Vincent (Sarah Connor song)
| Vincent | |
|---|---|
| Sarah Connor | |
| publication | April 5, 2019 (Digital) April 27, 2019 (2-track single) |
| length | 4:43 min. |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| text | Sarah Connor Peter Plate Ulf Leo Sommer Daniel Faust |
| Label | Polydor |
| album | Heart strength works |
Vincent is a song by the German singer Sarah Connor . It was digitally released on April 5, 2019 by Polydor as the lead single of the ninth studio album Herz Kraft Werke . Connor wrote the song with Peter Plate and Ulf Leo Sommer .
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The song "Vincent" is about confusion and pain in love. Among other things, with Vincent , who realizes that he is gay and has fallen in love with a man. He turns to his mother and receives encouragement from her. Furthermore, the song is about Linda and Ben, who are referred to as the "perfect couple" but split up again. Finally, Vincent's situation is taken up again: He has "two children and a strong man."
Background and reception
Connor wrote the play after learning from a friend that her son was gay, the name Vincent is fictional. Connor told the taz that Vincent was "the most important song [she] has done so far".
Some radio stations do not play the piece because of the phrase "Vincent doesn't get a point when he thinks of girls" that the song begins with. Others play the song without this first sentence, but numerous stations also broadcast the song uncensored . During a live appearance in prime time on the ProSieben show Schlag den Star , Connor also presented the uncensored version.
Idolator describes the song as an "uplifting pop anthem".
reception
Charts and chart placements
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Awards for music sales
In September 2019 Vincent was awarded a platinum record in Austria for over 30,000 units sold. After the singles Let's Get Back to Bed - Boy! and From Sarah with Love were awarded gold, this is the first time that a single Connors achieved platinum status in Austria. In the same month, the song was also awarded platinum in Switzerland for over 20,000 units sold. In March 2020, a platinum record followed in Germany for over 400,000 units sold.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Germany (BVMI)
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 platinum
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400,000 |
 Austria (IFPI)
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platinum
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30,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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platinum
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20,000 |
| All in all |
3 × platinum |
450,000 |
Main article: Sarah Connor / Discography # Awards for Music Sales
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sarah Connor is back with a new single . In: 20 minutes . April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ↑ Sarah Connor reveals album title . In: mix1.de . April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ↑ Sarah Connor - Vincent (album "Kraftwerk" will be released on May 31, 2019) . In: Radio VHR . April 6, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ↑ Sarah Connor: The emotional message behind her new single. April 5, 2019, accessed June 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Thomas Winkler: Sarah Connor about her new album: "I hate injustices" . In: The daily newspaper: taz . June 7, 2019, ISSN 0931-9085 ( taz.de [accessed June 10, 2019]).
- ↑ Coming-out song: Some radios only play Connor's song shortened . ISSN 0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed June 7, 2019]).
- ↑ Beat the Star , Prosieben. June 15, 2019.
- ↑ The Drop: Your Guide To New Music Friday Featuring CYN, Yuna & MAX. April 5, 2019, accessed June 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Vincent in the German single charts
- ↑ Vincent in the Austrian single charts
- ↑ Vincent in the Swiss hit parade
- ↑ Top 100 annual single charts 2019. officialcharts.de, accessed on December 28, 2019 .