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Du, die Wanne ist voll

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"Du, die Wanne ist voll"
Single by Helga Feddersen and Dieter Hallervorden
Released1978
Recorded1978
GenrePop/Schlager
Length3:00
Songwriter(s)Helga Feddersen and Dieter Hallervorden
Helga Feddersen and Dieter Hallervorden singles chronology
"Du, die Wanne ist voll"
(1978)
"Gib mir bitte einen Kuss"
(1981)

"Du, die Wanne ist voll" is a parody of the song "You're the One That I Want", by German comedians Helga Feddersen and Dieter Hallervorden. It was released as a single in 1978.

It is sung in a bizarre mixture of German and English, with the middle-aged Hallervorden and Feddersen pretending to be youthful lovers. The music video was produced by NDR.

"Du, die Wanne ist voll" literally translates to '[Hey,] You, the bathtub is full', fitting in syllable length, and the joke consists of partially using German words that sound similar to the English ones (like soramimi or a deliberate mondegreen).

The single reached number four on the German Singles Chart.