Phenomenon (song)

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phenomenon
Helene Fischer
publication October 7, 2011
length 4:01
Genre (s) Bat
Author (s) Kristina Bach ,
Jean Frankfurter
album For a day

Phenomenon is a song by the German Schlager singer Helene Fischer . The piece is the first single from their fifth studio album Für ein Tag .

Creation and artwork

The song was written by Kristina Bach and Jean Frankfurter . The single was arranged, produced and programmed by Jean Frankfurter. In addition to Fischer's singing, the singers Franco Leon , Rainer Marz, Bimey Oberreit and Kareena Schönberger can be heard in the background . In addition to the production activities, Frankfurter also played the keyboard. The song was released under the music label EMI . On the cover of the maxi single - in addition to the inscription of the artist and the song title - Fischer can be seen in a blue dress on the roof of a skyscraper .

Publication and promotion

The first release of Phenomenon took place in September 2011 as an airplay . The maxi single was released on October 7, 2011 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland . The single is available for download and as a physical sound carrier. In addition to the single version, the maxi single also contains a remix version of Phenomenon as a B-side made by Christopher Applegate and Michael Bestmann .

In order to promote the song, there was a live appearance during prime time during the autumn festival of adventures on ARD . At first, the success of Phenomenon was limited. Only after a live performance by Andrea Berg in her 20th anniversary show and a live performance by Beatrice Egli during the seventh motto show of Deutschland sucht den Superstar 2013 did the song gain attention.

content

The lyrics to the phenomenon are written in German. The music was written or composed by Jean Frankfurter and the text by Kristina Bach . Musically, the song moves in the area of Schlager . The song sings about the positive qualities of a person, called a phenomenon.

"You are a phenomenon.
You can turn the earth.
You, nobody catches you.
The wind bears your name.

You are a phenomenon.
You, uncomfortable at times.
You are a real friend.
Your word keeps your word, laugh away all shadows. "

- Refrain, original excerpt

Music video

In the music video for the phenomenon , Fischer can be seen singing the song in a white outfit against a white background. On the other hand, Fischer can be seen singing the song in a blue dress on the roof of a skyscraper. The total length of the video is 4:00 minutes.

Contributors

Song production

Companies

Charts and chart placements

In Germany, the phenomenon reached position 49 in the single charts and stayed in the charts for a total of twelve weeks. In the German airplay charts, the single reached position 70 in nine weeks. In Switzerland, the single reached position 71 and stayed in the charts for a week.

For Fischer this is the fourth chart success in Germany and the third in Switzerland. For Frankfurter as authors, Phenomenon is already the 48th single in Germany and the seventh single in Switzerland to make it into the single charts. As a producer, Phenomenon is his 29th chart success in Germany and the fourth in Switzerland.

Chart placements
Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 49 (12 weeks) 12
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 71 (1 week) 1

Individual evidence

  1. Helene Fischer - Phenomenon (song). austriancharts.at, accessed on May 25, 2014 .
  2. Helene Fischer - phenomenon. musik-sammler.de, accessed on May 25, 2014 .
  3. Andrea Berg "Phenomenon". youtube.com, archived from the original on April 13, 2016 ; Retrieved May 25, 2014 .
  4. phenomenon. universal-music.de, accessed on May 25, 2014 .
  5. “Phenomenon” in the German charts. charts.de, accessed on May 25, 2014 .
  6. ^ "Phenomenon" in the Swiss charts. swisscharts.com, accessed May 25, 2014 .