Hey (album)
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May 9, 2014 |
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| Label (s) | Vertigo Berlin | |||
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CD, digital, Blu-Ray, DVD |
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13 (+ bonus tracks) |
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50:16 (+ bonus tracks) |
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Hey is the second studio album by the German pop singer Andreas Bourani .
Creation and artwork
All pieces on the album were written together by Andreas Bourani and Julius Hartog, in cooperation with other often changing authors. The author Jasmin Shakeri and Tom Olbrich worked on four and three pieces respectively and thus most of the songs on the album, and authors also worked on individual pieces. Peter Seifert worked as a producer on nine - and thus most - of the titles, three productions by Philipp Steinke . The piece Refugium was produced by Andreas Bourani and Julius Hartog, on all other songs both worked as co-producers. Andreas Herbig, Alexander Freund and Tom Olbrich also appear as co-producers. The album was mastered in the Kirchundemer Blacksheep studio, under the direction of Peter Seifert and the Skyline Tonfabrik, under the direction of Kai Blankenberg. The album was also mixed by Seifert in the Blacksheep Studios. The pieces were programmed by Alexander Freund, Andreas Herbig and Peter Seifert. The recordings were made by Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Tom Olbrich, Peter Seifert and Philipp Steinke. The album was released under the music labels Universal Music Group and Vertigo Berlin and distributed by BMG Rights Management , EMI Music Publishing , Edition Most Wanted and Edition Viertelkind . On the light blue cover of the album - in addition to the artist name and album title - Bourani can be seen jumping in the air. The cover picture was shot by Dirk Rudolph and Harald Hoffmann and designed by Büro Dirk Rudolph.
Publication and promotion
Hey was first published on May 9, 2014 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland . Those who pre-ordered the album on iTunes received the songs Auf uns und Wieder am Leben available for download from May 2, 2014 . The album consists of 13 new studio recordings. In addition to the regular album release, the release of a limited edition of the album, entitled Hey +, followed on May 22, 2015 . This includes a bonus DVD or Blu-Ray with a total of 26 videos. The new edition comes with a bonus DVD or Blu-Ray containing 26 videos with pieces by Hey and Staub & Fantasie . It includes five recordings of the MTV Live Sessions , twelve recordings of a ZDF @ Bauhaus acoustic concert , four recordings of a 1 live acoustic session and five official music videos.
In order to promote the album, there followed, among other things, live appearances in prime time in the run-up to the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 and 2015 , during the Grand Prix Countdown from the Hamburg Reeperbahn , during the Helene Fischer Show and at the Bundesvision Song Contest 2014 . During a live performance at the 2015 Echo Awards , Bourani was supported musically by the US violinist Lindsey Stirling in his song Auf Andere Wegen . In advertising, Auf uns also accompanies the campaign film (TV and cinema commercial) for “50 Years of Aktion Mensch ”. From September 2014 to February 2016 Bourani went on his Hey Tour .
Content and title list
All lyrics are completely written in German. Musically, the songs move in the area of pop music . The regular album release includes 13 new studio recordings. Hey + includes video recordings of songs by Hey and Staub & Fantasie that have already been recorded . Only the song Welt der Wunder is a new recording. This is a cover version of the Marteria song of the same name . The pieces are all sung specially by Bourani. The voices of Alexander Freund, Julius Hartog, Peter Seifert and Philipp Steinke can be heard in the background.
The instruments were performed by Jan Alnoch (percussion), Dave Anderson (celesta, harmonium, organ), Dana Anka (violin), Arne Augustin (keyboard), Matthias Bartolomey (cello), Klemens Bittmann (violin), Jürgen Dahmen (organ), Jens Dreesen (drums), Alexander Freund (drums, slide guitar), Julius Hartog (bass, guitar, piano), Andreas Herbig (drums, synthesizer), Tim Lorenz (percussion, drums), Boris Matchin (cello), Maurice- Pascal Mustatea (violin), Tom Olbrich (guitar, keyboard), Stefan Pintev (violin), Jens Plücker (horn), Rodrigo Reichel (violin), Ralph Rieker (bass), Marcel Römer (drums), Peter Seifert (bass, keyboard , Percussion), Philipp Steinke (acoustic guitar, banjo, bass, piano), Jürgen Stiehle (drums) recorded.
Track list
| # | title | Author (s) | Producer (s) 1 | length |
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| 1 | Hideaway | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog | 1:23 |
| 2 | Alive again | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Tom Olbrich, Mario Wesser | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co), Andreas Herbig (Co), Tom Olbrich (Co) | 3:44 |
| 3 | To us | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Tom Olbrich | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co), Andreas Herbig (Co), Tom Olbrich (Co) | 4:01 |
| 4th | Everything as it was | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Jasmin Shakeri | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 4:36 |
| 5 | Hey | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Jasmin Shakeri, Philipp Steinke | Philipp Steinke, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 4:34 |
| 6th | Ultralight | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Jasmin Shakeri | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 4:25 |
| 7th | take my hand | Jen Bender, Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Raphael Schalz | Philipp Steinke, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 3:30 |
| 8th | In other ways | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog | Philipp Steinke, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 4:29 |
| 9 | delirium | Andreas Bourani, Alexander Freund, Julius Hartog | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 4:21 |
| 10 | Made for each other | Andreas Bourani, Alexander Freund, Julius Hartog | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Alexander Freund (Co), Julius Hartog (Co), Andreas Herbig (Co) | 3:36 |
| 11 | One end after another | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Tom Olbrich | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co), Tom Olbrich (Co) | 3:15 |
| 12 | What is good for you | Andreas Bourani, Alexander Freund, Julius Hartog | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Alexander Freund (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 3:40 |
| 13 | Be | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Jasmin Shakeri | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 4:45 |
| Hey + (Deluxe Edition Video Album) * | ||||
| 1 | Everything the same (MTV Live Sessions) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Jasmin Shakeri | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 4:51 |
| 2 | In other ways (MTV Live Sessions) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog | Philipp Steinke, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 5:12 |
| 3 | On Us (MTV Live Sessions) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Tom Olbrich | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co), Andreas Herbig (Co), Tom Olbrich (Co) | 5:40 |
| 4th | Hey (MTV Live Sessions) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Jasmin Shakeri, Philipp Steinke | Philipp Steinke, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 5:06 |
| 5 | Ultralight (MTV Live Sessions) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Jasmin Shakeri | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 5:35 |
| 6th | Alive again (ZDF @ Bauhaus) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Tom Olbrich, Mario Wesser | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co), Andreas Herbig (Co), Tom Olbrich (Co) | 4:25 |
| 7th | Everything is the same (ZDF @ Bauhaus) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Jasmin Shakeri | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 4:45 |
| 8th | Only in my head (ZDF @ Bauhaus) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Tom Olbrich | Andreas Herbig, Peter Seifert | 4:40 |
| 9 | Delirium (ZDF @ Bauhaus) | Andreas Bourani, Alexander Freund, Julius Hartog | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 4:49 |
| 10 | In other ways (ZDF @ Bauhaus) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog | Philipp Steinke, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 4:32 |
| 11 | Hey (ZDF @ Bauhaus) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Jasmin Shakeri, Philipp Steinke | Philipp Steinke, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 5:12 |
| 12 | Ultralight (ZDF @ Bauhaus) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Jasmin Shakeri | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 6:02 |
| 13 | To us (ZDF @ Bauhaus) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Tom Olbrich | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co), Andreas Herbig (Co), Tom Olbrich (Co) | 6:07 |
| 14th | Iceberg (ZDF @ Bauhaus) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Tom Olbrich | Andreas Herbig, Peter Seifert | 5:32 |
| 15th | His (ZDF @ Bauhaus) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Jasmin Shakeri | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 4:38 |
| 16 | Miracle (ZDF @ Bauhaus) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog | Andreas Herbig, Peter Seifert | 6:08 |
| 17th | Made for each other (ZDF @ Bauhaus) | Andreas Bourani, Alexander Freund, Julius Hartog | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Alexander Freund (Co), Julius Hartog (Co), Andreas Herbig (Co) | 3:46 |
| 18th | In other ways (1Live Session) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog | Philipp Steinke, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 4:25 |
| 19th | On us (1Live Session) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Tom Olbrich | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co), Andreas Herbig (Co), Tom Olbrich (Co) | 3:59 |
| 20th | Delirum (1Live Session) | Andreas Bourani, Alexander Freund, Julius Hartog | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 4:28 |
| 21st | World of Wonders (1Live Session) | Dirk Berger, David Conen, DJ Illvibe, Marten Laciny, Mario Wesser | 4:33 | |
| 22nd | In other ways | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog | Philipp Steinke, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 4:04 |
| 23 | To us | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Tom Olbrich | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co), Andreas Herbig (Co), Tom Olbrich (Co) | 4:04 |
| 24 | Hey (acoustic version) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Jasmin Shakeri, Philipp Steinke | Philipp Steinke, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 5:13 |
| 25th | Delirium (acoustic version) | Andreas Bourani, Alexander Freund, Julius Hartog | Peter Seifert, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 4:29 |
| 26th | In other ways (acoustic version) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog | Philipp Steinke, Andreas Bourani (Co), Julius Hartog (Co) | 4:36 |
* Details of the studio versions
Single releases
Two weeks before the album was released, the single Auf uns was released on April 25, 2014 . The second single On other ways was released on October 23, 2014. The third single Ultraleicht was released on July 3, 2015. The fourth and so far last single Hey was released on December 4, 2015.
The first two singles achieved top 10 successes in all DA-CH countries, we even placed first in Germany and Austria . The singles were awarded two gold , three platinum and one diamond records. In 2018, among other things, the single for Auf uns received a diamond record for over a million copies sold in Germany, making the piece one of the best-selling singles in Germany . After Yvonne Catterfeld sang in the music show Sing my song - Das Tauschkonzert Hey von Bourani, the song entered the charts six months before its official release due to the high number of downloads.
Chart placements
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Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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On us hey |
DE1  (80 weeks)DE |
AT1  (72 weeks)AT |
CH2 (55 weeks)CH |
First published: April 25, 2014
Sales: + 1,060,000 |
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In other ways Hey |
DE4th (53 weeks)DE |
AT5  (36 weeks)AT |
CH29 (27 weeks) CH |
First published: October 23, 2014
Sales: + 315,000 |
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| 2015 |
Ultralight Hey |
DE45 (12 weeks)DE |
AT71 (1 week) AT |
CH50 (1 week) CH |
First published: July 3rd, 2015
Sales: + 200,000 |
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Hey hey |
DE30 (25 weeks) DE |
AT46 (2 weeks) AT |
CH36 (2 weeks) CH |
First published: December 4th, 2015
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Contributors
(The following contributors refer to Hey, not Hey +)
- Album production
- Jan Alnoch: Percussion
- Dave Anderson: Celesta , harmonium , organ
- Dana Anka: violin
- Arne Augustin: Keyboard
- Matthias Bartolomey : Cello
- Jen Bender: composer
- Klemens Bittmann : violin
- Kai Blankenberg: Mastering
- Andreas Bourani : vocals , composer, music producer , sound engineer
- Jürgen Dahmen : Organ
- Jens Dreesen: drums
- Alexander Freund: background vocals , composer, co-producer, programming , drums, slide guitar
- Julius Hartog: bass , guitar, background vocals, composer, music producer, piano , sound engineer
- Andreas Herbig: co-producer, programming, drums, synthesizer
- Tim Lorenz: percussion, drums
- Boris Matchin: cello
- Maurice-Pascal Mustatea: violin
- Tom Olbrich: guitar, keyboard, composer, co-producer, sound engineer
- Stefan Pintev: violin
- Jens Plücker : Horn
- Rodrigo Reichel: violin
- Ralph Rieker : Bass
- Marcel Römer : drums
- Raphael Schalz: composer
- Peter Seifert : Mixing , bass, background vocals, keyboard, mastering, music producer, percussion, programming, sound engineer
- Jasmin Shakeri: composer
- Philipp Steinke : acoustic guitar , banjo , bass, background vocals, composer, music producer, piano, sound engineer
- Jürgen Stiehle : Drums
- Mario Wesser: composer
Artwork
- Harald Hoffmann: Photographer (Cover)
- Dirk Rudolph : Artwork , Photographer (Cover)
Companies
- Blacksheep-Studio: Mixing, Mastering
- BMG Rights Management : Publisher
- Edition Most Wanted : Publisher
- Edition Viertelkind : Publisher
- EMI Music Publishing : Publisher
- Skyline Tonfabrik: Mastering
- Universal Music Group : music label
- Vertigo Berlin : music label
reception
Awards
On April 7, 2016, Bourani was awarded an ECHO Pop in the category artist national rock / pop for the success of the album last year, where he prevailed against Mark Forster , Herbert Grönemeyer , Peter Maffay and Johannes Oerding .
Reviews
“Throughout the entire album, the question arises, what exactly this gentleman does differently from other German popper. In the end, the answer is very clear: nothing. You might as well let Xavier Naidoo sing and it would be a Naidoo or Sons album. [...] Even the texts do not break out of the standard repertoire of radio philosophers. Do not give up ( Hey ), hymns of restlessness ( everything as it is ) and the inevitable minnesang ( delirium, made for each other ); Light and time metaphors included. You've heard all of this too often to have to chew through it again. A few beats here, a bit of guitar there and a gentle woman's voice on top - the fabric softener pop robe is ready.
“We keep going in circles”, Bourani sums up his album himself in On other ways . If you know a song, you know them all. Every track has the hooks that make it a long-term hit in the hit lists and can drive people to white heat while strolling through the department store with what feels like ten runs per hour. And every track sinks into kitsch and insignificance. Andreas Bourani is and will remain just one of many who does nothing on Hey to change this status. "
Charts and chart placements
Hey reached position three in the album charts in Germany and stayed in the top 10 for eight weeks and 135 weeks in the charts. In Austria the album also reached position three and stayed in the top 10 for ten weeks and in the charts for 81 weeks. The album also reached position three in the charts in Switzerland and stayed in the top 10 for six weeks and 106 weeks in the charts. In 2014, Hey was in position 24 in the German annual album charts. In 2015, Hey was in eighth position in the German annual album charts, as well as position ten in Austria and position 13 in Switzerland. In 2016, the album was placed 40th in the annual German album charts and 63rd in Switzerland.
For Bourani this is already the second chart success in the German album charts, as well as the first in Austria and Switzerland. It is his first top 10 success in Germany , Austria and Switzerland. To date, no album has been able to rank higher and longer in all DA-CH countries.
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Awards for music sales
In June 2018, Hey was awarded seven times gold in Germany . The album was certified double platinum in Austria on December 2, 2015 and platinum in Switzerland in 2016. The album was awarded gold once and platinum six times across Europe for over 750,000 units sold.
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Germany (BVMI)
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7 × gold
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700,000 |
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Austria (IFPI)
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2 × platinum
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30,000 |
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Switzerland (IFPI)
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platinum
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20,000 |
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1 × gold 6 × platinum |
750,000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andreas Bourani - Hey. discogs.com, accessed May 24, 2015 .
- ↑ Pre-order the new Andreas Bourani album "Hey" now and receive two songs in advance. universal-music.de, accessed on May 24, 2015 .
- ^ Andreas Bourani - Hey + (Limited Edition). universal-music.de, accessed on May 24, 2015 .
- ↑ Chart sources singles: DE AT CH
- ↑ Department store pop with catchy tune guarantee. laut.de, accessed on May 24, 2015 .
- ↑ Andreas Bourani - Hey. officialcharts.de, accessed on May 24, 2015 .
- ↑ Andreas Bourani - Hey. austriancharts.at, accessed on May 24, 2015 .
- ↑ Andreas Bourani - Hey. hitparade.ch, accessed on May 24, 2015 .
- ↑ Annual album charts 2014. officialcharts.de, accessed on May 24, 2015 .
- ↑ Top 100 annual album charts. officialcharts.de, accessed on January 8, 2016 .
- ^ Annual hit parade albums 2015. austriancharts.at, accessed on January 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Swiss Year-End Charts 2015. swisscharts.com, accessed on January 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Annual album charts 2016. officialcharts.de, accessed on January 6, 2017 .
- ^ Swiss annual hit parade 2016. swisscharts.com, accessed on January 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on June 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Gold & Platinum. ifpi.at, accessed on May 24, 2015 .
- ↑ Jonas Kiß: Andreas Bourani harvests plenty of Swiss precious metal. beta.musikwoche.de, June 3, 2016, accessed October 30, 2019 .