If words were my language
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June 17, 2011 |
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| Label (s) | Sony Music Entertainment | ||||||||
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14th |
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46:15 min. |
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If words were my language is the debut album of the German musician Tim Bendzko . It was released on June 17, 2011 via Sony Music Entertainment .
History of origin
After Tim Bendzko had won a talent competition of the Sons of Mannheim , he was allowed to perform in front of 20,000 people on the Berlin Waldbühne in 2009 . The performance gave him a record deal with Sony Music and was able to devote himself entirely to music. He focused on the song material for his debut album . In particular, the lyrics to his music are the most important thing for him. The songwriting process is also reflected in the album title. In an interview with WDR 2 , he describes how he came up with the album title:
“Well, because I'm kind of struggling for words all the time. So right now. But also when writing songs, I kind of think about the text the whole time, only have the lines in my head that I try to tinker back and forth and to deal with words. And I mostly fail to find the right ones. "
The album was produced by Swen Meyer (among other things, worked as a producer for Kettcar and Tomte ). Bendzko himself wrote eight of the twelve songs on the album, David Vogt wrote three more and Aiko Rohd wrote another.
Track list
| # | title | Author (s) | Producer (s) | length |
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| 1 | At first glance | Sipho Sililo, David Vogt, Philip Böllhoff, Hannes Büscher, Tim Bendzko, Peter J. Jordan | Swen Meyer | 3:21 |
| 2 | Just say yes | Swen Meyer, Sipho Sililo, David Vogt, Philip Böllhoff, Hannes Büscher, Tim Bendzko | 2:55 | |
| 3 | More of that | Sipho Sililo, David Vogt, Philip Böllhoff, Hannes Büscher, Tim Bendzko, Peter J. Jordan | 3:32 | |
| 4th | You have never been here before | Tim bendzko | 3:53 | |
| 5 | If words were my language | 3:29 | ||
| 6th | The last time | 3:44 | ||
| 7th | I can see everything | Sipho Sililo, David Vogt, Philip Böllhoff, Hannes Büscher, Tim Bendzko | 2:52 | |
| 8th | Just save the world for a moment | Simon Triebel, Tim Bendzko, Mo Brandis | 3:11 | |
| 9 | It comes back | Swen Meyer, Tim Bendzko | 3:37 | |
| 10 | I walk | Tim bendzko | 5:03 | |
| 11 | Sound & smoke | Kraans de Lutin, Jovanka von Wilsdorf, Tim Bendzko | 3:06 | |
| 12 | I do not stop | Aiko Rohd, Tim Bendzko | 4:02 | |
| 13 | No time | Tim bendzko | 3:16 | |
| Bonus track | ||||
| 14th | We both know that (Amazon download bonus track) | 3:40 | ||
| 15th | The End of the World (iTunes Bonus Track) | 3:23 | ||
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| 14th | We both know that | 3:40 | ||
| 15th | The end of the world | 3:23 | ||
| 16 | In your heart | 3:27 | ||
| 17th | Move on | 4:29 | ||
| 18th | It will not be easy | 3:55 | ||
| 19th | If words were my language (single version) | Tim bendzko | Swen Meyer | 3:15 |
| 20th | I'm running (single version) | 3:56 | ||
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| 1 | Just save the world for a moment (Live Video) | |||
| 2 | I run (live video) | |||
| 3 | No Time (Live Video) | |||
| 4th | More of it (Live Video) | |||
| 5 | You have never been here Tour 2011 (Tourdoku) | |||
| 6th | Just save the world for a moment (music video) | |||
| 7th | If words were my language (music video) | |||
| 8th | If words were my language (making-of) | |||
| 9 | I'm Running (Single Version Music Video) | |||
| 10 | I'm Running (Piano Version Music Video) | |||
| 11 | Just save the world for a moment (Live Video) | |||
| 12 | If words were my language (EPK) | |||
| 13 | If words were my language (Track by Track) | |||
Song info
The idea of the single only to save the world for a short time came to Bendzko through family experiences. The title is a phrase his stepfather used regularly when Bendzko's mother asked him for a favor. It was meant to be briefly busy at the PC.
Music genre
The singer-songwriter Tim Bendzko wrote his songs in a jazzy pop style. His singing can be found in soul . His musical style is compared with Xavier Naidoo and Laith Al-Deen , but also Roger Cicero , Max Mutzke and Annett Louisan . Bendzko renounces overloaded production and tries to put text and music in the foreground. Although he uses common string arrangements in this style, he uses them rather cautiously. The lyrics on the album are primarily of a personal nature and describe things they have experienced themselves and are occasionally humorous.
success
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Even before the publication of If Words Would Be My Language , the single was released, Nur noch die Welt save the world , which reached number 2 in the German single charts. The album reached number 4 on the charts. In Austria and Switzerland, both publications were in the top 75 of the respective charts.
With the title song, Bendzko took first place in the Bundesvision Song Contest on September 29, 2011 . The song was released a day later as the album's second single.
criticism
WDR2 author Andreas Zimmer describes Tim Bendzko as one of “the hopes of German songwriters who know how to impress with their high quality musically and lyrically. And by being down-to-earth. ”The online portal Laut.de (author: Kai Butterweck) emphasized the textual qualities of the debut album and stated that the album was“ coherent and homogeneous ”.
Web links
Cover versions
The band Halbstark covered the chart hit "If Words Were My Language" by Tim Bendzko in a rock & roll version.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Sandra Basan: Tim Bendzko makes it into the charts. Berliner Morgenpost , July 31, 2011, accessed on August 17, 2011 .
- ↑ a b c d Andreas Zimmer: If words were my language. (No longer available online.) WDR 2 , June 23, 2011, formerly in the original ; Retrieved August 17, 2011 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Birk Grüling: Tim Bendzko: The perfect pop son-in-law. yaez , June 20, 2011, accessed August 17, 2011 .
- ↑ If words were my language. Musicline.de , accessed on August 17, 2011 .
- ↑ a b c Kai Butterweck: Review of If words were my language. Laut.de , accessed on August 17, 2011 .
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: Germany - Austria - Switzerland
- ↑ Youtube
