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Edelweiss | |
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| Origin | Austria/Germany |
| Genres | House,techno,new beat |
| Years active | 1988–1993 1997 |
| Past members | Martin Gletschermayer Matthias Schweger Walter Werzowa |
Edelweiss were anAustrianelectronic dance music group consisting of remixers Martin Gletschermayer,Matthias Schweger andWalter Werzowa. The group is best known for their 1988 worldwide hit "Bring Me Edelweiss", and their European hit "Starship Edelweiss".
Edelweiss reached the number one position with their hit "Bring Me Edelweiss," featuring Austrian folk singer Maria Mathis, who also did the live performances (and later recorded an updated version in 1999). The single was a hit in many European countries, supposedly by following the instructions given inThe KLF's bookThe Manual.[1] Borrowing large parts of its melody fromABBA's "SOS" andIndeep's "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life", the song humorously targeted Austrian ski resorts andyodeling and sold five million copies worldwide.Bill Drummond, one of the authors ofThe Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way), mentioned the group in the epilogue of the German release of the book, which was originally published in 1989 (inEnglish).[citation needed]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| AT | UK [2] | U.S. Dance | U.S. Rock | GER | SUI | NED | SWE | |||
| 1988 / 89 | "Bring Me Edelweiss" | 1 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Singles only |
| 1989 | "I Can't Get No... Edelweiss" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | "Raumschiff Edelweiss" / "Starship Edelweiss" | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 19 | 25 | Wonderful World of Edelweiss |
| "Planet Edelweiss" | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "To The Mountain Top" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Beam Me Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Ski Instructor" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Edeltaler Hochzeitsmarsch (Kein Sex vor der Ehe)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only |
| 2001 | "Bring Me Edelweiss"(Remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | GER | ||
| 1992 | Wonderful World of Edelweiss | 11 | 91 |
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