Hong Kong Syndikat, a German pop group from Rodgau, was formed in 1981. The band consisted of Bruno Grünberg Jr., Gerd Plez, and Hans Schmidt-Theissen. Their initial breakthrough came with the release of their debut album Erster Streich in 1982, which included the single "Berlin bleibt doch Berlin". This track featured a sample from a speech by then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan. The group quickly secured a record deal with Teldec and began recording albums primarily in English to appeal to an international audience. In 1984, Hong Kong Syndikat performed at New York City and recorded their second album Olympia in London, produced by Rusty Egan of Visage. Their third album, Never Too Much, released in 1985, peaked at number 56 on the German albums chart and featured the hit singles "Too Much" and "Concrete and Clay", a cover of Unit 4 + 2's song. Despite these successes, their subsequent album Des Teutons Pas Nippons (1987) did not achieve similar acclaim, leading to the band's dissolution in 1989.
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