Choirs
| Choirs | |
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| Mark Forster | |
| publication | October 28, 2016 |
| length | 3:28 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) |
Mark Cwiertnia , Tobias Kuhn , Ralf Christian Mayer , Daniel Nitt , Sebastian Wehlings |
| album | TAPE |
Chöre is a song by the German pop singer Mark Forster . The piece is the second single from his third studio album TAPE .
Creation and artwork
The song was written jointly by Mark Cwiertnia (Mark Forster), Tobias Kuhn, Ralf Christian Mayer, Daniel Nitt and Sebastian Wehlings. The single was produced by Mark Cwiertnia, Ralf Christian Mayer and Daniel Nitt. The piece was arranged by Jason & The Angrynotes ( horn ) and Daniel Nitt, the latter was also responsible for the programming. The mastering was done through 24-96 mastering, under the direction of Robin Schmidt. The recordings and engineering were carried out under the direction of Ralf Christian Mayer and Daniel Nitt in the Califor Audibles and Gismo7 in Motril ( Spain ). In addition, Mayer mixed the single. The single was the music label Four Music published and BMG Music Publishing , the Labelmate Songs Music Publishing , Larrabeat Publishing and Ten Thirteen music publisher sold. On the cover of the maxi single, only the song title can be seen in black letters in a white circle, in front of a background that changes from blue to purple to red. It is exactly the same cover picture as for the previous maxi single Wir sind Groß . The cover picture was designed by Benjamin Kakrow.
Publication and promotion
Choirs were first published as a single download on October 28, 2016. Shortly after the publication, Forster, together with RPR1 and the Rhineland-Palatinate Choir Association , looked for fans to record the song again with a fan choir. The song was recorded in an acoustic version in the RPR1 studio. The song is also the official soundtrack for the German comedy Welcome to the Hartmanns . In December 2016, the German TV broadcaster ProSieben accompanied its advertising trailer for the “Show Highlights” with the piece, so that choirs were played in all commercial breaks. ZDFneo uses the song as theme music for the quiz show Clever dusted . In order to further promote the song and oneself, an acoustic appearance in the ZDF service magazine Volle Kanne followed . In addition, the piece served as the title song of the WDR production The Best Choir in the West and, with a modified text, as the title song for the fifth season of Sing my Song - The Exchange Concert .
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- Refrain, original excerpt
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The lyrics to the choirs are written in German. The music was by Mark Cwiertnia, Tobias Kuhn, Ralf Christian Mayer, Daniel Nitt and Sebastian Wehlings; the text was written by Cwiertnia, Kuhn and Wehlings. Musically, the song moves in the area of pop music . The main song of the song comes from Forster, in the background the voices of the Harlem Gospel Singers can also be heard. The instrumentalists were Harry Brown (tambourine), Alex Grube (bass and guitar), Jason & The Angrynotes (horn), Tobias Kuhn (guitar), Daniel Nitt (keyboard), Dave Priseman (trumpet), Ryan Quigley (trumpet), Julian Siegel (saxophone) and Jason Yarde (saxophone) hired. Choirs is a declaration of love in which Forster deals with doubts. There is no point in hiding from the world. “The choirs are singing for you” is a call to go forward boldly, to simply swap wrinkles of worry for a smile instead of defending yourself against happiness. |
Music video
The music video for choirs celebrated its premiere on October 27, 2016 on YouTube . You can see scenes from Forster, who sings the song and dances to it in front of different backgrounds, as well as excerpts from the film Welcome to the Hartmanns . The total length of the video is 3:28 minutes. Directed again and again Kim Frank . To date, the music video has over 84 million views on YouTube (as of March 2020).
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Charts and chart placements
Chöre reached position two in the singles charts in Germany and stayed in the top 10 for eleven weeks and in the charts for 37 weeks. In Austria the single also reached position two and stayed in the top 10 for nine weeks and in the charts for 24 weeks. In Switzerland, choirs reached position seven and stayed in the top 10 for six weeks and in the charts for 35 weeks. Although the song did not make it to number one, it was still the most successful German-language song in the German single charts for a period of currently one week . In 2016, the single was placed at position 76 in the German annual single charts. In 2017, the single was placed 63rd in the annual single charts in Germany, 69th in Austria and 40th in Switzerland.
For Forster as an interpreter, this is already the tenth chart success in Germany , including the chart success with his music project Eff , as well as the seventh in Austria and the fifth in Switzerland. It is his fifth top 10 success in Germany, as well as his fourth in Austria and his third in Switzerland. As an author, this is already the eleventh chart success in Germany, as well as his seventh in Austria and his fifth in Switzerland. It is his fifth top 10 success in Germany, as well as his fourth in Austria and third in Switzerland. As a music producer, this is his sixth chart success in Germany and Austria, as well as his fifth in Switzerland. It is his fourth top 10 success in Germany and Austria and his second in Switzerland.
In his work as an author or music producer, Mayer reached the German charts for the 14th time, as well as the charts in Austria for the seventh time and in Switzerland for the fourth time. It is his third top 10 success in Germany and Austria and his second in Switzerland. For Kuhn it is the tenth chart success in Germany, the sixth in Austria and the fourth in Switzerland. It is his third top 10 success in Germany and Austria and his second in Switzerland. For Nitt it is the sixth chart success in Germany, the fifth in Austria and the third in Switzerland. It is his third top 10 success in Germany and Austria, as well as his second in Switzerland. For Wehlings it is the fifth chart success in Germany and the third in Austria and Switzerland. It is his third top 10 success in Germany and Austria and his second in Switzerland.
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Awards for music sales
On November 21, 2017, choirs in Germany were awarded a platinum record . The single received gold in Austria and Switzerland in February and May 2017. Overall, the single was awarded once gold and twice platinum across Europe for over 435,000 units sold.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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 Germany (BVMI)
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 platinum
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400,000 |
 Austria (IFPI)
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 gold
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15,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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platinum
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20,000 |
| All in all |
1 × gold 2 × platinum |
435,000 |
Cover versions
- 2017: Lisa-Marie König. She took a vice texteten cover under the title We are certainly not alone on Kiddy Contest 2017 in part. The song can be found on the accompanying sampler Kiddy Contest Vol. 23 .
- 2019: Kidz Bop Germany . The music project released a kid-friendly version of the piece on their debut album Kidz Bop Germany on March 29, 2019.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Mark Forster (3) - Tape. discogs.com, accessed November 22, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Repertoire search. online.gema.de, accessed on November 22, 2016 .
- ↑ Mark Forster with a new hit 'Chöre'. mix1.de, accessed on November 22, 2016 .
- ^ Mark Forster and RPR1. looking for a choir. rpr1.de, accessed on November 22, 2016 .
- ↑ Mark Forster “Chöre” unplugged Volle Kanne, November 16, 2016. laut.de, accessed on November 22, 2016 .
- ↑ The Best Choir in the West - The Finale. December 14, 2018, accessed December 15, 2018 .
- ↑ Mark Forster: Choirs. radio-vhr.de, accessed on November 22, 2016 .
- ↑ News from Mark Forster: “Chöre” is the second single from the current studio album “TAPE”. (No longer available online.) Ffh.de, archived from the original on November 23, 2016 ; accessed on November 22, 2016 .
- ↑ Mark Forster - Choirs. officialcharts.de, accessed on December 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Mark Forster - Choirs. austriancharts.at, accessed on December 21, 2016 .
- ↑ Mark Forster - Choirs. hitparade.ch, accessed on January 8, 2017 .
- ↑ Single year charts 2016. officialcharts.de, accessed on January 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Single year charts 2017. officialcharts.de, accessed on January 3, 2018 .
- ^ Annual Singles Singles 2017 hit parade. Austriancharts.at, accessed on January 6, 2018 .
- ^ Swiss annual hit parade 2017. hitparade.ch, accessed on January 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on November 22, 2017 .
- ↑ Gold & Platinum. ifpi.at, accessed on February 24, 2017 .
- ↑ Awards. hitparade.ch, accessed on December 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Kiddy Contest Vol. 23. jpc.de, accessed on October 21, 2017 .
- ↑ Kidz Bop Germany (2019). cd-lexikon.de, accessed on April 6, 2019 .