Hey (song)
| Hey | |
|---|---|
| Andreas Bourani | |
| publication | 4th December 2015 |
| length | 3:58 (radio version) 4:34 (album version) |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) | Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Jasmin Shakeri, Philipp Steinke |
| album | Hey |
| Cover version | |
| 2015 | Yvonne Catterfeld |
Hey is a song by the German pop singer Andreas Bourani . The track is the fourth single from his second studio album Hey .
Creation and artwork
The song was written by Andreas Bourani, Julius Hartog, Jasmin Shakeri and Philipp Steinke . The single was recorded and produced by Philipp Steinke; It was co-produced with the help of Andreas Bourani and Julius Hartog. The piece was mastered in the Blacksheep studio in Düsseldorf under the direction of Peter “Jem” Seifert and the Skyline Tonfabrik, under the direction of Kai Blankenberg. The song was also mixed by Jem at Blacksheep Studios. The piece was published 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 orange cover of the maxi single you can see - in addition to artist name, logo and song title - Bourani, with arms outstretched from behind. The cover picture was shot by Dirk Rudolph and Harald Hoffmann and designed by Dirk Rudolph.
Publication and promotion
The first publication of Hey took place on 4 December 2015 download single. The maxi single was released as a 2-track single and includes a live and radio version of Hey .
In order to promote the song, there was a live appearance during prime time on the ARD show Ask the Mouse . The piece gained popularity six months before its official single release, when Yvonne Catterfeld sang the song in the second season of Sing mein Song - Das Tauschkonzert . At the end of the season, Bourani and Catterfeld performed a duet together.
content
The lyrics to Hey are written entirely in German. The music was written by Bourani, Hartog and Shakeri, the text by Bourani, Hartog, Shakeri and Steinke. Musically, the song moves in the area of pop music . The instruments were played by Julius Hartog (acoustic guitar, electric guitar), Tim Lorenz (drums) and Philipp Steinke (acoustic guitar, banjo, bass, piano).
"Hey, don't be so hard on yourself,
it's okay if you fall,
even if everything breaks,
you can keep going."
Bourani himself described his song in the following words:
“You are always chasing something, an ideal that you usually cannot fulfill at all and I just found it kind of funny to write a song, practically for myself a song that I can always listen to when I am in one Situation. "
Music video
First, with the release of the album Hey, a promotional video with an acoustic version of the song was released. The official music video premiered on December 22, 2015 on YouTube . You can see Bourani, who stands in the middle of a dark warehouse, surrounded by screens , and sings the song. Bourani's live image can be seen on the screens in black and white from different angles . At the end of the video, there is a short scene in which Bourani climbs a mountain peak and enjoys the view from there. The total length of the video is 3:59 minutes. To date, both videos have over eight million views on YouTube (as of December 2018).
Contributors
- Kai Blankenberg: Mastering
- Andreas Bourani : vocals , composer , songwriter , co-producer
- Julius Hartog: acoustic guitar , electric guitar , composer, songwriter, co-producer
- Harald Hoffmann: Photographer (Cover)
- Tim Lorenz: drums
- Dirk Rudolph : Photographer (Cover)
- Peter “Jem” Seifert : Mixing , mastering
- Jasmin Shakeri: composer, songwriter
- Philipp Steinke : acoustic guitar, banjo , bass , piano , songwriter, music producer , sound engineer
- Blacksheep-Studio: Mixing, Mastering
- BMG Rights Management : Distribution
- Büro Dirk Rudolph : Artwork (Cover)
- Edition Most Wanted : Distribution
- Edition Viertelkind : Distribution
- EMI Music Publishing : Distribution
- Skyline Tonfabrik: Mastering
- Universal Music Group : music label
- Vertigo Berlin : music label
Charts and chart placements
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Due to the high number of downloads, the original version of Bourani reached the charts six months before its official single release, through an appearance by Yvonne Catterfeld on Sing my song - Das Tauschkonzert .
Hey reached position 30 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of 25 weeks. In Austria and Switzerland, the single also reached position 46 and position 36 in the charts in two weeks. For Bourani as an interpreter, this is the sixth chart success in Germany and Austria, and the fourth in Switzerland. For Bourani as a composer this is the seventh chart success in Austria, as well as the sixth in Germany and the fourth in Switzerland.
Cover versions
- 2015: Yvonne Catterfeld , she sang the song in the second season of Sing mein Song - Das Tauschkonzert . The song made it onto the sampler of the same name. Due to the high number of downloads, their version rose to position 17 in Germany, position 27 in Austria and position 29 in Switzerland.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andreas Bourani with the single 'Hey'. mix1.de, accessed on January 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Andreas Bourani - Hey. discogs.com, accessed July 4, 2015 .
- ↑ See the first part of the Andreas Bourani Track By Track for the album "Hey". universal-music.de, accessed on May 31, 2015 .
- ↑ Andreas Bourani - Hey. officialcharts.de, accessed on May 31, 2015 .
- ↑ Andreas Bourani - Hey. austriancharts.at, accessed on June 3, 2015 .
- ↑ Andreas Bourani - Hey. hitparade.ch, accessed on May 31, 2015 .
- ↑ Yvonne Catterfeld - Hey. officialcharts.de, accessed on June 12, 2015 .
- ↑ Yvonne Catterfeld - Hey. austriancharts.at, accessed on June 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Yvonne Catterfeld - Hey. hitparade.ch, accessed on June 14, 2015 .