One of these stones
| One of these stones | |
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| Sido feat. Mark Forster | |
| publication | 15th November 2013 |
| length | 3:57 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , rap |
| Author (s) |
Marek Cwiertnia , FNSHRS. , Paul Worthy |
| album | 30-11-80 |
One of these stones is a song by the German rapper Sido , in cooperation with the German pop singer Mark Forster . The piece is the second single from his fifth solo album 30-11-80 .
Creation and artwork
The song was written by Marek Cwiertnia (Mark Forster), the FNSHRS production team. (consisting of: Paul NZA , Marek Pompetzki and Cecil Remmler ) and Paul Würdig (Sido). The single was produced by the producer trio. The single was released under the music labels Urban and Vertigo Berlin and distributed by Universal Music Publishing . The recordings were made in the Black Rock Studios in Santorini ( Greece ). On the gray-green cover of the maxi single you can see - in addition to the artist name and song title - Sido's upper body, which is projected onto a concrete wall . The cover picture was shot by Murat Aslan, the artwork comes from the Freimauer company.
Publication and promotion
The first release of one of these stones was made on November 15, 2015 single download. A physical sound carrier was released four days later on November 19, 2015 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland . The physical maxi single was released as a 2-track single and includes an album and radio version of One of these stones .
The song originally appeared in its duet version on Sido's fifth solo album 30-11-80 . Both artists play the song in solo versions at their concerts. Sido released a live version of the song on his second live album 30-11-80 Live , which was released on November 21, 2014. In 2015 Forster also released a live version, as the B-side , of his maxi single Bauch und Kopf .
background information
Sido described how the collaboration with Mark Foster came about in an interview with N24 with the following words: “About two years ago I drove around a lot with my wife and we always heard this song from him in the car, On the Road . Somehow he described our life situation back then. I think the guy is so underrated, he could or should have a lot more success, because he's really crazy. It quickly became clear to me that I wanted to feature him on my album . Then I got the idea with one of these stones and then I knew he had to sing it. "
In one of these stones it is not the only collaboration between Sido and Mark Forster. On Sido's album 30-11-80 there is another duet by the two with the title Somewhere Waiting . The song Fühl dich frei can also be found on the album . This is not a duet between the two; Forster worked here as a songwriter. The song was placed on position 99 of the German single charts due to the high number of individual downloads. In 2014 Sido reciprocated and took part as a guest musician in Forster's single Au revoir , with which the two again achieved top 10 successes and record awards.
content
The lyrics to one of these stones are written in German. The music was provided by the FNSHRS .; the text was written by Marek Cwiertnia (Mark Forster) and Paul Würdig (Sido). Musically, the song moves in the realm of rap and pop music . In terms of content, the song is about people who see in you what nobody else in the world sees. It's about the longing to be needed and loved. The verses of the song are rapped by Sido, the chorus and a bridge are sung by Forster. Cellolitis was hired as a further instrumentalist on the cello .
“Do you still know the place where I waited for you?
I lay there side by side with the other stones.
I was cold, without a home and alone.
Before you came I was just one of those stones.
I was covered in dust before you found me
Got me going, finally brought me new momentum.
I was cold, petrified and alone.
Before you came, I was just one of those stones. "
Music video
The black and white music video for One of these Stones was shot on one day in Berlin and celebrated its premiere on November 15, 2013 on YouTube . Sido can be seen as a petrified statue , who undergoes a metamorphosis through the proximity and warmth of other people and begins to live for a short time before collapsing into a pile of stones after a few movements. At the beginning he can be seen sitting completely petrified on a staircase on which cockroaches and pigeons are perching. In the middle of the video he gets a visit from a little boy and from himself in real person who keep him company. Then a hooded man comes with a baseball bat and hits him. When this man disappears again, Sido begins to move slowly and gets up from his seat. He takes a few steps before he collapses. Towards the end of the video, reference is also made to Sido's old mask. The little boy who keeps him company later finds Sido's petrified mask in a pile of stones, which he also puts on. The total length of the video is 4:14 minutes. Directed by Joern Heitmann . To date, the video has over 50 million views on YouTube (as of November 2019).
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reception
Reviews
In a review of the album 30-11-80, Thomas Haas from the German-language online magazine laut.de has a negative attitude towards the song. They describe it with the following words: “ One of these stones invites you to touch your head. The simplest imaginable metaphor of the “stone among many” for the great love, Sido's calm narrative voice, with which one simply does not want to befriend, and Mark Forster's cheesy hook straight out of the fuckin 'dungeons of the ZDF television garden literally beg for a skip. "
Charts and chart placements
One of these stones reached position four in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the top 10 for three weeks and 17 weeks in the charts. In Austria, the single reached position 12 in the eight chart weeks. In Switzerland the single reached position eight and was able to stay in the top 10 for a week and in the charts for ten weeks. In 2013 one of these stones was placed at position 96 in the German single annual charts .
For Sido as an interpreter, this is already the 31st chart success in Germany, the 27th chart success in Austria and the 13th in Switzerland. It is his fifth top 10 success in Germany and his second in Switzerland. For Forster as an author and interpreter, this is the third chart success in Germany and the first in Austria and Switzerland. It is his first top 10 success in Germany and Switzerland. For the first time a single Forsters placed in the annual charts. One of these stones represented Forster's biggest chart success to date, replacing his single On the Way . With the successor single Au revoir, however, he topped the success of this single in all three countries.
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Awards for music sales
In 2014, one of these stones was awarded a gold record in Germany for over 150,000 units sold. This makes the song one of the most successful rap songs in Germany since 1975. For Sido, after The sky should wait and pictures in the head, it is the third single that achieved at least gold status. For Forster it is the very first record award in his career.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Germany (BVMI)
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 gold
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150,000 |
| All in all |
1 × gold |
150,000 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Online database - musical works. online.gema.de, accessed on January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Sido 30-11-80 / Inspiration & Production of the new album. youtube.com, accessed January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Producers of the new Sido album “11/30/80” comment / Helge Schneider Feature. hiphop.de, accessed on January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ a b One of these stones - single. amazon.de, accessed on January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Sido feat. Mark Forster - One of those stones. mix1.de, accessed on January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ “I'm still the craziest”. n24.de, accessed on January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Sido - 30-11-80. discogs.com, accessed January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Sido feat. Mark Forster - One of those stones (2013). crew-united.com, accessed January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Arrogant, provocative to the point of blood ... once upon a time. laut.de, accessed on January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Sido feat. Mark Forster - One of those stones. officialcharts.de, accessed on January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Sido feat. Mark Forster - One of those stones. austriancharts.at, accessed on January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Sido feat. Mark Forster - One of those stones. hitparade.ch, accessed on January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Top 100 single year charts. officialcharts.de, accessed on January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on January 2, 2016 .