Dr. Mabuse (Propaganda song)

"The Nine Lives of Dr. Mabuse"
Single by Propaganda
from the album A Secret Wish
A-side"Das Testaments des Mabuse (The Third Side)"
B-side"Femme Fatale (The Woman With The Orchid)"
Released27 February 1984 (UK)
March 1984 (Spain)
21 June 1984 (Japan)
July 1984 (Australia)
3 September 2021 (Definition Series)
Genre
Length4:11 (The Ninth Life Of...)
4:21 (A Paranoid Fantasy)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Andreas Thein
  • Michael Mertens
  • Ralf Dörper
Producer(s)Trevor Horn
Propaganda singles chronology
"The Nine Lives of Dr. Mabuse"
(1984) 		"Duel"
(1985)
Music video
"Dr. Mabuse" on YouTube

"The Nine Lives of Dr. Mabuse" (often shortened to "Dr. Mabuse") is the debut single by German new wave/synth-pop band Propaganda. The song was produced by Trevor Horn and was released on his label, ZTT in 1984. It appears on the debut album A Secret Wish. It was a moderate chart hit in the UK and Switzerland, peaking at numbers 27 and 14, respectively. In Germany, the song reached the top 10, peaking at No. 7.

The song is a reference to the character in the three Fritz Lang films; Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse and The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse.

A music video was produced, featuring Polish actor Vladek Sheybal as the titular character.

The 12" version features a cover of the Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale" as its B-side. The cover was also released on the 1985 various artists compilation album I Q 6 Zang Tumb Tuum Sampled[1] and on the 2002 compilation Outside World.

An instrumental remix of this song called "Abuse" appeared in the opening credits of the John Hughes 1987 film Some Kind of Wonderful, in which Mary Stuart Masterson's character, Watts, drums along to the dominant percussion.[2] This version does not appear on the film's official soundtrack, however.[2][3]

Towards the end of the song, just before the climax, some gibberish appears. It is actually the German question "Warum schmerzt es, wenn mein Herz den Schlag verpasst?" played backwards. The English translation is "Why does it hurt when my heart misses the beat?", the first lyrics of the song.[4]

Track listings

12"  ZTT – 12 ZTAS 2 (United Kingdom)/ Island Records – 13SI-238 (Japan)
  1. "Das Testaments Des Mabuse" – 10:14
  2. "Femme Fatale (The Woman With The Orchid)" – 4:22
  3. "(The Ninth Life Of...) Dr. Mabuse" – 4:06
7" ZTT – ZTAS 2 (United Kingdom)
  1. "Dr. Mabuse (Special Instrumental Mix)" – 5:18
  2. "Dr. Mabuse Der Spieler" – 5:38
Cassette ZTT – CTIS 101 (United Kingdom)
  1. "Das Testaments Des Mabuse" – 10:08
  2. "Dr. Mabuse (A Paranoid Fantasy)" – 4:19
  3. "Das Testaments Des Mabuse" – 10:08
  4. "Dr. Mabuse (A Paranoid Fantasy)" – 4:19
12" Island Records – 601 222 (Europe)
  1. "Dr. Mabuse (DJ Remix)" – 9:50
  2. "Femme Fatale (The Woman With The Orchid)" – 3:19
  3. "(The Ninth Life Of...) Dr. Mabuse" – 4:06
7" Island Records – 106 281 (Europe)
  1. "Dr. Mabuse: The First Side 'A To-Day' – 4:20
  2. "Dr. Mabuse Der Spieler: The Second Side: 'B To-Morrow' – 5:41
12" Festival Records – X 14104 (New Zealand)
  1. "Dr. Mabuse (13th Life Mix)" – 6:32
  2. "Femme Fatale (The Woman With The Orchid)" – 3:19
  3. "(The Ninth Life Of...) Dr. Mabuse" – 4:06
ZTT – ZTDS66 (Definition Series digital download)
  1. "Dr. Mabuse (A Paranoid Fantasy)" – 4:21
  2. "Dr. Mabuse Der Spieler (An International Incident)" – 5:41
  3. "Das Testaments Des Mabuse" – 10:16
  4. "Femme Fatale (The Woman With The Orchid)" – 3:21
  5. "Dr. Mabuse (The Ninth Life Of...)" – 4:11
  6. "Testament Four" – 0:24
  7. "Die Tausend Augen Des Mabuse" – 9:46
  8. "Im Stahlnetz Des Mabuse" – 3:16
  9. "Strength To Dream (The First Life Of...)" – 2:29
ZTT – The Beast Of Propaganda – 1 – His Last Will And Testament
  1. "Dr. Mabuse (The 13th Life Of…)" – 6:34
  2. "Dr. Mabuse (Special Instrumental Mix)" – 5:25
  3. "Femme Fatale (The Orchid)" – 3:21
  4. "Dr. Mabuse (Anton Corbijn Video Mix)" – 4:51
  5. "Testament Six" – 0:31
  6. "Dr. Mabuse (12″ Remix For Germany)" – 6:07
  7. "Das Testament Des Dr Mabuse (12″ Edit For Germany)" – 9:54
  8. "Dr. Mabuse (An International Conclusion)" – 5:40
  9. "Strength To Dream (As Testament Seven)" – 3:16

Chart performance

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 14
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 27

References

  1. ^ "Various – I Q 6 Zang Tumb Tuum Sampled". Discogs.
  2. ^ a b "Some Kind of Wonderful – The Soundtrack". www.somekindofwonderful.org. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ^ "SoundtrackINFO: Some Kind of Wonderful Soundtrack". www.soundtrackinfo.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Propaganda – Dr. Mabuse Lyrics (Video)". www.stlyrics.com. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  5. ^ a b "lescharts.com – Propaganda – Dr. Mabuse". lescharts.com.
  6. ^ "Dr Mabuse – Official Charts Company". Official Charts.

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