Fold the 2nd

Fold the 2nd
Studio album by Tic Tac Toe
Publication (s)	April 21, 1997 December 1, 1997
admission	1997
Label (s)	BMG Ariola
Format (s)	Standard CD; Re-release
Genre (s)	Pop , rap
Title (number)	12 (standard CD) 16 (re-release)
running time	41:41 min. (Standard CD) 58:36 min. (Re-release)
occupation	Jazzy ( vocals ) Ricarda Wältken (vocals) Liane Wiegelmann (vocals)
production	Thorsten Börger
chronology Tic Tac Toe (1996) Fold the 2nd Is the reputation only ruined ... (2000)
Single releases February 24, 1997 1. Why? June 23, 1997 2. Mr. Important September 1, 1997 3. I would love to be as stupid as you are November 17, 1997 4. Please don't kiss me

Klappe die 2nd , also published as § , is the second studio album by the German rap group Tic Tac Toe . It was published in German-speaking countries on April 21, 1997, sold more than 1.14 million copies and was awarded gold and platinum in several countries . In Germany alone, the album was awarded platinum twice for more than one million units sold, making the album one of the best-selling music albums in Germany . It is the group's most successful album.

Track list and production

The album contains a total of 12 tracks, with a score 1 mix of the song Why? as an addition there. The opener is the title I would like to be as stupid as you , released as a single . The CD has a playing time of around 42 minutes. Thorsten Börger produced all the tracks on the album. All pictures in the booklet are from Axl Jansen ; Waps created the design.

Almost all of the songs were written by Thorsten Börger and band members Lee (Liane Wiegelmann), Jazzy (Marlene Victoria Tackenberg) and Ricky (Ricarda Wältken). Exceptions are the two versions of the song Why? , for which Börger is responsible. The title I Think You're Sch… was penned by Mary Applegate.

Standard edition

No.	title	Duration	Composer (s)
1	I would like to be as stupid as you (single version)	3:49	Claudia Wohlfromm , Thorsten Börger, Tic Tac Toe
2	Mr. Important (single version)	3:41	Thorsten Börger, Claudia Wohlfromm, Tic Tac Toe
3	That pisses me off	3:22	Torsten Börger, Claudia Wohlfromm, Tic Tac Toe
4th	Why? (Single version)	3:22	Thorsten Börger
5	Big boys don't cry	4:13	Thorsten Börger, Claudia Wohlfromm, Tic Tac Toe
6th	I feel AU	3:07	Claudia Wohlfromm, Thorsten Börger, Tic Tac Toe
7th	fart	3:33	Claudia Wohlfromm, Thorsten Börger, Tic Tac Toe
8th	Profession son	3:24	Claudia Wohlfromm, Thorsten Börger, Tic Tac Toe
9	Schubidamdam	3:51	Claudia Wohlfromm, Torsten Börger, Tic Tac Toe
10	Please don't kiss me (single version)	3:56	Claudia Wohlfromm, Thorsten Börger, Tic Tac Toe
11	Why? (Score-1)	4:00	Thorsten Börger
12	I think you're sh ...	3:23	M. Applegate

Klappe die 2te was released on April 21, 1997 with an identical song sequence under the title § , in which the name of the band was changed to Jazzy Lee Ricky . The reason was an injunction from an advertising agency of the same name, which for a short time forbade the band to call themselves Tic Tac Toe .

Republication

On December 1, 1997, the record was released as a new edition. It contains four further remixes of individual songs. These are fuck off , why? , Mr. Important and please don't kiss me . The song Verpiss' dich comes from the debut album Tic Tac Toe , which was released in 1996. The re-release was closely related to a press conference called by the band's management at the Munich Lustspielhaus, at which Lee, Jazzy and Ricky yelled at each other in front of the cameras.

No.	title	Duration	Composer (s)
13	Fuck you [I-miss-you-mix]	4:44	Claudia Wohlfromm, Thorsten Börger, Tic Tac Toe
14th	Why? [Out-of-space mix]	3:44	Thorsten Börger
15th	Mr. Important [Ocean Drive Radio Mix]	3:48	Claudia Wohlfromm, Thorsten Börger, Tic Tac Toe
16	Please don't kiss me [guilty mix]	5:19	Claudia Wohlfromm, Thorsten Börger, Tic Tac Toe

Success and single releases

Klappe the 2nd reached number one in the German album charts and stayed there for a total of 43 weeks. In Austria, the trio's second album took second place, where the record lasted 33 weeks. In Switzerland, the CD was also number one in the charts. Here the long player was represented in the chart for 31 weeks.

Four singles were released from Klappe the 2nd within nine months. The first single on the album was the song Why? on February 24, 1997. The song went gold and platinum and is their most successful single. Mr. Important came on the market as the successor and sold over 250,000 times. I would love to be as stupid as you was released on September 1st, 1997. The track Please küss' mich nicht followed as the last single and placed 47th in Germany. Dirk Meints directed the filming of the music video .

Single chart placements

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	CH
1997	Why? Fold the 2nd	DE1 (19 weeks) DE	AT1 (16 weeks) AT	CH1 (19 weeks) CH	First published: February 24, 1997 Sales: + 540,000
	Mr. Important fold the 2nd	DE6 (17 weeks) DE	AT6 (13 weeks) AT	CH10 (14 weeks) CH	First published: June 23, 1997 Sales: + 250,000
	I would like to be as stupid as you shut up	DE32 (11 weeks) DE	AT33 (7 weeks) AT	-	First published: September 1, 1997
	Please kiss' do not cover the 2nd	DE47 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: November 17, 1997

reception

The album appeared in the midst of media coverage of the tabloids aimed at scandals, which mainly focused on the past of Liane Wiegelmann. Maxim Biller threw in Zeit magazine the in connection with the song Why? The question that arises is whether Lee would have become a great, poignant, tragic star elsewhere with her ballad of drugs, slum, and death.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Production by Torsten Börger: The songs at a glance: [1] (accessed on February 3, 2012)
2. ↑ Tic Tac Toe - flap-the 2nd. In: discogs.com. Retrieved February 3, 2012 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m} Composition: The songs at a glance: [2] (accessed on February 3, 2012)
4. ↑ ^{a b} Composition of I Think You're Sch… : [3] (accessed on February 3, 2012)
5. ↑ http://archiv.rhein-zeitung.de/on/97/04/22/topnews/tictactoe.html "Tic Tac Toe" is allowed to keep names for the time being
6. ↑ ^{a b c d e} .cd-lexikon.de [4] (accessed on February 3, 2012)
7. ↑ Version 2 of the album: 4 bonus tracks (accessed on February 3, 2012)
8. ↑ Tic Tac Toe - Biography, Rock-Lexikon, Rowohlt. (No longer available online.) In: musicline.de. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012 ; Retrieved February 12, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ↑ ^{a b c} Chartsurfer.de - ( Memento of the original from January 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Retrieved February 3, 2012) 
10. ↑ crew-united.com director search on crew-united.com (search required)
11. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH
12. ↑ Tic Tac Toe - Biography, Rock-Lexikon, Rowohlt. (No longer available online.) In: musicline.de. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012 ; Retrieved February 12, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.