Muttersprache (album)
Muttersprache (English: "Native language", literally "mother tongue") is the ninth studio album by German recording artist Sarah Connor, released by Polydor Records on May 22, 2015. It is her first album to be primarily recorded in German.[2] After her participation in the reality television series Sing meinen Song - Das Tauschkonzert in 2014, the German version of the series The Best Singers, Connor was encouraged to record songs in German. Muttersprache debuted on top of on the German Albums Chart, marking her second number-one album following 2005's Naughty but Nice. Muttersprache is primarily a pop and R&B album.[1]
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| Released | 22 May 2015 | |||
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| Length | 46:31 | |||
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Chart performance
Upon its release, Muttersprache debuted at number-one on the German Albums Chart.[3] It marked Connor's ninth consecutive top ten album and second effort to reach the top position following the number-one debut of 2005's Naughty but Nice, her fourth studio album.[3] With first week sales of more than 100,000 copies in Germany, Muttersprache was certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) just days after its release.[3] It has since been certified triple platinum.[4]
In Austria, Muttersprache debuted at number three on the Austrian Albums Chart behind both Conchita Wurst's Conchita and Andreas Gabalier's Mountain Man.[3] It became Connor's highest-charting album since Naughty but Nice which also peaked at number three a decade earlier.[3] In Switzerland, the album debuted at number-one on the Swiss Albums Chart, her first album to do so.[3]
Singles
Selected as the album's leading single, "Wie schön du bist" was released to radios and stores on May 1, 2015. An instant success in German-speaking Europe, it peaked at number two on the German Singles Chart. In Germany, the song became Connor's highest-charting single since 2005 number-one hit "From Zero to Hero." It was eventually certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). In Austria and Switzerland, "Wie schön du bist" reached number eleven and number thirty on the national singles charts, where it became her biggest-charting single in seven years.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Mit vollen Händen" |
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| 3:48 |
| 2. | "Wie schön du bist" |
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| 3:38 |
| 3. | "Halt mich" |
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| 3:10 |
| 4. | "Bedingungslos" |
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| 3:52 |
| 5. | "Kommst du mit ihr" |
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| 3:24 |
| 6. | "Mein König" |
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| 4:13 |
| 7. | "Augen auf" |
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| 4:30 |
| 8. | "Deutsches Liebeslied" |
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| 4:46 |
| 9. | "Versprochen" |
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| 3:47 |
| 10. | "Anorak" |
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| 4:02 |
| 11. | "Meine Insel" |
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| 2:50 |
| 12. | "Wenn Du da bist" |
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| 3:24 |
| 13. | "Das Leben ist schön" |
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| 3:17 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Wie geht glücklich" |
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| 4:14 |
| 2. | "Keiner ist wie Du" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert) | Gregor Meyle |
| 4:00 |
| 3. | "Ich atme ein" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert) |
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| 3:10 |
| 4. | "I Feel Lonely" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert) |
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| 3:30 |
| 5. | "Unlove You" |
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| 3:03 |
| 6. | "Come Home" |
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| 2:39 |
| 7. | "Close to Crazy" |
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| 3:32 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bonnie & Clyde" (with Henning Wehland) |
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| 3:12 |
| 2. | "Die mit Dir lacht" | 3:02 | ||
| 3. | "Warum du" | 3:23 | ||
| 4. | "Wie geht glücklich" |
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| 4:14 |
| 5. | "Keiner ist wie Du" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert) | Meyle |
| 4:00 |
| 6. | "Ich atme ein" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert) |
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| 3:10 |
| 7. | "I'll Be By Your Side" (featuring Gregory Porter) | 4:54 | ||
| 8. | "The World Needs Us" | 2:47 | ||
| 9. | "Little Love" | 2:57 | ||
| 10. | "Unlove You" |
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| 3:03 |
| 11. | "Come Home" |
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| 2:39 |
| 12. | "Close to Crazy" |
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| 3:32 |
| 13. | "I Feel Lonely" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert) |
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| 3:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Wie geht glücklich" |
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| 4:14 |
| 2. | "Keiner ist wie Du" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert) | Meyle |
| 4:00 |
| 3. | "Ich atme ein" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert) |
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| 3:10 |
| 4. | "I Feel Lonely" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert) |
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| 3:30 |
| 5. | "I'm Falling Down" | 3:25 | ||
| 6. | "Naked" | 3:48 | ||
| 7. | "Best Friend" | 2:37 | ||
| 8. | "Das Leben ist schön" (live) |
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| 3:20 |
| 9. | "Bedingungslos" (live) |
| 4:09 | |
| 10. | "Kommst du mit ihr" (live) |
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| 4:07 |
| 11. | "Wie schön du bist" (live) |
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| 5:5 |
| 12. | "Mein König" (live) |
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| 5:16 |
| 13. | "Augen auf" (live) |
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| 7:00 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Austria (IFPI Austria)[20] | 2× Platinum | 30,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[21] | 11× Gold | 1,100,000 |
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Release history
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| Austria | May 22, 2015[5][6] |
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| Austria | November 4, 2016[7][8] |
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References
- "Muttersprache - Sarah Connor > Songs, Reviews > Credits > Adwards > AllMusic". AllMusic. May 22, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- "Muttersprache (Deluxe Version)". Play.Google.de. 2006-02-01. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
- "SARAH CONNOR: Platz #1 in den Offiziellen Deutschen Albumcharts". Presseportal. 2006-06-03. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- http://www.musikindustrie.de/no_cache/gold_platin_datenbank/#topSearch Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- "Muttersprache – Standard edition". Amazon.com (DE). Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- "Muttersprache – Deluxe edition". iTunes.Apple (DE). Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- "Muttersprache – Special deluxe edition". iTunes.Apple (DE). Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- "Muttersprache – Limited special edition". Amazon.com (DE). Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- "Austriancharts.at – Sarah Connor – Muttersprache" (in German). Hung Medien.
- "Officialcharts.de – Sarah Connor – Muttersprache". GfK Entertainment Charts.
- "Swisscharts.com – Sarah Connor – Muttersprache". Hung Medien.
- "Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Album Charts 2015".
- "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2015)". Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2015".
- "Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Album-Charts 2016". oe3.orf.at. Archived from the original on 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- "Longplayer Jahrescharts 2016". GfK Entertainment (in German). mix1.de. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- "Schweizer Jahreshitparade Alben 2016 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- "Nun geht's ans Eingemachte - mit den Plätzen 10 und 9 unseres Jahrzehnte-Rankings. Dort stehen der WM-Song "Auf uns" von Andreas @bourani und Michel Telós "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Single) sowie "Muttersprache" von @sarahconnorfc und "Ballast der Republik" von @dietotenhosen (Album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 31 December 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Austrian album certifications – Sarah Connor – Muttersprache" (in German). IFPI Austria.
- "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sarah Connor; 'Muttersprache')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
