"Ra-Ta-Ta", or "Ra Ta-Ta-Ta" is a 1970 German song written by Hamburg pianist Chris Juwens (real name Uwe Stelzmann; 1946-1998) and Christian Heilburg (real name Gregor Rottschalk, 01/12/1945).
Gunter Gabriel of CBS Records Germany heard the song's catchy potential right away, but his boss dissuaded him.
[1] Nevertheless, the song swept across Europe with singles in many other European languages.
The first single release was the English version by German band Rotation in June 1970.
[2] In the US, it was promoted there as a result of the top 10 success of singer Antoine's French version in Paris.