Of gold
| Of gold | |
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| Milù with Kim Sanders & Peter Heppner | |
| publication | December 6, 2004 |
| length | 3:45 |
| Genre (s) | Synth pop |
| Author (s) | Milù, Peter Heppner, Dirk Riegner |
| album | No future in gold |
Aus Gold is a song by the German pop singer Milù , in cooperation with the German synth-pop musician Peter Heppner and the American pop singer Kim Sanders . The track is the first single from their debut album No Future in Gold . This is a cover version of Milù's original For me you are made of gold .
Creation and artwork
The song was written by Milù , Peter Heppner and Dirk Riegner . Mixing, recording and production were done by Dirk Riegner. The single was mastered by Turnstyle Mastering in Berlin , under the direction of Thomas Heimann-Trosien. The single was released under the music label E-Wave Records, published by Hanseatic and the publishing house Effenbein and distributed by Warner / Chappell . The piece was recorded in the following recording studios: Plainmusic-Studio (cello recordings), Rockpoets Studios in Hamburg (vocals) and the Super-Dirk-Studios in Berlin and Cologne (production). On the black and white held cover are the maxi-single - next artist name and song title - the faces of the performers, be seen against the background of a beach. The artwork and the photography of the cover picture are from Britta Hüning.
Publication and promotion
Auf Gold was first published on December 6, 2004 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In addition to the radio version of Aus Gold , the maxi single contains the accompanying music video, as well as the songs Du Mensch and For me you are made of gold as the B-side . The last two pieces mentioned come from Milù. In addition to the regular maxi single, a 2-track single was released at the same time, which only contains the titles Aus Gold and Du Mensch .
background information
When in gold it is not a conventional single release, but a music project, accompanied by the German Red Cross . The cooperation of all parties took place under the motto Music can do more . Together they wanted to try with the song to draw attention to the suffering of war victims and to help needy children in Afghanistan . Part of the proceeds from the single sale went to the German Red Cross (DRK) as a donation .
The idea for this piece came from Milù. After her first chart success with Liebe a year earlier (in collaboration with the German music project Schiller ), she went on a tour of Germany. During this tour she got to know Heppner and Sanders, whom she was able to convince of their song ( For me you are made of gold ) and a collaboration. Most of the song was retained in the cover version Aus Gold , only the last stanza was rewritten by Heppner.
Heppner and Sanders later worked together again. It was planned that Heppner would write a song for another artist for the first time, in this case Sanders. Ultimately, the two recorded the song Desserve to Be Alone together for Heppner's second studio album, My Heart of Stone .
content
The lyrics to Aus Gold are written in German. The music was written by Milù and Riegner, the text by Heppner (3rd stanza) and Milù. Musically, the song moves in the field of synth pop . The tempo is 130 beats per minute . Dirk Riegner and especially the cello B. Deutung can be heard as instrumentalists . The song begins with the first verse and the first chorus , which are sung by Milù alone. The second stanza is sung by Sanders, the following chorus is sung by Milù and Sanders. The same principle follows in the third verse, this is sung by Heppner and the following refrain is sung by all three together.
“No miracle is more cruel than this.
Because I don't know how you laugh,
I don't know how you cry, how you smell, how you speak.
To me you are made of gold
For me you are made of gold. "
With the song, the three performers wanted to express that music not only has to be entertaining at all times, but that it can also deal with social and political issues. The three musicians wanted to draw attention to the suffering of innocent children. The song looks at the death of a child in war from different angles . Milù describes the situation from the point of view of a grieving mother who has lost her child, Sanders is the distant observer and Heppner from the point of view of a soldier who has killed. In an interview, Milù said the following about the content of the song: “We cannot change the world, but we can make people aware of the cruelty of war. Our unmistakable statement against war and for respect for life is made of gold . "
Music video
The music video for Aus Gold was filmed on a beach. You can see all three musicians who are on the beach, hiking and singing the song. In between, short black and white shots with scenes from children can be seen again and again . The total length of the video is 3:48 minutes. Directed by Alex Diezinger; the video was produced by AVA Studios.
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Aus Gold reached position 73 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of five weeks. In Austria and Switzerland, entry into the charts has been denied to this day.
Milù reached the German single charts for the second time after Liebe . For Sanders this is the fourth chart success in Germany. For Heppner as an interpreter, this is already the sixth chart success in Germany, as well as the 13th chart success as a songwriter. In his work as a music producer, Riegner reached the charts in Germany for the third time with Aus Gold , and as a composer it is his first chart success .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ miLù with Kim Sanders & Peter Heppner - From Gold. discogs.com, accessed July 9, 2014 .
- ↑ a b laut.de biography - Milu. laut.de, accessed on February 14, 2016 .
- ↑ BPM for 'Aus Gold' by 'Milù'. songbpm.com, accessed December 27, 2017 .
- ↑ Single for Afghanistan. laut.de, accessed on January 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Milù, Heppner & Kim. (No longer available online.) Popzoot.tv, formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 9, 2014 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ From Gold (2004) by Milù feat. Kim Sanders, Peter Heppner. imvdb.com, accessed March 31, 2018 .
- ↑ Milu with Kim Sanders & Peter Heppner, Aus Gold. officialcharts.de, accessed on July 9, 2014 .
