Firebirth

Firebirth
Studio album by Gotthard
Released	2012
Recorded	2011–2012
Studio	Yellow House Studio 13, Lugano, Switzerland
Genre	Hard rock
Length	44:15
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Paul Lani, Leo Leoni
Gotthard chronology
Need to Believe (2009) Firebirth (2012) Bang! (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	(favourable) [1]
Classic Rock	[2]
Metal Hammer (GER)	6/7 [3]
Rock Hard	8.5/10 [4]

Firebirth is the tenth studio album released by Swiss hard rock band Gotthard. It is the first album with singer Nic Maeder after Steve Lee's death.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Leo Leoni, Nic Maeder and Freddy Scherer, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Starlight"	4:27
2.	"Give Me Real"	3:38
3.	"Remember It's Me"	3:27
4.	"Fight"	3:25
5.	"Yippie Aye Yay" (Marc Lynn, Maeder, Scherer, Leoni, Paul Lani)	4:37
6.	"Tell Me" (Leoni, Maeder)	3:15
7.	"Shine"	3:48
8.	"The Story's Over"	4:09
9.	"Right On"	3:52
10.	"S.O.S."	3:22
11.	"Take It All Back"	3:16
12.	"I Can"	3:10
13.	"Where Are You" (Leoni)	4:19

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Love You Honey"	3:04
15.	"Starlight" (acoustic version)	3:56
16.	"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison)	5:35

Personnel

Gotthard

• Nic Maeder – vocals
• Leo Leoni – guitars, keyboards on track 13, producer, engineer, mixing on track 15
• Freddy Scherer – guitars
• Marc Lynn – bass guitar
• Hena Habegger – drums and percussion

Additional musicians

• Matthias Ulmer – keyboards

Production

• Paul Lani – producer, engineer, mixing
• Davide Pagano – engineer, mixing on track 15
• Charlie Bauerfeind – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] 33 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 9 French Albums (SNEP) [7] 187 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 49 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [11]	Gold	15,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Genzel, Christian. "Gotthard - Firebirth review". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 30 September 2017.
2. Ling, Dave (July 2012). "Gotthard - Firebirth". Classic Rock . No. 172. p. 101. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
3. Mineur, Matthias (4 June 2012). "Gotthard - Firebirth". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
4. Rönnebeck, Jenny (2012). "Review Dynamit: Gotthard - Firebirth". Rock Hard (in German). No. 301. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
5. "Austriancharts.at – Gotthard – Firebirth" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Gotthard – Firebirth" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
7. "Lescharts.com – Gotthard – Firebirth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
8. "Swedishcharts.com – Gotthard – Firebirth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Gotthard – Firebirth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
10. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2012". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
11. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Gotthard')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2024.