Geboren um zu leben explained

Geboren um zu leben
Cover:Geboren_um_zu_Leban.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Unheilig
Album:Große Freiheit
Released:29 January 2010
Genre:Pop rock
Length:7:53
Label:Vertigo Be (Universal)
Producer:Der Graf
Prev Title:An deiner Seite
Prev Year:2008
Next Title:Für immer
Next Year:2010

"Geboren um zu leben" ("Born to Live") is the first single from Unheilig's album Grosse Freiheit and the sixth single of the band. As of December 2010, the single has been certified triple gold with 450,000 copies sold.[1]

Meaning

The song "Geboren um zu leben" was inspired by the death of a close friend of Unheilig's frontman, Der Graf.[2] In 2008, the friend suffered a heart attack and stroke, from which he did not recover; Der Graf was with him when he died.

Music video

On 14 January 2010 the official music video for "Geboren um zu leben" was released.

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
German Singles Chart2
German Airplay Chart[3] 9
Austrian Singles Chart[4] 8
Swiss Singles Chart17

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)Position
Ö3 Austria Top 40[5] 8
European Hot 100 Singles[6] 25
German Singles Chart[7] 4
Swiss Singles Top 75[8] 42
Chart (2011)Position
Austrian Singles Chart[9] 75
German Singles Chart[10] 86
Swiss Singles Chart[11] 64

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank . Musikindustrie.de . 2012-02-17.
  2. http://www.bild.de/BILD/unterhaltung/musik/2010/03/04/newcomer-band-unheilig/auf-platz-1-der-deutschen-albumcharts.html (German)
  3. http://germancharts.com/airplay_charts.asp German Airplay Chart
  4. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Unheilig&titel=Geboren+um+zu+leben&cat=s Geboren Um Zu Leben at austriancharts.at
  5. Web site: Steffen Hung . Jahreshitparade 2010 . austriancharts.at . 2010-12-24 . 2012-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110227055450/http://austriancharts.at/2010_single.asp . February 27, 2011 .
  6. Web site: European Hot 100 . Billboard.com . 2010-12-31 . 2012-02-17.
  7. Web site: Musik-Jahrescharts: "Sanfter Riese" und der Graf setzen sich durch - media control . Media-control.de . 2012-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110107110045/http://www.gfk-entertainment.com/news/musik-jahrescharts-sanfter-riese-und-der-graf-setzen-sich-durch.html . January 7, 2011 .
  8. Web site: Steffen Hung . Swiss Year-End Charts 2010 . swisscharts.com . 2012-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110712202416/http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2010 . 2011-07-12 .
  9. Web site: Ö3 Austria Top40 - Single Charts 2011 . oe3.ORF.at . 2012-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120104112351/http://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/singleyear/ . January 4, 2012 .
  10. Web site: :: MTV | Single Jahrescharts 2011 | charts . Mtv.de . 2011-12-31 . 2012-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120109011856/http://www.mtv.de/charts/Single_Jahrescharts_2011 . January 9, 2012 .
  11. Web site: Steffen Hung . Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2011 . hitparade.ch . 2012-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130815083859/http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=2011 . August 15, 2013 .

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