Kogong
| Kogong | |
|---|---|
| Mark Forster | |
| publication | 22nd September 2017 |
| length | 3:43 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) |
Mark Cwiertnia , Ralf Christian Mayer , Daniel Nitt |
| album | TAPE (Kogong Edition) |
Kogong is a song by the German pop singer Mark Forster . The piece is the fourth single from his third studio album TAPE or from the new edition of the album TAPE (Kogong Edition) .
Creation and artwork
The song was written and produced jointly by Mark Cwiertnia (Mark Forster), Ralf Christian Mayer and Daniel Nitt . The piece was recorded in London's Abbey Road Studios . The single was released under the Four Music label and distributed through BMG Rights Management and Larrabeat Publishing.
On the cover of the maxi single, only the song title can be seen in black letters, in a white heart, in front of a background that changes from blue to purple to red. The artwork of the cover picture resembles that of the previous single releases from TAPE . The difference to the previous cover pictures is that the song title was shown in the others in a white circle and not in a heart. The cover picture was designed by Benjamin Kakrow.
Publication and promotion
The first publication of Kogong carried out as a single download on September 22, 2017. The song is a part of the third of Forster's album TAPE , but it is not on the regular edition of the album, but as a bonus track on the extended edition TAPE (Kogong Edition) . In order to promote the song, there was a live appearance during prime time during the ZDF show Die Hidden Camera - Prominent Tricked! . In the finale of the seventh season of The Voice of Germany Forster sang the song in a duet with his protégé Benedikt Köstler.
content
- Refrain, original excerpt
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The lyrics to Kogong are written in German. The term "Kogong" is meant to reflect the sound of a heartbeat. It is what the heart wants to say but cannot be heard. The term "Kogong" was already used in the US dance film Dirty Dancing . According to Forster, he did not know this and only found out about it when he played the piece to friends and colleagues. The piece was written by Mark Cwiertnia (Mark Forster) and Daniel Nitt, together with Ralf Christian Mayer, the two were also responsible for the creation of the compositions. Musically, the song moves in the area of pop music . The tempo is 130 beats per minute . The song is built on two stanzas, a refrain between the two stanzas, a bridge after the second chorus and an outro after the third chorus. The refrain is made up of paired rhymes . In this Forster refers to the musicians John Lennon , Paul McCartney , Yoko Ono and Katy Perry as well as to the fictional monkey creature King Kong . In a press release, Forster described the content of Kogong with the following words: Kogong is the sound that the heart makes when you listen carefully. The song was about small and big things that his heart had told him and that he somehow couldn't hear. He very much hope that he will be able to listen to it more in the future, maybe this song will be his beginning. |
Music video
The music video for Kogong was filmed on September 19, 2017 in Reykjavík and the surrounding Icelandic highlands and premiered on October 6, 2017 on YouTube . It starts with some impressions of the landscape of Iceland before Forster can be seen, who is preparing for a hike in a hotel room . Together with a few other hikers, he takes a bus out of the city and into the country. There he begins his tour. On the first evening he spends the night in a hiking hut. He spends the second evening in a tent. During the third day, Forster kinks his foot in the middle of nowhere. He tries unsuccessfully to call for help on his cell phone. After a short while he limps on until he meets a street on which a car comes towards him, the driver of which takes him back to town. Towards the end of the video, scenes of Forster back from the hotel room and shots of him climbing a mountain and spreading his arms towards the sky alternate. The video ends with Forster, who sits lonely on the edge of his bed in the hotel room with his back to the camera and takes off his hat. The total length of the video is 3:42 minutes. Directed again and again Kim Frank . To date, the music video has over 14 million views on YouTube (as of March 2018).
Contributors
- Song production
- Mark Cwiertnia ( Mark Forster ): singer , composer , songwriter , music producer
- Benjamin Kakrow: Artwork (Cover)
- Daniel Nitt : composer, songwriter, music producer
- Ralf Christian Mayer : composer, songwriter, music producer
- BMG Rights Management : Publisher
- Larrabeat Publishing: Publisher
- Music video
- Kim Frank : screenwriter , film editor , film producer , cameraman , director
- Jan Philipp Grelich: drone operator, camera assistant
- Grétar Jónsson: production assistant
- Romina Mann: costume designer
- Actors: Kristinn Gauti Gunnarsson, Dagný Harðardóttir, Rafn Júlíus Jóhannsson, role Liljeström and Lára Kristín Margrétar-Óskarsdóttir
reception
Charts and chart placements
Kogong reached position 34 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of 17 weeks. The piece was also able to place itself in the daily evaluations of the German iTunes charts for several weeks and reached its highest rating with position six. In Austria the single reached position seven and was in the top 10 for two weeks and in the charts for 16 weeks. In Switzerland, Kogong reached position nine and was also able to stay in the top 10 for two weeks and in the Swiss charts for 18 weeks .
For Forster as an interpreter, this is, including the chart success with his music project Eff , already the twelfth chart success in Germany, his ninth in Austria and his eighth in Switzerland. It is his sixth top 10 success in Austria and his fourth in Switzerland. As an author, this is Forster's 14th chart success in Germany, the ninth in Austria and the eighth in Switzerland. It is his sixth top 10 success in Austria and his fourth in Switzerland. As a music producer, this is Forster's eighth chart success in Germany and Austria, and his sixth in Switzerland. It is his sixth top 10 success in Austria. In his work as an author or music producer, Mayer reached the German charts for the 16th time, the Austrian charts for the ninth time and the Swiss hit parade for the sixth time. It is his fifth top 10 success in Austria and, after Au revoir and choirs, his third in Switzerland. For Nitt it represents the eighth chart success in Germany as an author and producer, as well as his seventh in Austria and his sixth in Switzerland. It is his fifth top 10 success in Austria and also his third in Switzerland after Au revoir and choirs .
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
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34 (17 weeks) | 17th |
 Austria (Ö3)
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7th (16 weeks) | 16 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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9 (18 weeks) | 18th |
Awards for music sales
On March 20, 2018, Kogong was awarded a gold record in Austria and on August 2, 2018 in Germany . For Forster this is the fifth single in Austria and the seventh in Germany to have achieved at least gold status.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Germany (BVMI)
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 gold
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200,000 |
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Austria (IFPI)
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gold
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15,000 |
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Switzerland (IFPI)
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gold
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10,000 |
| All in all |
3 × gold |
225,000 |
Cover versions
- 2018: Judith Holofernes : The German pop singer covered the piece as part of the VOX music show Sing my Song - The Exchange Concert . The piece can also be found on the accompanying sampler. During the season finale, Holofernes sang the song in a duet with Forster. This version has not yet been published.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mark Forster. listen.tidal.com, accessed April 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Mark Forster publishes the sound of his heart. mix1.de, accessed on October 28, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Repertoire search. online.gema.de, accessed on October 28, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c d Mark Forster - Kogong. austriancharts.at, accessed on October 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Mark Forster (3) - Tape. discogs.com, accessed November 22, 2016 .
- ↑ The Hidden Camera - Prominent Tricked !, ZDF, 23 September 2017.
- ↑ The Voice of Germany, Sat.1, December 17, 2017.
- ↑ a b The Mark Forster Story (2018) , VOX, June 12, 2018.
- ↑ Sing my song - The Exchange Concert , VOX, June 12, 2018.
- ↑ BPM for 'Kogong' by 'Mark Forster'. songbpm.com, accessed October 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Mark Forster's new single will be out at the end of September. 1deutsch.de, accessed on October 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Mark Forster - Kogong. itunescharts.net, accessed November 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Mark Forster - Kogong. officialcharts.de, accessed on December 1, 2017 .
- ↑ Mark Forster - Kogong. hitparade.ch, accessed on December 31, 2017 .
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on August 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Gold & Platinum. ifpi.at, accessed on September 19, 2017 .
- ↑ precious metal. hitparade.ch, accessed on December 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Sing my song - The Exchange Concert, Vol. 5 (Deluxe Edition). itunes.apple.com, accessed May 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Sing my song - The Exchange Concert , VOX, June 19, 2018.