Jet Set (Alphaville song)

“Jet Set” is the fourth and last single from Alphaville's first album, Forever Young, and was released in March 1985.^[1]

"Jet Set"
Single by Alphaville
from the album Forever Young
B-side	"Golden Feeling"
Released	1 March 1985
Recorded	1984
Genre	Synth-pop, hi-NRG
Length	3:40 (7" version) 6:28 (Jellybean mix)
Label	Atlantic / WEA
Songwriter(s)	Marian Gold Bernhard Lloyd Frank Mertens (track 1) Ricky Echolette (track 2)
Producer(s)	Colin Pearson Wolfgang Loos
Alphaville singles chronology
"Forever Young" (1984) "Jet Set" (1985) "Dance with Me" (1986)

Re-recorded and released after founding band member Frank Mertens left the band, the 7" version drops the word 'The' from the song's title and is mildly different from the original album version.^[1]

Marian Gold said of the song, "We didn't intend to write a proper song; it was supposed to be some kind of jingle that advertises things money can't buy: anarchy, freedom, love, fun and a piece of the end of the world."^[2]

Track listings

7" single

1. "Jet Set (7" version)" — 3:40
2. "Golden Feeling" — 3:50

12" single

1. "Jet Set (Jellybean mix)" — 6:28
2. "Jet Set (Dub mix)" — 5:07
3. "Golden Feeling" — 3:50

Promotional 12" single

1. "Jet Set (Vocal/Jellybean mix)" - 6:28
2. "Jet Set (Dub mix)" - 5:05

• The "Vocal/Jellybean Mix" on the promotional 12" is identical to the regular 12" single's "Jellybean" mix
• A demo of the B-side "Golden Feeling" appeared on 1999's Dreamscapes

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Belgium Singles Chart[3]	26
Germany Singles Chart[4]	11
Sweden Singles Chart[3]	13
Switzerland Singles Chart[3]	13

Other releases

Versions of this song have appeared on a variety of other Alphaville releases, including:

1. Dreamscapes (demos and live)
2. Forever Pop (remix)
3. Little America (live)
4. First Harvest 1984-92 (remix)

The original 12" version and the b-side "Golden Feeling" were both released on 2014's so80s presents Alphaville.