People live dance world

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People live dance world
Jim Pandzko feat. Jan Böhmermann
publication April 6, 2017
length 3:20
Genre (s) pop
text Jim Pandzko
music Bono Beau, Olaf Utan
Producer (s) Alex Werth, Niko Faust
Label Neo Magazin Royale ( ZDF Enterprises )
Award (s) Pop culture award

Menschen Leben Danzen Welt is a song by the German satirist Jan Böhmermann . It was presented on a broadcast by Neo Magazin Royale on April 6, 2017 and released on the same day.

background

In the Neo Magazin Royale broadcast on April 6, 2017 , Böhmermann criticized the German pop industry and the 2017 Echo Awards that took place the following day in a 22-minute monologue that had already been published on YouTube the day before . He criticized, among others, Max Giesinger , Tim Bendzko and Matthias Schweighöfer , who, according to him, did not write their texts themselves and placed more value on their income than on substantial texts. The songs of the “new German pop poets” all have “irrelevant texts” and sound like “advertising messages”, the satirist continues. In addition, there were numerous product placements in the music videos .

In order to prove how standardized and interchangeable German pop songs are in his opinion, Böhmermann and the production team at bildundtonfabrik put together calendar slogans , advertising slogans , lines from current pop songs and tweets from YouTubers Bianca Heinicke and Sami Slimani ; these text fragments were then randomly lined up by five chimpanzees from the Gelsenkirchen Zoo , which resulted in the finished lyrics. The pseudonym "Jim Pandzko" is accordingly a play on words from "Tim Bendzko" and "Chimpanzee". The composers Bono Beau and Olaf Utan , registered with GEMA, are also puns from “ Bonobo ” and “ Orangutan ”. Was produced human life dancing world in Studio Debussy in food , the mix was in the Essen soundscape Studio made. According to Böhmermann, the goal was to win the Echo 2018 with this song . The proceeds should go to the Rheinische Musikschule Köln.

Musical and content

People live dance world is structured in verse - refrain form. The following text fragments appear in the two stanzas and the bridge :

The text fragments occur randomly and do not form a coherent logic. The stanzas are followed by the refrain with the words people , life , dance and world . According to Böhmermann, these are the four most popular topics in the German pop industry. Then the line of text “Oh oh eh oh oh” is added to make it easier to sing along to the song and make it easier to catch.

Reviews and reactions

Menschen Leben Danzen Welt was positively received by the media. The star wrote: "With a song that was created in a very short time and whose lyrics were put together by monkeys, you can't better illustrate the state of German pop music in 2017." In a review of the Musikexpress based on the satire , the Author the song as the "most soulful song you will hear today" and as a catchy tune .

The singer of the Toten Hosen , Campino , whose involvement with the charity initiative Band Aid 30 Germany was sharply criticized by Böhmermann in November 2014, said at the 2017 echo award ceremony with reference to the video: “Better to be uncool than a cool asshole that is not constructive can bring in ". He also spoke of “ Bohemian Zeitgeist babble”. Böhmermann replied on his Facebook page, still playing the role of the aspiring musician, with empty phrases and quotes from songs by the "Deutschpoeten" and the Toten Hosen. According to his own statement, Max Giesinger can "laugh at the video".

Commercial win

Shortly after its publication, Menschen Leben Tanzen Welt achieved temporary number one placement in the German iTunes and Amazon charts. One day after it was released, the song entered the German single charts at number 84. In the second week of the chart, the song reached number 10 in the top 10. It is after Ich hab Polizei Böhmermann's second top 10 success in Germany. In the third week of the chart, Menschen Leben Tanzen Welt dropped to 33rd place, after which the song could no longer position itself in the German single charts. The song entered the Ö3 Austria Top 40 at number 46 and stayed in these charts for a week.

Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 10 (3 weeks) 3
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 46 (1 week) 1

Music video

The music video from Menschen Leben Tanzen Welt shows Böhmermann singing, dressed and performing like Max Giesinger in his music video for When she dances . This is interrupted by sections of finished film material - so-called stock footage . Another element is the aggressive product placement of the fictional beverage brand Glump .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c GEMA repertoire search. Search for "people live dance world". Society for Musical Performance and Mechanical Reproduction Rights , accessed April 7, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b Jim Pandzko Feat. Jan Böhmermann - people live dance world. Discogs , accessed April 13, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Udo Raaf: Jan Böhmermann about Max Giesinger and the new German "song poets". In: Sound spy . April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Jan Böhmermann lets monkeys write songs. In: Stuttgarter Nachrichten . April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Sandra Liermann: Jan Böhmermann lands a chart hit. Chimpanzees wrote the song. In: Augsburger Allgemeine . April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017 .
  6. ↑ a b David Herten: Ingenious music clip! Böhmermann shoots so funny against Bendzko, Giesinger and Co. In: Express . April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017 .
  7. ^ "Menschen Leben Danzen Welt": Jan Böhmermann wants to donate income to Cologne Music School , Rheinische Post , April 15, 2017
  8. ↑ Lyrics Menschen Leben Danzen Welt - Jim Pandzko. In: Genius . Retrieved April 7, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Jan Böhmermann gives German pop a juicy neckband and writes his own radio hit with chimpanzees. In: Noisey . April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Jan Böhmermann lets chimpanzees write - the result is a pop song. In: Stern . Retrieved April 7, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Andreas Meixensperger: "Menschen Leben Tanzen Welt" is the most soulful song you will hear today. In: Musikexpress . April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Campino is still angry with Böhmermann - "For me this guy is just a poor sausage" - Bayern2, April 7, 2017
  13. ↑ Campino about Böhmermann: "Better uncool than a cool asshole" . In: Abendzeitung-muenchen.de , April 7, 2017. Accessed April 10, 2017.
  14. ↑ Daniel Krüger: Jan Böhmermann is at number 1 in the charts and reacts to Campino's insult at the echo. In: Musikexpress . April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017 .
  15. ↑ Echo 2017: Max Giesinger defends himself against Jan Böhmermann: "Was teased at school". In: Rolling Stone . April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017 .
  16. ↑ Jan Böhmermann: His Giesinger Verarsche becomes a chart hit. In: Rolling Stone . April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017 .
  17. ↑ Meike Baars: Böhmermann vs. Giesinger: monkey song storms charts. In: New Osnabrück Newspaper . April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017 .
  18. ↑ a b Jim Pandzko feat. Jan Böhmermann - People Live Dancing World - Chart positions Germany. GfK Entertainment , accessed April 18, 2017 .
  19. ↑ Jim Pandzko feat. Jan Böhmermann - People Live Dancing World - Chart placements Austria. Hung Medien, accessed April 7, 2017 .
  20. ^ Franziska Bluhm: As Jan Böhmermann wants to Echo 2018. In: Handelsblatt . April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017 .
  21. ↑ Julia Kwiatkowski: Jim Pandzko: People Live Dancing World . In: Westfälische Nachrichten . ( wn.de [accessed April 8, 2017]).