Airwaves (song)

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Airwaves
Pashanim
publication May 14, 2020
length 3:27
Genre (s) Hip hop
text Pashanim
music DJ Stickle

Airwaves is a song by the German rapper Pashanim . It was released as a music video on May 14, 2020 , and was viewed approximately 3.5 million times on YouTube within three weeks . It entered the German charts at number 2. This makes Airwaves the most successful song by Pashanim to date and the commercial breakthrough of the rapper, who was previously more active in the underground. The beat is from DJ Stickle , a renowned beatmaker who has been active in the German rap scene for a long time and has produced, among other things, the album Staatsfeind Nr. 1 by Bushido .

title

Wrigley's Airwaves

The title of the song refers to the chewing gum of the same name from the Wrigley Company . The chewing gum brand's logo can also be seen on the cover. In an interview, Pashanim describes how this title came about: The text was finished shortly before the studio session, but a hook was still missing when he found a pack of chewing gum in his pocket.

content

The Mehringdamm in Berlin, in the background you can see the Art Nouveau development mentioned by Pashanim

The song Airwaves is about the little joys of everyday life. This includes motor scooters , branded clothing from Prada and Lacoste , sneakers from Nike , water tattoos, long sleeps and chewing gum. The text is written in the style of name dropping . Various places in Berlin are mentioned, including Möckernstrasse and in particular Mehringdamm with its characteristic buildings.

The beat is fast and similar in speed to the dance genre and house . A synthesis of German rap and dance music has so far only been observed in a few rappers, for example at Scotch BVT or Joker Bra .

Music video

The music video shows Pashanim and his crew in Berlin-Kreuzberg . At the center in addition to the crew members are a scooter -type Air Tech 50cm3 of the Asian manufacturer Adly and various soccer jerseys, including a strained over the handlebars of the scooter shirt of Zinedine Zidane . The video concept is based on the French rapper MHD . Pashanim himself directed the music video, Felix Aaron and Ibra Wane worked on the camera. The post-production led by Pashanim together with Felix Aaron.

reception

Commercial win

Airwaves is Pashanim's greatest commercial success to date and entered the German single charts at number two . The song also made it into the charts in Austria and Switzerland .

Chart placements
Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 2 (...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary Where.) ...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 6th (...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary Where.) ...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 13 (...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary Where.) ...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary

Awards for music sales

In August 2020, Airwaves in Germany was awarded a gold record for over 200,000 units sold.

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) Gold record icon.svg gold 200,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg 1 × gold
 200,000

criticism

Airwaves received mostly positive reviews from critics. Dasding describes Airwaves as a "candidate for the big German rap summer hit of the year". The WDR describes the language of Pashanim as "rich in images and unique".

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Airwaves music video on Youtube. May 14, 2020, accessed June 6, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Pashanim: Out of the underground, into the top 3 | 16BARS. In: 16BARS.DE. May 22, 2020, accessed June 5, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Pashanim: Out of the underground, into the top 3 | 16BARS. In: 16BARS.DE. May 22, 2020, accessed June 5, 2020 .
  4. ↑ HR editorial: Pashanim, Data Luv, Luciano & Co: Deutschrap update on Friday. May 15, 2020, accessed June 5, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Pashanim stands out with “Airwaves” Capital Bra, Ufo361 & Loredana. May 27, 2020, accessed June 5, 2020 .
  6. ↑ a b c d WDR: Pashanim - "Airwaves". May 29, 2020, accessed June 5, 2020 .
  7. ↑ a b c Pashanim - Airwaves. Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Producer 2bough talks about Pashanim's Airwaves. Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
  9. ↑ David Molke: Pashanim - Airwaves [Video]. May 14, 2020, accessed June 5, 2020 .
  10. ↑ DIFFUS | Online music magazine. Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Who is this Joker Bra? In: Cool! Magazine. March 4, 2020, accessed on June 5, 2020 (German).
  12. ↑ Technical data of the Adly Air Tech scooter. Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Pashanim releases his third single "Airwaves". In: The Postie. May 15, 2020, accessed on June 5, 2020 (German).
  14. ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on August 5, 2020 .
  15. ↑ DASDING (dasding@dasding.de), DASDING (dasding@dasding.de): German rap's future - why you should have Pashanim on your screen. Retrieved June 5, 2020 .