I die for you
| I die for you | |
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| Vanessa Mai | |
| publication | 19th February 2016 |
| length | 3:14 |
| Genre (s) | Pop hit |
| Author (s) |
Dieter Bohlen , Oliver Lukas |
| album | To you |
I die for you a song is German pop schlager - singer Vanessa May . The piece is the first single from their third studio album Für Dich .
Creation and artwork
The song was written jointly by Dieter Bohlen and Oliver Lukas. The single was produced by Bohlen. The piece was mixed, instrumentalized (bass, keyboard and drums) and programmed in the Jeopark Studios in Hamburg under the direction of Joachim Mezei. Mezei Bohlen also stood by as a co-producer. The single was released under the music labels Ariola , Music for Millions and Sony Music Entertainment and distributed by Arabella and Blue Obsession publishers. On the cover of the maxi single - in addition to the artist name and song title - Mai's upper body can be seen in a white dress with a beige jacket. The cover picture is by Sandra Ludewig, the design by Roland Reinsberg.
Publication and promotion
The first release of Ich derb für dich took place as a single download on February 19, 2016. Due to its great appeal, a physical maxi single was released on April 29, 2016. In addition to the album version, this includes six other remix versions of Ich derb für dich as B- Side . Five remixes are previously unreleased pieces, the remix by Roman Lüth is also part of the limited double CD and the "Gift Edition" for Für Dich .
In order to apply for yourself and the song, there followed, among other things, live appearances at prime time during the festivals of folk music ( Andrea Berg - Das Glückwunschfest 2016 , Schlagerboom , Das große Schlagerfest ) in the first , at Welcome to Carmen Nebel on ZDF , at the Starnacht at Wörthersee , at Hello Again the Swiss radio and television and in the popular songs of 2016 . Furthermore, followed by appearances in the ZDF television garden in on ZDF TV Garden Tour and every Sunday .
Remix versions
- I'll Die For You (Fosco Remix) (Remix by DJ Fosco)
- I'll Die For You (Fosco Remix Edit) (Remix by: DJ Fosco)
- I'll Die For You (Harris & Ford vs. Lamboef Edit) (Remix by: Harris & Ford , Kevin Kridlo, Lamboef & Patrick Pöhl)
- I'll die for you (Harris & Ford vs. Lamboef Extended) (Remix by: Harris & Ford, Kevin Kridlo, Lamboef & Patrick Pöhl)
- I'll die for you (Mania Mix) (Remix by: Stefan Pössnicker)
- I'll die for you (Rmx) (Remix by: Roman Lüth)
content
When I'll die for you of the English original is a cover And When I Die German music group Touché in 1998. Written and produced the piece in the original by Dieter Bohlen under the pseudonym "Joseph Cooley". The band released the song on their second studio album, Kids in America . The album only reached position 89 in the German album charts in three chart weeks.
- Refrain, I will die for you
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- Refrain, And when i die
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The lyrics to I'll die for you are written in German. The music was written by Bohlen, the text by Bohlen and Oliver Lukas. Musically, the song moves in the area of pop music and hits . The piece is sung by Vanessa Mai, with support from Billy King, Christoph Leis-Bendorff and Johannes Leis-Bendorff in the background. In terms of content, the song deals with a typical "boy-meets-girl story". Mai described the main message of the song as follows: “Only when you have lost someone do you notice how much you love them.” The high choirs that appear in the chorus become musical acts such as Blue System , CC, which Bohlen produced or contributed to in the 1980s Compared to Catch or Modern Talking .
Music video
The music video for I'll die for you was shot on Mallorca ( Spain ) and premiered on YouTube on February 24, 2016 . The video can be divided into two sections. On the one hand , you can see Mai singing the song while sitting on a beach , a boat dock or on an off-road vehicle . On the other hand, she can be seen in the same places with a group of dancers with whom she dances and sings the song. The total length of the video is 3:09 minutes. As with Cloud 7 , Oliver Sommer directed it again. To date, the music video has over 11.1 million views on YouTube (as of December 2016).
Contributors
- Dieter Bohlen : composer , songwriter, music producer
- Billy King: Backing vocals
- Christoph Leis-Bendorff: background vocals
- Johannes Leis-Bendorff: background vocals
- Sandra Ludewig: Photographer (Cover)
- Oliver Lukas: songwriter
- Vanessa Mai : vocals , background vocals
- Joachim Mezei: Mixing , bass , guitar , keyboard , co-producer, programming
- Roland Reinsberg: Artwork (Cover)
- Oliver Sommer: Director (music video)
- Arabella Verlag: Vertrieb
- Ariola : music label
- Blue Obsession Published by Vertrieb
- Jeopark Studio: recording studio
- Music for Millions: music label
- Sony Music Entertainment : Music label
reception
Reviews
Ansgar Kuhn from schwedenschlager.de awarded three out of five stars on the grounds that the song wasn't bad, but it didn't really knock you off your feet and the Discofox spark did n't really jump over.
Charts and chart placements
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I die for you reached position 35 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of five weeks. In Austria the single reached position 48 in four chart weeks and in Switzerland position 67 in two chart weeks.
For May this is already the second chart success after cloud 7 in Germany and Austria as well as the first and so far only in Switzerland. For the first time, a single from her was able to be placed in all DA-CH countries at the same time . In Germany, no single Mais has so far been able to place higher in the charts, in 2018 I die for you was replaced by Wir 2 always 1 (highest position: 33). In Austria, no single of hers has so far been able to place higher or longer in the single charts. For Bohlen it's after This night is worth every sin by Andrea Berg, the second hit with which he was able to place himself in the charts in Germany and Austria as a writer and producer in 2016. In his writing, Lukas reached the German and Austrian single charts for the seventh time with Ich sterb für dich and the Swiss hit parade for the fifth time .
More cover versions
- 2016: Laura van den Elzen , the Dutch pop singer sang the song during the second event show of the 13th season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar . She finished third of eight places with her interpretation, with which she reached the semi-finals. She finished second behind Prince Damien at the end of the season .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ References. jeopark.de, accessed on December 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Vanessa Mai - I die for you. discogs.com, accessed December 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Booklet: I will die for you .
- ↑ Vanessa Mai - I die for you. Vanessa Mai released the song 'I'll die for you', accessed on December 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Vanessa Mai - For you. discogs.com, accessed December 23, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Booklet: For you again .
- ↑ Touché - And When I Die. discogs.com, accessed December 23, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Repertoire search. online.gema.de, accessed on December 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Vanessa Mai without clouds: Fleet single "I die for you" with video. schlagerblume.de, accessed on December 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Vanessa Mai: “I die for you” is now available as a CD including new remixes! ariola.de, accessed on December 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Vanessa Mai - For you. schwedenschlager.de, accessed on December 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Vanessa Mai - I die for you. officialcharts.de, accessed on December 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Vanessa Mai - I die for you. austriancharts.at, accessed on December 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Vanessa Mai - I die for you. hitparade.ch, accessed on December 23, 2016 .