fragezeichen -?-

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Includes insert
• Album featuring the hit singles "Rette Mich", "Lass Mich Dein Pirat Sein" & "?"

Fragezeichen -?- (German for "question mark") is the second album by German pop-rock band Nena. It was released in 1984, just a year after the band's first album Nena (MOVLP1496).

Like its self-titled predecessor, this album was produced by Reinhold Heil and Manne Praeker of Spliff.

The album's title track was co-written by Nena and the band's keyboard player Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen. It reached #3 in the German charts in 1983. The lyrics – written by Nena – comprise the thoughts of someone racked by indecisiveness ("Today I'm coming, today I'm also going….Perhaps I'll stay, Yesterday that wasn't for me, Today I need endless love"). The song is a mainstay of Nena's live concerts and seems to be particularly popular with female fans although it is not uncommon for Nena to interrupt her performance of the song, apparently to laugh at the absurdity of the lyrics.

Two more singles were spawned; "Rette Mich" and "Lass Mich Dein Pirat Sein". Fragezeichen -?- reached the number 1 spot in the German, Swiss and Austrian album charts and was certified platinum.

Track Listing:

Side A

Side B