# Smack Jack

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1982 single by Nina Hagen

"Smack Jack" Single by Nina Hagen from the album NunSexMonkRock B-side "Cosma Shiva" Released 1982 Recorded 1982 Blue Rock Studios (New York City, New York) Genre Post-punk new wave Length 3:28 Label CBS Songwriter Ferdinand Karmelk Producer Mike Thorne Nina Hagen singles chronology "My Way" (1980) "Smack Jack" (1982) "New York / N.Y." (1983)

"**Smack Jack**" is a song by German singer [Nina Hagen](/source/Nina_Hagen) released in 1982 by [CBS Records](/source/Columbia_Records) as a lead single from her debut solo album *[NunSexMonkRock](/source/NunSexMonkRock)*. It deals with a drug addiction and is actually written by Hagen's Dutch ex-boyfriend and father of her daughter [Cosma Shiva](/source/Cosma_Shiva_Hagen), Ferdinand "Ferdi" Karmelk, who was a [heroin addict](/source/Opioid_use_disorder) and later died of [AIDS](/source/AIDS) in 1988. It is Hagen's second song addressing this theme after her 1979 song "Herrmann Hiess Er", which is believed to be about her ex-boyfriend [Herman Brood](/source/Herman_Brood). The music video for the song shows Hagen dressed as a man with two of her other transformations dancing in the background and singing the chorus.

## Track listings

- **7" single (Europe)**[1]

1. "Smack Jack" – 3:28

1. "Cosma Shiva" – 3:15

- **12" single (Europe)**[2]

1. "Smack Jack" – 5:10

1. "Cosma Shiva" – 3:15

- **12" promo single (US)**[3]

1. "Smack Jack" – 5:14

1. "Cosma Shiva" – 3:20

1. "Born In Xixax" – 2:55

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** *Smack Jack* (European 7-inch Single liner notes). Nina Hagen Band. CBS Records. 1982. CBSA 2357.{{[cite AV media notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_AV_media_notes)}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others_in_cite_AV_media_(notes)))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** *Smack Jack* (European 12-inch Single liner notes). Nina Hagen Band. CBS Records. 1982. A-12.2357.{{[cite AV media notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_AV_media_notes)}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others_in_cite_AV_media_(notes)))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** *Smack Jack* (US 12-inch Single liner notes). Nina Hagen Band. CBS Records. 1982. AS 1506.{{[cite AV media notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_AV_media_notes)}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others_in_cite_AV_media_(notes)))

## External links

- *[Smack Jack](https://www.discogs.com/master/140421)* 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

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