How we were
| How we were | |
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| Unheilig feat. Andreas Bourani | |
| publication | August 31, 2012 |
| length | 3:40 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) | Andreas Bourani, The Count , Roland Spremberg |
| album | lights of the city |
As we were is a song by German pop-rock - band Unholy , in cooperation with the German pop singer Andreas Bourani . The piece is the third single from their seventh studio album, Lights of the City .
Creation and artwork
The song was written by Andreas Bourani, the Count and Roland Spremberg. The latter produced and mixed the piece in Studio 439. The song was mastered by TrueBusyness Mastering in Berlin , under the direction of Sascha Bühren. The song was released under the music labels Vertigo Records and Universal Music Group and through BMG Rights Management , Edition HVMP, Fansation Musikverlag and Universal Music Publishing . On the black and white held cover the maxi-single - alongside artist name and song title - The Count, standing in front of a bridge to see. The picture was shot by Erik Weiss.
Publication and promotion
The first publication of Wie wir sein took place on October 31, 2012 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland . The physical maxi single is available as a 2-track single with the song Lichter der Stadt (live on NRW local radio stations) as the B-side . The digital maxi single has been expanded to include the second B-side A good way (live on NRW local radio stations) .
content
The lyrics to Wir we were is written in German. The music was written jointly by Count and Roland Spremberg and the text jointly written by Count and Andreas Bourani. Musically, the song moves in the area of pop music . The Count begins in the first stanza and Bourani joins it. In the second stanza it happens exactly the opposite. The chorus is sung by both of them.
“(As we) as we were.
(Free like us) that's how I want to be.
(As we) as we were.
Our dreams are still the same. "
According to information from hr3 , “the Count” got to know Bourani at the Echo Awards 2011 and asked him spontaneously whether he would like to work with him: “I sent him the song How we were and he was able to identify with it immediately”. Ultimately, the song "grew through him". The pop ballad "About two childhood friends" was created in a studio in Cologne in just under a day and, according to the record label, is intended to be an "ode to friendship".
Music video
The official music video for How We Were premiered on August 21, 2012 on the Unheilig website. At the beginning of the clip, which is supposed to pay homage to the US film Stand by Me - The Secret of a Summer , you can see Unheilig and Andreas Bourani - separated from each other - walking on a dirt road and four children watching a woman. One of the children runs up to her and brings her something to drink, for which she receives a kiss in thanks. Then the boys run on and hide a box filled with cards between logs. Then they bathe in a lake and warm up around a campfire. A bus comes and picks up one of the four children. After a few meters, however, the boy makes a different decision, drops his suitcase and runs back to his friends. In the end, the four children, who represent fictional people from the 1950s / 1960s, run away. Bourani and the Count finally meet at an intersection. The total length of the video is 3:45 minutes. Directed by Markus Gerwinat.
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Reviews
The music magazine laut.de wrote: "Bourani and the Count come out in How we were as brothers and dig into their memories, only to find that their dreams and wishes have not yet come true." His collaborations with Xavier Naidoo and Andreas Bourani would be Underline "unholy suitability for the masses".
Charts and chart placements
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As we were reached position 32 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of eight weeks. In Austria, the single reached position 60 in the charts in one week.
For Unheilig this is the eighth chart success in the German single charts and the sixth in Austria. For Bourani as an author and performer, this is the third chart success in the German single charts and the second in Austria.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Unheilig feat. Andreas Bourani - As we were. discogs.com, accessed May 20, 2015 .
- ↑ How we were (feat. Andreas Bourani) - single. itunes.apple.com, accessed May 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Unheilig feat. Andreas Bourani - How we were (release: August 31, 2012) , hr3.de of July 23, 2012
- ↑ Two men, one song - Unheilig: Our hit was created in just one day , Berliner Kurier from August 6, 2012
- ↑ "How we were": See the video for the new Unheilig single here , universial-music.de from August 22, 2012
- ↑ Video premiere of “How We Were” - Watch it now! ( Memento of August 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) unheilig.com, August 21, 2012, accessed on May 3, 2019.
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: UNHEILIG: "WIE WIR WAREN" FEAT. ANDREAS BOURANI , My Music Story from August 22, 2012.
- ↑ "How We Were": Unheilig feat. Andreas Bourani - video tip. musikmarkt, August 24, 2012, archived from the original on October 1, 2012 ; Retrieved October 26, 2012 .
- ↑ Andreas Bourani, Unheilig - How We Were. ( Memento from November 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) musicload.de, 2012, accessed on May 3, 2019.
- ↑ albums reception by Uli Brechtold in laut.de from March 16, 2012
- ↑ Unheilig feat. Andreas Bourani - As we were. officialcharts.de, accessed on May 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Unheilig feat. Andreas Bourani - As we were. Retrieved May 20, 2015 .