Great life
| Great life | |
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| Glass bead game | |
| publication | August 28, 2015 |
| length | 3:33 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) |
Philipp Albinger , Benjamin Bistram , Daniel Grunenberg , Philipp Klemz, Carolin Niemczyk , Christian Raab, Peter Stanowsky |
| album | Day X |
Horny life is a song of the German electro - duo Glass Bead Game . The piece is the second single from the third album day X .
Creation and artwork
The song was written by Philipp Albinger, Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg, Philipp Klemz, Carolin Niemczyk, Christian Raab and Peter Stanowsky. The single was produced by Philipp Albinger, Johannes Burger and Kilian Wilke. The single was released under the Polydor music label and distributed through Universal Music Publishing . On the cover of the maxi single - in addition to artist names and song titles - the two Glasperlenspiel members can be seen against the background of a large X (based on the corresponding studio album Tag X ).
Publication and promotion
Geiles Leben was first published on August 28, 2015 as a download. The release as a physical sound carrier followed three weeks later on September 21, 2015. The piece is available as a single download or digital remix EP. The EP contains a total of four remix versions; among others by the producer team Madizin and the DJ Calyre. The physical maxi single was released as a 2-track single and includes the song Our Last Song as the B-side . In order to promote the song, there followed, among other things, live appearances on the ZDF TV garden , in the evening show of Bavarian TV , on Celebrity Big Brother - The Late Night Show on Sixx , during the eleventh season of pop stars and the 2015 single annual chart edition of the Ultimate chart show .
Remix versions
- Geiles Leben (Calyre Alternative Radio Edit)
- Horny Life (Calyre Club Edit)
- Geiles Leben (DJ Flash Gordon 2016 Trance Remix)
- Horny Life (Madizin Club Mix)
- Horny Life (Madizin Dub Mix)
Bundesvision Song Contest 2015
In order to apply for the song and yourself, Glasperlenspiel competed in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2015 for their state of Baden-Württemberg . They took sixth place with 82 points and had to admit defeat to Mark Forster with his winning title Bauch und Kopf , the Donots with Then Without Me and Yvonne Catterfeld with Lieber . From their home town of Baden-Württemberg they got the highest number of points of the evening with 12 points, they got at least two points from all other federal states . In the run-up to the performances, small clips were shown for promotion in which Stefan Raab and the Heavytones met the performers in a rehearsal room and they held a small jam session . Everyone played an acoustic version of the oat and banana blues by Äffle and Pferdle . Then they played a mashup from Shut Up and Let Me Go by Ting Tings and Good Times by Chic .
This was the second time that Glasperlenspiel took part in this competition. In 2011 they also competed for Baden-Württemberg with the title Echt and took fourth place behind the winner Tim Bendzko ( If words were my language ) and other participants such as Flo Mega (back) and Bosse & Anna Loos (Frankfurt / Oder ) . In contrast to the BSC, Geiles Leben was more successful in the German single charts than Mark Forster's stomach and head and even with the winning song Schau no longer holds the joint record for the “most successful entry in the German single charts after placement”. The single is the commercially most successful BSC contribution in the German and Swiss single charts of all time, and on top of that it is the only BSC contribution with gold certification in Switzerland.
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content
The lyrics to Geiles Leben are written in German. The music and the text were written jointly by Philipp Albinger, Daniel Grunenberg, Philipp Klemz, Carolin Niemczyk, Christian Raab and Peter Stanowsky; Benjamin Bistram was also involved as songwriter. Musically, the song moves in the area of pop music . The song is about a generation in which the real world is being faded out more and more, a generation that prefers to celebrate “ champagne parties ” and only knows superficial relationships, as a result of which deep friendships or bonds are breaking up. Paths that have so far been taken together now lead in completely opposite directions, because values such as down-to-earthness, loyalty and loyalty fall by the wayside.
In an interview with Stefan Raab , Niemczyk himself described the content of the song in the following words: “It's about a person who devotes himself to the party and who changes to drugs and the unimportant things in life. We sing about the fact that we don't recognize this person and hope that they will find their way back. "
“You lead a life without worries,
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you have n't found
anything you can get today,
you just put it off until tomorrow!
It took me a while to understand
that the time was right to go now!
I wish you a great life,
with tough champagne parties ,
with fame, lots of money, big villas and sunglasses.
I can see very clearly that you actually want something else! "
Music video
The music video for Geiles Leben premiered on August 21, 2015 on YouTube . You can see mostly Carolin and Daniel from Glasperlenspiel, who move in front of a black background and sing the song. Next small sections are repeatedly seen, is illustrated in which what a really excessive life: with the help of rhinestone decoration figures, champagne (the foaming from the mouth) or lascivious dances in expensive robes. At the end of the video, you can see a fire artist and a keyboard and dollar bills that go up in flames. Throughout the music video, the lyrics can be seen in the middle of the picture, which mostly contrasts with the visual language. The total length of the video is 3:30 minutes. As with three previous Glasperlenspiel music videos, the director was again Jörg Kundinger. To date, the video has over 120 million clicks on YouTube (as of April 2019).
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Reviews
While laut.de judged the album Tag X rather negatively, they rated Geiles Leben as one of the few tracks positively with the words: “ Geiles Leben is a little surprise: ironic text, relaxed and deep-house arrangement . The song has the potential to stay in the ear and also on the radio. "
According to Jan Stremmel from the Süddeutsche Zeitung , the “hymn to the young philistinism” is suitable for viewers of the Stadl show.
Charts and chart placements
Geiles Leben reached position two in the single charts in Germany . In Austria the single also reached position two and stayed in the top 10 for 13 weeks and in the charts for 38 weeks. In Switzerland, the single reached number one on the charts and stayed in the charts for a total of 37 weeks. Although the song did not make it to number one in Germany, it was still the most successful German-language song in the German single charts for a period of eleven weeks . In 2015, Geiles Leben was ranked 24th in the German annual single charts and 49th in Austria. In 2016, the single was placed 40th in the German annual single charts, 44th in Austria and 19th in Switzerland.
For Glasperlenspiel this is the seventh chart success in Germany as well as the fourth in Austria and the second in Switzerland. After Echt and Never Forget, it is their third top 10 success in Germany and their first in Austria and Switzerland. For the first time, the duo managed to place themselves at the top of the charts with a single. After friendship , a single from Glasperlenspiel was able to be placed in all three German-speaking countries at the same time for the second time. To date, no single Glasperlenspiel has been able to place higher in the charts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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Awards for music sales
In May 2020, Geiles Leben in Germany was awarded a diamond record for over one million units sold. In February and March 2016, the single was awarded gold in Austria and Switzerland. Overall, the song was awarded one diamond and two gold awards across Europe for over 1,030,000 units sold. Thus, the single replaced its predecessors Echt and Nieehler (150,000 copies each) as the best-selling Glasperlenspiel publications. For the first time, a sound carrier by Glasperlenspiel was awarded a higher distinction than gold in Germany and gold in Austria and Switzerland.
| 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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 diamond
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1,000,000 |
 Austria (IFPI)
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 gold
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15,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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gold
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15,000 |
| All in all |
2 × gold 1 × diamond |
1,030,000 |
Cover versions
- 2017: The Smurfs , the music project about the Smurfs, released a version on March 10, 2017 under the title Joke Tell on the album Das schlumpfte Album .
- 2019: Kidz Bop Germany , the music project released a child-friendly version of the piece on their debut album Kidz Bop Germany on March 29, 2019.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Online database - musical works. online.gema.de, accessed on August 28, 2015 .
- ↑ Glasperlenspiel - Geiles Leben. austriancharts.at, accessed on August 28, 2015 .
- ↑ Geiles Leben (2-Track). amazon.de, accessed on October 1, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Geiles Leben (Remix EP). (No longer available online.) Universal-music.de, archived from the original on October 2, 2015 ; accessed on August 28, 2015 .
- ↑ Jam session with glass bead game. tvtotal.prosieben.de, accessed on August 30, 2015 .
- ↑ Repertoire search. online.gema.de, accessed on January 4, 2017 .
- ↑ Glasperlenspiel wish you a "great life". schlagerplanet.com, accessed on August 28, 2015 .
- ↑ Glasperlenspiel - Geiles Leben. vevo.com, accessed August 28, 2015 .
- ↑ Glasperlenspiel - Day X. laut.de, accessed on August 28, 2015 .
- ↑ Hymn for young bourgeois. sz-magazin.sueddeutsche.de, accessed on April 14, 2018 .
- ↑ Glasperlenspiel - Geiles Leben. officialcharts.de, accessed on August 29, 2015 .
- ↑ Glasperlenspiel - Geiles Leben. austriancharts.at, accessed on October 21, 2015 .
- ↑ Glasperlenspiel - Geiles Leben. hitparade.ch, accessed on December 6, 2015 .
- ↑ Top 100 annual single charts 2015. In: officialcharts.de. Retrieved January 14, 2016 .
- ↑ Annual Singles Hit Parade 2015. austriancharts.at, accessed on January 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Single year charts 2016. officialcharts.de, accessed on January 6, 2017 .
- ^ Annual Hit Parades Singles 2016. austriancharts.at, accessed on January 6, 2017 .
- ^ Swiss annual hit parade 2016. hitparade.ch, accessed on January 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Diamond for “Geiles Leben” in Germany. musikindustrie.de, accessed on May 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Gold for "Geiles Leben" in Austria. ifpi.at, accessed on March 3, 2016 .
- ↑ Gold for “Geiles Leben” in Switzerland. hitparade.ch, accessed on February 7, 2016 .
- ↑ The Smurfs - Tell a Joke. austriancharts.at, accessed on April 7, 2017 .
- ↑ Kidz Bop Germany (2019). cd-lexikon.de, accessed on April 6, 2019 .
| predecessor | position | successor |
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| Charlotte ( Max Mutzke ) |
 Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg at the Bundesvision Song Contest 2015 |
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