Dear Lord Explained

Dear Lord
Cover:	Kollegah − Dear Lord, Single Cover.jpg
Type:	Single
Artist:	Kollegah
Album:	Monument
Language:	German
Studio:	Quad Recordings (New York City) Octalogic (Ludwigshafen)
Released:	5 October 2018
Recorded:	2018
Label:	Alpha Music Empire
Lyricist:	Kollegah
Producer:	AraabMuzik
Prev Title:	Wie ein Alpha
Prev Year:	2018
Next Title:	Empire State of Grind
Next Year:	2018

"Dear Lord" is a song recorded by German rapper Kollegah for his seventh studio album Monument (2018). The single was made available for digital download and streaming audio on 5 October 2018, through Alpha Music Empire.^[1]

Background

Kollegah released his sixth studio album, Imperator, in December 2016.^[2] He released two collaborative studio albums with German rapper Farid Bang—Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3 (2017) and Platin war gestern (2018). In September 2018, he released "Wie ein Alpha", his first solo single in more than 16 months.^[3] The second single, "Dear Lord", was announced through Instagram^[4] and was released on 5 October 2018.^[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Adam Film and was shot in Vietnam and in the United Arab Emirates.^[6]

Personnel

Recorded at Quad Recordings Studios in New York City and Octalogic in Ludwigshafen.^[7]

• Kollegah – vocals, songwriting
• AraabMuzik – production
• Kostas Karagiozidis – mix engineering, mastering

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kollegah – Dear Lord . Hiphop.de . 5 October 2018 . Jonas . Lindemann . 7 October 2018 . German.
2. Web site: Kollegah: Neues Album "Monument" kommt im Dezember . Kollegah: New album "Monument" will be released in December . 1 October 2018 . Rap.de . 7 October 2018 . German.
3. Web site: Kollegah – Wie ein Alpha – Single . 19 September 2018 . Itunes Store . 7 October 2018.
4. Web site: Freitag. gutenachtdeutschland . Friday. goodnigthgermany . Instagram . 3 October 2018 . 7 October 2018 . German.
5. Web site: Kollegah – Dear Lord . 16Bars . 5 October 2018 . 7 October 2018 . German.
6. Web site: Kollegah – Dear Lord . Alpha Music Empire . 5 October 2018 . 7 October 2018 . YouTube.
7. Monument. Kollegah. 2018. CD booklet. Alpha Music Empire, Warner Music Germany. . Germany.