Iceberg (song)
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| Andreas Bourani | |
| publication | September 23, 2011 |
| length | 3:22 (single version) 4:23 (album version) |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Tom Olbrich |
| album | Dust & Imagination |
Eisberg is a song by the German pop singer Andreas Bourani . The piece is the second single from his debut album Staub & Fantasie .
Creation and artwork
The song was written by Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog and Tom Olbrich. The single was produced by Andreas Herbig and Peter Seifert . The latter also arranged and mixed the song. The single was released and distributed under the music labels Universal Music Group and Vertigo Berlin . On the cool cover of the maxi single you can see - in addition to artist name and song title - Bourani's upper body in a cloud of fog .
Publication and promotion
Eisberg was first published on September 23, 2011 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland . The physical maxi single was released as a 2-track single and contains, in addition to the single version, an acoustic version of Eisberg as the B-side .
In order to promote the song, he performed live at a live concert broadcast by Westdeutscher Rundfunk , where he sang his song with the German songwriter Philipp Poisel . In the years that followed, Eisberg was a popular piece on talent shows .
Bundesvision Song Contest 2011
In order to promote the song and himself, Bourani entered the Bundesvision Song Contest 2011 for his state of Bavaria . He finished tenth with 26 points and had to admit defeat to Tim Bendzko with his winning title If words were my language , Flo Mega ( back ), Glasperlenspiel ( Echt ) or Frida Gold ( Our love is made of gold ). From his home country Bavaria he got the highest score of the evening with 12 points, from another eight federal states he got between one and four points.
For promotional purposes, each artist shoots an election commercial for participation in the BuViSoCo. In this, Bourani meets with other people in a self-help group . All of them have the problem that they like Bavaria and the Bavarian culture and that this is not accepted by others. The video ends with an appeal by Bourani that we should have a heart for Bavaria. This was Bourani’s first participation in the Bundesvision Song Contest . In 2014 he took part again with the title On other ways .
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content
The lyrics to Eisberg are written in German. The music and the text were written jointly by Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog and Tom Olbrich. Musically, the song moves in the area of pop music . The instruments were played by Arne Augustin (piano), Julius Hartog (guitar), Ralph Rieker (bass) and Jürgen Stiehle (drums).
“I want to shine,
I want to shine
and I pretend nothing hurts.
Would like to show you everything,
I'm an iceberg on the sea. "
Universal himself described Bouranis song in the following words:
“The subtle song is about the volatility of everyday life. About how people meet and how they build a protective armor of superficiality around their insecurity. A warm plea for humanity and openness. "
Music video
The music video for Eisberg premiered on September 1st, 2011 on Bourani's website. You can see Bourani, who at the beginning slowly emerges from a pool of water. Then he goes through a town and sings his song. On the way he meets people, with some of them showing brief excerpts from them and their dreams. At the end of the video, all of the people Bourani met float in the air. The total length of the video is 3:58 minutes.
Contributors
Song production
- Arne Augustin: piano
- Andreas Bourani: composer , songwriter
- Julius Hartog: guitar , composer, songwriter
- Andreas Herbig: music producer
- Tom Olbrich: composer, songwriter
- Ralph Rieker : Bass
- Peter Seifert : Mixing , arrangement , music producer
- Jürgen Stiehle : Drums
Companies
- Universal Music Group : music label
- Vertigo Berlin : music label
Charts and chart placements
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Eisberg reached position 47 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of eight weeks. In Austria, the single reached position 56 in the charts in one week. In Germany, the single immediately hit the charts after its release. In Austria, the single reached the charts for the first time after an appearance by Richard Schlögl, in the third live challenge show from Deutschland sucht den Superstar . The appearance also led to a return to the German charts.
For Bourani this is the second chart success in Germany as an author and performer after Nur in mein Kopf . Due to the later entry into the chart, it is the third chart success in Austria after Nur in my head and How we were .
Cover versions
- 2015: Hartmut Engler , the pur front man, sang the song in the second season of Sing my song - Das Tauschkonzert . The song made it onto the sampler of the same name.
- 2016: Tay Schmedtmann , the German pop singer sang the song together with Andreas Bourani during the final show of the sixth season of The Voice of Germany .
Trivia
A song with a very similar sounding title word and also similar content, the non-showing of feelings, is polar bear from the gray area .
Web links
- Music video for Eisberg at Universal
- Lyrics iceberg songtexte.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Discography - Jem. goldengatemanagement.com, accessed May 25, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c Andreas Bourani - Iceberg. austriancharts.at, accessed on May 25, 2015 .
- ^ Andreas Bourani / Philipp Poisel - Iceberg (KroneExtra). youtube.com, accessed May 25, 2015 .
- ^ Andreas Bourani - election commercial. tvtotal.prosieben.de, accessed on May 25, 2015 .
- ↑ Andreas Bourani - Dust and Fantasy. discogs.com, accessed May 25, 2015 .
- ↑ New single "Eisberg" now everywhere. universal-music.de, accessed on May 25, 2015 .
- ^ "Iceberg" video online at bourani.de. universal-music.de, accessed on May 25, 2015 .
- ^ Andreas Bourani - Iceberg. officialcharts.de, accessed on May 25, 2015 .
- ↑ Lyrics from Grauzone - Eisbär songtexte.com, accessed October 26, 2018.
| predecessor | position | successor |
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SoLaLa ( flower pot ) |
 Bayern Bavaria at the Bundesvision Song Contest 2011 |
The city is mine again ( Fiva & the Phantom Orchestra) |