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Scorpions extend BMG deal
By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 5 February 2021
Scorpions have marked the 30th anniversary of their biggest hit single ‘Wind Of Change’ by extending their publishing agreement with BMG. Well, you’ve got to celebrate in whatever way you can in the current circumstances, haven’t you?
“We are pleased to extend our publishing relationship with BMG after a long and successful collaboration”, say the band. “The journey together is the reward – we look forward to it”.
BMG CEO Hartwig Masuch adds: “Scorpions are among the true greats of rock music. We are lucky to enjoy a multifaceted relationship with them and are delighted that they have chosen to renew their publishing relationship with BMG”.
The deal covers almost all of the band’s songs since 1977, but most importantly ‘Wind of Change’. That being the one you probably actually know. Which might seem to be a flippant thing to say, but it is the band’s biggest hit and one of the best selling singles of all time.
Also, the re-signing of the deal follows the recent release of BMG’s ‘Wind Of Change’ boxset. That’s an entire boxset devoted just to ‘Wind Of Change’, featuring ten different versions along with other related material. So, you know.
To accompany the boxset, BMG also produced a podcast series about the song too. Although, with that, they may have been simply hoping to drown out the Spotify podcast that was released last summer questioning whether or not ‘Wind Of Change’ was actually written by the CIA. I’ll save you six hours of your life: It wasn’t.
