I believe I'm fine

I believe I'm fine
Robin Schulz & Hugel
publication	September 8, 2017
length	3:47
Genre (s)	House , pop
Author (s)	Christopher Braide , Dave Gibson, Florent Hugel, Junkx , Robin Schulz
album	Uncovered

I Believe I'm Fine ( English for “I think I'm fine .”) Is a song by the German DJ Robin Schulz , in cooperation with the Marseille ( France ) DJ Hugel . The track is the third single from his third studio album Uncovered .

Creation and artwork

The song was written jointly by Christopher Braide, Dave Gibson, Florent Hugel, the Junkx production team (consisting of: Dennis Bierbrodt, Stefan Dabruck , Jürgen Dohr and Guido Kramer) and Robin Schulz. The latter also produced the piece in collaboration with Hugel and the German production team Junkx. Junkx was also responsible for the mixing and final engineering of the song. The piece was mastered by Monoposto Mastering, under the direction of Michael Schwabe. The recordings were made in the Junkx Music Studios in Mülheim an der Ruhr . I Believe I'm Fine was released under the Tonspiel and Warner Music labels .

On the cover of the single you can see - next to the artist name and song title - Schulz. It is in black and white and only shows Schulz's upper body. He wears a coat, a hat and sunglasses that reflect light. The picture itself is mostly black and gray, only the light reflecting in the sunglasses is white, as is the imprint of the contributors and the title. The cover picture was shot by the Berlin photographer Maximilian König.

Publication and promotion

The first release of I Believe I'm Fine was done as a single download on September 8, 2017. Around half months later, with I Believe I'm Fine (The Remixes) the release of a remix EP on 27 October 2017. The EP is only from remix versions, the original is not on it. Among other things, the EP includes remixes by the Belgian-Greek DJ duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike or the DJ Katch from Frankfurt am Main . In Germany, I Believe I'm Fine was used as a promotional song by RTL II for a certain time , so the piece could be heard at the beginning of various commercial breaks.

Remix versions

• I Believe I'm Fine (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Remix)
• I Believe I'm Fine (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Extended Remix)
• I Believe I'm Fine (DJ Katch Remix)
• I Believe I'm Fine (Nick Martin Remix)
• I Believe I'm Fine (Nervo Remix)
• I Believe I'm Fine (Adam Trigger Remix)

background information

In a press release, Schulz described the state of the joint collaboration with Hugel as follows: “Hugel and I have known each other for a few years now and are in constant contact. Therefore, the cooperation came about quite spontaneously and naturally. We are very excited to see how 'I Believe I'm Fine' will be received. This single is different from my previous releases. "

content

The lyrics to I Believe I'm Fine are written in English and translated into German means something like “I think I'm fine ”. The music and the text were written jointly by Christopher Braide, Stefan Dabruck, Dave Gibson, Florent Hugel, the Junkx production team and Robin Schulz. Musically, the song moves in the area of house and pop music . The tempo is 100 beats per minute . The piece is built up on three stanzas as well as a bridge and hookline following the stanzas . The song by Dave Gibson, the frontman of the New Zealand band is sung Elemeno P . Hugel and Schulz only work as DJs.

In terms of content, the song is about a failed love affair in which the protagonist initially struggles with his fate, but then comes to a conciliatory conclusion: "I Believe I'm Fine" ( English for "I believe, I'm fine .").

"Remember when it was me, that held you high when you lonely. The guy you call when you're down. Remember when it was only me, you want on the line. The one I trusted to know me. The one I can't tell a lie and if I keep it repeating. " - Refrain, original excerpt

“Remember that it was me who held you up when you were lonely. The guy you called when you felt bad. Remember that it was only me you wanted on the line. The one that I knew knew me The one I can't lie to, even if I repeat myself. " - Refrain, translation

Music video

The music video for I Believe I'm Fine was shot in Spain and premiered on September 8, 2017 on YouTube . You can see a hit man (played by Helmut Schobel) who has been given the task of snatching Schulz. Supposedly the hired killer Schulz lurks and grabs him after he leaves a bar drunk, covers his face and packs him into his car. When he wants to look after him a little later and freed his face, the hit man realizes that he has caught the wrong one, who only looks like Schulz. He tries to get rid of the wrong person (played by Harald Geil), but now the hit man is being pursued by the other person. The contract killer tried several times to get rid of the person without success. Towards the end of the video, after a visit to a diner, he succeeds in pretending to go to the toilet, sneaking out and driving away in the car. During the trip, he remembers the moments with the stranger and begins to miss him. At the end of the video, the hit man drives back to get the stranger and they drive on together. Schulz can be seen again and again at different locations as himself. Hugel appears in a role as the owner of the lottery ticket when they both visit a fair . The total length of the video is 3:43 minutes. Directed by Annegret von Holiday. To date, the music video has almost 15 million views on YouTube (as of July 2018).

Contributors

Song production Christopher Braide : composer , songwriter Dave Gibson: vocals , composer, lyricist Florent Hugel : DJ , composer, songwriter, music producer Junkx : Mixing , engineering, composer, songwriter, music producer Robin Schulz : DJ, composer, songwriter, music producer Michael Schwabe: Mastering Artwork (cover) Maximilian König: artwork , photographer Companies Junkx Music Studios : recording studio Monoposto mastering: mastering Tonspiel: music label Warner Music : music label

Music video (selection) Mario Clement: film producer Isabel Garcia: Art Director Harald Geil: actor Nasim Kholedy: Sound design Mario Krause: cameraman Arri middle: color correction Fernando Monge: 2nd camera assistant Yuri Salvador Moraes: 1st camera assistant Simon Paul: Executive Producer Lucas Pintos: gaffer Helmut Schobel: actor Carl Seiffarth: film editor Annegret von public holiday: director

reception

Charts and chart placements

I Believe I'm Fine reached position 29 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of 24 weeks. In addition, the single was able to place itself in the daily evaluations of the German iTunes charts for several weeks and reached its highest ranking in fourth place on October 3, 2017. In Austria the single reached position 26 in 19 chart weeks and in Switzerland position 88 in three chart weeks of the German-speaking countries, the single also made it into the Swedish single charts .

For Schulz as an interpreter, this is the twelfth chart success in Germany and his eleventh in Austria and Switzerland. As a producer, I Believe I'm Fine is his tenth chart success in Germany and his ninth in Austria and Switzerland. As an author, this is his ninth chart success in Germany and his eighth in Austria and Switzerland. For Hugel it is the second chart success as an interpreter and author after Coming Home in Germany, in other countries he reached the charts for the first time with I Believe I'm Fine .

For the producer trio Junkx, I Believe I'm Fine is the eleventh chart success in their writing activities in Germany, the seventh in Austria and the sixth in Switzerland. As a producer, they reached the German single charts for the tenth time and the charts in Austria and Switzerland for the seventh time. Braide reached the German single charts for the ninth time and the Austrian and Swiss charts for the seventh time. For Dabruck it is the second chart success as an author in all three countries. Gibson first hit the charts.

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	29 (24 weeks)	24
Austria (Ö3)	26th (19 weeks)	19th
Switzerland (IFPI)	88 (3 weeks)	3

Awards for music sales

In February 2018 I Believe I'm Fine was awarded a gold record in Germany for over 200,000 units sold. For Schulz it is the eighth single in a row that has at least achieved gold status in Germany. Overall, it is Schulz's 10th single that has been certified in his home country. For Hugel it is the first gold award in his career.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	200,000
All in all	1 × gold	200,000

Main article: Robin Schulz / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Music video for I Believe I'm Fine on YouTube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Robin Schulz - Uncovered. discogs.com, accessed October 29, 2017 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} I Believe I'm Fine Credits. allmusic.com, accessed October 29, 2017 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Robin Schulz & Hugel - I Believe I'm Fine. austriancharts.at, accessed on October 29, 2017 . 
4. ^ I Believe I'm Fine (The Remixes). amazon.de, accessed on October 29, 2017 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} In the music video for “I Believe I'm Fine”, a hit man is on Robin Schulz's heels. warnermusic.de, accessed on October 29, 2017 . 
6. ↑ BPM for 'I Believe I'm Fine' by 'Robin Schulz'. songbpm.com, accessed October 29, 2017 . 
7. ^ Robin Schulz & Hugel - 'I Believe I'm Fine' German iTunes Chart Performance. itunescharts.net, accessed October 29, 2017 . 
8. ^ Robin Schulz & Hugel - I Believe I'm Fine. acharts.co, accessed October 29, 2017 . 
9. ^ Robin Schulz & Hugel - I Believe I'm Fine. officialcharts.de, accessed on October 29, 2017 . 
10. ^ Robin Schulz & Hugel - I Believe I'm Fine. hitparade.ch, accessed on October 29, 2017 . 
11. ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on February 14, 2018 .