Moment (song)
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| Glass bead game | |
| publication | June 13, 2014 |
| length | 3:28 |
| Genre (s) | Electropop |
| Author (s) | Albi Albertsson, Daniel Grunenberg , Michael Kurth , Finn Martin , Carolin Niemczyk , Sebastian Wehlings |
| album | Limitless in this moment |
Moment is a song of the German electro - duo Glass Bead Game . The piece is the first single from the deluxe edition Grenzlos in this Moment , their second studio album Grenzenlos .
Creation and artwork
The song was written by Albi Albertsson, Daniel Grunenberg , Michael Kurth , Finn Martin , Carolin Niemczyk and Sebastian Wehlings. The single was produced by Benjamin Bistram and Daniel Grunenberg. The song was released under the Polydor music label . On the cover of the maxi single - next to the inscription of the artist and the song title - the members of Glasperlenspiel can be seen standing in pink fog. It is the same cover picture as from the album Grenzenlos in this moment .
Publication and promotion
The single was first published on June 13, 2014 as a download. In order to promote the song, there followed, among other things, live performances on Saturday LIVE! , at Guten Morgen Deutschland and in the ZDF television garden . Moment was presented by RTL in July 2014 as a music tip and presented in every commercial break. On August 25, 2014 Glasperlenspiel made a guest appearance with the song in the RTL II series Cologne 50667 .
content
The lyrics to Moment are written in German. The music and the text were written together by Albi Albertsson, Daniel Grunenberg , Michael Kurth , Finn Martin , Carolin Niemczyk and Sebastian Wehlings. Musically, the song moves in the field of electropop .
Universal Music itself described the content of the piece as follows: “The song Moment opens calmly and yet dreamily, accompanied by powerful sounds that harmonize so wonderfully with the voices of Caro and Daniel. Glasperlenspiel once again prove their great gift of using their texts to describe events in life in an authentic, charming and very accurate way. The two sing about the often stony path that one has to take to achieve something. If you have successfully mastered this, there is this moment full of happiness and, above all, gratitude. Gratitude to this special person who made this “moment” possible. "
“At this moment, I wish to be with you.
I wish you were with me
I need you fortunately,
why aren't you here? "
Music video
The music video for Moment was shot on one day of shooting in April 2014 in Berlin and celebrated its premiere on YouTube on June 13, 2014, the day the single was released . Between June 1 and June 11, 2014, Glasperlenspiel posted a total of three trailers for the music video on Facebook . In the music video you can see Niemczyk, who is on the way to the altar in slow motion . On the way there, she thinks of the times she spent with Grunenberg. At the same time, scenes can be seen in which Grunenberg is looking for her and wants to intercept her in her apartment, but is too late. At the end we see how Niemczyk turns around shortly before the altar , escapes from the church and leaves her partner behind. The total length of the video is 3:26 minutes. Directed by Sören Schaller, it was produced by Frank Hoffmann .
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Charts and chart placements
Moment reached position 63 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of two weeks. This is the sixth chart success for Glasperlenspiel in Germany.
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 Germany (GfK)
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63 (2 weeks) | 2 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- Jump up ↑ Glass Bead Game - Moment (Song). austriancharts.at, accessed on July 6, 2014 .
- ↑ moment. universal-music.de, accessed on July 6, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Glass Bead Game. facebook.com, accessed July 6, 2014 .
- ↑ Glasperlenspiel - Moment (ZDF-Fernsehgarten - ZDF HD 2014 jun15). youtube.com, accessed July 6, 2014 .
- ↑ Glasperlenspiel on the go with VW - Kulturnews presents Glasperlenspiel Grenzenlos - Tour 2014. ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) glasperlenspiel.com, accessed on May 3, 2019.
- ↑ Glass Bead Game - Moment (2014). crew-united.com, accessed July 6, 2014 .
- ↑ Glass Bead Game, moment. officialcharts.de, accessed on July 6, 2014 .