Heaven shall wait (song)
| Heaven should wait | |
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| Sido feat. Adel Tawil | |
| publication | May 11, 2010 |
| length | 3:43 (unplugged version) 3:37 (studio version ) |
| Genre (s) | Pop , rap |
| Author (s) |
Beatzarre , Djorkaeff , Sido, Adel Tawil |
| album | MTV Unplugged Live from the MV |
Heaven should wait is a song by the German rapper Sido , in cooperation with the German pop singer Adel Tawil . The piece is the first single from his first live album MTV Unplugged Live from MV .
Creation and artwork
The song was written by Beatzarre , Djorkaeff , Sido and Adel Tawil. The piece was produced by Sven Helbig and Marek Pompetzki . The mastering took place in the True Track Recording Studio, under the direction of Dirk T. Jambor. The song was mixed by Marek Pompetzki in Beatzarre Studio and Numarek Studios. The single was released under the Universal Music Domestic Rock / Urban label. On the cover of the maxi single - in addition to the artist name and song title - there is a writing board with doodles. Design and photography come from Stefan Vorbeck and hort.org.uk. The recordings took place in the Berlin sound studio Numarek Studios.
Publication and promotion
The first release of Heaven should wait was on May 11, 2010 as a download. The release of a physical sound carrier followed three days later on May 14, 2010. In addition to the unplugged version , the maxi single also contains a studio version of the song as a B-side . In order to promote the song, there followed, among other things, live appearances during the VIVA Comet 2010 awards ceremony and in the late-night show Inas Nacht .
A music video for this was not shot. The live performance during Sido's MTV Unplugged was used to promote the piece . During the video, Sido and Tawil can be seen, they sit together on a park bench and sing the song.
content
The lyrics to Heaven should wait are written entirely in German. The music was by Beatzarre , Djorkaeff and Adel Tawil ; the text written by Sido and Tawil. Musically, the song moves in the realm of pop music and rap . Sido raps the verses and Tawil sings the chorus. The song is about the fact that someone would like to experience a lot more things and not yet want to leave life.
“I call it upstairs, Heaven should wait,
because I have something else to do, Heaven has to wait.
When it's all over, take my breath away,
but I'll stay here, heaven should wait. "
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Charts and chart placements
Heaven should wait reached position two in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the top 10 for four weeks and in the charts for 26 weeks. In Austria the single reached position four and stayed in the top 10 for two weeks and in the charts for 20 weeks. In Switzerland, the single reached position 28 in the single charts in eight weeks. Although the song did not make it to number one, it was still the most successful German-language song in the Austrian single charts for a period of one week and the most successful German-language song in the German single charts for a period of two weeks . Furthermore, Der Himmel shall wait was placed on position 54 of the 2010 single year charts in Germany and position 66 in Austria.
For Sido as an interpreter this is the 21st chart success as a solo artist in Germany, as well as the 16th chart success in Austria and the tenth in Switzerland. It is his third top 10 success in Germany and the first in Austria. For Tawil as an interpreter this is the fourth chart success as a solo artist in Germany, as well as the third chart success each in Austria and Switzerland. It is his third top 10 success in Germany and the second in Austria. As an author, this is his 18th chart success in Germany, as well as the ninth in Austria and the eighth in Switzerland. It is his seventh top 10 success in Germany and the fourth in Austria. Djorkaeff reached the German single charts for the seventh time with Der Himmel shall Wait , as well as the charts in Austria for the fourth time and the Swiss hit parade for the third time. As an author, it is his third top 10 success in Germany and the first in Austria.
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Awards for music sales
In 2013, Der Himmel shall wait in Germany was awarded a gold record for over 150,000 units sold, making it one of the best-selling German-speaking rap songs since 1975.
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 Germany (BVMI)
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 gold
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150,000 |
| All in all |
1 × gold |
150,000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Sido feat. Adel Tawil - Heaven should wait. discogs.com, accessed December 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Heaven should wait. rateyourmusic.com, accessed December 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Sido - Heaven should wait (feat. Adel Tawil) (LIVE @ Comet 2010). youtube.com, accessed April 17, 2014 .
- ↑ Ina's night - SIDO - Heaven should wait. youtube.com, accessed April 17, 2014 .
- ↑ Sido feat. Adel Tawil - Heaven should wait. youtube.com, accessed April 17, 2014 .
- ↑ "Heaven should wait" in the German charts. charts.de, accessed on April 17, 2014 .
- ↑ "Heaven should wait" in the Austrian charts. austriancharts.at, accessed on April 17, 2014 .
- ↑ “Heaven should wait” in the Swiss charts. swisscharts.com, accessed April 17, 2014 .
- ↑ Single year charts 2010. officialcharts.de, accessed on September 10, 2018 .
- ^ Annual Singles Singles 2010 hit parade. Austriancharts.at, accessed on September 10, 2018 .
- ↑ Gold for “Black to Blue” in Germany. musikindustrie.de, accessed on April 13, 2014 .