Under my skin
| Under my skin | |
|---|---|
| Elif Demirezer | |
| publication | April 5, 2013 |
| length | 3:14 min. |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| text | Elif Demirezer, Philipp Schardt , Tom Olbrich |
| music | Elif Demirezer, Philipp Schwär |
| album | Under my skin |
| Cover version | |
| But GeiL & Koby Funk feat. Wincent Weiss | |
Under my skin is a song by the German - Turkish pop singer Elif , which was released as a single on April 5, 2013. The track was the first single from the singer's debut album, released in August 2013. A 2015 re-recording of the song by the German DJ duo Gestört aber GeiL in collaboration with Koby Funk and Wincent Weiss exceeded the success of the original.
Content and video
The Universal record label described the song as an emotional piece about an important person:
“Elif is singing about an experience that may have touched, inspired and hurt all of us: she meets" him ". The one who seems to promise so much. Its proximity suddenly illuminates everything. With whom she is awake and stays awake, singing " Panic at the Disco Songs" for two days - only to never see him again. Elif was in love - "but more with the idea. In what he could be. In my dreams that I saw in him". A mosquito that has become an elephant and yet is so close and honest. Because we all know them. "
The song's official music video came out on February 23, 2013 and was viewed about 2.5 million times. It shows the singer alone, sitting in the middle of a large, deserted room. Numerous tattoos and glowing objects appeared on her skin over the course of the play.
Contributors
In addition to Elif Demirezer, Eisblume member Philipp Schardt and Andreas Bourani songwriter Tom Olbrich also contribute to the writing of Under My Skin . The song was recorded in the HOME studios in Hamburg. Philipp Schwär produced the song together with Elif. On April 5, 2013, the song was released on the record label Vertigo Records Berlin .
reception
criticism
The critic Stephan Voigt of the website "www.hotspot-hh.de" describes the song as "Pop the best kind" and praised its "warm, cuddly, gentle voice". In addition to her voice, the individuality of the song was also addressed: "a piece that has seldom been heard in German, both in its composition and in its poetry. A line that, despite the variety that prevails in the album, through the whole album. ", wrote the page" www.intellektuellesverbindei.de ". Voigt saw it similarly again: "Although hundreds and thousands of songs have already been written and sung about happy and unhappy love, Elif can deliver some real gems with this single."
Commercial win
Although four years had passed since her Popstars participation, the song became a success. In the iTunes charts, the title rose to number 65, and within a week it entered the German single charts. The single was able to advance to number 80, but got out again after a week.
| Charts | Top position |
Weeks |
|---|---|---|
 Germany
|
80 | 1 |
Version of Disturbed but GeiL
On 20 March 2015, the German published DJ - Duo but disturbed GeiL a remix of the song in the deep-house style. The mix was released via Kontor Records and reached high chart positions. In addition to Gestört aber GeiL, DJ and producer Koby Funk and singer Wincent Weiss also took part.
history
Koby Funk laid the foundation for the remix in March 2014 with a deep house bootleg he produced . He had worked with Wincent Weiss , who sang the piece again. In April 2014, this version of Koby Funk was released for free download on its official SoundCloud page. The revised remix by the duo Gestört aber GeiL was released as a single on March 20, 2015.
Music video
The official music video was uploaded from the official YouTube channel of the Kontor label on March 19, 2015, one day before the single was released . The music video shows a woman and a man walking lonely through the streets after the separation. They begin to miss each other, meet again in a club and realize that they belong together after all. In the club, Gestört but GeiL play a live performance together with Koby Funk and singer Wincent Weiss.
reception
criticism
The website “www.hitfire.eu” wrote: “The new version of the track proves that it can also be converted perfectly into the deep house genre. Because the beat goes really well with the lyrics and the voice of Wincent Weiss is also very good strong. The song sticks in the ear immediately and can be played in clubs as well as on the radio. "
Commercial win
The mix of the song was a great success. Just through pre-orders, the track was able to advance into the iTunes charts and was in the top 20 within a week. In the first week , Unter mein Haut entered the official single charts at number 12.
| Charts | Top position |
Weeks |
|---|---|---|
|
Germany
|
6th 
|
56 |
 Austria
|
25th | 19th |