Polarkreis 18

Polarkreis 18
Concert Huxley's Neue Welt in Berlin 6 March 2009
Background information
Origin	Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Genres	Alternative rock, synth-pop, pop rock, post-rock, indietronica
Years active	1998–2012
Labels	Universal Germany
Members	Felix Räuber Christian Grochau Ludwig Bauer Philipp Makolies Uwe Pasora Silvester Wenzel (1998-2011)
Website	www.polarkreis18.de

Polarkreis 18 was a German rock band from Dresden, Saxony. The bandmembers met at school, where they formed the Jack of all Trades ensemble in 1998. In 2004, they renamed their band Polarkreis 18. Its musical style can be described as rock, synth-pop and indietronica. Their albums include Polarkreis 18 and more recently The Colour of Snow. Their single "Allein, Allein" (Alone Alone) reached the number one position on the German Media Control Top100 Singles chart from 31 October 2008 to 4 December 2008 for 5 consecutive weeks and another 8 weeks on position number 2. It is one of the most successful singles in that country of all time. It has also been in the top ten of several other countries throughout Europe. It also made the number 1 position for 5 consecutive weeks in Denmark with a remake version of the Danish band Nephew. The band consisted of: Felix Räuber, Silvester Wenzel, Uwe Pasora, Philip Makolies, Christian Grochau and Ludwig Bauer.

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		DE	AT	CH
2007	Polarkreis 18	96	-	-
2008	The Colour of Snow	14	-	62
2010	Frei	73	-	-

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Album
		US	DE	AT	CH	DK	LU	BE	NL	EU	ISR
2008	Allein, Allein1, 2	–	1	2	7	1	1	5	61	11	2	The Colour of Snow
2009	The Colour of Snow	–	5	38	–	–	–	–	–	34	–
	Happy Go Lucky	–	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2010	Unendliche Sinfonie	–	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Frei
2012	Allein	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Eric Prydz Remix

1 In Denmark, the Danish band Nephew remixed the song, ^[1] it was called "Allein, Alene" (respectively German and Danish for alone). ^{[1] [ failed verification ]}

2 in Germany, the song was the 13th best-selling of 2008 and the 15th best-selling single of 2009. ^{[2] [3]} In the decade 2000–2009, it was even more successful, making it the fifth best-selling song of that decade. ^[4]

References

1. "Nephew - Music Charts".
2. Archived 11 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
3. Archived 1 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Die ultimative Chart Show | Hits des neuen Jahrtausends | Download". RTL.de. Retrieved 30 March 2012.

External links

• Official site
• Polarkreis 18 at MySpace
• Mtv.de