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| - %22Major Tom (Coming Home)%22 (German: Major Tom (völlig losgelöst), translation: %22Major Tom (totally disconnected)%22), is a song by singer Peter Schilling from his album Error in the System. With a character unofficially related to %22Major Tom%22, the theme of David Bowie's 1969 album Space Oddity, the song is about the character being caught in an accident in space.The song was originally recorded in German, and released in West Germany on January 3, 1983. It reached #1 in West Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The English version was first released in the United States on September 24, 1983. It reached #1 in Canada, #14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart in late 1983, and #4 in South Africa. The English-language version of the song also reached number two on the dance chart in the U.S.In 1994, Schilling made and released a remixed version along with Bomm Bastic, titled %22Major Tom 94%22. Another remix was released in 2000, titled %22Major Tom 2000%22, and yet another in 2003 titled %22Major Tom 2003%22.
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