We Kill The World (dont Kill The World) Here
It explicitly calls for people to "fight for her trees" and stop destroying the earth’s basic ground.
Released as a double A-sided single alongside "Boonoonoonoos" , "We Kill the World" became a major hit across Europe and South Africa, even reaching number one in the latter's charts in early 1982. The track tackled several heavy subjects:
The song is uniquely structured in two distinct parts, reflecting the conflict between human destruction and the hope for a future.
In 1981, as the glitzy disco era began to fade into the more synthesized sounds of the new decade, the legendary vocal group released a track that was as haunting as it was catchy: "We Kill the World (Don't Kill the World)" . Written by the group’s mastermind Frank Farian and G.K. Sgarbi , the song stands as one of the earliest and most direct environmental anthems in popular music. A Tale of Two Halves
The second half shifts dramatically to a slower, more emotional tempo. It features a children's choir—specifically young boys Brian Paul and Brian Sletten —begging the older generation to save the planet for their sake. Themes and Impact
References to "atomic mushrooms" and missiles captured the late-Cold War dread shared by many in Europe at the time.