A direct translation of the title is sometimes given as "Ninety-Nine Air Balloons", but the song became known in English as "Ninety-Nine Red Balloons".
Despite having given in excess of 500 concerts over a period of more than 30 years, Nena has never sung "99 Red Balloons" live, even at her rare concerts in England, always performing the German version instead.
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold certification with 500,000 sales.
The English version is not a direct translation of the German original and contains lyrics with a somewhat different meaning.
Live recordings of the song are included on all seven of Nena's live albums, dating from 1995 to 2018.