City (song)
| city | |
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| Cassandra Steen feat. Adel Tawil | |
| publication | May 29, 2009 |
| length | 3:06 |
| Genre (s) | German Contemporary R&B , Pop |
| Author (s) | Flo Fischer, Sebastian Kirchner, Heike Kospach, Paul NZA , Marek Pompetzki , Adel Tawil |
| album | That is why we live |
| Cover version | |
| 2012 | Adoro |
City is a song by German R & B - singer Cassandra Steen , in cooperation with the German pop singer Adel Tawil . The piece is the second single from their second studio album Darum wir Leben .
Creation and artwork
The song was written by Flo Fischer, Sebastian Kirchner, Heike Kospach, Paul NZA , Marek Pompetzki and Adel Tawil , and produced by Paul NZA and Marek Pompetzki. The mastering took place in the True Track Recording Studio under the direction of Dirk T.Jambor, the song was mixed by Marek Pompetzki in the Numarek Studios. The single was released under the Universal Music Domestic Rock / Urban label. On the cover of the maxi single - next to the inscription of the artist and the song title - the upper body of Steen can be seen against the background of a city. The photography is by Olaf Heine and the artwork by Plantage. The recordings took place under the direction of Michael Herberger.
Publication and promotion
Stadt was first published on May 29, 2009 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland . The single is available as a digital and physical sound carrier. In addition to the single version , the regular maxi single also contains a remix version , by the Tune Brothers and Peter Hoff, as the B-side . In addition to the regular edition, there is also an extended version of the maxi single. This also contains an acoustic version and a "Flashgordan Remix" from Stadt and is only available as a download. To promote the song, u. a. Live appearances in prime time during the awarding of the 1 Live Krone and the ZDF Silverstercountdown.
content
The lyrics to the city are written in German. The music was written by Flo Fischer, Sebastian Kirchner, Paul NZA , Marek Pompetzki and Adel Tawil , the text by Heike Kospach. Musically, the song moves in the field of German contemporary R&B - and pop music . The song is about the fact that the current society mostly seems selfish, ignorant and cold and that it therefore wants to build its own city in which qualities such as warmth and trust are in the foreground. The stanzas are sung by Tawil, the refrain by Steen. Both can be heard in the bridge .
“I'll build a city for you,
glass and gold become stone.
And every street that
leads out leads back in again.
I'm building a city for you - and for me. "
Music video
In the city's music video , Steen and Tawil can be seen with many different people moving in front of a black or white background. The total length of the video is 3:03 minutes. Directed by Hinrich Pflug, it was produced by Dannys Kesten and Katapult Filmproduktion .
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reception
Charts and chart placements
Stadt reached position two in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the German top 10 for 16 weeks and in the charts for 37 weeks. In Austria, the single reached position three and stayed in the top 10 for twelve weeks and in the charts for 31 weeks. In Switzerland, the single reached position 31 in the single charts in 26 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 16 weeks and the most successful German-language song in the Austrian single charts for a period of twelve weeks . In 2009, Stadt placed fourth in the German annual single charts , as well as 13th in Austria and 100th in Switzerland.
For Steen this was the ninth chart success as an interpreter in Germany, as well as the third in Austria and the first in Switzerland. It is her second top 10 success in Germany and the first in Austria. For the first time, she placed a single in the charts in all three countries at the same time. To date, no single of hers has been able to rank higher or longer in all three countries.
For Tawil this was the third chart success as an interpreter in Germany, as well as the second in Austria and Switzerland. It was his second top 10 success in Germany and the first in Austria. As an author, Stadt is already the 16th chart success for Tawil in Germany, as well as the eighth in Austria and the seventh in Switzerland. As an author, it is his sixth top 10 success in Germany and the third in Austria.
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Awards for music sales
In 2010 Stadt in Germany was awarded a platinum record for over 300,000 units sold, making it one of the best-selling German-language songs and duets since 1975 and Steen's best-selling sound carrier to this day.
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 Germany (BVMI)
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 platinum
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300,000 |
| All in all |
1 × platinum |
300,000 |
Cover versions
- 2009: Roman Lochmann & Lara Krause (Märchenwald), winner song of the Kiddy Contest
- 2012: Adoro
- 2017: Jürgen Drews , participation in Xavier's request concert live
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Cassandra Steen feat. Adel Tawil - City (Song). austriancharts.at, accessed on April 25, 2014 .
- ↑ Cassandra Steen - Therefore We Live. discogs.com, accessed April 25, 2014 .
- ↑ Cassandra Steen feat. Adel Tawil - city. discogs.com, accessed April 25, 2014 .
- ^ City (feat. Adel Tawil) - EP. itunes.apple.com, accessed April 25, 2014 .
- ^ City - Cassandra Steen live - 1live Krone. youtube.com, accessed April 25, 2014 .
- ^ Cassandra Steen - Stadt (Live in Berlin New Year's Eve 2011/2012). youtube.com, accessed April 25, 2014 .
- ↑ Cassandra standing - city. tape.tv, accessed April 25, 2014 .
- ↑ Cassandra Steen feat. Adel Tawil - City (2009). crew-united.com, accessed April 25, 2014 .
- ↑ "City" in the German charts. charts.de, accessed on April 25, 2014 .
- ^ "City" in the Swiss charts. swisscharts.com, accessed April 25, 2014 .
- ↑ Single year charts 2009. officialcharts.de, accessed on September 10, 2018 .
- ^ "City" in the Austrian annual charts. austriancharts.at, accessed on April 25, 2014 .
- ^ "City" in the Swiss annual charts. swisscharts.com, accessed April 25, 2014 .
- ↑ Platinum in Germany for “city”. musikindustrie.de, accessed on April 25, 2014 .