Ya Hero Ya Mero Explained

Ya Hero Ya Mero
Type:studio
Artist:Mero
Cover:Ya Hero Ya Mero (official album cover).png
Length:32:30
Language:German
Label:Groove Attack TraX
Producer:
  • E.M Beats
  • Josh Petruccio
  • Doki
  • Jizar
  • IVN
  • Lia
  • CXDY
  • Oster

Ya Hero Ya Mero is the debut studio album by German rapper Mero. The album was released on 15 March 2019, through Groove Attack TraX.

The album produced three singles, "Baller los", "Hobby Hobby" and "Wolke 10", all of which reached number one in Germany and Austria.[1] Every single was supported by a music video. The album debuted at number one in Germany and entered the album charts in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Background

In 2017, Mero started gaining popularity by posting rap tracks on his social media, especially on Instagram. To date, his account attained over one million followers.[2] In May 2018, he was signed to the label Groove Attack TraX by rapper Xatar.[3] His debut single "Baller los" was released in November 2018 and instantly reached number one in Germany and Austria.[4] [5] [6] Ya Hero Ya Mero was announced alongside the single release.[7] Over the course of the next four months, he released two more singles, "Hobby Hobby" and "Wolke 10", both of which reached number one in Germany and Austria.[4] [5] [6] On 21 February, Mero released a teaser promoting the album.[8] Upon release, all of the album tracks entered the German single charts with three of them ("Jay Jay", "Träume werden wahr" and "Wie Buffon") reaching the Top 10.[5]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)! scope="col"
Peak
position
German Albums (Top 20 Hip Hop)[10] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)! scope="col"
Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 35
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 31
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 63

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label
Various15 March 2019Groove Attack TraX[14]
[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Suchen nach "Mero". offiziellecharts.de. 22 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Instagram – mero_428. Instagram. 22 March 2019.
  3. Web site: Newcomer Mero hat offiziell bei Xatar unterschrieben. Newcomer Mero has signed with Xatar. 27 November 2018. 22 March 2019. Raptastisch. de.
  4. Web site: MERO bei Apple Music – iTunes. iTunes. 22 March 2019. de.
  5. Web site: Suchen nach 'Mero'. GfK Entertainment Charts. 22 March 2019. de.
  6. Web site: Diskografie – Mero . Ö3 Austria Top 40. 22 March 2019. de.
  7. Web site: Mero - Baller los [Video]]. rap.de. Marquart. Oliver. 25 November 2018. 22 March 2019. de.
  8. Web site: Albumteaser zu "Ya Hero Ya Mero" wird gefeiert. bigfm.de. 22 February 2019. 22 March 2019. de.
  9. Web site: Ya Hero Ya Mero / Mero. Tidal. 22 March 2019.
  10. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Top 20 Hiphop Charts 22. Närz 2019 . Official german charts – top 20 hip hop charts . 22 March 2019 . 26 March 2019 . . de.
  11. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 2019. austriancharts.at. 2 January 2020.
  12. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. GfK Entertainment charts. de. 18 January 2023.
  13. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2019. hitparade.ch. 31 December 2019.
  14. Web site: Mero veröffentlicht sein neues Album "Ya Hero Ya Mero". 16bars.de. 14 March 2019. 22 March 2019.
  15. Web site: Ya Hero Ya Mero Ltd Fanbox. Amazon. 22 March 2019.