Day X (album)
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May 29, 2015 |
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CD, digital |
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13 (+ bonus tracks) |
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54:04 (+ bonus tracks) |
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Day X is the third studio album of the German electro - duo Glass Bead Game .
Creation and artwork
All pieces on the album were written by the two Glasperlenspiel members Daniel Grunenberg and Carolin Niemczyk , in cooperation with other often changing authors. The authors Benjamin Bistram and Elias Hadjeus worked on seven pieces and thus most of the songs on the album, the author Katharina Löwel ( Kitty Kat ) worked on three titles; authors also worked on individual pieces. With the exception of two tracks, all pieces on the album were produced jointly by Benjamin Bistram and Daniel Grunenberg, with the song X being produced with the support of co-producer David Jürgens. The two remaining tracks were produced jointly by Johannes Burger and Kilian Wilke, with the song Geiles Leben being created with the support of co-producer Philipp Albinger . The album was released under the music labels Island Records and Polydor and distributed through Universal Music Publishing . On the cover of the album - in addition to the artist name and album title - the two Glasperlenspiel members can be seen lying in the dunes , against the background of a large white X '.
Publication and promotion
Day X was first published on May 29, 2015 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland . The album consists of 13 new studio recordings. In addition to the regular edition, a deluxe version was published at the same time . This includes an additional CD with eight live recordings from the SWR3 New Pop Festival 2013 in Baden-Baden . Around a year and a half later, the album was re-released with three new titles and a bonus DVD under the title Tag X (Geiles Leben Edition) . The additional video album includes a concert from Wittenburg that was recorded during the X day festival tour.
To promote the songs and the album followed which also includes live performances by Horny life in the ZDF television garden , in the evening news of the Bavarian television in Celebrity Big Brother - The Late Night Show on Sixx and during the eleventh season of Popstars . After 2011 , Glasperlenspiel again took part in the Bundesvision Song Contest for Baden-Württemberg . They took sixth place with 82 points and had to admit defeat to Mark Forster with his winning title Bauch und Kopf , the Donots with Then Without Me and Yvonne Catterfeld with Lieber . With Paris they performed live on SWR3 latenight , among others .
"Day X" tour
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The album consists of 13 newly recorded tracks, with the support of the Berlin rapper Kitty Kat for Etwas Altes . All lyrics are written in German. Musically, the songs move in the realm of electronic pop music . The live recordings of the deluxe version are taken from the last two studio albums Move with Me and Limitless . The re-release Day X (Geiles Leben Edition) includes three new songs.
Track list
| # | title | Author (s) | Producer (s) | length |
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| 1 | Wolves (Interlude Day X) | Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg, Elias Hadjeus, Carolin Niemczyk | Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg | 5:21 |
| 2 | Paris | Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg, Elias Hadjeus, Carolin Niemczyk | Johannes Burger, Kilian Wilke | 3:39 |
| 3 | Beginner forever | Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg, Elias Hadjeus, Carolin Niemczyk | Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg | 3:58 |
| 4th | For nothing | Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg, Elias Hadjeus, Carolin Niemczyk | Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg | 4:09 |
| 5 | Something Old (Interlude) ( feat.Kitty Kat ) | Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg, Elias Hadjeus, Carolin Niemczyk | Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg | 4:49 |
| 6th | Great life | Philipp Albinger, Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg, Philipp Klemz, Carolin Niemczyk, Christian Raab, Peter Stanowsky | Philipp Albinger, Johannes Burger, Kilian Wilke | 3:33 |
| 7th | X | Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg, Elias Hadjeus, David Jürgens, Carolin Niemczyk | Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg, David Jürgens | 4:06 |
| 8th | girl | Daniel Grunenberg, Katharina Löwel, Carolin Niemczyk | Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg | 4:33 |
| 9 | memories | Daniel Grunenberg, Katharina Löwel, Carolin Niemczyk | Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg | 3:28 |
| 10 | Phoenix | Daniel Grunenberg, Katharina Löwel, Carolin Niemczyk | Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg | 3:21 |
| 11 | Day X | Daniel Grunenberg, Carolin Niemczyk | Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg | 4:11 |
| 12 | Lift (interlude) | Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg, Elias Hadjeus, Carolin Niemczyk | Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg | 5:31 |
| 13 | Our last song | Benjamin Bistram, Elias Hadjeus | Benjamin Bistram, Daniel Grunenberg | 3:25 |
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| 14th | Forever ( Madizin Single Mix) | Daniel Grunenberg, Katharina Löwel, Carolin Niemczyk, Peter Stanowsky | Daniel Grunenberg, Kilian & Joe, Madizin Music Lab | 3:34 |
| 15th | carousel | Daniel Grunenberg, Katharina Löwel, Carolin Niemczyk, Peter Stanowsky | Daniel Grunenberg, Lorenz Schimpf | 3:32 |
| 16 | Homesickness | Johannes Burger, Daniel Grunenberg, Katharina Löwel, Carolin Niemczyk, Kilian Wilke | Daniel Grunenberg, Lorenz Schimpf | 3:19 |
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| 1 | Limitless (live) | Alexander Freund, Daniel Grunenberg, Carolin Niemczyk | Daniel Grunenberg, Yoad Nevo | 5:49 |
| 2 | I am me (live) | Daniel Grunenberg, Matthias Mania, Finn Martin, Carolin Niemczyk | Daniel Grunenberg (Co), Ingo Politz, Mic Schröder, Bernd Wendlandt | 6:32 |
| 3 | Immortal (live) | Hendrik Eilers, Daniel Grunenberg, David Jürgens, Katarina Löwel, Carolin Niemczyk | Daniel Grunenberg, Yoad Nevo | 4:03 |
| 4th | Heart of gold (live) | Nick Coler, Daniel Grunenberg, Carolin Niemczyk, Joe Walter | Nick Coler (Co), Daniel Grunenberg, Yoad Nevo | 3:28 |
| 5 | What you don't know (live) | Daniel Grunenberg, David Jürgens, Katarina Löwel, Carolin Niemczyk | Daniel Grunenberg, Yoad Nevo | 4:25 |
| 6th | Never forget (live) | Alexander Freund, Daniel Grunenberg, Michael Kurth, Katharina Löwel, Yoad Nevo, Carolin Niemczyk | Daniel Grunenberg, Yoad Nevo | 4:36 |
| 7th | Real (live) | Zippy Davids, Daniel Grunenberg, Anders Kjer, Carolin Niemczyk | Ingo Politz (Co), Mic Schröder (Co), Bernd Wendlandt (Co), Mikko Tamminen | 4:13 |
| 8th | Friendship (live) | Daniel Grunenberg, David Jürgens, Katharina Löwel, Carolin Niemczyk | Daniel Grunenberg (Co), Ingo Politz, Mic Schröder, Bernd Wendlandt | 3:40 |
Day X (Geiles Leben Edition)
| Glass Bead Game: Day X (Geiles Leben Edition) |
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| Label: | Polydor |
| Format: | DVD |
| Genre: | Music film / documentary |
| Year: | October 7, 2016 |
| Running time: | 71:19 |
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Day X (Geiles Leben Edition) is the second video album by Glasperlenspiel. The video album includes a concert that was recorded during the Day X festival tour in Wittenburg on June 18, 2016. The concert consisted of eleven songs. The album also contains the music video and a live recording from Nuremberg from March 11, 2016 of Geiles Leben . The album contains mostly songs that were released as singles in the past, only the songs your secret , memories , phoenix and wolves .
Track list
- Wolves - 4:36
- I am me - 6:44
- Limitless - 5:30
- Memories - 3:57
- Real - 6:59
- Your secret - 5:33
- Paris - 4:21
- Phoenix - 3:50
- Great life - 5:45
- Never forget - 9:33
- Friendship - 4:22
- Menu / Glasperlenspiel / Day X (Geiles Leben Edition) - 3:07
- Geiles Leben (music video) - 3:31
- Geiles Leben (live in Nuremberg) - 3:31
Single releases
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Three weeks before the release of Day X , the single Paris was released on May 8, 2015 . However, the single missed a chart entry. Three months after the album was released, the second single, Geiles Leben, followed . After a moderate entry into the German single charts, the single rose to position two after participating in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2015 and various TV appearances. In Austria, the single also reached position two and in Switzerland it made it to the top of the charts at the beginning of 2016. With Geiles Leben , the duo achieved the top position for the first time with a sound carrier, as well as a platinum record and certification in Austria and Switzerland for the first time. So far, Geiles Leben has sold over 830,000 copies, making it the duo's most commercially successful sound carrier.
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Reviews
The online magazine laut.de awarded 2/5 stars. Martin Tenschert from the laut.de editorial team justified this with the following words: “The thirteen German-language titles sound a bit funky and intentional, as if one were to have a mixed beer drink or to drive around with the kickboard . [...] Glasperlenspiel undoubtedly master their craft and meet the expectations placed on them. However, one looks in vain for further artistic development or even musical ventures on Day X. "
Charts and chart placements
Day X reached position 14 in the album charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of 37 weeks. In Austria the album reached position 54 in five chart weeks and in Switzerland position 49 in 13 chart weeks. For Glasperlenspiel this is the third chart success in the German album charts, as well as the first in Austria and the second in Switzerland. In all three countries, no album by the duo has been in the charts for longer, in Germany the album moved you with me (26 chart weeks).
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14th (37 weeks) | 37 |
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54 (5 weeks) | 5 |
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49 (13 weeks) | 13 |
Awards for music sales
In February 2016, Tag X in Germany was awarded a gold record for over 100,000 units sold. In August 2016, they were awarded a gold record in Austria, the first time an album by the duo outside of Germany was certified. Overall, the album was awarded twice gold across Europe for over 107,500 units sold, making it the best-selling album by Glasperlenspiel.
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100,000 |
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gold
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7,500 |
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1 × gold |
107,500 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Glass Bead Game - Day X. discogs.com, accessed October 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Online database - musical works. online.gema.de, accessed on October 17, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Glasperlenspiel - Day X. austriancharts.at, accessed on October 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Glass Bead Game Paris SWR3latenight SWR HD 2015 may15. youtube.com, accessed October 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Repertoire search. online.gema.de, accessed on January 4, 2017 .
- ↑ Day X (Geiles Leben Edition). amazon.de, accessed on October 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Glasperlenspiel - Geiles Leben. officialcharts.de, accessed on August 29, 2015 .
- ↑ Glasperlenspiel - Geiles Leben. austriancharts.at, accessed on October 21, 2015 .
- ↑ Glasperlenspiel - Geiles Leben. hitparade.ch, accessed on December 6, 2015 .
- ↑ Glasperlenspiel with the single 'Paris'. mix1.de, accessed on October 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Glasperlenspiel - Day X. laut.de, accessed on October 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Glasperlenspiel - Day X. officialcharts.de, accessed on October 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Glasperlenspiel - Day X. swisscharts.com, accessed on January 29, 2016 .
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on February 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Gold & Platinum. Retrieved August 29, 2016 .