World behind glass

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World behind glass
Max Mutzke
publication May 8, 2015
length 3:18 ( radio version )
3:23 ( album version )
Genre (s) pop
Author (s) Johannes Arzberger,
Justin Balk ,
Otto Block,
Mark Cwiertnia ,
Heiko Fischer ,
Simon Gattringer,
Andreas Herbig,
Max Mutzke,
Achim Seifert
album Max

World behind glass is a song of the German Pop - and Jazz - singer Max Mutzke . The piece is the first single from his sixth studio album Max .

Creation and artwork

The song was written jointly by Johannes Arzberger, Justin Balk , Otto Block, Mark Cwiertnia ( Mark Forster ), Heiko Fischer , Simon Gattringer, Andreas Herbig, Max Mutzke and Achim Seifert. The single was produced by Arzberger and Herbig in the Hamburg Boogie Park Studios. The single was released under the Columbia Records music label and distributed through BMG Rights Management and Sony Music Publishing .

On the cover of the maxi single only the artist name and the song title can be seen in capital letters against a black background. The letters are white with the exception of Mutzke's last name, which is written in red.

Publication and promotion

The first release of the world behind glass was made as a single download on May 8, 2015. round later, the publication was followed by a digital maxi single on July 24, 2015. This includes the radio and single version to two and a half months world behind glass , as well as the song Let's Get Crazy as B-side.

In order to promote the song, a live appearance on TV total followed . Mutzke hid behind Stefan Raab and sang the song while Raab moved his lips to it in full playback . This was followed by further live appearances at the Kölner Treff in the WDR and at Kims Klub in the MDR . At the Rhineland-Palatinate Day 2015 in Ramstein-Miesenbach , Mutzke interpreted the song with the SWR big band .

content

“The world behind glass, the route checked.
The sky is still black, so still and perfect.
And I'll stay awake - I'll take care of you.

The world behind glass, the route checked.
The sky is still black, so still and perfect.
We're right in the middle - and I'll take us there. "

- Refrain, original excerpt

The lyrics to World Behind Glass are written in German. The text of the song comes from the collaboration of Justin Balk , Mark Cwiertnia ( Mark Forster ) and Max Mutzke. Together with Johannes Arzberger, Otto Block, Heiko Fischer , Simon Gattringer, Andreas Herbig and Achim Seifert they also worked as composers. Musically, the song moves in the area of pop music . The song is based on two verses, a bridge and a chorus . The song begins with the first verse followed by the chorus. This is repeated with the second stanza. The second chorus is followed by a bridge and at the end a repeating chorus.

In an interview with Radio-VHR, Mutzke himself described the piece in the following words: “The song is based on my thoughts and feelings when I spontaneously went on a road trip to the sea with my girlfriend years ago. It's about the intimacy between two people, which simply inevitably arises in a confined space when you set off to achieve a goal further away. I describe the togetherness and the perception of the outside world when looking through the windows of the car. The view of what rushes past you on this trip. "

Music video

The music video for World Behind Glass celebrated its premiere on June 5, 2015 on YouTube . The video starts with a couple watching a video on their laptop. The camera initially zooms in closer and closer to the laptop before only the video can be seen. The video shows the couple said cheerfully, laughing and billing and cooing while in her BMW - convertible driving through a rural area, on a sunny day. At the end of the video the couple can be seen again sitting together in front of the laptop. The male role is played by the German actor Kostja Ullmann . In between, Mutzke can be seen again and again, singing the song in front of a screen (on which the couple's scenes are shown) or an aquarium . The total length of the video is 3:21 minutes. To date, the music video has over 1.7 million views on YouTube (as of July 2017).

Contributors

Song production

Companies

reception

Reviews

Artur Schulz from the German online magazine laut.de awarded the overall product Max three out of five stars and in his review came to the conclusion that Welt hinter Glas was appealing as a “charming relationship song”. The piece is musically "implemented in a relaxed manner" and equipped with "summery organs" which, as well as mentions about anachronisms such as music cassettes, ensured an all-round coherent "old fashion feeling".

Charts

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
World behind glass
  DE 67 07/31/2015 (6 weeks)

Welt hinter Glas reached position 67 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of six weeks. The single was able to place itself in the daily evaluations of the German iTunes charts for months and reached its highest rank with position 54. For Mutzke as an interpreter, this is the twelfth chart success in Germany. As an author, Mutzke reached the German single charts for the fourth time.

Herbig reached the German single charts for the 42nd time in his role as an author or music producer. For Forster as an author, Welt hinter Glas is the seventh chart success in Germany. As an author, Fischer reached the German single charts for the fifth time, for the first and so far only time apart from his band Stanfour . For Balk it represents the fifth chart success in the German single charts. Arzberger reached the charts in Germany for the second time as an author after Danke ( Nico Suave feat. Xavier Naidoo ), as a music producer it is his first and so far only chart success . For Block, Gattringer and Seifert, Welt hinter Glas is the first and so far only chart success as an author.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Max Mutzke - World behind Glass. austriancharts.at, accessed on July 2, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Max Mutzke - Max. Discogs.com, accessed July 2, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b Max Mutzke - World behind Glass. radio-vhr.de, accessed on July 2, 2017 .
  4. ↑ World Behind Glass (Radio Edit). amazon.de, accessed on July 2, 2017 .
  5. ↑ World Behind Glass - Single. itunes.apple.com, accessed July 2, 2017 .
  6. ↑ TV total, episode 2.178, June 1, 2015, ProSieben.
  7. ↑ Repertoire search. online.gema.de, accessed on July 3, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Potpourri of pop, soul and the occasional dance floor excursion. laut.de, accessed on July 2, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Max Mutzke - World behind Glass. officialcharts.de, accessed on July 2, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Max Mutzke - World behind Glass. itunescharts.net, accessed July 2, 2017 .