Anything for nothing
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| publication | October 21, 2016 |
| length | 3:26 |
| Genre (s) | Rock , hard rock |
| text | Stephan Weidner |
| music | Stephan Weidner, Matthias Röhr , Michael Mainx (Co.) |
| album | Memento |
Something for nothing is a song by the German hard rock band Böhse Onkelz . The song is the only single from their 16th studio album Memento and was released on October 21, 2016 for download only .
content
The song is a criticism of the consumer society , which is characterized by envy and greed. The question is raised: “Why do we need what we never had?” And it is pointed out that true friends cannot be bought “and love cannot be had for money”. The refrain sums it all up: "Everyone wants everything, ideally for nothing".
Matthias Röhr described the piece on the band's official website as follows:
“Social criticism in a tough guise. Has something from the sacred songs album. "
production
The lyrics of the song were written by Stephan Weidner , the head and bassist of the band. Weidner also took over the production together with the guitarist of the Onkelz, Matthias Röhr and the music producer Michael Mainx, who acted as co-producer.
Chart success
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Something for nothing rose to number 58 in the German single charts on October 28, 2016, just through downloads, and left the top 100 again the following week. In Austria and Switzerland, however, the song missed the charts.
reception
In the positive review of the associated album Memento in the music magazine Metal Hammer , Something is described as being for nothing but a song that "massages the neck muscles painfully for three and a half minutes with great directness".
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations on genius.com
- Anything for nothing on youtube.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lyrics
- ↑ Liner Notes for Memento on onkelz.de
- ↑ Charts DE
- ↑ Chart tracking Something for nothing on officialcharts.de
- ↑ Review Memento im Metal Hammer