Mittelpunkt der Welt

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Mittelpunkt der Welt
File:Element of Crime - Mittelpunkt der Welt.jpg
Studio album by
Released2005 (2005)
StudioTritonus Tonstudio
Length42:36
Label Universal, Polydor
Producer David Young
Element of Crime chronology
Romantik
(2001)
Mittelpunkt der Welt
(2005)
Immer da wo du bist bin ich nie
(2009)

Mittelpunkt der Welt is the twelfth studio album by German rock band Element of Crime, released in 2005 by Universal/Polydor Records. The album was recorded in Tritonus Tonstudio in Berlin and it was produced by David Young. It is their first album with Young as an official member of the band after working with the band as a producer and touring guitarist since the late 1980s.

Contents

The album reached number 6 on the German chart, making it their biggest success to date. It was awarded gold in 2007. [1] It was described as "snappy, concise and musically straightforward" by Tilman Spreckelsen  [ de ] in his review for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . [2]

Track listing

  1. "Delmenhorst" – 3:56
  2. "Wenn der Winter kommt" – 4:34
  3. "Straßenbahn des Todes" – 4:11
  4. "Im Himmel ist kein Platz mehr für uns zwei" – 3:51
  5. "Nur mit Dir" – 4:01
  6. "Finger weg von meiner Paranoia" – 5:13
  7. "Still wird das Echo sein" – 3:15
  8. "Weit ist der Weg" – 3:49
  9. "Die letzte U-Bahn geht später" – 3:11
  10. "Mittelpunkt der Welt" – 6:41

Personnel

Element of Crime:

Additional musicians:

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References

  1. Mau, Ulrike (5 February 2010). "Element of Crime in der Alsterdorfer Sporthalle". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. Spreckelsen, Tilman (23 September 2005). "Wo du nicht bist, ist Delmenhorst". FAZ.net (in German). Retrieved 18 September 2023.