"Tage wie diese", is a song by the German punk-rock band Die Toten Hosen.
"Tage wie diese" is one of only two singles from The Toten Hosen songs to top the German charts, the other one being "Zehn kleine Jägermeister" from 1996.
For this song, Andreas von Holst had been inspired by the field holler Black Betty, which he knew in the Ram Jam-Version from 1977.
Under the new title "Tage wie diese" this song was recorded as the first one for the album which should be released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band.
E-bass and the second E-guitar, performed by Andreas Meurer and Michael Breitkopf respectively, start playing from the first chorus on.
Now follows the first chorus, sung by all members of the band: „An Tagen wie diesen wünscht man sich Unendlichkeit.
Now follows the second and third chorus, with another line of text added: „In dieser Nacht der Nächte, die uns soviel verspricht, erleben wir das Beste, kein Ende ist in Sicht.“ (engl.
[6] An additional version, sung by Campino and accompanied by Andreas von Holst on an acoustic guitar was released on the album Alles ohne Strom in October 2019.
[7] A Spanish version of the song titled "Días Como Estos" was released as a download in August 2012.
The flow of the video is disrupted with scenes of the song's recording, live performances of the band and of supporters of the German football club Fortuna Düsseldorf.
The ARD-radio station played the song when they aired live coverages of the German football team during the UEFA Euro 2012.
[16] According to a survey by Forsa Tage wie diese was voted as the most popular song among business travelers in 2012.
[18] In a listeners ranking Greatest Hits of All Times aggregated by SWR1 "Tage wie diese" scored 4th place from 2000 music titles[19]