Only the best die young
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| publication | August 26, 1991 (album) June 16, 1998 (single) |
| length | 3:55 |
| Genre (s) | Rock , hard rock |
| text | Stephan Weidner |
| music | Stephan Weidner |
| album | We do not have enough yet |
Only the best die young is a song by the German hard rock band Böhse Onkelz . The song originally appeared on their sixth studio album on August 26, 1991, Wir ham 'not enough . The track was only released as a single on June 16, 1998 without authorization via the Bellaphon Records label, although the group had left the label in 1994.
Content and background
Like several other songs, the Böhse Onkelz dedicated Only the Best Die Young to their close friend Andreas “Trimmi” Trimborn, who was fatally injured with a knife in a pub in June 1990.
Lyrically, a friendship is sung that led to a bond like that between brothers and is now only a memory. After discovering that only the best die young and that time heals wounds, but that one cannot forget, one's gaze is ultimately directed to the future, in which one will see each other again at some point.
On their official website, the band describes Nur die beste die jung as the “song that cost the band the most strength, gave the fans the most strength” and one of the “most important Onkelz songs of all time”. According to an ethnological field research , the title “ Only the best die young ” is the line to be read most frequently in the death notices of young people in the new federal states . The song has been played thousands of times at funerals to this day.
production
The lyrics of the song were written by Stephan Weidner , the head and bassist of the band. Weidner also took over production himself.
single
Cover design
The single cover is in black and white and shows a cross with the inscription Trimmi and the date 06/16/90 , the anniversary of the death of Andreas "Trimmi" Trimborn. At the top of the picture is the white lettering Only the best die young: 1991 * , and the Böhse Onkelz lettering is also in white at the bottom of the picture.
Track list
Besides the title song, the single includes the intro , the announcement for the song from the live album Live in Vienna as well as the songs No matter , this is my life and pull 'with the wolves , which are also on the album not ham We' long enough contained .
- Intro - 0:19
- Only the best die young - 3:55
- It doesn't matter - 5:08
- This is my life - 4:11
- Go with the wolves - 4:06
Chart success
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Only the best die young entered the German single charts at number 95 on July 6, 1998, making it the first single from Böhsen Onkelz to reach the top 100. The song then left the charts, but on July 27, 1998 again entered the top 100 and reached the highest position with rank 86. Overall, the single was able to stay in the German charts for three weeks. In Austria and Switzerland, the song missed the hit parade.
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations on genius.com
- Only the best die young on youtube.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article on dunklerort.net ( Memento from April 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) in the Internet Archive
- ↑ Lyrics
- ↑ a b Only the best die young on onkelz.de
- ^ Article in the Trierischer Volksfreund
- ↑ Charts DE
- ↑ Chart tracking Only the best die young on officialcharts.de