"Good Morning, Herr Horst" is Mando Diao

Mando Diao

Mando Diao is an alternative rock band from Borlänge, Sweden. The band got their breakthrough with the release of the album Hurricane Bar. Their main fan base is in Sweden, Germany, and Japan although their influence has recently spread to Western Europe, most notably the UK.-Origin:The roots of...

's second single by the album Ode to Ochrasy

Ode to Ochrasy

Ode to Ochrasy is the third studio album by Mando Diao. The first single to be from the album was "Long Before Rock 'n' Roll"; the second was "Good Morning, Herr Horst"...

 and their twelfth overall. It was only released in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. Herr Horst is a German homeless living in Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, infamous for playing the harmonica in a very peculiar way. The single was only released in Germany; in the rest of Europe, TV & Me

TV & Me

"TV & Me" is the third single to be released by Swedish band Mando Diao from their third album, Ode To Ochrasy. The single was released all around Europe, except for Germany, where Good Morning, Herr Horst was released instead. The digital version is the same as the physical version...

 was released instead. "Carbon Place" is the first song Mando Diao

Mando Diao

Mando Diao is an alternative rock band from Borlänge, Sweden. The band got their breakthrough with the release of the album Hurricane Bar. Their main fan base is in Sweden, Germany, and Japan although their influence has recently spread to Western Europe, most notably the UK.-Origin:The roots of...

 have released which contains some Swedish

Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...

 lyrics. "Spit On Your Love" was also included as a B-side to The Wildfire (If It Was True)

The Wildfire (If It Was True)

"The Wildfire " is the fourth single by Swedish band Mando Diao, released from their 2006 album, Ode to Ochrasy. The single was released as a download only, except for some radio promotional CDs. In the US, the single was expanded to an EP, removing the original B-side remix and adding three rare...

 EP available on iTunes

ITunes Store

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The single edit of the title track is actually longer than the album version

Ode to Ochrasy

Ode to Ochrasy is the third studio album by Mando Diao. The first single to be from the album was "Long Before Rock 'n' Roll"; the second was "Good Morning, Herr Horst"...

, which is unusual, as single edits are usually shorter than their album counterparts.

Track listing

1. "Good Morning, Herr Horst (Single Edit)" 2:15
2. "Carbon Place" 3:56
3. "Spit On Your Love" 3:31
4. "White Wall (Live)" 3:07
5. "Long Before Rock 'N' Roll (Live Video)"
6. "Interview (Video)"

All songs by Björn Dixgård and Gustaf Norén.