: The song is a German adaptation of the 1968 hit by the American rock band Sir Douglas Quintet , originally written by Doug Sahm .
: The song was famously performed on the ZDF-Hitparade , a cultural staple of German television, where it reached the #1 spot multiple times in late 1969. Legacy Mendocino - Michael Holm 1969
: It became the biggest selling single of 1969 in Germany, moving over a million copies and earning Holm a gold record in 1970. : The song is a German adaptation of