Sonnenbrille

"Sonnenbrille" (German pronunciation: [sɔnnɛbʁillɛ]; transl. "Sunglasses") is the debut song recorded by Swiss-Albanian rapper and songwriter Loredana. The German-language rap song was written by the aforementioned rapper and produced by German producers Macloud and Miksu.

"Sonnenbrille"
The official cover art for "Sonnenbrille"
Single by Loredana
LanguageGerman
Released15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)
Length2:41
LabelLoredana
Songwriter(s)Loredana Zefi
Producer(s)
  • Joshua Allery
  • Laurin Auth
Loredana singles chronology
"Sonnenbrille"
(2018)		 "Bonnie & Clyde"
(2018)
Music video
"Sonnenbrille" on YouTube

Commercially, "Sonnenbrille" became Loredana's breakthrough single reaching the top ten in Albania and Austria, and the top fifteen in Germany and Switzerland. Due to high sales, the song was certified gold in Austria by the Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft for sales exceeding 15,000 copies.

Background and composition

Born in 1995, Loredana was raised by Albanian parents in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland.[1] She rose to fame on Instagram after she began to upload videos that featured her lip-syncing along to popular hip-hop and rap songs.[2]

"Sonnenbrille" runs for a duration time of two minutes and forty one seconds and is, in regard to the musical notation, performed in the key of A♭ minor in common time with a vivace tempo of 160 beats per minute.[3] The song was entirely written by Loredana herself. Her future collaborators and German producers, Macloud and Miksu, were helmed for the production of the song.[4][5]

Promotion

"Sonnenbrille" was independently released on digital platforms and to streaming services as a single on 16 June 2018. Its accompanying music video was premiered onto the official YouTube channel of Loredana simultaneously with the aforementioned release, where it has since amassed a total of 57 million views.[4][6] The video was directed by Eugen Kazakov and Mohamed Elbouhlali and features the appearance of Loredana's former husband Mozzik.[7]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal and YouTube.[8][4]

  • Loredana – performing, vocals, songwriting
  • Laurin Auth (Macloud) – composition, production
  • Joshua Allery (Miksu) – composition, production
  • Eugen Kazakov – video directing
  • Mohamed Elbouhlali – video directing
  • Mesut Yasar – production assistant

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Albania (The Top List)[9] 10
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 8
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 13

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[13] Gold 15,000
Germany (BVMI)[14] Gold 200,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 15 June 2018
Loredana
[15]

References
  1. "Loredana–Porträt". laut.de (in German).
  2. "Loredana Zefi: Die Luzerner Rapperin, die sich nicht um Luzern schert". zentralplus.ch (in German). 23 February 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ""Sonnenbrille" by Loredana on Tunebat.com". tunebat.com. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  4. "Loredana 😎 SONNENBRILLE 😎 | Official Music Video". YouTube. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2020. Note: Open description for credits.
  5. "Loredana veröffentlicht ihre erste Hit-Single "Sonnenbrille"". goodtogo.de (in German). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. ""Sonnenbrille" startet durch". laut.de (in German). 21 June 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  7. "Pritet shumë mirë kënga e re e Loredanës". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 16 June 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  8. ""Sonnenbrille" by Loredana on TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  9. "The Top List—15/07/2018". topawards.top-channel.tv (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  10. "Austriancharts.at – Loredana – Sonnenbrille" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Loredana – Sonnenbrille". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  12. "Swisscharts.com – Loredana – Sonnenbrille". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  13. "Austrian single certifications – Loredana – Sonnenbrille" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  14. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Loredana; 'Sonnenbrille')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  15. Citations regarding the digital release of "Sonnenbrille" by Loredana in various selected countries:
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