B-side Maskenball Genre Schlager | Released 1990 (1990) Label Polydor | |
Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, CD Length 3:40 (single version)
4:09 (Vollgas Mix)
4:49 (Schmusemix) | ||
"Verdammt, ich lieb' dich" is a 1990 song by German singer-songwriter Matthias Reim, from his debut album Reim. The song was Reim's first single, and remains his biggest hit, reaching the number-one spot in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands. In Germany it spent 16 consecutive weeks at the top of the charts, equalling the record set by Boney M.'s "Rivers of Babylon". The song's title means "Damn, I love you".
Cover versions
In 1991, the German punkband Planlos recorded a version of the song. Another cover version with English lyrics was made in 2000 by Baracuda, with the title "Damn! (Remember the Time)". In 2002, the Polish version of the song was called "Kochaj mnie Kochaj" recorded by two-fold Polish representatives in the Eurovision Song Contest namely the group Ich Troje. In 2005, bilingual German singer Dennie Christian released a Dutch version called "Dit is liefde" (This is love). The song was covered by Sha in 2007. In April 2006, Reim declared bankruptcy due to a debt of 12.5 million euros. To help cover his costs, in August 2007 he parodied his own song with "Verdammt ich hab‘ nix, ich miet‘ bei Sixt", which reached 66 on the German charts. Reim himself has sung this sung in various languages so far: English ("I think I love you"), Spanish ("Tal vez te quiero" and "te quiero a veces"), Italian ("Per che ti amo"), French ("et puis je t'aime").