Nessaja

"Nessaja"
Single by Peter Maffay
from the album Tabaluga oder Die Reise zur Vernunft
B-side	Tabaluga
Released	1983
Length	04:10
Label	Metronome
Writer(s)	Peter Maffay, Rolf Zuckowski
Producer	Peter Maffay, Peter Schirmann, Peter Wagner

"Nessaja"
Single by Scooter
from the album Encore:Live And Direct
B-side	"Shortbread"
Released	8 April 2002 (Germany) 9 September 2002 (UK)
Genre	Happy Hardcore, Trance
Length	3:30
Writer(s)	Peter Maffay / Rolf Zuckowski / H. P. Baxxter / Rick J. Jordan / Jay Frog / Jens Thele
Producer	Scooter
Scooter singles chronology
"Ramp! (The Logical Song)" (2001) "Nessaja" (2002) "Weekend!" (2003)

"Nessaja" is a song by Peter Maffay and Rolf Zuckowski from the musical Tabaluga released in 1983 on the album Tabaluga oder die Reise zur Vernunft. The German band Scooter released a techno version as single on 8 April 2002.^[1] It features as a bonus track on the group's first live album Encore: Live And Direct, and was the first Scooter single to feature newest member at that time Jay Frog. "Nessaja" is one of Scooter's most known singles, reaching number one in Germany and number four in the UK.

Track listing

CD Single^[1]

1. "Nessaja" (3:28)
2. "Nessaja" [Extended] (5:18)
3. "Nessaja" [The Ultimate Clubmix] (7:09)
4. "Shortbread" (3:55)

12" Single^[2]

1. "Nessaja" [Extended] (5:18)
2. "Nessaja" [Ultimate Club Mix] (7:09)
3. "Nessaja" [Topmodelz Mix] (5:40)

UK CD Single^[3]

1. "Nessaja" [Radio Edit] (3:28)
2. "Nessaja" [Clubstar UK Remix] (7:28)
3. "Nessaja" [Flip & Fill Remix] (6:16)

• "Nessaja" Video - UK Edit (3:26)

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Germany [4]	Gold	2002	250,000 +

Samples

"Nessaja" samples Peter Maffay's song "Nessaja"^[5] taken from his 1983 children's cartoon, Tabaluga.

In popular culture

Scooter's version of "Nessaja" featured in the opening credits of the 2009 film Brüno.^[6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Nessaja: Scooter Amazon.de
2. ^ Scooter - Nessaja (12") Discogs.com
3. ^ Nessaja: Scooter Amazon.co.uk
4. ^ AT LEAST ONE OF artist or title MUST BE PROVIDED for GERMAN CERTIFICATION.
5. ^ Scooter's Nessaja sample of Peter Maffay's Nessaja WhoSampled.com
6. ^ Brüno (2009) - Soundtracks IMDB.com