Stomach and head (song)
| Stomach and head | |
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| Mark Forster | |
| publication | August 21, 2015 |
| length | 3:33 (radio version) 3:59 (album version) |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) |
Mark Cwiertnia , Ralf Christian Mayer , Daniel Nitt |
| Award (s) | Bundesvision Song Contest winner title |
| album | Stomach and head |
Bauch und Kopf is a song by the German pop singer Mark Forster . The piece is the third single from his second studio album of the same name, Bauch und Kopf, and the winner of the 2015 Bundesvision Song Contest .
Creation and artwork
The song was written and produced jointly by Mark Cwiertnia (Mark Forster), Ralf Christian Mayer and Daniel Nitt. The song was specially mixed by Mayer. The song was arranged and programmed by Daniel Nitt, the "orchestral arrangement" was carried out together with Peter Hinterthür. Beatzarre and Djorkaeff carried out additional beat programming . The single was mastered by Robin Schmidt. The sound engineers were: Tobias Lehmann and Tom Rußbüldt from Teldex Studio in Berlin , Ralf Christian Mayer from Tucan Studio in Kornwestheim and Daniel Nitt from Califor Audibles in Berlin. The single was released under the Four Music label and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment . On the cover of the maxi single you can see - next to the artist name and song title - Forster's upper body, standing against the background of a blurred inner city. The cover picture was shot by Robert Winter and designed by Benjamin Kakrow (Typeholics).
The project was funded by the Musik non-profit Projektgesellschaft mbH initiative with project funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media on the basis of a resolution by the German Bundestag .
Publication and promotion
The first publication of Bauch und Kopf took place on August 21, 2015 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland . The maxi single was released as a 2-track single and contains, in addition to the radio version of Bauch und Kopf, a live version of one of these stones as a B-side . The live recording was made during a session in the Funkhaus in 2014.
At the end of August 2015, Bauch und Kopf was chosen as a ProSieben entertainment tip and played in many advertising blocks. At the end of the year there was a joint appearance with Helene Fischer , in prime time , on her Helene Fischer show .
content
The lyrics to the stomach and head are written entirely in German. The music was written jointly by Mark Forster, Ralf Christian Mayer and Daniel Nitt, the text by Forster and Nitt. Musically, the song moves in the area of pop music . The instruments were recorded by Carl Michael Grabinger (drums), Daniel Nitt (keyboard), Ulrich Rode (guitar) and the Wroclaw Score Orchestra (string instruments).
“Belly says yes to head, but head says no to belly;
And between the two I stand,
between the two I stand.
Belly says yes to head, but head says no,
then it shakes.
I stand between the two.
I stand between the two and don't know. "
In an interview with Stefan Raab Forster himself said the following about his song: "This is actually a song that stands for how I felt in the two years when the album was made."
Bundesvision Song Contest 2015
Mark Forster won the Federal Vision Song Contest in 2015 for his State of Rhineland-Palatinate with 53 points ahead of of North Rhine-Westphalia antretenden rock band Donots with the song Then without me (117 points) and for Thuringia antretenden pop singer Yvonne Elliman with preferred it that way . During the scoring of all 16 federal states , Forster took the lead right from the start with the first scoring and was leading relatively early on by a clear margin over his fellow competitors. In addition to his native Rhineland-Palatinate, he received full points from a total of five federal states.
In the run-up to the performances, small clips were shown for promotion, where Stefan Raab and the Heavytones met the performers in a rehearsal room. Here they all played an acoustic version of the Kurt Dehn classic En Echt Pälzer racht ken Hasch , as well as a Palatine version of Forster's hit Au revoir . As a gift from his region, he gave Raab two dub glasses . At the beginning of his live performance, only Forster could be seen together with two live musicians, against the background of a screen on which the music video on the stomach and head could be seen. With the beginning of the chorus, the screen rose and two other live musicians could be seen. Towards the end the partition to the second half of the stage fell in the background and a whole orchestra appeared along with a golden shower.
With a lead of 53 points, Forster achieved the second-largest lead in the history of the competition. With Forster's victory, Rhineland-Palatinate left the last two places in the all-time points list for the first time in history. Rhineland-Palatinate left Bavaria , Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Saxony-Anhalt behind and jumped from 15th to 12th place. In contrast to the competition, Forster had to admit defeat in the German single charts Glasperlenspiel with Geiles Leben as the most successful entry.
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Music video
The music video about stomach and head was shot in Hamburg and celebrated its premiere on August 12, 2015 on YouTube . It tells three stories from different people with the same problem. On the one hand, the story of the ballerina Maya from the music video for Au revoir is told. It shows her everyday life in the dance school up to a performance in the Altona theater , before which she fled outside for a moment shortly before her performance. The second story continues the story of gangster Niklas from the music video for Flash me . He is released from the correctional facility , later during a visit to a McDonald’s branch he notices his friend whom he left during the robbery and runs away unseen. Finally, a new story is told about a girl suffering from cancer who enjoys her life but hides the fact that she is wearing a wig . Towards the end of the video all three are on the street and see fireworks , which causes a sudden rethink. The ballerina rushes back to her performance in the theater, the gangster waits for his great love at the back exit of his workplace and the cancer-stricken girl confidently takes off her wig. In between, Forster can be seen again and again singing the song on a deserted site ( Hamburg's wholesale market halls ). In addition to the extras , fans of Forster can also be seen at the various locations . The total length of the video is 4:16 minutes. As with the previous singles Au revoir and Flash mich , Kim Frank again directed. To date, the music video has over 30 million views on YouTube (as of November 2017).
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Charts and chart placements
Bauch und Kopf reached the charts half a year before his single was released due to the high number of downloads. The reason for this was the interpretation of the twelve-year-old Luca in the first episode of the children's talent show The Voice Kids 2015 . The appearance means that Luca in Team Lena Meyer-Landrut went one round.
The single reached position 15 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of 24 weeks. In Austria the single reached position 69 in the charts in two weeks. In 2015, Bauch und Kopf ranked 90th in the German annual single charts. For Forster as an interpreter, this is already the sixth chart success in Germany. For Forster as a composer this is the seventh chart success in Germany. For Forster as a music producer, this is the third chart success in Germany.
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Awards for music sales
In March 2016, Bauch und Kopf was awarded a gold record in Germany for over 150,000 units sold. It is Forster's fourth single that achieved at least gold status.
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 Germany (BVMI)
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 gold
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150,000 |
| All in all |
1 × gold |
150,000 |
Cover versions
- 2018: Johannes Strate : The German pop-rock singer covered the piece as part of the VOX music show Sing mein Song - Das Tauschkonzert . The piece can also be found on the accompanying sampler.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mark Forster - stomach and head. amazon.de, accessed on August 19, 2015 .
- ↑ Online database - musical works. online.gema.de, accessed on August 19, 2015 .
- ↑ Booklet: Belly and Head (2-Track-Maxi-Single)
- ↑ Jam session with Mark Forster. tvtotal.prosieben.de, accessed on August 30, 2015 .
- ^ Rhineland-Palatinate: Mark Forster. tvtotal.prosieben.de, accessed on August 30, 2015 .
- ↑ Belly and Head - Mark Forster (Luca W.) / The Voice Kids 2015 / Blind Auditions / SAT.1. youtube.com, accessed August 19, 2015 .
- ↑ Mark Forster - stomach and head. officialcharts.de, accessed on August 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Mark Forster - stomach and head. austriancharts.at, accessed on September 9, 2015 .
- ↑ Top 10 single year charts. officialcharts.de, accessed on January 8, 2016 .
- ↑ Gold / Platinum / Diamond - Awards in Germany. (No longer available online.) Musikindustrie.de, archived from the original on April 13, 2016 ; accessed on April 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Sing my song - The Exchange Concert, Vol. 5 (Deluxe Edition). itunes.apple.com, accessed May 1, 2018 .
| predecessor | position | successor |
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Let's go ( gunslinger ) |
Winner song of the Bundesvision Song Contest 2015 |
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| Suddenly the world stops ( Jupiter Jones ) |
 Rhineland-PalatinateRhineland-Palatinate at the Bundesvision Song Contest 2015 |