Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Austria (IFPI Austria) [8] | Gold | 15,000 |
| Germany (BVMI) [9] | Gold | 200,000 |
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| "Zusammen" | ||||
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| Single by Die Fantastischen Vier | ||||
| from the album Captain Fantastic | ||||
| Released | 23 March 2018 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, pop | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Andreas Rieke, Michael B. Schmidt, Thomas Dürr, Michael DJ Beck, Thomas Burchia, Samy Sorge, Michael Kurth, Conrad Hensel, Florian Renner, Ricco Schoenebeck, Toni Oliver Schoenebeck | |||
| Producer(s) | DJ Thomilla, Conrad Hensel, Hitnapperz | |||
| Die Fantastischen Vier singles chronology | ||||
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"Zusammen" (German : Together) is a song by Die Fantastischen Vier featuring Clueso and a single from the Die Fantastischen Vier album Captain Fantastic . It peaked at number 2 on the German charts, at number 32 in Austria and at number 35 in Switzerland. [1] [2] It was chosen as the official song for the 2018 FIFA World Cup by the German public broadcaster Das Erste. It was played throughout the channel's coverage. [3]
The song was written by Andreas Rieke, Michael B. Schmidt, Thomas Dürr, Michael DJ Beck, Thomas Burchia, Samy Sorge, Michael Kurth, Conrad Hensel, Florian Renner, Ricco Schoenebeck, and Toni Oliver Schoenebeck. It was produced by DJ Thomilla, Conrad Hensel and Hitnapperz. [1]
In the music video, the manager of the band, Bär Läsker, forces them to found a new group called "Fanta 5" because of the falling sales, in which Clueso is a new member. While the other band members are sceptical, Fanta 4 member Michi Beck rejects Clueso and is quarreling with him in some scenes of the video. In other scenes the two are reconciling and dancing together.
Weekly charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Austria (IFPI Austria) [8] | Gold | 15,000 |
| Germany (BVMI) [9] | Gold | 200,000 |
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Die Fantastischen Vier, also known as Fanta 4, is a German pop-rap group from Stuttgart, Germany, named after the German title of Marvel's Fantastic Four. The members are Smudo, And.Ypsilon, Thomas D, also dubbed "Hausmeister" (janitor), and Dee Jot Hausmarke. They were, together with Advanced Chemistry, among the first groups to rap in the German language.
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"When the Rain Begins to Fall" is a 1984 song written and composed by Peggy March, Michael Bradley, and Steve Wittmack, recorded by singers Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora, and released as a US single at the beginning of 1985. The song was performed in the movie Voyage of the Rock Aliens, in which Zadora played a lead role. Before being released in the US, this track went to number one in several European countries. The song failed to capitalize its European success in America, but did better on the US dance charts.
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"Ma Chérie" is a song by Swiss DJ and producer DJ Antoine taken from his studio album Welcome to DJ Antoine. It features Serbian DJ-duo, The Beat Shakers and features the vocals of Swiss singer-songwriter Maurizio Pozzi. The song became a top-ten hit in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Russia, Slovakia, Poland and Switzerland. The original song was created in the 2007 by The Beat Shakers with the voice of the singer Alberto, the lyrics by Danica Krstajić and the music by Boris Krstajić.
"Firestone" is a song by Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo, featuring vocals from Australian singer Conrad Sewell. It was released on 1 December 2014 and reached number one on the Norwegian Singles Chart and became a big international hit for Kygo on many other charts. Birdy performed a cover of the song on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. The song is believed to be originally composed and partially written by Dutch TV producer Arjen Lubach after he wrote about an incident in 2014 in his book Stoorzender, where his friend sold their song to a Norwegian DJ behind his back, after which it became a world hit. Despite this, Lubach never confirms, nor denies the claim that it's Firestone he wrote about.
"Auf uns" is a song by German recording artist Andreas Bourani. It was written by Bourani along with Tom Olbrich and Julius Hartog for his second studio album Hey (2014), while production was helmed by Peter "Jem" Seifert. Released as the album's lead single in April 2014, the uptempo song marked Bourani's commercial breakthrough, when it reached the top of Austrian and German Singles Charts.
"Ghost" is a song performed by German singer Jamie-Lee Kriewitz. The song represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden, and was written by Thomas Burchia, Anna Leyne, and Conrad Hensel. The song was released as a digital download on 12 December 2015 through Polydor and Island Records. It was also performed as Kriewitz's winner's single during season five of The Voice of Germany.
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