Alpha (song)
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| Kollegah | |
| publication | February 13, 2014 |
| length | 2:19 |
| Genre (s) | Battle rap , German hip hop |
| Author (s) | Felix flower |
| Producer (s) | United Hustlers, Phil Fanatic, Sadikbeatz, Hookbeats |
| Label | Self-made records |
| album | King |
Alpha is the first single from Kollegah 's fourth studio album King .
background
In May 2013, Kollegah announced his fourth solo album, King . The first single, Alpha, which also serves as the album's intro, was released on February 13, 2014 on the Selfmade Records YouTube channel and has been viewed over 22.5 million times since then (as of March 19, 2020). Markus and Michael Weicker directed the accompanying music video. The piece was produced by Hookbeats, Phil Fanatic, United Hustlers and Sadikbeatz.
In Alpha , Kollegah can review his previous career. He said to the song:
“I wrote the song down from the heart in one go. I rarely have such moments. But when they come, something big happens. As soon as I had just finished the lyrics, it was clear to me that it had to be a single - simply because it is one of the best things I've ever written. "
Cover design
On the cover of the single, there are two black-clad motorcyclists on a street at night. In the lower half in the middle there is the lettering "Kollegah" and underneath in smaller letters "Alpha".
Chart successes
Alpha rose to number 15 in the German, number 39 in the Austrian and number 42 in the Swiss single charts in the 9th calendar week.
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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 Germany (GfK)
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15th (13 weeks) | 13 |
 Austria (Ö3)
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39 (4 weeks) | 4th |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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42 (2 weeks) | 2 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kollegah announces new solo album . Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ↑ KOLLEGAH - Alpha (Official HD Video) . In: YouTube . February 13, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ Elvir Omerbegovic, Jan Wehn: Selfmade Records: The first 10 years of Germany's most successful hip-hop label . Riva, November 9, 2015.
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↑ a b c charts:
- Kollegah - Alpha . (DE)
- Kollegah - Alpha . (AT)
- Kollegah - Alpha . (CH)