▁composed ▁by ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Neue ▁Deutsche ▁W elle ▁band ▁Gra uz one . ▁It ▁first ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁compilation ▁album ▁Swiss ▁W ave ▁- ▁The ▁Album . ▁The ▁shorter ▁single ▁version ▁was ▁later ▁collected ▁on ▁the ▁Gra uz one ▁album ▁Die ▁Sun r ise ▁T apes ▁( 1 9 9 8 ). ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁features ▁a ▁man ▁singing ▁he ▁wants ▁to ▁be ▁" a ▁polar ▁bear ▁in ▁the ▁cold ▁polar ", ▁because ▁by ▁being ▁one ▁he ▁" w ould n ' t ▁have ▁to ▁cry ▁any ▁longer ▁and ▁everything ▁would ▁be ▁fine ." ▁The ▁instrument al ▁arrangement ▁also ▁ev okes ▁an ▁Ar ctic ▁atmosphere . ▁▁ ▁Gra uz one ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁an ▁English - language ▁version ▁( Pol ar ▁Bear ) ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁which ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁on ▁the ▁double ▁CD ▁Gra uz one ▁ 1 9 8 0 - 1 9 8 2 ▁Rem aster ed . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁post - p unk ▁performed ▁with ▁guitar , ▁drums ▁and ▁synth es izers . ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁▁ 7 " ▁single ▁( 1 9 8 1 ) ▁ ▁A ▁" E is b är " ▁ <0x09> ( 4 : 1 7 ) <0x09> ▁ ▁B ▁" I ch ▁lie b ▁sie " ▁ ▁( I ▁Love ▁Her ) ▁( 3 : 1 8 ) ▁ <0x09> ▁▁▁ 1 2 " ▁single ▁( 1 9 8 1 ) ▁ ▁A ▁" E