One article from March 2021 claims that the song was likely written and performed by Viennese singer Christian Brandl and drummer Ronnie Urini in 1983, with both German and English versions. The song would have been recorded in the studio of the late Fred Jakesch on Mariahilferstrae in Vienna. Alto saxophonist Heinz Hochrainer said he was present for a planned saxophone element, but that was never recorded. A preliminary mix of the song then would have made its way to NDR Radio in 1984. Urini confirmed the story and also provided an old typewritten version of the German lyrics as evidence. However, this theory has since been debunked. Robert Wolf, Brandl's musical colleague and the frontman of their band Chuzpe, said that he did not recognize Brandl's voice in the song and that the drums sounded more like an electronic drum machine than Urini.[14]