Germany (Die-Prinzen-Lied)
| Germany | |
|---|---|
| The princes | |
| publication | August 27, 2001 |
| length | 3:43 |
| Genre (s) | Pop rock |
| Author (s) | Steve van Velvet , The Princes |
| album | D. |
Germany is a song by Leipziger a cappella - group The prince from their eighth studio album D .
Sebastian Krumbiegel (front man of the Prinzen) called the song a "controversial description of the state of our homeland". All in all, the group had a critical opinion that they would express quite simply and without a raised index finger and without a big moral club.
publication
Germany was released in August 2001 as a single by Hansa / BMG Ariola Media GmbH . The maxi single contains three different versions of the title track as well as the song Nothing .
Music video
The music video starts with a close-up of a black-red-gold bucket . Bet that..? and Michael Schumacher are mentioned. Typically German attributes, such as the Alexanderplatz , cuckoo clocks , garden gnomes , beer , German Reich flag, logo of VW , BMW and Audi to follow. Even hooligans , the German order and cleanliness as well as the wars are portrayed as bad quirks Germany.
Track list of the single
- Maxi single
| # | title | length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Germany (Radio Mix) | 3:39 |
| 2. | Germany (Sylt Mix) | 3:42 |
| 3. | Germany (original version) | 3:43 |
| 4th | Nothing (Boogie Park Version) | 3:25 |
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
15th (27 weeks) | 27 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
10 (20 weeks) | 20th |
Web links
- The maxi CD at Discogs
- The maxi-CD at music collectors
- Germany on dieprinzen.de (video version)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The princes sing their "Germany" song in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on August 22, 2001. Retrieved on August 3, 2013.
- ↑ Die Prinzen - Germany at Discogs . Retrieved August 3, 2013.
- ↑ The Princes - Germany. In: austriancharts.at. Retrieved July 5, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT