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Kraftwerk. Rammstein. Scorpions. Nena. For a country with a\u2026 shall we say complicated relationship with Germany, there have actually been a surprising number of German acts to become mainstream concerns in the UK. Of course, it helps that Germany<\/a>\u2018s pop scene was shaped by British imports to West Germany in the 1960s, which in turn were shaped by American rock \u2018n\u2019 roll records. Thus, there\u2019s slightly less of a culture shock than in countries like France and Spain, with more of a history of popular music to draw upon. <\/p>\n Yet still, it feels strange, right? Just take a cursory listen to the crowd of any England football match and you\u2019ll find a group pretty staunchly opposed to our Teutonic comrades. That said, that\u2019ll almost certainly be a crowd pissed up on German beer, which just goes to show how deep our so-called \u201crivalry\u201d actually goes. For the most part, though, German music is almost something of a running joke. <\/p>\n A tired, outdated one that ignores the massive debts we owe that country for their hand in creating dance and techno music. However, jokes being tired and outdated doesn\u2019t stop them from still absolutely banging in mainstream English culture. This is a country that has spent 14 years and counting having its ribs firmly tickled by Mrs. Brown\u2019s Boys. <\/p>\n What we should remember is that a bunch of our most beloved pop hits have come from Germany. Lou Bega, he of \u2018Mambo No. 5\u2019. Felix Jaehn, who turned OMI\u2019s \u2018Cheerleader\u2019 into a global smash hit. Hell, even Milli Vanilli <\/a>were massive before everything fell apart for them. However, none of them have the biggest selling German single on the UK pop charts. The source of that might surprise all but the most studious of pop nerds. <\/p>\n What is the best-selling German single in UK Chart history? <\/p>\n