The original
| The original | |
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| Prince Pi feat. Mark Forster | |
| publication | 3rd November 2017 |
| length | 3:30 |
| Genre (s) | Conscious rap , pop |
| Author (s) |
Benjamin Bistram , Mark Forster, Friedrich Kautz , Konstantin Scherer , Vincent Stein , Nico Wellenbrink |
| album | Nothing was free |
The original is a song by the German rapper Prinz Pi , which was created in cooperation with the German pop singer Mark Forster . The piece is part of Prince Pi's fourteenth studio album Nothing was free .
Creation and publication
The song was written jointly by Benjamin Bistram ( Biztram ), Mark Forster, Friedrich Kautz (Prinz Pi), Konstantin Scherer ( Beatzarre ), Vincent Stein ( Djorkaeff ) and Nico Wellenbrink ( Nico Santos ). The piece was recorded and produced by Beatzarre, Biztram and Djorkaeff; The three were supported by Prince Pi during the recordings. Beatzarre and Djorkaeff acted beyond as "executive producers" ( Executive Producer ). Mixing and mastering took place at TrueBusyness Mastering in Berlin under the direction of Sascha 'Busy' Bühren. The song was released under the independent label Keine Liebe Records, distributed by Groove Attack and published by Bis Edition, Budde Music Publishing, Djorkaeff Beatzarre Edition and Fisherman Songs.
The first release of Das Original took place as part of Prince Pi's 14th studio album Nothing Was Free on November 3rd, 2017. The deluxe version of the album features three versions of the song. It includes the album version with vocals, an instrumental version and a piano version that Forster and Pi recorded together with the rapper BRKN from Berlin-Kreuzberg .
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The lyrics to Das Original are written in German. The music was by Mark Forster, Konstantin Scherer ( Djorkaeff ), Vincent Stein ( Beatzarre ) and Nico Wellenbrink ( Nico Santos ); the text written by Benjamin Bistram ( Biztram ), Forster and Friedrich Kautz (Prinz Pi). Musically, the song moves in the realm of conscious rap and pop music . The tempo is 84 beats per minute . The song is built on two stanzas and a refrain between the stanzas and after the second stanza. After the second chorus there is a bridge before the final chorus follows. The verses are rapped by Pi, the refrain by Forster. During the bridge you can hear both artists. In addition to Forster and Pi, the voices of Amanda, Elias Hadjeus, Kelvin Jones and Santos can be heard in the background . The song was recorded by external studio musicians. You can hear Elias Hadjeus on guitar, Sjan on organ and Marius Mahn on bass. |
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Reviews
Yannik Gölz from the German online magazine laut.de awarded the overall product Nothing was three out of five stars for free and in his review came to the conclusion that “unfortunately, too many pieces try to be hits”. The original is said to be "such a sleazy head-up song" about some "nondescript lady" that one might think that formulas from the old " one-direction days" were re-cooked here.
Marcel Menne from the German-language e-zine Plattentests.de only awarded three out of ten points for the album. He is of the opinion that Das Original beats the “teen girls” with what they want to hear, namely that they are special. Forster could bring typical " platitudes " to the man in a "halfway nice sounding chorus", while Pi rapped as usual "routinely". “The Prince” has never been more suitable for radio.
Julia Lorenz from Musikexpress comes to the conclusion that you can't buy “coolness” and that it is “embarrassing” to say “all sorts of” calendar sayings about authenticity . If you think that the “nerve potential” can only be increased by some “format radio flitzy beep” jumping out of the cake, Forster “promptly” begins to sing: “Oh-oh-eoooh-oh”.
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At The original is not an official single release, the song reached only due to high downloads the charts. The song reached position 59 in the charts in Germany. The piece was also able to place itself in the daily evaluations of the German iTunes charts for several days and reached its highest ranking on November 4, 2017 with position 47.
For Forster as an interpreter, Das Original , including the chart success with his music project Eff , is already the 13th chart success in Germany. As an author, this is Forster's 15th chart success in Germany. For Prinz Pi as author and performer, this is the twelfth chart success in the German single charts. Scherer and Stein reached the German charts for the 61st time in their writing or producing activities. For Bistram it is the twelfth chart success in Germany as an author or producer. With Das Original, Wellenbrink reached the German charts for the seventh time as an author.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Prinz Pi - Nothing was free. discogs.com, accessed November 11, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Repertoire search. online.gema.de, accessed on November 11, 2017 .
- ↑ BPM for 'Das Original' by 'Prinz Pi'. songbpm.com, accessed November 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Mediocrity is safe, harmless and sells itself. laut.de, accessed on November 11, 2017 .
- ↑ I'm a star, let me in! plattentests.de, accessed on November 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Menschenlebentanzenwelt: The ex-porn prince crosses the border to format radio. musikexpress.de, accessed on November 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Prinz Pi feat. Mark Forster - The Original. officialcharts.de, accessed on November 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Prinz Pi - 'Das Original (feat. Mark Forster)' German iTunes Chart Performance. itunescharts.net, accessed November 11, 2017 .