| Du | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | David Hasselhoff |
| Cover: | Du by David Hasselhoff.jpg |
| Caption: | German cover art |
| Released: | October 17, 1994 |
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| Prev Title: | Crazy for You |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | David Hasselhoff |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
Du is the eighth studio album by American actor and singer David Hasselhoff, released on October 17, 1994 by Ariola Records. On the album, Hasselhoff worked again with Mark Holden, Dietmar Kawohl, Andreas Bärtels and Michael Sembello, the only holdovers from his previous album You Are Everything (1993), as well as new writers and producers. On the album, Hasselhoff also collaborated in the songwriting on several tracks. The album was less successful than his previous releases, reaching the top-thirty in Austria, and the top-fifty in Germany and Switzerland.
Du was the second album in which Hasselhoff sang in German, with the first being on his previous album, You Are Everything (1993), on the track "Wir zwei allein". The title track also contains an English version, titled "You", which eventually appeared as the closing track on the album. The tracks "Summer of Love", "Lifeline" and "Days of Our Love" were songs from the American TV series, Baywatch, in which Hasselhoff starred at the time, with the latter song appearing on the season 6 episode "Seize the Day". Another track from the album, "These Lovin' Eyes" also appeared on the Baywatch season 8 episode "White Thunder At Glacier Bay". The song "Save the World" featured a guest appearance from her daughter Taylor Ann Hasselhoff, which was only four years old at the time of its release. Hasselhoff co-wrote the songs "Summer of Love", "Lifeline", "Live Until I Die" and "Rockin' the Night Away", marking the third time Hasselhoff was credited as a songwriter, following Lovin' Feelings (1987) and You Are Everything (1993).[1]
Released on October 17, 1994, Du became Hasselhoff's final studio album under the Ariola/BMG Records label, which distributed all of his material since 1989, as he signed with Polydor Records three years later for his next studio album, Hooked on a Feeling (1997).[2]
Hasselhoff made a short promotional tour for the album in Germany, including The Surprise Show, where he performed the album's title track.
"Summer of Love" was released as the lead single from Du.[3] The album's title track was later released as the second single.[4] However, both singles failed to chart.
Du met with moderate success on the charts. In Austria, the album peaked at number 21, spending only seven weeks on the chart. In Switzerland, the album peaked at number 41, spending only six weeks on the chart. In Germany, the album peaked at number 43, spending nine weeks on the German charts.
Du was Hasselhoff's first studio album not to receive any certification in Europe, becoming his less successful album until that point.