NeverEnding Story (song)

Infobox Single
Name = NeverEnding Story


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Artist = Limahl
from Album = Don't Suppose
A-side =
B-side = "Ivory Tower" or Instrumental version
Released = 1984
Format = 7" single
12" maxi
Recorded =
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:31
Label = EMI
Writer = Giorgio Moroder
Keith Forsey
Producer = Giorgio Moroder
Certification =
Last single = "Too Much Trouble"
(1984)
This single = "NeverEnding Story"
(1984)
Next single = "Tar Beach"
(1984)
Misc =Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Background = khaki


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"The NeverEnding Story", also entitled "The Never Ending Story (L'histoire sans fin)" in the French version, is the title song from the English version of the 1984 film "The NeverEnding Story", performed by Limahl, lead singer of Kajagoogoo. It was a success in many countries, including Norway and Sweden, where it was a Number One hit, Austria, Germany and Italy, where it peaked at Number 2.

Original version

Background and writing

This song composed by Giorgio Moroder with lyrics by Keith Forsey, along with other "techno-pop" treatments to the soundtrack are not present in the German version of the film, which features Klaus Doldinger's score exclusively.

In 1984, the single peaked at #4 in the UK singles chart and at #6 in the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

As a reference to the film and its title, the song has no distinctive beginning, nor an end. While many songs fade out, NeverEnding Story also fades in, thus making it "never ending".

Cover versions

The American theme song has been covered by Erasure, The Birthday Massacre, Creamy, Dragonland, Miu Sakamoto, New Found Glory and violinist/singer Omar Lopez. For The NeverEnding Story II the song was performed by Joe Minler during the closing credits. This version was a guitar driven song and is now considered to be a rarity. German techno group Scooter covered the song on their 2007 album "Jumping All Over the World".

Parodies

The theme song was parodied in Homestar Runner when Homestar notices that a bottle of Mountain Dew he's up-ended spilling has yet to run out, and proceeds to change the song's lyrics to "Neverending Soda".

Track listings

; 7" single
#"The NeverEnding Story"
#"Ivory Tower" by Giorgio Moroder

; 7" single
# "The NeverEnding Story" (club mix) — 6:09
# "The NeverEnding Story" (instrumental version) — 5:28

; 12 maxi
# "The NeverEnding Story" (12" mix) — 5:17
# "The NeverEnding Story" (7" mix) — 3:32
# "Ivory Tower (instrumental) — 5:49

; 12" maxi
# "The NeverEnding Story" (12" mix) — 5:17
# "The NeverEnding Story" (7" mix) — 3:30
# "Ivory Tower" (instrumental) by Giorgio Moroder — 5:54

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