"German" | ||||
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Single by No Money Enterprise | ||||
Released | 1 November 2019 [1] | |||
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Length | 3:54 | |||
Label | No Money Enterprise | |||
No Money Enterprise singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"German" on YouTube |
"German" is the debut single by Australian hip hop group No Money Enterprise, released on 1 November 2019.
"German" peaked at number 37 on the ARIA Singles Chart and number 26 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and received a nomination for Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap Work at the 2021 APRA Music Awards.
Tommy Faith of Triple J Unearthed said of the song: "These boys have a serious future ahead of them if they can keep dropping heaters like "German". The beat puts them in a different lane to plenty of the blossoming drill artists coming through right now and it’s the perfect oil slick for them to flow over." [2]
"German" peaked at number 37 on the ARIA Singles Chart and at number 26 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. It was certified gold in both countries. [3]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | "German" | Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap Work | Nominated | [4] |
On 26 November 2021, No Money Enterprise performed "German" alongside their cover of the Notorious B.I.G.'s song "Mo Money Mo Problems" for Australian youth broadcaster Triple J's Like a Version segment. [5]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "German" | 3:54 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "German" (Radio Edit) | 3:54 |
Chart (2019–2020) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [7] | 37 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [8] | 26 |
Chart (2020) | Position |
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Australian Artist (ARIA) [9] | 24 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [10] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [11] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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