Freigeistin

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Freigeistin
Sarah Connor - Freigeistin.png
Studio album by
Released23 May 2025 (2025-05-23)
Genre Pop [1]
Length53:32
Label Polydor
Producer
  • Sarah Connor
  • Djorkaeff
  • Yoshi
  • Phil the Beat
  • Elias Hadjeus
  • Jumpa
  • Menju
  • Thilo Brandt
  • Nicolas Rebscher
  • Tobias Kuhn
  • Philipp Steinke
  • Juh-Dee
Sarah Connor chronology
Not So Silent Night
(2022)
Freigeistin
(2025)
Singles from Freigeistin
  1. "Heut' ist alles gut"
    Released: 14 February 2025
  2. "Ficka"
    Released: 10 April 2025
  3. "Wilde Nächte"
    Released: 15 May 2025

Freigeistin (German for "free spirit") is the tenth studio album by German singer Sarah Connor. It was released on 23 May 2025 through Polydor. The album marks her third full-length German-language release and her first in over six years, following Herz Kraft Werke (2019).

Contents

Background and themes

The title Freigeistin, which translates to "free spirit," describes how Connor feels and thinks about certain issues. "Escaping" and "awakening" are the main themes of the album, referring to the limited space she was given since starting her career and becoming a mother soon after. Now that her children have grown up, the singer has been able to break free from this "density." [2]

Connor delves into a variety of personal themes on the album, including her relationship with her husband and manager Florian Fischer, which is prominently featured on the lead single "Heut' ist alles gut" as well as on tracks like "For Life" and "Tief wie das Meer". For the first time in her career, she finds herself confronting criticism and engages with haters, a theme explored in the second single "Ficka." Throughout the album, Connor also reflects on life's challenges, from her children leaving home to exploring a female love interest. [3] Other themes include her passion for freediving and commitment to marine conservation. [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Miriam Amro, writing for Der Spiegel , considered the album a success, featuring music that feels "surprisingly uncalculated" this time. [6] The writers of the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger felt that while the music was neither particularly "meaningful" nor "revolutionary", it was "authentic" and made "with heart" from start to finish. [7] Sven Kabelitz from laut.de felt that Freigeistin "may not be a major breakthrough, but Connor now feels confident enough in her own language that her tenth album ranks among her better works. The songs aren't always undeniably strong, but they're always full of honesty, heart, and passion." [5]

Chart performance

Freigeistin debuted at number one on the German Albums Chart in the week of 30 May 2025, [8] becoming Connor's fourth consecutive and fifth overall studio album to do so. [8] The album also opened atop the Austrian Albums Chart. [9] It was Connor's second project to reach number one after Herz Kraft Werke (2019). [9] In Switzerland, Freigeistin debuted at number two on the Swiss Albums Chart, becoming her highest-charting effort since Muttersprache (2015). [10]

Track listing

Freigeistin track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Heut' ist alles gut"
  • Connor
  • Djorkaeff
  • Yoshi
3:09
2."Wilde Nächte"
  • Connor
  • Djorkaeff
  • Phil the Beat
  • Elias Hadjeus
  • Connor
  • Djorkaeff
  • Phil the Beat
2:28
3."Souvenir"
  • Connor
  • Takt32
  • Jumpa
  • Chris James
  • Jumpa
  • Connor
2:32
4."Ficka"
  • Connor
  • Djorkaeff
  • Phil the Beat
  • Menju
  • Connor
  • Djorkaeff
  • Phil the Beat
  • Menju
2:24
5."Geiles Leben"
  • Connor
  • Phil the Beat
  • Djorkaeff
  • Thilo Brandt
  • Phil the Beat
  • Djorkaeff
  • Connor
3:08
6."Schlechte Idee"
  • Connor
  • Nicolas Rebscher
  • Rebscher
  • Connor
2:07
7."My French Girlfriend"
  • Connor
  • Tobias Kuhn
Kuhn2:44
8."Ich liebe dich"
  • Connor
  • Kuhn
Kuhn3:41
9."Warum sind wir so?"
  • Connor
  • Yoshi
  • Djorkaeff
  • James
  • Yoshi
  • Djorkaeff
  • Connor
3:10
10."Warum hat mir keiner gesagt?"
  • Connor
  • Kuhn
  • Connor
  • Kuhn
  • Philipp Steinke
3:54
11."Herzen in Aufruhr"
  • Connor
  • Phil the Beat
  • Djorkaeff
  • Phil the Beat
  • Djorkaeff
  • Connor
3:37
12."Hölle"
  • Connor
  • Juh-Dee
  • Juh-Dee
  • Connor
2:28
13."For Life"
  • Connor
  • Yoshi
  • Djorkaeff
  • James
  • Yoshi
  • Djorkaeff
  • Connor
2:33
14."Die Fremde"
  • Connor
  • Kuhn
Kuhn3:45
15."Du bist da draußen"
  • Connor
  • Kuhn
  • Kuhn
  • Connor
4:12
16."Für immer bei dir"
  • Connor
  • Kuhn
  • Kuhn
  • Connor
4:10
17."Tief wie das Meer"
  • Connor
  • Rebscher
Rebscher3:24
Total length:53:32

Charts

Chart performance for Freigeistin
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 2

References

  1. "Sarah Connor singt über Hass im Netz und offene Beziehungen". RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (in German). 22 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  2. Rüth, Steffen (26 May 2025). "Interview mit Sängerin Sarah Connor: Ist Monogamie wirklich natürlich?". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  3. Butterweck, Kai (26 May 2025). "Sarah Connor veröffentlicht neues Album Freigeistin". N-tv (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  4. "Sarah Connor über Freigeistin, Social Media und Sehnsüchte". WDR 2 (in German). 23 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Die Delmenhorsterin steht auf der guten Seite". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  6. Amro, Miriam (24 May 2025). "Freigeistin von Sarah Connor: Ein Album wie ein Aufatmen". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  7. "Sarah Connor als Freigeistin: Das sind die Musik-Highlights der Woche". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). 23 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  8. 1 2 Schwenger, Dietmar (30 May 2025). "Charts KW22: Sarah Connor zum fünften Mal auf eins". musikwoche.de (in German). Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 "Austriancharts.at – Sarah Connor – Freigeistin" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Swisscharts.com – Sarah Connor – Freigeistin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sarah Connor – Freigeistin" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 May 2025.