| "Alles neu" | ||||
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| Single by Peter Fox | ||||
| from the album Stadtaffe | ||||
| Released | 15 August 2008 | |||
| Length | 4:18 | |||
| Label | Warner | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Peter Fox | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Fox | |||
| Peter Fox singles chronology | ||||
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"Alles neu" (German for "Everything New") is the debut single by German musician Peter Fox. Released on 15 August 2008, it appeared on his album Stadtaffe and reached number four in Germany.
The song heavily samples the 4th movement of Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, and was itself sampled by English rapper Plan B on his 2012 hit single "Ill Manors". The song was furthermore used for the trailer of the 13th season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. [1]
The song's music video features Fox performing the song accompanied by drummers in suits and monkey masks, dancing women dressed in dirndls, and other peculiar sights.
Weekly charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Austria (IFPI Austria) [7] | Gold | 15,000* |
| Germany (BVMI) [8] | 5× Gold | 750,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
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