open eyes
| open eyes | |
|---|---|
| Sarah Connor | |
| publication | 18th November 2016 |
| length | 4:30 min. |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| text | Sarah Connor Peter Plate Ulf Leo Sommer Daniel Faust |
| Producer (s) | Daniel Faust |
| Label | Polydor |
| album | native language |
Open eyes is a song by Sarah Connor . It was released on November 18, 2016 as the fifth and final single outcoupling of their eighth studio album Native (2015).
Song info
Augen auf was written and produced by Daniel Faust, Peter Plate and Ulf Leo Sommer. In terms of content, the song calls for solidarity with refugees and thus sets an example against Pegida , the Islamic State and human hatred in general.
Sarah Connor wanted to position herself politically with the song. It was published in the middle of the so-called refugee crisis in Germany and was also used specifically at concerts by Sarah Connor. So it was always played towards the end of the performance and the audience should hold hands during the song. In the background, the image of Alan Kurdi , whose body was washed ashore on the Turkish Mediterranean coast after drowning, was projected onto the screen.
The song was used by the TV broadcaster RTL as a campaign song for the RTL donation marathon .
Track list
| CD single | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | title | length |
| 1. | Open your eyes (album version) | 4:30 |
| 2. | Eyes open (live) | 4:31 |
Occupation:
Album version:
- Daniel Faust - bass, guitar, keyboards, production
Live version:
- Sarah Connor - vocals
- Arto Mäkelä - guitar
- Thomas Stieger - bass
- Felix Lehrmann - drums
- Jan Miserre - keyboards
- Rhani Krija - percussion
- Esther Cowens, Leila Bostic, Rebecca Schwietzke - background vocals
reception
Sven Kanbelitz called eyes in his review of the album Native to Laut.de "poignant track" as the album. Sarah Coonor admittedly "lapsed again several times into long-worn pictures (...), nevertheless [succeeded] in making a clear statement against Pegida, IS and human hatred."
Thomas Kölsch from General-Anzeiger discussed Sarah Connor's concert at the Kunst! Rasen in Bonn in front of 4500 spectators. He described the song as a "really big moment", while otherwise criticizing the lack of content in the other titles. On the other hand, a “clear statement against terror and xenophobia” would be set up.
Chart placements
The song made it to number 87 in the German single charts, when it was released on May 15, 2015.
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
87 (1 week) | 1 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Sven Kabelitz: laut.de criticism: Does anyone think of the children? Laut.de , accessed on November 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Thomas Winkler: Sarah Connor about her new album: "I hate injustices". taz.de , June 7, 2019, accessed on November 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Uwe Dammann: Sarah Connor in the Bremer Glocke: With a hat, a message and a lot of feeling. Weser Kurier , September 22, 2015, accessed on November 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Sarah Connor with the new single 'Augen Auf'. mix1.de, accessed on November 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Sarah Connor: "I want to be a role model for my children". VIP.de, October 31, 2016, accessed on November 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Thomas Kölsch: Sarah Connor on art! Lawn: Emancipated sounds. General-Anzeiger , July 21, 2016, accessed November 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Open your eyes in the German single charts