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Scorpions

German rock band

Musical grouprock bandQ124147

Founded: 1965
Members / parts: James Kottak(1996–2016)
, Rudolf Schenker(since 1965)
, Klaus Meine(since 1969)
+15 more
Genre: hard rock
, heavy metal music
Label: PolyGram
, RCA Records
, Mercury Records
+4 more
Country of origin: Germany
Formed in: Hanover

Overview

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The Scorpions are a German hard rock/heavy metal band formed in Hanover in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker. The longest-running and most successful line-up of the band included Schenker, Klaus Meine (vocals), Matthias Jabs, Francis Buchholz (bass), and Herman Rarebell (drums), and lasted from 1978 to 1992. The Scorpions' only remaining original member has been Schenker, although Meine has been with the band continuously since 1969, while Jabs has been a consistent member since 1978 and bassist Paweł Mąciwoda and drummer Mikkey Dee have been members since 2003 and 2016, respectively.

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Discography

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The Platinum Collection(2005)
Unbreakable(2004)
Unbreakable World Tour(2004)
Love'em Or Leave'em(2004)
You Are the Champion(2004)
Box of Scorpions(2004)
The Essential Scorpions(2003)
Scorpions Tour 2003(2003)
A Savage Crazy World(2002)
Scorpions Tour 2002(2002)
Classic Bites(2002)
Gold(2002)
Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions(2002)
Acoustica(2001)
Acoustica Tour(2001)
Animal Magnetism(2001)
Acoustica DVD(2001)
Moment of Glory(2000)
The Best of Scorpions(2000)
Moment of Glory(2000)
Pictured Life(2000)
Wind of Change(1999)
Eye to Eye Tour(1999)
Eye II Eye(1999)
Best(1999)
Hot & Slow — Best Masters of the 70's(1998)
Big City Nights(1998)
Master Series(1998)
Deadly Sting – The Mercury Years(1997)
Still Loving You - The Best of(1997)
Gold - The Ultimate Collection(1996)
Pure Instinct(1996)
You and I(1996)
Live Bites(1995)
Born to Touch Your Feelings(1995)
Deadly Sting(1995)
Deadly Sting(1995)
Deadly Sting(1995)
Selection(1995)
Face the Heat(1993)
Hot & Hard(1993)
Alien Nation(1993)
No Pain No Gain(1993)
Under the Same Sun(1993)
Still Loving You - More Gold Ballads(1992)
Hot & Slow - The Best of the Ballads(1991)
Send Me an Angel(1991)
Wind of Change(1991)
Wind of Change / Restless Nights(1991)
Tease Me Please Me(1991)
Crazy World Tour Live... Berlin 1991(1991)
Crazy World(1990)
Hurricane Rock(1990)
Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads(1989)
Passion Rules the Game(1989)
Rhythm of Love(1988)
Savage Amusement(1988)
Believe in Love(1988)
To Russia with Love and Other Savage Amusements(1988)
Rock You Like a Hurricane / Still Loving You(1986)
World Wide Live(1985)
Still Loving You / Holiday(1985)
Still Loving You(1985)
No One Like You / The Zoo(1985)
Best(1985)
No One Like You – Live!(1985)
World Wide Live(1985)
First Sting(1985)
Corpo a Corpo(1984)
Gold Ballads(1984)
Big City Nights(1984)
Best of Scorpions Vol. 2(1984)
Love at First Sting(1984)
Rock You Like a Hurricane / Coming Home(1984)
Rock You Like a Hurricane(1984)
Rock You Like a Hurricane / Coming Home (edit)(1984)
Love at First Sting World Tour(1984)
Rock You Like a Hurricane(1984)
Still Loving You(1984)
Rock Galaxy(1983)
Takeoff – Hot & Heavy(1982)
Blackout(1982)
No One Like You(1982)
Blackout Tour(1982)
No One Like You / Now !(1982)
No One Like You(1982)
No One Like You (Nadie como tú) / Blackout (Ceguera temporal)(1982)
Now ! / No One Like You(1982)
Now !(1982)
Now !(1982)
Blackout(1982)
Can't Live Without You(1982)
Lady Starlight / Hold Me Tight(1980)
The Zoo / Holiday(1980)
The Zoo / Holiday(1980)
Make It Real / Twentieth Century Man(1980)
Make It Real / Twentieth Century Man(1980)
Lady Starlight / Hold Me Tight(1980)
Make It Real / Hold Me Tight(1980)
Make It Real / Hold Me Tight(1980)
Make It Real / Don't Make No Promises (Your Body Can't Keep)(1980)
Make It Real / Don't Make No Promises (Your Body Can't Keep)(1980)
Animal Magnetism(1980)
Animal Magnetism Tour(1980)
Only a Man(1980)
Only a Man / Lady Starlight(1980)
Hold Me Tight(1980)
Lady Starlight(1980)
Hey You / The Zoo(1980)
Hey You / The Zoo(1980)
Animal Magnetism(1980)
Lovedrive / Holiday(1980)
Lovedrive / Holiday(1980)
Don’t Make No Promises (Your Body Can’t Keep)(1980)
Twentieth Century Man(1980)
Only a Man / Lady Starlight(1980)
Make It Real(1980)
Hey You(1980)
The Zoo(1980)
Best of Scorpions(1979)
Loving You Sunday Morning / Coast to Coast(1979)
Is There Anybody There? / Another Piece of Meat(1979)
Is There Anybody There? / Another Piece of Meat(1979)
Loving You Sunday Morning / Coast to Coast(1979)
Lovedrive(1979)
Loving You Sunday Morning(1979)
Lovedrive / Coast to Coast(1979)
Lovedrive / Coast to Coast(1979)
Can't Get Enough(1979)
Is There Anybody There / Can't Get Enough(1979)
Is There Anybody There / Can't Get Enough(1979)
Always Somewhere(1979)
Another Piece of Meat / Always Somewhere(1979)
Another Piece of Meat / Always Somewhere(1979)
Another Piece of Meat(1979)
Lovedrive(1979)
Is There Anybody There?(1979)
Holiday(1979)
Tokyo Tapes(1978)
All Night Long(1978)
Sails of Charon / Steamrock Fever(1978)
All Night Long(1978)
Taken by Force(1977)
He's A Woman – She's A Man(1977)
Pictured Life(1977)
We'll Burn the Sky(1977)
Virgin Killer(1976)
Virgin Killer(1976)
In Trance(1975)
Speedy's Coming(1975)
In Trance(1975)
Fly to the Rainbow(1974)
Lonesome Crow(1972)
I'm Going Mad / Action(1972)
Twentieth Century Man
Make It Real
Only a Man
Hold Me Tight
Lady Starlight
Send Me an Angel
Wind of Change
The Zoo
Holiday
The Zoo
No One Like You
Blackout
Now !
No One Like You
Still Loving You
Coming Home
Rock You Like a Hurricane
Still Loving You
Wind of Change
Send Me an Angel
Wind of Change
All Night Long
Hey You
Falling in Love
Falling in Love
Animal Magnetism
Loving You Sunday Morning
Coast to Coast
Coast to Coast
Lovedrive
Can't Get Enough
Is There Anybody There?
Always Somewhere
Another Piece of Meat
Don’t Make No Promises (Your Body Can’t Keep)
When Love Kills Love
Back To You
Living for Tomorrow
Hit Between the Eyes
Coming Home
White Dove
The Good Die Young
Don't Believe Her
Fuchs geh' voran
Taken by Force Tour
Kōjō no Tsuki

Members

13 linked to Scorpions in Wikidata

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Discography: Scorpions discography
Website: the-scorpions.com/english
Country: Germany
Member category: Category:Scorpions (band) members
Start of work period: 1965
Social media followers: 5,070,000(March 15, 2025) youtube channel id: UCcvnDgwSH5Dl2b3Bxfz4OCQ
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Awards: European Cultural Award(2021)
Lower Saxony State Prize(2014)
Echo Pop Honorary Award(2009)
Echo Pop Award for the Best National Rock/Pop Group(1992)
Different from: Scorpions
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
Official name: Scorpions

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