Airplanes in the stomach
| Airplanes in the stomach | |
|---|---|
| Herbert Grönemeyer | |
| publication | May 11, 1984 (album), February 4, 1985 (single) |
| length | 3:51 |
| Genre (s) | German rock |
| Author (s) | Herbert Grönemeyer |
| Label | EMI |
| album | 4630 Bochum |
Butterflies in the stomach is a rock - ballad of the German musician Herbert Grönemeyer , which was also written by him and produced. It was released on February 4, 1985 as the third and final single from the album 4630 Bochum , on which the song originally appeared in May 1984. At that time, the song was not particularly successful in the charts - the single reached number 44. However, the song was often played live by him and often covered, particularly successful by Oli P. in 1998, and is therefore considered a classic of German-language rock and pop music . Oli P's version reached number one among the German, Austrian andSwiss charts and is one of the best-selling single releases in Germany .
Music and lyrics
It is a rock ballad, which in the original version is accompanied by keyboards and strings from the synthesizer . An electric guitar plays some leads, and an acoustic guitar solo can be heard. In terms of content, it is about a relationship with a loved one who has already turned away internally: "Caress me mechanically / completely sterile / ice-cold hand / I dread you". The only thing left for the protagonist to do is to end the relationship for good: "Let go of me, leave me alone, so that this comes to an end".
Origin and reception
Grönemeyer wrote planes in his stomach himself and also produced the song. The single was released on February 4, 1985 by EMI . On the B-side is the song Now or Never . For the English-language album What's All This he recorded an English version with Airplanes in My Head . In 1988 a music video was shot for this under the direction of Peter Scammell. A new version appeared on the Special Edition of Schiffsverkehr as well as on I Walk .
Live versions appeared on Unplugged Herbert , Grönemeyer Live , Stand der Dinge , Mensch Live , 12 Live and Ö-Tour '88 , among others . An orchestral version was also released in 2000.
Grönemeyer's single reached number 44 in the German charts and was placed for ten weeks. The orchestral version in 2000 reached number 42 and was in the German charts for nine weeks.
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
44 (10 weeks) | 10 |
Version by Oli P.
The cover version of Oli P. dressed as a chant, in which Tina Frank also participated, made it to number one in the charts in Germany , Austria and Switzerland . The single was released on September 7, 1998 on Hansa Records . It was produced by Marco Spürgin and Oliver Fackler . A music video was also shot for this.
According to the record awards, the single sold over 1.6 million times across Europe. In Germany, the single received a triple platinum record for 1.5 million units sold , so aircraft in the stomach is not only one of the best-selling singles in Germany , it is the best-selling German-language song as well as Lou Bega's Mambo No.5 (A Little Bit of ...) the most successful single by a local artist.
In 2019, Oli P. re-recorded the song on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of his 2018 version and released the new recording on his album Alles Gute . According to him, he sold 1.9 million maxi singles of the song at that time. He plays the song at each of his 200 or so concerts a year. “Fortunately, the number is a very important part of my life. Now to record the song again should be a small thank you to him [Herbert Grönemeyer]. "
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
|
Germany (GfK)
|
1 (23 weeks) | 23 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
1 (17 weeks) | 17th |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
1 (18 weeks) | 18th |
More cover versions
In 2012 Katja Friedenberg ( Voice of Germany ) reached number 41 in Germany with the song, number 71 in Austria and number 72 in Switzerland. Other cover versions exist, among others, by Xavier Naidoo (1998), Lisa Bund (2007, Deutschland sucht den Superstar ) , Mario Lang (2007), Adoro (2008) and Global Kryner .
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.t-online.de/unterhaltung/musik/id_77499634/herbert-groenemeyer-erkennen-sie-diese-deutschrock-hits-.html
- ↑ https://www.grenzecho.net/9453/artikel/2019-03-06/im-tumult-auch-weiterhin-ausreichend-platz-fur-klassiker
- ↑ a b Awards for music sales (Oli P.): DE AT CH
- ↑ https://lyricstranslate.com/de/fluzeuge-im-bauch-lyrics.html
- ↑ a b c d e http://hitparade.ch/song/Herbert-Groenemeyer/Flugzeuge-im-Bauch-7927
- ^ Herbert Grönemeyer - Airplanes in My Head. mvdbase.com, accessed May 24, 2019 .
- ↑ https://www.focus.de/kultur/musik/musik-groenemeyer-flugzeuge-in-my-head-statt-im-bauch_aid_845967.html
- ↑ http://www.letzt-version.de/songbuch/4630-bochum/flugzeuge-im-bauch/
- ↑ https://hitparade.ch/song/Herbert-Groenemeyer-&-Sinfonieorchester/Flugzeuge-im-Bauch-%5BLive%5D-112338
- ^ Herbert Grönemeyer - Airplanes in the stomach, chart placement Germany. GfK Entertainment , accessed on September 28, 2019 .
- ↑ https://www.n-tv.de/folk/musik/Oli-P-hat-wieder-Flugzeuge-im-Bauch-article21198581.html
- ↑ Oli P. - Airplanes in the stomach chart placement Germany. GfK Entertainment , accessed on September 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Oli P. - Airplanes in the stomach chart placement Austria. In: Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, accessed September 28, 2018 .
- ↑ Oli P. - Airplanes in the stomach chart placement Switzerland. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed September 28, 2019 .
- ↑ https://hitparade.ch/song/Katja-Friedenberg/Flugzeuge-im-Bauch-967839
- ↑ https://cover.info/de/song/Herbert-Gronemeyer-Flugzeuge-im-Bauch