go ahead and cry
| go ahead and cry | |
|---|---|
| LaFee | |
| publication | May 18, 2007 |
| length | 4:02 min. |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock , German rock |
| text | Bob Arnz , Gerd Zimmermann |
| music | Bob Arnz |
| album | Especially now |
Go cry is a rock song of the German pop-rock - singer LaFee . The piece was written by Bob Arnz and Gerd Zimmermann. It appeared on LaFee's second music album Jetzt especially in 2007. On May 18, 2007, the track was released as the first single on the album and reached number three in the German single charts , making it LaFee's most commercially successful title.
The English version of the piece, Shut Up , also written by Bob Arnz and Gerd Zimmermann, appeared on LaFee's 2008 compilation album Shut Up . It was released as a single on May 23, 2008.
production
Heul was recorded in 2007 while working on the album Jetzt right now . The recording and production of the title was taken over by Bob Arnz. Heul but was released on May 18, 2007 from their record label EMI as CD, download and 12 "maxi single. On the B-side of Heul the title Du bist Schön appeared . The song has a playing time of 4:02 min .
Stylistically, Heul is mainly shaped by elements of rock music. It ties in with the musical genre of previous titles that have influences from alternative rock and German rock .
background
The song is about a failed love affair. The lyric self sees the guilt in the ex-boyfriend who lied to it and confronts him with the situation. Insults such as “ asshole ” are also used here.
- Excerpt from the lyrics of Heul but
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Music video
The music video for Heul but was shot in 2007, Bastien Francois acted as a director, as with almost many music videos from LaFee. The clip for Shut Up was shot in 2008. Good times, bad times - actor Raúl Richter has a guest appearance here. The video is a mix of all seven of LaFee's previous music videos. It was partly created with blue screen technology . The executive production company was Katapult Filmproduktion .
Charts
Heul reached number three in the German single charts and is LaFee's only top ten hit in Germany. Overall, the title stayed in the German charts for 18 weeks.
The piece continued to reach number six in Austria , in the Swiss charts it was placed 25th. Here the single was in the charts for ten weeks.
In the MTV annual charts 2007, the song was listed at 47th place.
Track list of the single
- Howl 2-track single
- Howl (video version) (3:49)
- Midnight (Live @ Echo) (3:48)
- Howl maxi single
- Howl (single version) (3:36)
- Howl (acoustic version) (3:02)
- You are beautiful (3:27)
- Howl (Instrumental) (4:01)
- Making-Of (Enhanced Part)
- Photoshooting Making of (Enhanced Part)
- Video shooting making of (enhanced part)
- Shut Up CD single
- Shut Up (4:04)
- Shut Up (single version) (3:36)
- Shut Up (instrumental version) (4:04)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ lafee.de First publication of the single Shut Up ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Now even more - CD booklet. EMI .
- ↑ Making-Of Shut Up
- ↑ Howl in the charts
- ^ The 2007 annual charts ( Memento from June 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
