Complex sentence: "The Hostage" reached the top of the charts in France, but was removed from radio playlists in Germany because of the song's subject matter; a high ranking politician had recently been kidnapped and held for ransom.
Split into simpler sentences: The Hostage reached the top of the charts in France, but was removed from radio playlists in Germany because of the song's subject matter. A high ranking politician had recently been kidnapped and held for ransom.