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40 years ago, DAF<\/strong> released their only album in English: “1st Step to Heaven”. Did you already know these facts? <\/p>\n\n

\u2605 DAF<\/strong> got back together for the album production, but split up again shortly after the release.<\/p>\n\n

\u2605 “1st Step to Heaven” spent one week at number 46 in the Swedish album charts.<\/p>\n\n

\u2605 The single “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir” (this song has nothing to do with the song from “Lady Marmalade”!), reached number 47 in the German singles charts<\/p>\n\n

\u2605 The single “Brothers” also made it into the charts: in Belgium it reached number 23, where it stayed for 4 weeks.<\/p>\n\n

\u2605 A modified tracklist was released as “Hitz Blitz” in the USA in 1989.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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