Best Of (Tokio Hotel album)

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Best Of TH
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Compilation album by
ReleasedDecember 13, 2010
Recorded2003–2010
Language
Label
Producer
  • David Roth
  • Patrick Benzner
  • David Jost
  • Peter Hoffmann
  • Tom Kaulitz
  • Bill Kaulitz
Tokio Hotel chronology
Humanoid City Live
(2010)
Best Of TH
(2010)
Darkside of the Sun
(2011)
Singles from English Best Of TH
  1. "Hurricanes and Suns"
    Released: December 14, 2010

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2010–11)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [2] 95
Greek Albums (IFPI Greece) [2] 24
Italian Albums (FIMI) [2] 38
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico) [2] 22
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [2] 49
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [2] 97

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<i>Schrei</i>

Schrei ("Scream") is the debut studio album by German pop rock band Tokio Hotel. In 2006 they released a partly re-recorded and expanded version, Schrei (so laut du kannst) ("Scream (as loud as you can)"). The album was only released in Germany, Italy, France, Canada, and Japan. The initial limited edition came with a bonus DVD including the music video for "Durch den Monsun", a special "making of 'Durch den Monsun'" feature, an interview, and a photo gallery.

<i>Zimmer 483</i> 2007 studio album by Tokio Hotel

Zimmer 483 is the second studio album by the German pop rock band Tokio Hotel. It was released in Germany on 23 February 2007. The album yielded four singles including "Übers Ende der Welt", "Spring nicht" and "An deiner Seite ". In contrast to other Tokio Hotel releases Zimmer 483 has proven to be the most reliable when it comes to sales, with over 375,000 copies sold in just two months. It has been certified platinum in Austria. The album was initially released in a Digipak case with a bonus DVD including the promotional video for "Übers Ende der Welt", special Making-Of the video feature, Interview, and Photo gallery.

<i>Scream</i> (Tokio Hotel album) 2007 studio album by Tokio Hotel

Scream is the debut English studio album and the third overall studio album by German band Tokio Hotel. It contains English versions of songs from their previous albums Schrei and Zimmer 483: eight of the twelve songs come from Zimmer 483 while the remaining four originated from Schrei. The name Scream is the English translation of the name of the first Tokio Hotel album, Schrei.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tokio Hotel discography</span>

The discography of German band Tokio Hotel consists of seven studio albums, three live albums, four EPs, two compilation albums, thirty-six singles, thirty-nine music videos, seven lyric videos, five video albums and one movie. Tokio Hotel was formed in 2001 in Magdeburg, Germany, by singer Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, bassist Georg Listing and drummer Gustav Schäfer. The group's debut single, "Durch den Monsun", entered the German singles chart at Number 15 on 20 August 2005, and reached Number 1 the following week. It also reached Number 1 on the Austrian singles chart. It was followed up with the single "Schrei", which failed to match the success of "Durch den Monsun"; its highest chart position was Number 3 in Austria. The band released their debut album, Schrei, on 19 September 2005. It topped the charts in Germany and Austria, and was certified Platinum by the German and Austrian affiliates of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) in France. In 2006, a third and fourth single, "Rette mich" and "Der letzte Tag", were released; both reached Number 1 in Germany and Austria. The lead single from Tokio Hotel's second album, Zimmer 483, was "Übers Ende der Welt", released on 26 January 2007. It became Tokio Hotel's fourth single to have reached Number 1 on the German and Austrian charts. Zimmer 483 was released on 23 February 2007, and reached the top spot on the German albums chart. The album's second single, "Spring nicht", was released on 7 April, charting at Number 3 in Germany, 7 in Austria, and 21 in Switzerland. Zimmer 483 was certified gold in three countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Durch den Monsun</span> 2005 single by Tokio Hotel

"Durch den Monsun" and "Monsoon" are songs by German pop rock band Tokio Hotel. The German version of "Durch den Monsun" was released as the band's debut single in 2005 from their debut album, Schrei. The album Schrei also contains the Japanese version of the song. An English version named "Monsoon" was later recorded and included in the band's first English album, Scream, and released as their first English single in 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rette mich (Tokio Hotel song)</span> 2006 single by Tokio Hotel

"Rette mich" is a song by German rock band Tokio Hotel, released as the third single from their debut album, Schrei (2005). The single version of "Rette mich", re-recorded as lead singer Bill Kaulitz's voice began to deepen, formed part of the Schrei - so laut du kannst release. The band later recorded an English-language version of the song, entitled "Rescue Me", for their third studio album Scream.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spring nicht</span> 2007 single by Tokio Hotel

"Spring nicht'" and "Don't Jump" are songs by German pop rock band Tokio Hotel. The German version of the song, "Spring nicht", was released as the second single from their second album, Zimmer 483. The song was later translated and re-recorded as "Don't Jump" for the band's first English-language album, Scream. In 2008, a music video for "Don't Jump" was released on 8 February, and it was issued as an official single on 4 April.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Schrei (song)</span>

"Schrei" and "Scream" are rock songs by German pop rock band Tokio Hotel. The German version of the song, "Schrei", was released as the second single from the band's debut album Schrei and is also the album's opening track. An English version of the song called "Scream" was later included in their first English album Scream and released as their fourth English single in 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">An deiner Seite (Ich bin da)</span> 2007 single by Tokio Hotel

"An deiner Seite (Ich bin da)" (English: By Your Side (I'm here)) is the third single from the album Zimmer 483 from band Tokio Hotel. The song's translated version By Your Side was released simultaneously in non-German-speaking countries with exactly the same video. "By Your Side" is included in the band's album Scream.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heilig (Tokio Hotel song)</span> 2008 single by Tokio Hotel

"Heilig", a song by the German rock band Tokio Hotel, appears on their second album, Zimmer 483. The song was released as the album's fourth single on 28 April in France. Due to tight scheduling, no music video for the single was released. It was translated and recorded for their first English album, Scream, as "Sacred" but it has not been released as a single.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Der letzte Tag</span> 2006 single by Tokio Hotel

"Der letzte Tag" is the fourth single released from German alternative rock band Tokio Hotel's debut studio album, Schrei (2005). The single version involved a re-recording because singer Bill Kaulitz's voice broke after the release of the album. The re-recording, along with a new song called "Wir schliessen uns ein" and a B-side, "Frei im freien fall", appear on part one of this single and on some copies of the re-released and expanded Schrei album Schrei - so laut du kannst. The song was later translated into English for their Scream album, re-titled "Final Day". It was not released as an English single.

<i>Humanoid</i> (Tokio Hotel album) 2009 studio album by Tokio Hotel

Humanoid is the third German studio album, the second English studio album and the fourth overall studio album by German band Tokio Hotel. Released through Island Records and Cherrytree Records, the album was recorded in both German and English with both versions set for a simultaneous worldwide release bearing the same title, Humanoid. The German version of the album was released on October 2, 2009, in Germany and other European countries, while the English version was released in the United States on October 6, 2009. Unlike their previous English-language album, Scream, Humanoid had no UK release in 2009. Humanoid was digitally released on UK iTunes on January 27, 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bill Kaulitz</span> German singer

Bill Kaulitz, also known as Billy for his solo project, is a German singer and songwriter. He is best known for his work as the lead vocalist of the pop rock band Tokio Hotel.

<i>Humanoid City Live</i> 2010 live album (CD/DVD) by Tokio Hotel

Humanoid City Live is a live DVD and CD by German band Tokio Hotel, released on July 20, 2010. It was recorded on April 12, 2010, at the Mediolanum Forum in Milan, Italy, during their Welcome to Humanoid City Tour. The DVD bonus material includes a new "backstage" episode of Tokio Hotel TV, and a photo gallery. The tour dates in Europe in 2010 were formally announced Thursday October 22, 2009. The tour started on February 22 and was visited 32 cities in major concert halls.

David Jost is a German music producer, singer-songwriter, and DJ born in Hamburg. His career has a track record of 74 platinum, 108 gold records, and 14 No. 1 hits. He's worked with artists like Lady Gaga, Chris Brown, Tokio Hotel, Limp Bizkit, Selena Gomez, Nelly Furtado, Keri Hilson, Aura Dione, and Adam Lambert. For his work as a songwriter, Jost was named Germany's best songwriter by the GEMA. For Tokio Hotel, Jost has composed, produced, and mixed six No. 1 singles and three No. 1 albums.

<i>Kings of Suburbia</i> 2014 studio album by Tokio Hotel

Kings of Suburbia is the fifth studio album by German band Tokio Hotel. It was released by Island Records on October 3, 2014 in Germany and October 6 worldwide. Unlike their previous work which was released in both German and English, Kings of Suburbia was only released in English. The album is available at retail and online stores. There are four versions available at retail stores and Amazon.com [standard edition, deluxe edition, vinyl deluxe edition and limited super deluxe edition ]. There is only deluxe edition available at iTunes and Google Play Music which comes with a bonus video of an interview with the band.

<i>Darkside of the Sun</i> 2011 compilation album by Tokio Hotel

Darkside of the Sun is the second compilation album by German rock band Tokio Hotel, released exclusively in Japan. It was released February 2, 2011 after the success of the song "Darkside of the Sun" in Japan. The band won Best Rock Video at 2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan for it and performed live at the ceremony. The album is composed of songs from their studio albums Scream (2007) and Humanoid (2009). The Deluxe version also includes songs form Humanoid City Live and maxi single Ready, Set, Go!. The album was released in two versions: a standard version and a deluxe version. The deluxe version bonus DVD includes eight of the band's music videos, five Tokio Hotel TV episodes and an interview with the band.

"Run Run Run" is a song originally written by Joacim Persson, Ry Cuming, and David Jost, recorded by the German rock band Tokio Hotel and American singer Kelly Clarkson featuring John Legend in separate versions for their respective studio albums Kings of Suburbia (2014) and Piece by Piece (2015). Produced by Tom Kaulitz and Bill Kaulitz, and Persson; with additional writing by Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, and Johan Alkenäs, Tokio Hotel released their version as the first promotional single from Kings of Suburbia on 12 September 2014. Clarkson later released her version, produced by Jason Halbert with additional writing by Tim James and Antonina Armato of the musical duo Rock Mafia, as the third promotional single from Piece by Piece on February 25, 2015.

<i>Dream Machine</i> (album) 2017 studio album by Tokio Hotel

Dream Machine is the sixth studio album by German band Tokio Hotel. It was released by Starwatch Music on March 3, 2017 worldwide. The album is available at retail and online stores with two versions available: a standard edition CD/vinyl and a limited deluxe box edition.

References

  1. "Tokio Hotel - 'Best Of' Album". TokioHotelInternational.com. 2010-11-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tokio Hotel - Best Of". hitparade.ch.