Ein Stern (...der deinen Namen trägt)

"Ein Stern"
Song

"Ein Stern (…der deinen Namen trägt)" (lit. "A star (…which bears your name)") is a song recorded by Austrian artist DJ Ötzi and Nik P. It was released in February 2007 as the lead single from the album, Sternstunden.

It reached number one in Germany where it stayed for 13 weeks and Austria, number 2 in Switzerland, and number 5 in the European Union, despite the fact that at the time of its release, some of the most popular radio stations in Austria and Germany declined to play the song because its genre did not fit their programme style. The single has sold more than 2 million copies.

Background and release

Seven years after his smash hit "Hey Baby", DJ Ötzi released this single with the Austrian singer Nik P., who had written and released this song under his own name 8 years ago.

At the end of 2006, a German Schlager artist called Nic popularized a version of Nik P.'s "Einen Stern,..." amongst the vacationing German club scene in Majorca, Spain, where Schlagermusik is particularly popular. One month later Ötzi recorded this single again and it debuted at No. 1 in Austria and two weeks later topped the German charts, preventing Nelly Furtado's "Say It Right" from reaching the top of the charts in Germany, despite peaking at number two for nine non-consecutive weeks.

Spending 106 weeks on the German Singles Chart, "Ein Stern (...der deinen Namen trägt)" is the first song to be on that chart for 2 years or longer, and also makes it the song with the longest run ever on that chart.

Track listing

1. "Ein Stern (... der deinen Namen trägt)" (Party style)
2. "Ein Stern (... der deinen Namen trägt)" (Radio Mix) - 3:22
3. "Ein Stern (... der deinen Namen trägt)" (Extended Mix) - 4:20
4. "Ein Stern (... der deinen Namen trägt)" (Karaoke Mix) - 3:55

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (2007-2008)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)	5
Germany (Media Control Charts)	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)	2× Platinum	60,000*
Germany (BVMI)	4× Platinum	1,200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)	Gold	15,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Decade-end charts

(2000–2009)	Position
Germany (Media Control Charts)	1

Release history

Region	Date
Austria	February 2, 2007 (2007-02-02)
Germany
Switzerland
Belgium	February 16, 2007 (2007-02-16)
Netherlands
Canada	July 8, 2007 (2007-07-08)

Covers in other languages

The song has been covered in Dutch by the Belgian singer Christoff as Een Ster ('A Star') and in Afrikaans by the South African singer Ray Dylan as Dis Verby ('It's Over'). Also in Estonian by the Estonian punk-rock singer Laur Teär as "Ainus tee" ('Only Way') and in Italian by the singer Chris Valco in a version approved by the author. In Denmark the song is famous in a Danish version with the band "Kandis", with the title, Det Dit Navn (It's your name).