Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart

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"Auf Wiedersehen", or "Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart", is a song written by German composer Eberhard Storch around 1950.

Polydor
48 374 H in 1950.

Vera Lynn version

"Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart"
London
Composer(s)Eberhard Storch
Lyricist(s)John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons (English lyrics)
Vera Lynn singles chronology
"Again"
(1949) 		"Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart"
(1952) 		"Forget Me Not"
(1952)

The

beer parlours
, and when she got back she felt she had to record it, so found the music and had lyrics written.

Charts

The recording of the song by

Billboard
"Best Sellers in Stores" chart on July 12, the song spent nine weeks at No. 1 (as well as six weeks on the "Most Played by Jockeys" chart and four weeks on the "Most Played in Jukeboxes").

In reaching number-one, it would be almost six years before another British artist would top the U.S. pop chart; that song was Laurie London's "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands," in April 1958. Additionally, the song's nine-week run at number one on the U.S. pop charts by a British act was a record that stood for 16 years, until The Beatles matched the longevity record (of nine weeks) in 1968 with "Hey Jude." Currently, "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" is tied with "Hey Jude" for third amongst longest-running number-one songs by British artists on the Billboard pop charts, behind "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John (14 weeks, 1997-1998) and "We Found Love" by Rihanna with Calvin Harris (10 weeks, 2011). In addition, for more than 12 years Lynn was the only female solo artist from the UK to have a number-one hit in the United States, a feat finally matched by "Downtown" by Petula Clark in January 1965.[2][3]

Demis Roussos version

"Auf Wiedersehn"
Single by Demis Roussos
from the album Auf Wiedersehn
Released1974
Recorded1974
Length3:34
LabelPhilips
Songwriter(s)Eberhard Storch
Producer(s)Leo Leandros
Demis Roussos singles chronology
"My Only Fascination"
(1974) 		"Auf Wiedersehn"
(1974) 		"With You"
(1974)

Greek singer Demis Roussos covered the song on his 1974 German-language album Auf Wiedersehn. It was also released as a single (in 1974 on Philips Records). The recording was produced by Leo Leandros.[4] The song reached no. 6 in the Netherlands and no. 19 in Belgium (Flanders)[4]

Track listing

7" single Philips 6009 526 (1974, Austria, Belgium, Germany, etc.)
7" single RTB / Philips S 53796 (1974, Yugoslavia)

A. "Auf Wiedersehn" (3:35)
B. "Walzer für zwei" (3:12)[4]

Charts

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 19
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 6

Other versions

See also

  • List of number-one singles of 1952 (U.S.)

References

  1. ^ "Eberhard Storch". Discogs.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ISBN 0898200830
    .
  3. ISBN 0823085546
    .
  4. ^ a b c "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Auf Wiederseh'n". Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  5. ^ "Demis Roussos – Auf+Wiederseh'n" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  6. ^ "Demis Roussos – Auf+Wiederseh'n" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  7. ^ "78 Record: Teddy Johnson - Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart (1952)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Jerry Vale - The Language Of Love". Discogs.com. 1963. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Mantovani And His Orchestra – Mantovani Magic (1966, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 1966. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

External links

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