Do not look back
| Do not look back | |
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| Xavas | |
| publication | August 24, 2012 |
| length | 4:24 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , rap |
| Author (s) |
Milan Martelli , Xavier Naidoo , Matthew Tasa , Savas Yurderi |
| Award (s) | Bundesvision Song Contest winner title |
| album | Split personality |
Do not look back is a song of the German Pop - and rap - duo Xavas . The piece is the first single from her debut album Split Personality and winner of the Bundesvision Song Contest 2012 .
Creation and artwork
The song was written by Milan Martelli , Xavier Naidoo, Matthew Tasa and Savas Yurderi (Kool Savas). The single was produced by Milan Martelli. The single was released under the Naidoo Records label and distributed by Sony / ATV Music Publishing and Hanseatic Warner Chappell . On the black and white held cover the maxi-single - alongside artist name and song title - a photo Xavas' (from the back) to see.
Publication and promotion
The first release of Schau nicht zurück took place as a download single on August 24, 2012 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland . Due to the great reception, the release as a physical sound carrier followed on September 5, 2012. In addition to the single version of Schau nicht zurück , the maxi single also contains an a cappella and instrumental version of the song as a B-side .
background information
In Do not look back do not is the first single release of Xavier Naidoo and Kool Savas. Under their stage names, the two released the single Aura a year earlier on October 21, 2011 . Aura was placed in all DA-CH countries and is on Kool Sava's fifth studio album Aura . Before Aura they already recorded tracks together, but they were only released on studio albums.
content
The lyrics to Schau nicht zurück is written in German. The music was written jointly by Milan Martelli, Xavier Naidoo and Matthew Tasa, the text by Naidoo and Savas Yurderi (Kool Savas). Musically, the song moves in the realm of pop music and rap . The verses of the song are rapped by Savas, the bridge and chorus are sung by Naidoo. The two can be heard in the background through the voices of Katja Friedenberg and Rüdiger Skoczowsky. The song is about the fact that someone should not look back, but should look forward.
“And I don't look back anymore,
but when I look back I only see my happiness.
I gladly filled in everything else;
and bridged with fond memories.
Believe me brother, I'm not looking back anymore. "
Music video
The music video for Schau nicht zurück was filmed in July 2012 on the Grossglockner in Austria and celebrated its premiere on August 24, 2012. On the one hand, it shows Xavas moving around the Grossglockner area on foot and in cars ( Mercedes-Benz S-Class and Bentley Continental GT ), singing or rapping the song. and on the other hand, a mountaineer can be seen climbing the Großglockner. The length of the video is 3:53 minutes. Directed by Kolja Brandt . The video was produced by Rocco Kopecny.
Bundesvision Song Contest 2012
Xavas won the Bundesvision Song Contest 2012 for Baden-Württemberg with a 30 point lead over the band Laing , who played for Saxony , with the song Mornings Always tired (142 points). During the scoring of all 16 federal states , Xavas set themselves apart relatively early on, with a small margin from their competitors. In addition to their home country Baden-Württemberg, they also got full points from Bavaria , Berlin , Hesse , Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt . This was the eighth edition of the Bundesvision Song Contest .
For promotional purposes, every artist shoots an election commercial for participation in the BuViSoco. In this you can see Xavas and some sights in Heidelberg .
Records
- Lowest Highest Score: 10 (along with Peter Fox - Black To Blue and Gunslinger - Let's Go )
- Most successful entry in the German single charts by placement: 2nd place (together with Glasperlenspiel - Geiles Leben )
- The only BSC contribution with a top 10 placement in the Swiss single charts (3rd place).
Scoring
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| 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 172 |
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reception
Charts and chart placements
Look no longer back reached position two in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of 22 weeks. In Austria the single reached position 14 in 16 chart weeks and in Switzerland position three in 22 chart weeks. Although the song did not make it to number one, it was still the most successful German-language song in the German single charts for a period of three weeks and the most successful German-language song in the Austrian single charts for two weeks . In the 2012 annual single charts, the track was placed at position 57 in Germany and at position 45 in Switzerland.
Don't look back is to this day Xavas' most successful chart single in all German-speaking countries , and it is also the most successful chart single of all participants in the Bundesvision Song Contest .
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Awards for music sales
At the end of 2012 Schau nicht zurück was awarded a gold record in Germany for over 150,000 units sold, making it one of the best-selling German-language rap songs since 1975.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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 Germany (BVMI)
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 gold
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150,000 |
| All in all |
1 × gold |
150,000 |
Cover versions
- 2016: The BossHoss , the German country band covered the song as part of the VOX show Sing my song - The exchange concert at the Xavier Naidoo themed evening during the third season of the format. The cover version can be found on the accompanying sampler of the third season.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Xavas - Don't look back any more. discogs.com, accessed April 4, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Xavas - Don't look back any more. austriancharts.at, accessed on April 4, 2014 .
- ↑ Daniel: Re: XAVAS - Split Personality - 09/21/2012. ( Memento of April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) koolsavas.de, August 24, 2012, accessed on May 13, 2019.
- ↑ Video premiere: XAVAS - “Don't look back any more”. news.myvideo.de, accessed on April 4, 2014 .
- ↑ XAVAS (Xavier Naidoo & Kool Savas) "Don't look back anymore" (Official HD Video 2012). youtube.com, accessed April 4, 2014 .
- ↑ Contributors to the music video for "Don't Look Back". crew-united.com, accessed April 4, 2014 .
- ↑ XAVAS election commercial from September 26, 2012 (broadcast 1793 from September 26, 2012). tvtotal.de, accessed on April 4, 2014 .
- ↑ “Don't look back” in the German charts. charts.de, accessed on April 4, 2014 .
- ↑ “Don't look back” in the Swiss charts. swisscharts.com, accessed April 4, 2014 .
- ↑ “Don't look back” in the German annual charts | rudi-world.de. Retrieved April 5, 2014 .
- ↑ “Don't look back” in the Swiss annual charts | rudi-swisscharts.com. Retrieved April 5, 2014 .
- ↑ Gold for “Don't look back” in Germany. musikindustrie.de, accessed on April 4, 2014 .
| predecessor | position | successor |
|---|---|---|
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If words were my language ( Tim Bendzko ) |
Winner song of the Bundesvision Song Contest 2012 |
Either way ( bosses ) |
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Real ( glass bead game ) |
 Baden-WürttembergBaden-Württemberg at the Bundesvision Song Contest 2012 |
Strangers ( Max Herre feat. Sophie Hunger ) |