To you (far away)
| To you (far away) | |
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| Mark Forster | |
| publication | 19th October 2012 |
| length | 3:36 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) | Mark Forster, David Juergens, Christian Neander |
| album | carton |
To you (far away) is a song by the German pop singer Mark Forster . The track is the second single from his debut album, Karton .
Creation and artwork
The song was written jointly by Mark Forster, David Jürgens and Christian Neander. The single was mixed, produced and programmed in the Tucan Studio in Kornwestheim ( Baden-Württemberg ), under the direction of Ralf Christian Mayer ; Sebastian Böhnisch and Forster were at his side as additional co-producers. The piece was mastered under the direction of Howie Weinberg, in his own recording studio in Los Angeles ( USA ). The single was released under the Four Music label and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment .
On the cover of the maxi single - in addition to the artist name and song title - Forster's upper body can be seen in black and white , in front of a yellow skyline with a white sky. The color scheme is similar to that of the previous single releases on the way . Julia Schliewe from Dangerous Berlin did the artwork for the cover picture, the photography was done by Sven Sindt.
Publication and promotion
The first publication of To you (far away) was performed as digital maxi single on 19 October 2012. The maxi-single includes not only the radio version of To you (far away) an acoustic version of the song and the play Anna as another B-sides . In order to promote the song, there was a live appearance on Sat.1 breakfast television .
content
- Refrain, original excerpt
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The lyrics to Zu dir (far away) are written in German. The music and the text were written jointly by Mark Forster, David Jürgens and Christian Neander . Musically, the song moves in the area of pop music . Further instrumentalists were Markus Birkle ( guitar ), Alex Grube ( bass and guitar), Reiner Hubert ( drums ), David Jürgens ( keyboard ), Christian Neander (guitar), Christopher Noodt (keyboard) and Peter Weihe (guitar). In terms of content, the song deals with long-distance relationships . Forster himself said the following about the creation of the song: “All of my songs have something to do with me directly. They are almost autobiographical . But not only, it is a mixture of what I have experienced myself in my long-distance relationship or what I have noticed from other people. " |
Music video
The music video for Zu dir (far away) celebrated its premiere on October 5, 2012 on YouTube . You can see the daily routines of a couple who live separately from each other. Often both can be seen in parallel with the same tasks or identical work processes. The male part is played by Forster himself. The total length of the video is 3:44 minutes. Directed by Caspar-Jan Hogerzeil. To date, the music video has over 5.9 million views on YouTube (as of December 2016).
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Zu dir (far away) reached position 64 in the single charts in Germany and was in the charts for a whole week. The single was able to enter the charts for the first time around a year after its release. For Forster, this is the second chart success of his career as an interpreter and author.
For David Jürgens as an author this is the sixth chart success in Germany, for Christian Neander it is the 16th chart success in the German single charts. For Ralf Christian Mayer as a music producer, this is already the ninth chart success in Germany.
Cover versions
- 2013: Peer Richter , the German pop singer sang the song at the blind auditions of the third season of The Voice of Germany . He was able to convince the coaches Max Herre and Nena with his appearance . Richter chose Nena, with whose help he reached the semifinals.
- 2018: Mary Roos : The German pop singer covered the piece as part of the VOX music program Sing mein Song - Das Tauschkonzert . The piece can also be found on the accompanying sampler.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mark Forster - cardboard. discogs.com, accessed December 11, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Mark Forster with the single Zu dir (far away) . mix1.de, accessed on December 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Mark Forster: To you (far away) . sat1.de, accessed on December 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Repertoire search. online.gema.de, accessed on December 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Mark Forster: Songs reflect my soul. promiflash.de, accessed on December 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Mark Forster - To you (far away) (2012). crew-united.com, accessed December 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Mark Forster - To you (far away). officialcharts.de, accessed on December 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Peer Richter - Zu Dir (Weit Weg) / The Voice of Germany 2013 / Blind Audition. youtube.com, accessed December 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Sing my song - The Exchange Concert, Vol. 5 (Deluxe Edition). itunes.apple.com, accessed May 1, 2018 .