No Roots (EP)
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No Roots ( English literally means "no roots"; mutatis mutandis to "without origin") is the first extended play in Germany living pop singer Alice Merton .
Creation and artwork
All songs in the Extended Play were written by Merton, together with changing co-authors. Merton wrote most of the songs together with the German musician Nicolas Rebscher. Merton and Rebscher wrote three songs together. Furthermore, the composers and songwriters Dave Bassett, Michelle Leonard , Laila Samuels and the German producer quartet Beatgees (consisting of: Philip Böllhoff, Hannes Büscher, Sipho Sililo and David Vogt) each provide an author participation. All tracks on the album were produced by Rebscher. Merton herself was directly involved in two productions and in one as a co-producer. In addition to the two, the American music producer Bassett and the Beatgees are each involved in a production. Merton's manager Paul Grauwinkel was the executive producer. The mastering took place at TrueBusyness Mastering in Berlin under the direction of Sascha "Busy" Bühren. Rebscher was mainly responsible for mixing, arranging and mastering. The piece Lash Out was mixed by the Romanian-US American producer Serban Ghenea.
On the cover of the Extended Play, in addition to the artist name and song title, only Merton's upper body can be seen from the side against a black background. She wears a gold top that was designed by Susann Bosslau. The photography and the artwork for the cover image are from Merton's manager Grauwinkel. This is the same cover image as for the single No Roots of the same name . The cover image was presented for the first time on November 7, 2016 in the social networks .
Publication and promotion
The No Roots EP was first released on February 3, 2017 for download. As a physical sound carrier, the Extended Play was released around six months later as a CD on August 4, 2017. On October 6, 2017, the EP was released on a 12 ″ vinyl record in Germany. A new edition of the album was released for download in the United States on April 6, 2018. The regular EP consists of four new studio recordings, the new edition of five. The EP was released under Merton's own music label Paper Plane Records and in the United States under the music label Mom + Pop Music. The distribution was carried out by BMG Rights Management and Budde Music.
In order to apply for the EP and for yourself, a tour of all radio stations in Germany followed, including MDR Jump , Bayern 3 and MDR Sputnik . In the UK, Merton was part of the BBC Introducing radio show on March 18, 2017. On television, she appeared on prime-time TV on the ProSieben show Schlag den Henssler , where she sang a medley of Hit the Ground Running and No Roots . Furthermore, there were some appearances on the German music channel VIVA . There she appeared twice within a short time in the chart show VIVA Top 100 . On February 27, 2017, she presented an acoustic version of Hit the Ground Running and an acoustic version of No Roots on April 13, 2017 . Merton also played an acoustic version of No Roots in the music show VIVA Elevator Music . On February 9, 2018, she appeared with No Roots on the American late-night show The Tonight Show . Another live performance with No Roots in Germany took place during the 2018 Echo Awards .
In May 2017, No Roots became Vodafone's official promotional song . The song accompanied their commercial and was thus played in various commercial breaks. In addition, the song was heard in an episode of the American television series The Blacklist .
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All the song lyrics on the album are in English and, like the compositions, were written by Merton himself, who wrote the pieces together with changing co-authors. Musically, the songs move in the field of pop-rock . The EP consists of four or five new, previously unreleased studio recordings. The EP originally consisted of only four titles. The new edition of the EP from 2018 has been expanded to include the piece Lash Out .
| # | title | Author (s) | Producer (s) | length |
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| 1 | No roots | Alice Merton, Nicolas Rebscher | Alice Merton, Nicolas Rebscher | 3:55 |
| 2 | Jealousy | Michelle Leonard, Alice Merton, Nicolas Rebscher | Nicolas Rebscher | 3:39 |
| 3 | Hit the ground running | Philip Böllhoff, Hannes Büscher, Alice Merton, Laila Samuels, Sipho Sililo, David Vogt | Philip Böllhoff, Hannes Büscher, Nicolas Rebscher, Sipho Sililo, David Vogt | 2:52 |
| 4th | Lie to my face | Alice Merton, Nicolas Rebscher | Alice Merton, Nicolas Rebscher | 2:55 |
| # | title | Author (s) | Producer (s) | length |
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| 1 | No roots | Alice Merton, Nicolas Rebscher | Alice Merton, Nicolas Rebscher | 3:55 |
| 2 | Lash out | Dave Bassett, Alice Merton | Dave Bassett, Nicolas Rebscher, Alice Merton (Ko) | 3:14 |
| 3 | Jealousy | Michelle Leonard, Alice Merton, Nicolas Rebscher | Nicolas Rebscher | 3:39 |
| 4th | Hit the ground running | Philip Böllhoff, Hannes Büscher, Alice Merton, Laila Samuels, Sipho Sililo, David Vogt | Philip Böllhoff, Hannes Büscher, Nicolas Rebscher, Sipho Sililo, David Vogt | 2:52 |
| 5 | Lie to my face | Alice Merton, Nicolas Rebscher | Alice Merton, Nicolas Rebscher | 2:55 |
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- No roots
Two months before the No Roots EP was released, the single of the same name was released as a single download on December 2, 2016. The single reached top 10 listings in Germany and Austria as well as other chart listings in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States and Merton's native Canada. Furthermore, the single placed at the top of the French singles charts. On April 21, 2017, No Roots made it to the top of the daily iTunes charts in Germany for the first time . In addition, the single placed at the top of the US Adult Alternative Songs and at the top of the US rock airplay charts . Initially, No Roots only celebrated chart successes in German-speaking countries at the beginning of 2017. In the course of the year, further chart successes followed in Europe. In the United Kingdom and North America, the piece only made its breakthrough in March / April 2018.
In December 2018, No Roots was awarded a triple gold record in Germany for over 600,000 copies sold. Worldwide, the single received a total of two gold and six platinum records for over 1.4 million units sold. This is Merton's first single to achieve chart successes and record awards. In November 2016, No Roots was awarded the youth cultural advancement award in the “Acoustic Pop” category. On March 15, 2018, the single was awarded the German Music Author Award as "Most Successful Work 2017".
- Hit the ground running
With Hit the Ground Running , the second single was released for single download on August 4, 2017. As for the predecessor, a music video was shot for Hit the Ground Running . The single missed entry into the official single charts, but Hit the Ground Running was able to place itself in the German iTunes daily evaluations for several days, reaching the highest listing on August 5, 2017 with position 86.
- Lash out
In the course of the new edition of the No Roots EP , Lash Out, the third and so far last single, was released as a single download on April 6, 2018. The single has so far failed to enter the official single charts. Lash Out made it to position 34 on the US Adult Alternative Songs genre charts . No music video was made for Lash Out . Like its predecessor, Lash Out did not officially enter the chart, but was also able to place itself in the German iTunes daily evaluations for several days, with the single reaching the highest price at position 58 on April 9th.
Contributors
The following information refers to the US version of the No Roots EP .
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Reviews
Ulrike Meyer-Potthoff from the German online magazine terrorverlag.com rates the EP positively. There are four tracks to be heard by “Miss Merton” and after the first few bars of the pre-release single No Roots she knows that she is dealing with a “truly powerful voice” lady who also has a lot of “fire in the ass”. Not only to the “rhythmic” opener should be danced; After a somewhat quieter debut, the subsequent Jealousy would also go in the leg and especially the monumental hit the Ground Running on the dance floor. If you didn't really know who Merton's sound and voice reminded you of, now you have the insight that Florence Welch ( Florence + the Machine ) could have been godmother here. There is still Lie to My Face , which with a “solemn prelude” would flash a brief association with Lana Del Rey , but overall it is less melancholy. Merton would by no means skimp on emotions; bring the same across much more life-affirming than is sometimes the case with her American colleague. The No Roots EP is bursting with soul and great melodies that are performed with a lot of passion and talent. A wonderful appetizer from a woman who founded her own music label for her songs, designed her own unique fashion together with Susann Bosslau and meticulously helped develop the production of her music videos.
Awards
On September 8, 2017, Merton was twice awarded the Pop Culture Prize in the categories of “ Most Hopeful Newcomer” and “Favorite Solo Artist”. In January 2018 Merton received the European Border Breakers Award for the most successful European act from Germany for the No Roots EP . On April 12th, 2018 Merton was awarded an ECHO Pop in the category “Artist Pop national”. Merton was able to prevail against Yvonne Catterfeld , Julia Engelmann , Kerstin Ott and Lina Larissa Strahl .
Charts and chart placements
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In Germany and some other countries, the No Roots EP could not celebrate any official chart successes, because the sales are added to those for the single No Roots . However, the EP was able to place itself in the German iTunes daily evaluations for several months , reaching the highest listing with position four on May 18, 2017. The EP was placed on the US Billboard 200 for a week and reached position 171. For Merton this is the first chart success in the album charts.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Alice Merton - No Roots. discogs.com, accessed April 29, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d Alice Merton - Lash Out. austriancharts.at, accessed on April 29, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d Alice Merton - Hit The Ground Running. austriancharts.at, accessed on April 29, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c Lash Out / Alice Merton. listen.tidal.com, accessed April 30, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c Alice Merton - Hit The Ground Running. genius.com, accessed April 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Alice Merton and her hit "No Roots" / Kunscht! youtube.com, accessed May 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Alice Merton. instagram.com, accessed May 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Alice Merton - No Roots. discogs.com, accessed June 29, 2017 .
- ↑ No Roots - Single by Alice Merton. itunes.apple.com, accessed April 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Alice Merton. facebook.com, accessed May 14, 2017 .
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- ↑ a b c d No Roots - EP by Alice Merton. itunes.apple.com, accessed April 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Alice Merton. allaccess.com, accessed February 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Alice Merton. instagram.com, accessed May 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Schlag den Henssler, ProSieben, September 30, 2017.
- ↑ VIVA Top 100, VIVA Germany, February 27, 2017.
- ↑ VIVA Top 100, VIVA Germany, April 13, 2017.
- ↑ VIVA Elevator Music # 211, VIVA Germany, April 16, 2017.
- ↑ Alice Merton on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. nbc.com, accessed May 4, 2019 .
- ↑ ECHO Pop 2018, VOX, April 12, 2018.
- ^ Vodafone: Song from the GigaDepot advertisement. musikradar.de, accessed on May 2, 2017 .
- ^ The Blacklist Soundtrack. tunefind.com, accessed February 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Alice Merton - No Roots. officialcharts.de, accessed on May 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Alice Merton - Chart History. billboard.com, accessed April 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Alice Merton - No Roots. hitparade.ch, accessed on August 27, 2017 .
- ↑ Alice Merton. officialcharts.com, accessed April 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Alice Merton - Chart History. billboard.com, accessed April 2, 2018 .
- ↑ Alice Merton - No Roots (Chanson). lescharts.com, accessed September 27, 2017 .
- ↑ Alice Merton - German Chart Performance. itunescharts.net, accessed on May 14, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Alice Merton - Chart History. billboard.com, accessed January 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Alice Merton - Chart History. billboard.com, accessed April 7, 2018 .
- ↑ Alice Merton and her hit “No Roots”: Strong performance. swr.de, accessed on May 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Home of the German Music Author Award. musikautorenpreis.de, accessed on April 19, 2018 .
- ↑ Alice Merton with the single 'Hit the Ground Running'. mix1.de, accessed on April 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Alice Merton - 'Hit the Ground Running' German iTunes Chart Performance. itunescharts.net, accessed April 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Lash Out - Single by Alice Merton. itunes.apple.com, accessed April 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Alice Merton - 'Lash Out' German iTunes Chart Performance. itunescharts.net, accessed April 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Alice Merton - No Roots (EP). terrorverlag.com, accessed April 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Prize for Pop Culture Winners. preisfuerpopkultur.de, accessed on April 30, 2018 .
- ^ The winners - EBBA, European Border Breakers Award, the Awards for Best European New Music. ( Memento of January 14, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) europeanborderbreakersawards.eu, accessed on May 4, 2019.
- ↑ Echo winner 2018. echopop.de, accessed on April 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Alice Merton - Chart History. billboard.com, accessed April 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Alice Merton - 'No Roots - EP' German iTunes Chart Performance. itunescharts.net, accessed April 30, 2018 .