"Kernkraft 400" (English: Nuclear Power 400) is a song performed by German techno musician Zombie Nation and the first single from the 1999 debut album, Leichenschmaus.
[2] Issued as a single in October 1999, "Kernkraft 400" peaked at number 22 in Germany in February 2000 and became a top-10 hit in Flanders and the Netherlands several months later.
In September, the song debuted and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, remaining there for two weeks, and has received a platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales and streams of at least 600,000 units.
[6][7][8] The music video of "Kernkraft 400" starts out inside a nuclear power plant room where an infomercial host (Florian Senfter) dressed in '70s disco clothing comes out and later two models (Cindy and Mindy) come onto scene dancing.
Finally, the host sits on a couch in the studio, off camera, where he examines a standard vibrator and a Kernkraft 400™ version.
The video was produced and directed by Hendrik Hölzemann, Grischa Schmitz and Dominique Schuchman who at that time were studying film at the Filmacademy Ludwigsburg, under the name Panic Pictures.
Due to its popularity with all ages on that station it was first introduced to sports fans at Chicago Rush arena football games.
[10] Many professional sports teams, most prominently the Boston Bruins but also including Milwaukee Admirals, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Dodgers,[11] New Jersey Devils, Atlanta United FC, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Thrashers, KAA Gent, Real Valladolid, Celtic, A.C. Milan, Southampton FC, PSV Eindhoven, Tranmere Rovers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Monsters, Indianapolis Colts, Geelong Cats, Vanderbilt University athletics and Oklahoma City Thunder play (or have played) "Kernkraft 400" either as part of pregame introductions, after scoring, or for wins.
This stems from an incident after their 0–0 draw with Belgium at Stade Roi Baudouin in Brussels, in which the travelling Welsh fans danced enthusiastically to the song being played over the stadium's public address system.