change (speech), a speech made by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to the Parliament of South Africa in 1960 Wind of Change (album), a 1972 album of Peter Frampton Winds of Change: The... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... To emphasize the emotional aspect of a power ballad, crowds customarily hold up lit lighters. ... From left to right: PaweÅ‚ MÄ…ciwoda, Klaus Meine, James Kottak and Matthias Jabs of Scorpions Klaus Meine (born May 25, 1948, Wedemark, Hanover, Germany) is the lead vocalist for German rock band Scorpions. ... For other bands named The Scorpions or other meanings of scorpion, see scorpion. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Crazy World is a 1990 album by German hard rock band Scorpions. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Live Bites is a 1995 live album by German heavy metal band Scorpions. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Moment of Glory is a 2000 album by German heavy metal band Scorpions with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. ... The Berlin Philharmonic rehearsing in the Berliner Philharmonie. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Unplugged refers to musicians performing live using only acoustic instruments; that is, without plugging in amplified instruments (e. ... Acoustica is a 2001 unplugged album by German hard rock band Scorpions. ...

The band also recorded a Russian-language version of the song, under the title Ветер Перемен (Veter Peremen). A spanish version was also recorded. Russian ( , transliteration: , ) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia and the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages. ...

The Song

The lyrics celebrate the political changes in Eastern Europe at that time – such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the increasing freedom in the communist bloc (which would soon lead to the fall of the USSR), and the clearly imminent end of the Cold War. Lyrics are the words in songs. ... Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange),members of the Warsaw pact (light orange), and other former Communist regimes not aligned with Moscow (lightest orange). ... East German construction workers building the Berlin Wall, November 20, 1961. ... This is a history of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ...

Many listeners of the song who are not acquainted with Moscow are often confused by the meaning of the opening lines of the song, which are: For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ...

I follow the Moskva

Down to Gorky Park

Listening to the wind

of change

The Moskva is the name of the river that runs through Moscow, and Gorky Park is the name of an amusement park in Moscow. Scorpions were inspired to write this song on a visit to Moscow in 1989, and therefore included references to the aforementioned landmarks. Moskva River near the Moscow Kremlin in 19th century. ... Central Park of Culture and Rest is an amusement park in Moscow, Russia, named after Maxim Gorky. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

Legacy

In 2005 the viewers of the German television network ZDF chose this song as the song of the century. It is the highest ever selling song in Germany^{[citation needed]} and is frequently played on television shows presenting video footage of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is widely known in Germany as the song of German reunification (and fall of communism in Eastern Europe generally), even though it only rose to popularity two years later. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Second German Television), ZDF, is a public service German television channel based in Mainz. ...

Popular Uses

Popular UK soccer show Soccer AM uses Wind of Change as its tribute to UK troops overseas. Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football show presented by Helen Chamberlain and Andy Goldstein. ...

It also features in the video game SingStar Rocks!. SingStar Rocks is a PlayStation 2 karaoke game published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and developed by SCEE and London Studio. ...

At the end of the German movie "Manta Manta" it is played as the movie's final song.

It was used in an episode of Insomniac with Dave Attell when he sees them live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Military Uses

The song has been in use for a number of years by the British Army, upon completing phase 1 training, new solders to the Royal Signals see this song, with a re-done video, to show the true realities of war to new soldiers. This includes a number of graphic deaths of civilians, including women. See Winds of Change (Video) The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Royal Corps of Signals (sometimes referred to incorrectly as the Royal Signal Corps and often known simply as the Royal Signals or R Sigs) is one of the arms (combat support corps) of the British Army. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

See also

• Glasnost
• Perestroika
• Demokratizatsiya
• Winds of Change (Video)

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External link

• Lyrics and guitar tabs
• Music Video at YouTube