Story haters
| Story haters | |
|---|---|
| The W | |
| publication | April 11, 2008 |
| length | 3:29 |
| Genre (s) | Rock , hard rock |
| text | Stephan Weidner |
| music | Stephan Weidner |
| album | Faster, higher, Weidner |
Story hater is a song by German rock musician Stephan Weidner , the head and bassist of the band Böhse Onkelz . It was written and produced by himself. The song is the only single from his first solo album Schneller, higher, Weidner and was released on April 11, 2008.
content
The text of the song generally revolves around the content of Stephan Weidner's music. So he calls them:
"Rhymes of my life
The writer's life
Tales of a story-hater"
The content of his songs is not intended to help you fall asleep ("Everything I say helps you not to sleep"), but consists of "fairy tales that are worth telling."
Music video
The music video for Story Hater is black and white and animated . It shows Stephan Weidner, who sings the song and plays the bass guitar. Meanwhile, the background changes steadily and shows, among other things, various high-rise buildings that eventually collapse. Later, the singer drives around town in a car while he continues reading the text and other cars overturn.
single
Cover design
The single cover is finished in white black in showing the right side of the face by Stephan Weidner who looks at the viewer with a serious look, as well as its logo - a W . At the bottom left is the writing geschichtenhasser .
Track list
- Story haters - 3:29
- You can - 3:35
- Love letter - 2:47
- Take Care of Yourself (Remix) - 4:28
- Story Haters (Music Video) - 3:29
Chart successes
Story haters entered the German charts at number 38 on April 25, 2008, and one week later reached the highest position at number 19. In total, it stayed in the top 100 for six weeks. In Austria and Switzerland, however, the song missed the charts.
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
19th (6 weeks) | 6th |
reception
In the positive review of the accompanying album Schneller, higher, Weidner on laut.de by Michael Edele, story- haters are described as "a really good rock song with a great melody that immediately hisses into long-term memory".
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations on genius.com
- Music video for "Story Haters" on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ Single cover
- ↑ Chart tracking story haters on officialcharts.de
- ↑ Chart sources: DE
- ↑ Review Schneller, higher, Weidner on laut.de.
