In 1983 German singer Nena recorded her hit single “99 Luftballons” which was also recorded the same year as “99 Red Balloons” for English listeners. The song was a smash hit thanks to MTV and radio airplay and landed at # 1 in the U.K. charts and #2 in the U.S. The song was beaten out for the #1 position in the U.S. by Van Halen’s smash single “Jump”. Check out both the English version and the German version below: