
Pan-European magazine Music & Media noted that "with no significant airplay, this techno version of the theme to the movie " Das Boot" is number one for the second consecutive week in Germany. The song was the subject of many remixes throughout the years. It was also a top 20 hit in the UK, peaking at No. "Das Boot" became a number-one hit also in Austria, Israel, Norway and Switzerland and was a top 10 hit in Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands and Sweden. It took the German single charts by storm and reached the top slot in early 1992, where it spent an unprecedented 13 weeks.

This techno version was U96's debut single from the album of the same name.

In 1991, it was covered by Alex Christensen and his dance music project U96. " Das Boot" (released in the UK and US as " The Boat") is the title theme to the film and TV series Das Boot, composed and produced by Klaus Doldinger, and released as a single in 1981.
