Count on Me
| Count on Me | |
|---|---|
| Camouflage feat. Peter Heppner | |
| publication | October 9, 2015 |
| length | 3:54 (single version) 4:42 (album version) |
| Genre (s) | Synth pop |
| Author (s) |
Oliver Kreyssig , Heiko Maile , Marcus Meyn |
| album | Greyscale |
Count on Me ( English for, count on me ') is a song by German synth pop - band camouflage in cooperation with the Hamburg synth-pop musician Peter Heppner . The piece is the second single from their eighth studio album Greyscale .
Creation and artwork
The song was written by Camouflage members Oliver Kreyssig, Heiko Maile and Marcus Meyn. The album version of the single was produced by Volker Hinkel , Heiko Maile, Jochen Schmalbach; the single version was only produced by Maile and Schmalbach. The piece was mastered in the Hamburg Master & Servant Studios under the direction of Tom Meyer. The single was released under the music label Bureau B and distributed by Indigo .
On the lower edge of the cover image of the maxi single - in addition to artist names and song titles - the stature of the camouflage members can be seen in shadow against a white background. You can only see the back and the upper third of the body. The artwork is similar to that of the accompanying studio album Greyscale . Inside the maxi single you can find the original picture in black and white from the front view. The photographs are from Klaus Mellenthin ; the artwork by Christian Küpker.
Publication and promotion
The first publication of Count on Me took place worldwide on 9 October 2015 download. In Germany, a CD and a 12 "vinyl record were released at the same time . The CD was limited to 1,000 units and the vinyl record to 500 units. In addition to the single version, the maxi single includes four remix versions of Count on Me , as well as a remix of the previous single Shine as B side .
Remix versions
- 2015: Count on Me (Chevy Baccole Oceanside Mix)
- 2015: Count on Me (Demo Mix)
- 2015: Count on Me (The Wild Hunt Remix)
- 2015: Count on Me (Klaak Remix)
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With Count on Me , Camouflage recorded a song with another artist for the first time in a 32-year band history. The idea of working with the Hamburg-based synth-pop musician and former Wolfsheim member Peter Heppner came a year earlier. Camouflage invited Heppner to their 30th anniversary concert at the Eventwerk in Dresden on February 8, 2014. Meyn announced Heppner with the words that it would be a dream for him to sing Camouflage's 80s hit That Smiling Face with a certain man . This duet was so well received by the fans that another joint appearance at the Amphi Festival 2014 in Cologne followed. It was first announced on December 19, 2014 that Camouflage and Heppner recorded the song Count on Me for Camouflage's eighth studio album Greyscale . On March 29, 2015, Camouflage surprised their fans when Heppner was their guest again and they sang Count on Me together at the docks in Hamburg . On September 11, 2015, Camouflage announced on their Facebook page that Count on Me would follow as a second single. In 2017 Meyn made six guest appearances as part of Heppner's thirty-year anniversary tour 30 Years of Heppner . At all concerts, Heppner and Meyn sang the song as a duet.
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The lyrics to Count on Me are in English; Translated into German, the title means “Count on me”. The music and the text were written and composed jointly by Oliver Kreyssig, Heiko Maile and Marcus Meyn. Musically, the song moves in the field of synth pop . The tempo is 108 beats per minute . In addition to the main vocals by Meyn and Peter Heppner, Kreyssig's voice can be heard in the background . The first verse is sung by Meyn and the second by Heppner. In the chorus you can mainly hear the voices of Heppner and Kreyssig as backing vocals. The bridge is sung by Meyn and Heppner in alternating lines. The instruments were played by Camouflage members Maile (keyboard, sequencer and synthesizer) and Meyn (keyboard). The song is about an unconditional declaration of love, that one is always by the other's side and that one can master everything together.
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Contributors
Song production
- Peter Heppner : Singing
- Volker Hinkel : music producer (album version)
- Oliver Kreyssig : background vocals , composer , songwriter
- Christian Küpker: Artwork (Cover)
- Heiko Maile : Keyboard , composer, songwriter, music producer, sequencer , synthesizer
- Klaus Mellenthin : Photographer (Cover)
- Tom Meyer: Mastering
- Marcus Meyn : vocals, keyboard, composer, songwriter
- Jochen Schmalbach: music producer
Companies
- Bureau B: music label
- Indigo : distribution
- Master & Servant: Mastering
Reviews
Michael Schuh from the German online magazine laut.de gave the album Greyscale four out of five stars, but gave Count on Me a mixed assessment with the following words: “For Count on Me you invite the old friend Peter Heppner, whose characteristic organ is the song, unfortunately imprints an overpowering Wolfsheim stamp, which of course is not detrimental to the hymn potential. "
Niklas Forsberg from releasemagazine.net described Count on Me as "breathtaking".
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- ↑ Camouflage feat. Peter Heppner - Count on Me. Discogs.com, accessed October 11, 2015 .
- ↑ Camouflage - Greyscale. discogs.com, accessed October 11, 2015 .
- ↑ Count on Me. Camouflage-music.com, accessed October 11, 2015 .
- ^ Greyscale News. camouflage-music.com, accessed October 11, 2015 .
- ^ Camouflage, Peter Heppner - Count on me. youtube.com, accessed March 31, 2015 .
- ↑ BPM for 'Count on Me' by 'Camouflage'. songbpm.com, accessed November 22, 2017 .
- ↑ The Great Comebackment: A little respect, here you go! laut.de, accessed on October 11, 2015 .
- ↑ Camouflage - Greyscale. releasemagazine.net, accessed October 11, 2015 .