Nuclear power 400
| Nuclear power 400 | |
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| Zombie nation | |
| publication | March 15, 1999 |
| length | 4:46 |
| Genre (s) | Electro , techno |
| Author (s) | Emmanuel Guenther, Florian Senfter , David Whittaker |
| music | Florian Senfter |
| album | Funeral feast |
Kernkraft 400 is a song by the German electronic project Zombie Nation (Florian “Splank!” Senfter, in collaboration with Emmanuel “Mooner” Günther) and the first single from the first album Leichenschmaus from 1999. It is considered one of the most successful songs by electronic instrumental music .
description
The British music magazine Sound on Sound described the song as follows:
"[...] a brutally simple and irresistible dancefloor stomper consisting of a pounding synth melody, some basic four-to-the-floor beats, and a deep vocal intoning 'Zombie ... Zombie Nation'"
"[...] a brutally simple and irresistible dance floor pounder, consisting of a pounding synth melody, some simple four-to-the-floor beats and a deep voice that intones the words 'Zombie ... Zombie Nation'."
The original master was produced by Florian Senfter in Munich in early 1999 on his PC using a SIDstation and a Sound Blaster 16 . Kernkraft 400 is based on a sample of the song Stardust , which the British game composer David Whittaker wrote for the soundtrack of the computer game Lazy Jones , released in 1984 for Commodore 64 . Senfter later paid an unspecified sum to Whittaker for the use of the melody.
The song was published in Germany for the first time on 15 March 1999 as a 12 "vinyl single on International Deejay Gigolo Records . On 8 November 1999 was followed by a CD single on the label Zeitgeist, distributed by Universal Music . The single version was a Remix used by DJ Gius and released in the UK on September 18, 2000 via Data Records.
reception
The British music magazine Select justified its widespread popularity with the fact that it "is equally welcome in the Pacha as in a Munich underpass, Tongo and Coxo like this Teutonic techno". The magazine ruled it was "not bad for a DJ couple named Splank and Mooner".
The song developed into a stadium anthem and, like Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes, became one of the most played songs at sporting events worldwide. a. used by Detroit Red Wings , Boston Bruins , New Jersey Devils , FK Austria Wien , FC Schalke 04 , SC Freiburg , FC Hansa Rostock and PSV Eindhoven , and since September 2019 also by the German national football team . The success of the song came as a surprise to both Senfter and his record label. Senfter then founded his own record label exclusively to market his productions. In an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung in December 2012, Senfter stated that, although he did not raise large sums of money through the song, he did benefit from long-term income from licensing the song.
The song was sampled by various artists, including the rapper The Game on his single Red Nation , the rapper Chamillionaire on his single I Got and the artists Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) and Mc chris for The Awesome .
Charts and chart placements
In Germany, Kernkraft 400 reached position 22 in the single charts and stayed in the charts for a total of 15 weeks. In the UK , the single reached position two and only had to admit defeat Against All Odds by Mariah Carey and Westlife . The single was able to stay in the top 10 for four weeks and in the charts for 18 weeks. Kernkraft 400 reached the top position in the British dance charts . In the United States, Nuclear Power 400 reached position 99 in two chart weeks, its highest level on the Billboard Hot 100 . The single reached position 47 in the US dance charts. In 2000, the single was placed at position 38 in the British annual singles charts.
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Awards for music sales
In 2000 the single first received a silver record in the UK. In 2018, Kernkraft 400 finally achieved gold status in the UK, selling over 400,000 units.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 United Kingdom (BPI)
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 gold
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400,000 |
| All in all |
1 × gold |
400,000 |
Web links
- Sound on Sound: Florian Senfter (Zombie Nation): Recording 'Kernkraft 400'
- Melody of the original: [1]
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan01/articles/tracks.asp
- ↑ Ok computer! ( English ) In: NME . June 30, 2001. Archived from the original on June 30, 2001. Retrieved on September 9, 2012.
- ↑ Kernkraft 400 (Germany 12 ") . In: Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.musicline.de/de/product/731456142821/ZOMBIE+NATION/KERNKRAFT+400/2390187/Maxi+Single+CD.html
- ↑ a b tracks of the month reviews . In: Select . August, p. 99. ISSN 0959-8367 .
- ↑ DFB goal anthem: National team cheers to “Kernkraft 400” from Zombie Nation. RP Online , September 3, 2019, accessed September 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Stadium anthem with side effects. In: sueddeutsche.de. December 10, 2012, accessed August 11, 2018 .
- ↑ Game f. Lil Wayne - Red Nation [Prod. Cool & Dre] | New Hip Hop Music & All The New Rap Songs 2011 ( English ) HipHop DX. March 17, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ↑ Official Singles Chart Top 100 September 24, 2000 - September 30, 2000. officialcharts.com, accessed on September 4, 2019 (English).
- ↑ Official Singles Chart Top 100 October 01, 2000 - October 07, 2000. officialcharts.com, accessed on September 4, 2019 (English).
- ↑ Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 September 24, 2000 - September 30, 2000. officialcharts.com, accessed on September 4, 2019 (English).
- ↑ a b Zombie Nation Chart History. billboard.com, accessed September 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400.officialcharts.de , accessed on September 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Zombie Nation. officialcharts.com, accessed September 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Best Sellers of 2000: Singles Top 100 . In: United Business Media (Ed.): Music Week . London, England January 20, 2001, p. 25 .
- ↑ Zombie Nation. officialcharts.com, accessed September 4, 2019 .