Zu spät
# Zu spät

"Zu spät" (German for too late) is a punk song by German band Die Ärzte. It was the eleventh track and the second single from their 1984 album Debil.

It's a humorous song about jealousy and revenge. The narrator is devastated over his love interest's preference of a wealthier rival and compares their capabilities of entertaining the girl throughout the song, while fantasizing that he will be a star someday and will then reject her, when she'll come crawling back.

## Tracks

1. Seite (1st side)

* "Zu spät" – 3:20

2. Seite (2nd side)

* "Mädchen" – 2:55

### Maxi

Rote Seite (red side)

* "Zu spät" (Urlaub) – 7:05

Weiße Seite (white side)

* "Ärzte-Theme (Instrumental)" – 2:00
* "Mädchen" – 2:55

## The live medley

"Live – Zu spät..." (1988) is a single for the medley "Zu spät (Hit Summer Mix '88)" (on the album just "Medley") from their 1988 album Live – Nach uns die Sintflut. The medley is composed of many covers, but most of it is the song "Zu spät", which actually ends the medley too (after "Blueprint").

### Track listing

* "Zu spät (Hit Summer Mix '88)"
   * > "When Will I Be Famous" (Bros cover) – 0:39
   * > "Tell It to My Heart" (Taylor Dayne cover) – 0:17
   * > "Whenever You Need..." (O'Chi Brown cover) – 0:09
   * > "I Should Be So Lucky" (Kylie Minogue cover) – 0:07
   * > "My Bed Is Too Big" (Blue System cover) – 0:10
   * > "Born to Love" (Den Harrow cover) – 0:06
   * > "Kiss" (Prince cover) – 0:15
   * > "Zu spät" – 3:55
   * > "Blueprint" (Rainbirds cover) – 0:23
* "Zu spät (Single-Remix '85)" – 3:20
* "Sie tun es" – 3:08

**Maxi**

* "Zu spät (Hit Summer Mix '88)"
   * > "When Will I Be Famous" – 0:39
   * > "Tell It to My Heart" – 0:17
   * > "Whenever You Need..." – 0:09
   * > "I Should Be So Lucky" – 0:07
   * > "My Bed Is Too Big" – 0:10
   * > "Born to Love" – 0:06
   * > "Kiss" – 0:15
   * > "Zu spät" – 3:55
   * > "Blueprint" – 0:23
* "Zu spät (Single-Version '85)" – 3:12
* "Zu spät (Maxi-Version '85)" – 6:43
* "Sie tun es" – 3:05

### B-sides

* "Zu spät (Single-Version '85)" was initially released on "Zu spät" (1985).
* "Zu spät (Maxi-Version '85)" was first released on "Zu spät (Special Maxi)" and later on "Ist das alles? (13 Höhepunkte mit den Ärzten)".
* "Sie tun es" [They're doing it] is one of many songs from the Gabi & Uwe series.

## Personnel

* Farin Urlaub – lead vocals, guitar
* Sahnie – bass
* Bela B. – drums

## Charts

| Year | Country | Position |
| - | - | - |
| 1989 | Germany | 25 |
