# Punk Wedding > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Punk_Wedding > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Punk_Wedding.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_Wedding > Source revision: 1240175949 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1987 single by Nina Hagen "Punk Wedding" Single by Nina Hagen Released 1987 (1987) (Germany) 1988 (1988) (Canada) Recorded 1986 Studio Hansa Tonstudio (Berlin) Genre Punk rock Label Metropol Amok Producer Nina Hagen Nina Hagen singles chronology "Don't Kill the Animals" (1986) "Punk Wedding" (1987) "Hold Me" (1989) "**Punk Wedding**" is a song by German singer [Nina Hagen](/source/Nina_Hagen). It was released as a standalone single. The German version "**Punkhochzeit**" was first released in 1987 by Metropol Records and the English version was released in 1988 by Amok Records. The song celebrates Hagen's marriage to an 18-year-old South African [punk](/source/Punk_subculture) named Iroquois.[1] It is also her first independent release since the expiration of her recording deal with [Columbia Records](/source/Columbia_Records). The German version of the single was labeled "Banned from [East Berlin](/source/East_Berlin)". ## Background After her recording contract with [Columbia Records](/source/Columbia_Records) expired in 1986, Hagen kept on performing and releasing music independently. In 1987, she caught the attention of the media by announcing her marriage to an 17-year-old South African [punk](/source/Punk_subculture) named Iroquois, whom she met in [Rome](/source/Rome) in 1985.[1] The song "Punk Wedding" was written for the wedding and Hagen described the event as a marriage between the [punk](/source/Punk_subculture) and [new age](/source/New_age) movements. The wedding was scheduled on August 9, 1987.[2] When asked about having any apprehensions about marrying someone barely half her age, Hagen replied: It doesn't matter how old people are. It matters if they love each other and have fun with each other. It has nothing to do with age. To get old is a mental disease. Everything is in the head.[2] In 1995, when Hagen married Gordon Polk, the lead singer of the punk rock band FiFi, she claimed it was her first wedding and the previous wedding with Iroquois was "just for fun" and not real. ## Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Can You Take a Joke (Or Do You Wanna Have Some)" Jens Kuphal Jürgen Dehmel Billy Liesegang Peter Krause Nina Hagen 3:51 2. "Punkhochzeit" Kuphal Dehmel Liesegang Krause Hagen 3:41 3. "Hardcore Rebell-Hochzeitsparty" (feat. Ramonez 77) Martin Witte Thomas Zabel Pforr Burmester Hagen 2:54 4. "Punkwedding" (English version) Kuphal Dehmel Liesegang Krause Hagen 3:41 Total length: 14:07 ## Personnel - [Nina Hagen](/source/Nina_Hagen) – vocals - Jens Kuphal – keyboards - [Jürgen Dehmel](/source/J%C3%BCrgen_Dehmel) – bass - Billy Liesegang – guitar - Peter Krause – drums ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Spiegel_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Spiegel_1-1) [Der Spiegel](http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-13525317.html) *Gott sei Punk*. 17 August 1987. Retrieved 26 December 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Times_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Times_2-1) Matsumoto, Jon. "[Fleshing Out The Spiritual Side Of Nina Hagen](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-17-ca-2800-story.html)", *Los Angeles Times*, July 17, 1987. ## External links - "[Punk Wedding](https://www.discogs.com/master/223260)" at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases) v t e Nina Hagen Discography Filmography Studio albums Nina Hagen Band (1978) Unbehagen (1980) NunSexMonkRock (1982) Fearless / Angstlos (1983) In Ekstasy / In Ekstase (1985) Nina Hagen (1989) Street (1991) Revolution Ballroom (1993) FreuD euch / BeeHappy (1995/96) Om Namah Shivay (1999) Return of the Mother (2000) Big Band Explosion (2003) Irgendwo auf der Welt (2006) Personal Jesus (2010) Volksbeat (2011) Unity (2022) Extended plays Nina Hagen Band (1980) Compilations 14 Friendly Abductions (1996) Soundtracks Cha Cha (1979) Live releases Live in Krefeld (2001) Singles "Du hast den Farbfilm vergessen" "TV-Glotzer" "My Way" "Smack Jack" "Zarah" "New York New York" "Universal Radio" "Punk Wedding" "Fieber" "Total Eclipse/Die schwarze Witwe" "Seemann" "Personal Jesus" Related articles Eva-Maria Hagen Wolf Biermann Cosma Shiva Hagen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Punk Wedding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_Wedding) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_Wedding?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.