Wir Waren Noch Kinder / Wenn Jemand Stirbt

Released in 1975, this single marked an early stage in the career of Marius Müller-Westernhagen, a figure who would later become one of Germany's most commercially successful rock musicians. The track Wir Waren Noch Kinder reflects the introspective, folk-inflected rock style that defined his initial musical identity during the mid-seventies, before his pivot toward the stadium rock sound that brought him mainstream dominance in the 1980s.

The single was issued by Warner Bros. Records during a period when Westernhagen was establishing his reputation as both a singer-songwriter and a prominent actor in German cinema. The production captures the raw, singer-songwriter aesthetic prevalent in the German music scene of the era, focusing on evocative lyrics and melodic arrangements that were intended to showcase his narrative songwriting abilities to a growing domestic audience.