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Scorpions are a German rock band formed in 1965 in Hanover by Rudolf Schenker.

Scorpions have sold over 100 million records in total. It is one of the best-selling singles in the world with over fourteen million copies sold. Their best-selling album Crazy World (1990) includes the song "Wind of Change", a symbolic anthem of the political changes in Eastern Europe in the late 1980s and early 1990s and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Throughout the 1980s the group received positive reviews and critical acclaim from music critics, and experienced commercial success with the albums Animal Magnetism (1980), Blackout (1982), Love at First Sting (1984), World Wide Live (1985) and Savage Amusement (1988). The band's only constant member has been Schenker, although Meine has been the lead singer for all of the band's studio albums, and Jabs has been a consistent member since 1979. The lineup from 1978â€∱992 was the most successful incarnation of the group, and i ncluded Klaus Meine (vocals), Rudolf Schenker (rhythm guitar), Matthias Jabs (lead guitar), Francis Buchholz (bass guitar), and Herman Rarebell (drums). Since the band's inception, its musical style has ranged from hard rock to heavy metal.