From here on blind
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| Studio album by Wir sind Helden | |||||||||
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| Label (s) | EMI Music | ||||||||
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CD, LP |
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pop |
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Title (number) |
13 |
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running time |
48 min 08 s |
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Studio (s) |
Freudenhaus Studio in Berlin |
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From here on blind is the second studio album by Wir sind Helden . The album was released on April 4, 2005 by EMI Music and is classified as pop music.
publication
From here on blind was released in Germany on April 4, 2005, entered the German Top 100 album charts at number 1 on April 18 and stayed in the top ten for 20 weeks. It sold 300,000 times in Germany and was awarded platinum .
The album was also released in a limited edition, which gives an insight into the creation and production of the album. The limited edition includes an additional DVD with documentation and interviews with band members about each track on the album. Also included is a game where the user can distribute the roles in the band as they wish. As a result, only one word is presented in this constellation.
The entire artwork ( cover , booklet, etc.) for the album as well as for the singles was designed by the Berlin illustrator Vanessa Karré. It is based on the comic album Tim in Tibet (1960) by the Belgian illustrator Hergé, who died in 1983 . The video for the single From here on blind is kept in the same style .
Track list
| # | title | Text and music | length |
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| 1 | If it happens | Holofernes, Tourette | 3:33 |
| 2 | echo sounder | Holofernes, Tavassol, Tourette | 4:31 |
| 3 | From here on blind | Holofernes, Tavassol, Tourette | 3:30 |
| 4th | pimp | Holofernes, Tourette | 3:30 |
| 5 | An elephant for you | Holofernes, Roy, Tavassol, Tourette | 4:42 |
| 6th | Can I keep this | Holofernes, Tavassol, Tourette | 3:18 |
| 7th | Angry enough | Holofernes, Tavassol | 4:29 |
| 8th | Is falling apart | Holofernes, Roy, Tavassol, Tourette | 3:10 |
| 9 | Get dressed | Holofernes, Roy, Tavassol, Tourette | 3:26 |
| 10 | Came to stay | Holofernes, Tourette | 3:10 |
| 11 | Only one word | Holofernes, Roy, Tavassol, Tourette | 3:56 |
| 12 | I will practice all my life to love you the way I want to love you when you leave | Holofernes, Roy | 2:52 |
| 13 | Are not you tired | Holofernes, Roy | 3:53 |
Chart successes
After the album's success in Austria and Germany, the band produced some singles from the album in English, French and Japanese. Saa Itte Miyô , the Japanese version of Von hier an blind , was released as the B-side of the German single.
The Video for Just a Word pays homage to the music video for Bob Dylan's song Subterranean Homesick Blues . The urban back alley as a background and also the maps with some words from the lyrics are used as in Dylan's video. This is associated with new elements, e.g. B. forward and backward running time.
Cover versions
The title Nur ein Wort was released by JBO in 2007 on the album Head Bang Boing under the title Oaaargh! and in 2009 in the sketch comedy show Dennis & Jesko by Dennis Kaupp and Jesko Friedrich as Wir sind Elben under the title Nur ein Ork covered.
Chart placements
album
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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 Germany (GfK)
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1 (59 weeks) | 59 |
 Austria (Ö3)
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1 (43 weeks) | 43 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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5 (21 weeks) | 21st |
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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CH
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| 2005 | Come to stay blind from here on |
DE24 (11 weeks) DE |
AT4 (21 weeks) AT |
CH39 (12 weeks) CH |
First published: February 27, 2005
with Max Raabe |
| Just a word from here on blind |
DE28 (23 weeks) DE |
AT13 (25 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: May 17, 2005
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| From here on blind / Sâ itte miyô (Japanese version) From here on blind |
DE42 (9 weeks) DE |
AT53 (15 weeks) AT |
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First published: September 30, 2005
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| 2006 | If it happens from here on blind |
DE41 (9 weeks) DE |
AT34 (6 weeks) AT |
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First published: January 13, 2006
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Web links
- From here on blind at MusicBrainz
- Armin Linder: Criticism at Plattentests.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lyrics on the JBO website
- ↑ Review of JBO's album "Head Bang Boing" ( Fun Metal ) on amboss-mag.de
- ↑ Just an Ork on the YouTube channel SehrWitzigComedy by Dennis & Jesko
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH