We are tall
| We are tall | |
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| Mark Forster | |
| publication | April 1, 2016 |
| length | 3:24 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) |
Mark Cwiertnia , Robin Haefs , Ralf Christian Mayer , Daniel Nitt , Konstantin Scherer , Vincent Stein , Nico Wellenbrink |
| album | TAPE |
We are tall is a song by the German pop singer Mark Forster . The track is the first single from his third studio album TAPE .
Creation and artwork
The song was written jointly by Mark Cwiertnia ( Mark Forster ), Robin Haefs , Ralf Christian Mayer , Daniel Nitt , Konstantin Scherer ( Djorkaeff ), Vincent Stein ( Beatzarre ) and Nico Wellenbrink ( Nico Santos ). The single was produced by Mark Cwiertnia, Ralf Christian Mayer and Daniel Nitt; Beatzarre and Djorkaeff stood by their side as additional co-producers. The recordings, mixing and mastering took place under the direction of Ralf Christian Mayer in Gismo7 in Motril ( Spain ). The arrangement and the programming were done by Daniel Nitt. The single was released under the music label Four Music and distributed by Aquarium Musikverlag / SonyATV , Budde Music and Edition Larrabeat Publishing / BMG Music Publishing . On the cover of the maxi single, only the song title can be seen in black letters in a white circle, in front of a background that changes from blue to purple to red.
Publication and promotion
The first publication of We are big done as a single download on April 1, 2016. The publication of a physical single was followed a week later on April 8, 2016 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland . The physical maxi single was released as a 2-track single and contains an additional remix version of Wir sind Groß: the so-called “Calyre Remix”.
In order to promote the song, there followed, among other things, live appearances at prime time during the Echo Awards 2016 , during the ESC countdown in 2016 , at Do you understand fun? in the first , in the Sat.1 show Luke! The week and me as well as in the RTL annual review 2016 !. Shortly after the release of We are big it was announced that the single the official contribution to the coverage of the UEFA EURO 2016 the ZDF will be.
content
- Refrain, original excerpt
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The lyrics to We are large is written in German. The music was by Mark Cwiertnia, Ralf Christian Mayer, Daniel Nitt, Konstantin Scherer, Vincent Stein and Nico Wellenbrink; the text was written by Cwiertnia, Robin Haefs, Scherer, Stein and Wellenbrink. Musically, the song moves in the area of pop music . The main vocals of the song come from Forster, in the background the voices of Daniel Nitt and Nico Santos can also be heard. Alex Grube ( electric guitars ) and Daniel Nitt ( acoustic guitar and keyboard ) were hired as instrumentalists . The music label Sony Music described the content of the piece with the following words: " We are great is the cry of happiness at the beginning of a night together, an ode to friendship, a piece about letting go together." The German radio station 1Live described we are great with these Words: "The euphoria at the end of a night of partying, making nonsense with friends and the feeling that time does not matter." |
Music video
For we have great published Forster two different music videos. First, a poetry video premiered on April 9, 2016. You can only see Forster, in front of a blue / red background, who sings the song and moves to it. During the entire video, short text passages and keywords , as you know it from typical poetry videos, are faded in. The total length of the video is 3:23 minutes.
A real music video was released on June 25, 2016. The video was shot in Los Angeles , among others , and premiered on YouTube . The daily routines of different people can be seen here, which end up in activities with friends and family (e.g. hikers, a mother with her child or lovers, etc.). The main focus in the video is on the daily routine of a young Asian woman. Her day begins with getting up and getting ready, she visits a laundry, does her shopping, visits a record store and meets up with her friend, later with other friends, and celebrates with them. In between, Forsters' daily routine can be seen again and again. This begins in the subway when he is on his way to the recording studio, where he can be seen afterwards. Forster can later be seen at rehearsals and later in the evening during a concert.
As with the three previous music videos on Au revoir , Flash mich and Bauch und Kopf again Kim Frank directed both videos . To date, both music videos together have over nine million views on YouTube (as of June 2016).
Contributors
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Song production
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Music Video (Poetry Video)
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reception
Charts and chart placements
We are big reached position three in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the top 10 for six weeks and 29 weeks in the charts. In the German airplay charts , the single reached the top position for a week . In Austria the single reached position 18 in 20 chart weeks and in Switzerland position 16 in also 20 chart weeks. Although the song did not make it to number one and sometimes not even in the top 10, it was still the most successful German-language song in the German single charts for a period of three weeks and the most successful German-language song in the Austrian hit parade for five weeks . In 2016, the single was the second most successful German contribution after Die immer laughs at position 21 in the German single annual charts, as well as at position 67 in Austria and at position 72 in Switzerland. In the German airplay annual charts, Wir sind Groß was in eighth position, making it the most played German-language title of the year.
For Forster as an interpreter, this is, including the chart success with his music project Eff , the ninth chart success in Germany as well as the sixth in Austria and the fourth in Switzerland. It is his fourth top 10 success in Germany. As an author, this is already the tenth chart success in Germany, the sixth in Austria and the fourth in Switzerland. It is his fourth top 10 success in Germany. As a music producer, this is his fifth chart success in Germany and Austria, as well as his third in Switzerland. It is his third top 10 success in Germany. For Scherer as an author this is already the 37th chart success in Germany, the 28th in Austria and the 21st in Switzerland. It is his seventh top 10 success in Germany. As a music producer it is already his 37th chart success in Germany, as well as the 27th in Austria and the 18th in Switzerland. It is his fourth top 10 success in Germany. For Beatzarre as an author or music producer, this is already the 44th chart success in Germany, the 33rd in Austria and the 22nd in Switzerland. It is his sixth top 10 success in Germany. In his work as an author or music producer, Mayer reached the German charts for the 13th time, the Austrian charts for the sixth and the Swiss charts for the third time. For Nitt it represents the fifth chart success in Germany , the fourth in Austria and after Au revoir the second in Switzerland. For Mayer and Nitt it represents the second top 10 success in Germany after Au revoir . Wellenbrink achieved for the third time the single charts in Germany, as well as for the second time after Home in Austria and for the first time in Switzerland. For the first time one of his works reached the German Top 10. For Haeffs it is the first chart success of his career.
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Awards for music sales
In November 2016, Wir sind Groß in Germany was awarded a platinum record for over 400,000 units sold. It is Forster's fifth single that has achieved at least gold status. This was followed in 2017 by a gold record in Austria and platinum in Switzerland for over 15,000 and 30,000 units respectively.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| 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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 gold
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15,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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platinum
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30,000 |
| All in all |
1 × gold 2 × platinum |
445,000 |
Cover versions
- 2017: The Smurfs , the music project about the Smurfs, released a version on March 10, 2017 under the title Zum Mond on the album The Smurfed Album .
- 2017: Spongebob SquarePants , the music project around Spongebob SquarePants released a version on April 7th, 2017 under the title I'm tall on the album Der Meiser grills .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Booklet: We Are Big (2-Track-Single) , Four Music, April 1, 2016.
- ↑ From now on: The new single “We are big” ++ The album “TAPE” can be pre-ordered from today. markforster.de, accessed on April 17, 2016 .
- ↑ Mark Forster goes EM: Live reporter and official EM song. mix1.de, accessed on April 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Repertoire search. online.gema.de, accessed on September 23, 2016 .
- ↑ On June 3rd the new album “Tape” appears. sonymusic.de, accessed on April 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Mark Forster - “We are big”. wdr.de, accessed on April 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Mark Forster - We Are Big (2016). crew-united.com, accessed June 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Airplay Charts Germany: Week 21/2016. germancharts.de, accessed on June 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Michael Schmich: Top 25 of the Official German Airplay Annual Charts. radioszene.de, January 5, 2017, accessed on May 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Mark Forster - We are big. officialcharts.de, accessed on June 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Mark Forster - We are big. austriancharts.at, accessed on June 22, 2016 .
- ↑ Mark Forster - We are big. hitparade.ch, accessed on June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Single year charts 2016. officialcharts.de, accessed on January 6, 2017 .
- ^ Annual Hit Parades Singles 2016. austriancharts.at, accessed on January 6, 2017 .
- ^ Swiss annual hit parade 2016. swisscharts.com, accessed on January 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. BVMI , accessed November 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Gold & Platinum. ifpi.at, accessed on July 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Awards 2017. swisscharts.com, accessed on May 4, 2018 .
- ↑ The Smurfs - To the Moon. austriancharts.at, accessed on April 7, 2017 .
- ↑ Spongebob SquarePants - I'm big. austriancharts.at, accessed on April 7, 2017 .