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"Geboren um zu leben"
Song

"Geboren um zu leben" ("Born to Live") is the first single from Unheilig's album Grosse Freiheit and the sixth single of the band. As of December 2010, the single has been certified triple gold with 450,000 copies sold.[where?][1]

Meaning

The song "Geboren um zu leben" was inspired by the death of a close friend of Unheilig's frontman, Der Graf.[2] In 2008, the friend suffered a heart attack and stroke, from which he did not recover; Der Graf was with him when he died.

Track listing

No.TitleEnglish TranslationLength
1."Geboren um zu leben"Born to Live3:50
2."Ein letztes Mal"One Last Time4:03

Music video

On January 14, 2010, the official music video for "Geboren um zu leben" was released.

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
German Singles Chart 1
German Airplay Chart[3] 9
Austrian Singles Chart[4] 8
Swiss Singles Chart 17

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
Ö3 Austria Top 40[5] 8
European Hot 100 Singles[6] 25
German Singles Chart[7] 4
Swiss Singles Top 75[8] 42
Chart (2011) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[9] 75
German Singles Chart[10] 86
Swiss Singles Chart[11] 64

References

  1. ^ "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  2. ^ (German)
  3. ^ German Airplay Chart, Retrieved on 2011-06-03
  4. ^ Geboren Um Zu Leben at austriancharts.at
  5. ^ Steffen Hung (2010-12-24). "Jahreshitparade 2010". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  6. ^ "European Hot 100". Billboard.com. 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  7. ^ "Musik-Jahrescharts: "Sanfter Riese" und der Graf setzen sich durch - media control". Media-control.de. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  8. ^ Steffen Hung. "Swiss Year-End Charts 2010". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  9. ^ "Ö3 Austria Top40 - Single Charts 2011". oe3.ORF.at. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  10. ^ ":: MTV | Single Jahrescharts 2011 | charts". Mtv.de. 2011-12-31. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  11. ^ Steffen Hung. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2011". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-02-17.