Wie schön du bist
| "Wie schön du bist" | |
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"Wie schön du bist" (German: How Beautiful You Are) is a song by German recording artist Sarah Connor. It was written and produced by Connor along with Peter Plate, Ulf Leo Sommer, and Daniel Faust for her ninth studio album Muttersprache (2015). An ode to her son Tyler, the uplifiting pop ballad was conceived after a dispute with him. Her first single in German, the song was released as the album's lead single on May 1, 2015 in German-speaking Europe; it has since reached number two on the German Singles Chart.
Chart performance
In Germany, "Wie schön du bist" was certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), denoting sales/streams of 260,000 copies, including 240,000 digital downloads.[1]
Formats and track listings
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wie schön du bist" | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Das Leben ist schön" | 3:18 |
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] | 11 |
| Invalid chart entered Germany2 | 2 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] | 30 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2015) | Position |
|---|---|
| Germany (Official German Charts)[4] | 13 |
Parody
In September 2015, German comedian Carolin Kebekus performed a parody of this song in her show PussyTerror TV, mocking dim-witted German nationalists under the title "Wie blöd du bist" (German: How Daft You Are).[5]
References
- ^ "Universal-Vertriebstagung 2015 – Briegmann: "Wachstum ohne Streaming ist nicht denkbar"". Musikmarkt.de. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ "Sarah Connor – Wie schön du bist" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
- ^ "Sarah Connor – Wie schön du bist". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
- ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
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