I 'm in Love with a German Film Star - wikipedia I 'm in Love with a German Film Star `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star '' Single by The Passions from the album Thirty Thousand Feet Over China B - side `` ( Do n't Talk To Me ) I 'm Shy '' Released 23 January 1981 Format 7 - inch Genre Post-punk Length 3 : 57 Label Polydor Songwriter ( s ) The Passions Producer ( s ) Peter Wilson The Passions singles chronology `` Swimmer '' ( 1980 ) `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star '' ( 1981 ) `` Skin Deep '' ( 1981 ) `` Swimmer '' ( 1980 ) `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star '' ( 1981 ) `` Skin Deep '' ( 1981 ) `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star '' is a post-punk song by the British band the Passions. It was released as a single by Polydor Records on 23 January 1981, and reached No. 25 on the UK Singles Chart. It was the band 's only charting single. The song was later included on the band 's second album, Thirty Thousand Feet Over China ( 1981 ). The lyrics were written by Barbara Gogan about Steve `` Roadent '' Connelly, a one - time roadie for the Clash and Sex Pistols, who had minor roles in several German films and played the Joker in the 1979 miniseries Das Ding. Contents 1 Cover versions 2 Track listings 2.1 The Passions 2.2 Linoleum 2.3 Sam Taylor - Wood 3 References 4 External links Cover versions Linoleum covered the song on their second album and also released it as a single in 2000 on the Fierce Panda label. The American rock band Foo Fighters covered `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star '' as the B - side to their 2005 single `` Best of You ''. The British electronic duo Kish Mauve recorded a version for the B - side of their 2006 single `` Modern Love ''. It was also recorded by the American singer - songwriter Chris Whitley for his 2006 album Reiter In. `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star '' was also covered by the British artist and filmmaker Sam Taylor - Wood, who released it as a single on 20 October 2008 on the German Kompakt label. It was produced by Pet Shop Boys, who also contributed a full length `` Symphonic Mix ''. Other remixes were provided by Gui Boratto, Mark Reeder and Jürgen Paape. The single reached No. 1 on the UK Dance Singles Charts in November 2008. On 12 April 2010, the band Dubstar released a cover version of the song for an Amnesty International project. The track appeared on the Peace compilation, available via download. Track listings The Passions All tracks written by the Passions. 7 '' single ( POSP 222 ) `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star '' `` ( Do n't Talk To Me ) I 'm Shy '' Linoleum 7 '' single ( NING 093 ) `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star '' `` Sirens '' Sam Taylor - Wood 7 '' single ( KOMPAKT POP 13 / 7 ) `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star ( Original Radio Edit ) '' `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star ( Mark Reeder 's Rundfunk Mix ) '' 12 '' single ( KOMPAKT POP 13 ) and download `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star ( Gui Boratto Mix ) '' `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star ( PSB Symphonic Mix ) '' `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star ( Mark Reeder 's Stuck in the 80 's Mix ) '' `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star ( Jürgen Paape Mix ) '' CD single ( KOMPAKT POP MAXI CD 3 ) `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star ( Original Radio Edit ) '' `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star ( PSB Symphonic Mix ) '' `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star ( PSB Symphonic Instrumental Mix ) '' `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star ( Mark Reeder 's Stuck in the 80 's Mix ) '' `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star ( Gui Boratto Mix ) '' References Jump up ^ Gleadell, Colin ( 29 September 2008 ). `` Pamela Anderson, art collector : art market news ''. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 September 2016. Jump up ^ Post Punk Diary : 1980 - 1982 by George Gimarc Jump up ^ `` Passions : Top 75 Releases ''. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved on 29 April 2010. Jump up ^ Gray, Marcus. The Clash : Return of the Last Gang in Town. Hall Leonard Corporation. 2004. P. 128. ISBN 0 - 634 - 04673 - X Jump up ^ `` I 'm In Love With A German Film Star by The Passions Songfacts ''. Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 19. Jump up ^ Strong, Martin C. ( 2003 ) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1 - 84195 - 335 - 0, p. 837 Jump up ^ `` Kompakt press release ''. Petshopboys.co.uk ( 20 September 2008 ). Retrieved on 29 April 2010. External links The Passions `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star '' at The Passions ' official website `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star '' at Discogs ( list of releases ) Sam Taylor - Wood `` I 'm in Love with a German Film Star '' at Discogs ( list of releases ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I%27m_in_Love_with_a_German_Film_Star&oldid=785951042 '' Categories : 1981 songs 1981 singles 2008 singles Post-punk songs UK Dance Singles Chart number - one singles Polydor Records singles Songs about films Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from April 2010 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 16 June 2017, at 11 : 15. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: who sang im in love with a german film star
Answer: the Passions