Action asshole

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The action asshole is a German initiative against xenophobia , whose aim is, the media exposure of the song cry for love using social networks to increase. Founded at the end of August 2015 by Gerhard Torges, a music teacher from Lower Saxony , the campaign experienced a high level of media reception nationwide, which has already been recognized internationally. In the German charts on September 11, 2015, the song was number 1 for the first time since its release in 1993.

Background and foundation

At the time the song Schrei nach Liebe was first published, it was the right-wing extremist attacks in Hoyerswerda or Rostock , it is the xenophobic attacks on asylum seekers' homes, for example in Heidenau , that led to the foundation of the initiative. In both cases, the song stands for the disapproval of the respective events and, if the action is successful, is intended to show that a large part of the population of Germany regards these events and in particular right-wing extremist ideas with rejection.

On the social network Facebook, the Lower Saxon music teacher Gerhard Torges became aware of a comment from a friend who was under an article about xenophobia and to which the comment was added: "Would be necessary again". The comment referred to the song Cry for Love , published in 1993 by the group Die Ärzte .

This comment was approved by Torges and accordingly he shared the article including the associated comments on Facebook. The idea for the campaign was born when the shared comment quickly found a high level of acceptance in the network community.

Publications in the media

Initially, their own action pages were set up on the social networks Google+ , Twitter and Facebook , followed shortly afterwards by their own website .

Financing and proceeds

By using internet offers that are largely free of charge, the initiative works at no cost. Torges is also supported by the creative Matthias Seeba-Gomille, who gives the initiative its public appearance. On September 4, 2015, the band Die Ärzte , originally not involved in the campaign and entitled to the royalties for the song, declared that all proceeds from the downloads or CD purchases, as well as the additional Gema income, will be donated to the human rights organization Pro Asyl . This announcement was soon followed by Apple , Google and Universal Publishing .

Media receptions

The national daily newspaper Die Welt certified the action that it was able to ensure that a “song revival in the refugee crisis” took place. The youth radio of the Südwestrundfunk Dasding called on its website to support the action. Spiegel Online said that Aktion Arschloch succeeded in encouraging other pop greats to take a public position against xenophobia within a short period of time. The Washington Post mentioned the initiative in a report, showed the background to its creation, mentioned the founder by name and linked to the official website in its report. The Süddeutsche Zeitung certified the campaign that it was able to catapult the song by the Berlin band Die Ärzte back into the iTunes, Google and Amazon charts within a short period of time.

Further actions

The radio station SWR3 played the song for half an hour. Several cover versions were recorded and published on the Internet, such as a recording by a senior choir from North Rhine-Westphalia, which in turn received media attention.

After the song reached number 1 in the German charts, flash mobs with up to several hundred people came together in several cities on September 12th to perform the song in public in a choir, for example in Bremen, Kiel, Münster, Cologne, Berlin , Stuttgart, Munich and Nuremberg.

The TV station Tele 5 showed the music video of the song.

Action asshole revival flash mobs

In August 2016, the initiators of Aktion Arschloch announced various flash mobs for September 11th, 2016 under the motto “You are still screaming”, in order to remember the original action exactly one year later. However, due to the low response, the announced events were finally canceled.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Action asshole . In: Tagesspiegel. Retrieved September 6, 2015 .
  2. ↑ a b A 22-year-old anti-Nazi song tops German charts again - to welcome refugees - The Washington Post. In: washingtonpost.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Now it's official: "Schrei nach Liebe" at number 1 in the Official German Charts - Official German Charts. In: officialcharts.de. Retrieved September 11, 2015 .
  4. ↑ a b "Aktion Arschloch": "Die Ärzte" -Song should go back to the charts - hr3. In: hr-online.de. Retrieved September 4, 2015 .
  5. ↑ #AktionArschloch. In: matzilla.de. September 11, 2015, accessed September 12, 2015 .
  6. ↑ a b "ARSCHLOCH ACTION" - Official statement from Die Ärzte. In: bademeister.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015 .
  7. ↑ "Scream for love" on Google Play Music including a statement from Google. In: Google Play Music. Retrieved September 11, 2015 .
  8. ↑ "Aktion Arschloch": Physician song against neo-Nazis from 1993 storms the charts - DIE WELT. In: welt.de. Retrieved September 4, 2015 .
  9. ↑ Action Asshole: Number 1 in the Charts and The Doctors Donate Everything! - MUSIC - DASDING.de. (No longer available online.) In: dasding.de. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015 ; Retrieved September 4, 2015 .
  10. ^ The doctors: "Scream for love" campaign - proceeds go to pro-asylum - SPIEGEL ONLINE. In: spiegel.de. Retrieved September 4, 2015 .
  11. ↑ From “Aktion Arschloch” to “Refugees Welcome”. In: sueddeutsche.de. September 4, 2015, accessed August 26, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Cry for love: international response to action asshole - laut.de - News. In: laut.de. September 7, 2015, accessed October 3, 2015 .
  13. ↑ nean./epd/dpa: “Schrei nach Liebe” leads the charts. In: FAZ.net . September 11, 2015, accessed October 3, 2015 .
  14. ↑ Video against xenophobia: senior choir sings doctors' asshole song. In: Spiegel Online . September 10, 2015, accessed October 3, 2015 .
  15. ^ Radio Bremen : Spontaneous choir against xenophobia in Bremen. (No longer available online.) In: radiobremen.de. September 12, 2015, archived from the original on October 4, 2015 ; Retrieved October 3, 2015 .
  16. ↑ Chris Marie von Neumann: #AktionArschloch: Video from the flash mob for refugees: Kiel screams for love - shz.de. In: shz.de. September 12, 2015, accessed October 3, 2015 .
  17. ^ Franziska Eickholt: 800 people from Münster set an example against xenophobia. In: wn.de. September 12, 2015, accessed October 3, 2015 .
  18. ↑ Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger : #AktionArschloch am Dom: 300 people from Cologne sing "cry for love". In: ksta.de. September 12, 2015, accessed October 3, 2015 .
  19. ↑ jfi / dpa: #AktionArschloch on Schlossplatz: Stuttgart sings asshole against xenophobia - Stuttgarter Zeitung. In: stuttgarter-zeitung.de. September 12, 2015, accessed October 3, 2015 .
  20. ↑ Bayerischer Rundfunk : "Scream for Love": Flat mobs in Munich and Nuremberg against right - BR.de. In: br.de. September 12, 2015, archived from the original on September 14, 2015 ; Retrieved October 3, 2015 .
  21. ↑ Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung : How a Bramscher invented the asshole action. In: noz.de. September 25, 2015, accessed October 20, 2015 .