Speechless (Robin Schulz Song)

Speechless
Robin Schulz feat. Erika Sirola
publication	16th November 2018
length	3:34 min.
Genre (s)	House
Author (s)	Christopher Braide , Teemu Brunila, Junkx , Robin Schulz

Speechless ( English for "speechless") is a song by the German DJ Robin Schulz , in cooperation with the Finnish singer-songwriter Erika Sirola .

Creation and artwork

Speechless was written jointly by Christopher Braide , Teemu Brunila, the Junkx production team (consisting of: Dennis Bierbrodt, Stefan Dabruck , Jürgen Dohr and Guido Kramer) and Robin Schulz. The production as well as the programming was done by the cooperation of Junkx and Schulz. In addition, Junkx's production team was responsible for mixing the song.

On the cover of the single you can only see the face of Schulz - in addition to the artist name and song title. While the inscription is white, the cover image itself is purple, red and orange, and the colors flow into each other.

Publication and promotion

The first publication of Speechless carried out under the record label tone performance and Warner Music as a single download on November 16, 2018. On December 14, 2018, appeared remix version of the Dutch DJ duo Lucas & Steve as a single download. Another month later, on January 11, 2019, Speechless (The Remixes) was released, a remix EP containing six remix recordings by well-known DJs such as the German DJ duo Blank & Jones . On March 22, 2019, another remix was released for individual download. It was a remix by the Dutch DJ MOTi . The follow-up single All This Love contains the original version of Speechless as a B-side .

Remix versions

• 2018: Speechless ( Lucas & Steve Remix)
• 2019: Speechless ( Blank & Jones WhatWeDoAtNight Remix)
• 2019: Speechless (Extended Mix)
• 2019: Speechless (Gil Glaze & Twenty Feet Down Remix)
• 2019: Speechless ( MOTi Remix)
• 2019: Speechless (Nicolas Haelg Remix)
• 2019: Speechless ( Quarterhead Remix)
• 2019: Speechless (Sini Remix)

content

The lyrics to Speechless are in English and translated into German means “speechless”. The music and the text were written and composed jointly by Christopher Braide, Teemu Brunila, Junkx and Robin Schulz. Musically, the song moves in the area of house , a style of electronic dance music . The tempo is 125 beats per minute . In terms of content, the song deals with the situation when you first meet a person who leaves you speechless - love at first sight. Warner Music itself speaks of the "story of a crackling encounter".

The song is based on two stanzas and a chorus. It starts with the first verse, followed by a pre-chorus and finally the actual chorus . The same process is repeated with the second stanza. After the second chorus there is a repeated post-chorus, which consists of parts of the chorus. The song ends with an outro , which is also made up of parts of the chorus. The main vocals of the song come from the Finnish singer-songwriter Erika Sirola, Schulz only acts as a DJ on the piece. The instrumentation was done by Junkx and Schulz, who can be heard on the keyboard.

"If you love me, then say you love me. And you are mine. Hey come on darling, stop the hiding. Speak your mind. Woah, I loved you, but you left me speechless. Say if you love me, then say you love me. And you are mine. " - Refrain, original excerpt

“If you love me then say that you love me. And you belong to me Hey darling, come on, finish the game of hide and seek. Express your opinion. Woah, I loved you, but you left me without a word. Say if you love me then say you love me And you belong to me. " - Refrain, translation

Music video

The Speechless music video was filmed in a street restaurant in Mumbai and premiered on YouTube on November 16, 2018 . You can see the story of the young Indian Raahi (played by Rohit Mehra), who works as a cashier in a street restaurant and falls in love with the young woman Lyla (played by Alexandra Tischenko) during a shift. First, Lyla places an order with Raahi and goes to the table with her. While the next customer is about to place an order, Raahi only has eyes for Lyla. After staring at her for a few seconds, he climbs onto the counter and tries to attract her attention with magic tricks . Attention attempts are unsuccessful, instead Lyla unpacks her headphones and completely isolates herself. After another unsuccessful magic trick, Raahi receives the help of some guests. They lift him off the counter and begin to dance with him. Now Lyla becomes aware of Raahi. After a few critical looks, Raahi manages to make Lyla laugh with his dance. Suddenly, as they seem to be approaching, a helicopter with two people dressed in superhero-like clothes appears over Lyla. One of the two superheroes has a phone with him, and Lyla receives a phone call with it. After the conversation, she immediately climbs up the hanging ladder of the helicopter. The video ends with Raahi and the guests of the restaurant watching the helicopter in amazement. During the video, Schulz can be seen in two roles. At first you see Schulz as the head chef, towards the end he sits in the restaurant as a tourist. The total length of the video is 3:38 minutes. As with Shed a Light, the director was again Mario Clement. To date, the music video has over 19.2 million views on YouTube (as of March 2019).

Contributors

Song production Christopher Braide : composer , songwriter Teemu Brunila: composer, songwriter Junkx : Mixing , keyboard, composer, songwriter, music producer , programming Robin Schulz : DJ , keyboard, composer, songwriter, music producer, programming Erika Sirola : Singing Companies EASYdoesit Production: Film producer (music video) Tonspiel: music label Warner Music : music label

Music video (selection) Ayaskant Baral: camera assistant Mario Clement: director Maulik Focus: gaffer Karanbir Ghumman: assistant director Phillip Kaminiak: cameraman Rohit Mehra: Actor (Role: Raahi) Konstantin Nerger: film producer Pratik Punjabi: assistant director Robin Schulz: Actor (Role: Chef / Tourist) Kevin Segler: Actor (Role: Customer) Lokesh Sharma: assistant director Christoph Szulecki: film editor Alexandra Tischenko: actress (role: Lyla) Sebastian von Gumpert: executive producer

reception

Reviews

Kat Bein from the US American Billboard magazine described the tune of the piece as warm and fuzzy house pop that went down smoothly and smoothly (" Speechless is a warm and fuzzy house-pop tune that goes down smooth and easy"). Bein described Speechless as a glowing and bubbly ode to such encounters (“ Speechless , is a bright and bubbly ode to such encounters”). Sirola brings these powerful moments to life, she interweaves the details of sudden romance with charm (“Singer Erika Sirola brings those powerful moments to life, weaving the details of sudden romance with charm”).

Katrin Elsner from the German radio station 1 Live described Speechless as "sentimental but not negative" and "thrilling but not engaging". Speechless is the right track to float all alone on the dance floor.

Charts and chart placements

Speechless reached position seven in the singles Top 100 in Germany and stayed in the top 10 for five weeks and in the charts for 32 weeks. In addition, the single was at the top of the official Dance Top 20 chart . In Austria the single reached position eight and also stayed in the top ten for five weeks and in the charts for a total of 27 weeks. In Switzerland , Speechless reached its highest chart listing at position ninth and stayed in the top 10 for two weeks and in the chart for 38 weeks. In Sirola's homeland, Finland , the single also made it into the top 10 in eighth position. In 2019, the single was 27th in the German single annual charts . In the German airplay annual charts , the single was in 13th position, making it the second most played title by a German artist after Narcotic ( Younotus , Janieck & Senex ).

For Schulz as an interpreter, this is the 16th chart success in Germany, the 15th in Switzerland and the 14th in Austria. It is his ninth top 10 success each in Germany and Austria and his seventh in Switzerland. As a producer, it is his 14th chart success in Germany and his 13th each in Austria and Switzerland. In his writing, Schulz's Speechless hit the single charts in Germany for the 13th time and the charts in Austria and Switzerland for the twelfth time. It is his seventh top 10 success as an author and producer in Germany and Austria and the fifth in Switzerland. For Sirola Speechless is the first chart success as an interpreter in all three countries as well as in her home country Finland.

For the Junkx team of authors, Speechless represents the 16th chart success in Germany, the twelfth in Switzerland and the tenth chart success in Austria. In Germany and Austria they reached the top 10 for the fifth time and for the third time after Sugar (Robin Schulz feat. Francesco Yates ) and OK (Robin Schulz feat. James Blunt ) in Switzerland. As a producer team it is her 15th chart success in Germany, her 13th in Switzerland and the tenth in Austria. In Germany and Switzerland they reached the top 10 for the sixth time, in Switzerland for the third time after Sugar and OK . Braide reached the German single charts for the eleventh time and the Austrian and Swiss charts for the tenth time. in Germany. It is the third top 10 hit for Braide in Austria and Switzerland, after She Wolf (Falling to Pieces) ( David Guetta feat. Sia ) and Flames (David Guetta & Sia). For Brunila as an author, Speechless is the sixth chart success in Germany and the fourth in Austria and Switzerland. In Germany and Austria it is his second Top 10 success after Lifesaver ( Sunrise Avenue ), in Switzerland his first.

Chart placements Charts Top ranking Weeks Chart placements  Germany (GfK) 7th (32 weeks) 32  Finland (IFPI) 8th (6 weeks) 6th  Austria (Ö3) 8th (27 weeks) 27  Switzerland (IFPI) 9 (38 weeks) 38

Annual charts Charts (2019) placement Annual charts (2019)  Germany (GfK) 27

Awards for music sales

In June 2020 Speechless was awarded a platinum record in Germany , followed by platinum awards in Austria and Switzerland. Speechless is Schulz's eleventh single in a row to have achieved at least gold status in Germany. Overall, it is Schulz's 13th single that was certified in his home country. Speechless received three gold and four platinum awards for 440,000 units sold.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	400,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	20,000
All in all	2 × gold 5 × platinum	640,000

Main article: Robin Schulz / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Music video for "Speechless" on YouTube

Individual evidence

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