German (song)

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"German"
German by No Money Enterprise.png
Single by No Money Enterprise
Released1 November 2019 [1]
Genre
Length3:54
Label No Money Enterprise
No Money Enterprise singles chronology
"German"
(2019)
"No Reason"
(2020)
Music video
"German" on YouTube

"German" is the debut single by Australian hip hop group No Money Enterprise, released on 1 November 2019.

Contents

"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.

Critical reception

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]

Commercial performance

"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]

Awards and nominations

APRA Award nominations for "German"
YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2021 "German"Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap WorkNominated [4]

Live performances

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]

Track listings

Digital download [1]
No.TitleLength
1."German"3:54
Digital download – Radio edit [6]
No.TitleLength
1."German" (Radio Edit)3:54

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "German"
Chart (2019–2020)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [7] 37
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [8] 26

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "German"
Chart (2020)Position
Australian Artist (ARIA) [9] 24

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [10] Platinum70,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [11] Gold15,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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