Why are you like that?

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Why are you like that?
Cover
Fler
publication February 29, 2008
length 4:03
Genre (s) rap
music Goofies taste ore
album Foreign in your own country

Why are you like that? is a song by the German rapper Fler and the second single from his album Fremd im Vater Land . On this it was first released on January 25, 2008, and it was released on February 29, 2008 as a single on Flers record company Aggro Berlin . The song was written in memory of the late graffiti artist Attila Murat Aydın , who was known as "Maxim" in the Berlin hip-hop scene. For the background music of Why are you like this? the producer duo Goofiesmackerz is responsible. The single reached number 61 in the German charts .

background

On June 13, 2003, the Berlin graffiti artist Attila Murat Aydın was fatally injured on the day of his birthday. He left a son. Aydin had a decisive influence on hip-hop culture in Berlin and was seen as a figure of integration. Many - sometimes misguided - German artists commemorated the deceased. The rappers Bushido , Baba Saad , Kool Savas , Azad and Eko Fresh agreed to perform at a "Memorial Jam" in Berlin's Columbiahalle in 2005 in honor of Aydin. However, following the arrest of co-organizer Bushidos in Linz in autumn 2005, the event was canceled. In December 2004, Fler and his Aggro-Berlin colleagues Sido and B-Tight recorded the song Maxim is King for the label sampler Aggro Ansage Nr. 4 . This was added to the Maxim Memorial Sampler distributed by Groove Attack in 2005 , on which, in addition to the three artists, numerous other German rappers such as Kool Savas, Eko Fresh, Summer Cem , Jack Orsen or Taktloss Aydın commemorated. With Why are you so? Fler was the first artist to release a single in his honor.

content

The lyrics of the song are about the graffiti artist Attila Murat Aydın. Fler regrets his death and describes him as a courageous and honorable mediator. He also describes him as a "ghetto star" and a "hip-hop messiah". For him it is a "great honor" to have stood in front of the camera with Aydin.

production

For the background music of Why are you like this? the producer duo Goofiesmackerz is responsible. The song uses a sample of the song Dance with the Rain , published in 1971 on the album Concerto Grosso by the Italian progressive rock band New Trolls. In addition, a remix by producer Djorkaeff was recorded, which was co-released on the single. For the mastering of both titles Brian Gardner responsible showed.

Track list

Title list of the single Why are you like this?

  1. Why are you like that?
  2. Why are you like that? (Djorkaeff Remix)
  3. Head through the wall
  4. My region
  5. Why are you like that? (Instrumental)

Music video

To why are you like this? a music video was also released. This mostly shows scenes in front of the grave of Attila Murat Aydın.

reception

criticism

Professional reviews
Reviews
source rating
hiphop-jam.net

The hip-hop site hiphip-jam.net drew Why are you like this? with 4 out of 5 possible "mics" and highlighted this among the multitude of tribute songs that were published in honor of Attila Murat Aydın in previous years as "perhaps the greatest dedication" and judged in the context of her review: "Although personal topics are no longer uncommon at Fler," Why are you so? " a lot more credible and serious. "

Commercial win

Reached in Germany Why are you like this? 61st place. The single stayed in the German single charts for three weeks. In Austria , the song did not make it into the charts. Why are you like that? was the lowest-placed Fler single in the German charts to date and the artist's first release since his debut single AggroberlinA in 2004, which did not enter the charts in Austria.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE
  2. ↑ B-Boy legend Maxim stabbed hiphop.de, June 18, 2003, accessed on April 6, 2014
  3. ^ Commemoration of Maxim tagesspiegel.de, August 2, 2005, accessed April 7, 2014
  4. ↑ Maxim Memorial Jam 2005 canceled! ( Memento from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) rap.de, August 25, 2005, accessed on April 7, 2014
  5. ↑ Review: Diverse - Maxim Memorial Sampler , Intro # 134
  6. ↑ Fler - Why are you like that? discogs.com, accessed April 7, 2014
  7. ↑ a b Review: Fler - Why are you like that? , hiphop-jam.net, March 11, 2008, accessed April 7, 2014