Muttersprache (album)

Muttersprache
Muttersprache
Studio album by Sarah Connor
Released	22 May 2015
Genre	Pop; R&B;
Length	46:31
Label	Polydor; Universal;
Producer	Connor; Beatzarre; Thilo Brandt; Djorkaeff; Daniel Faust; Michael Herberger; Swen Meyer; Xavier Naidoo; Peter Plate; Ulf Leo Sommer; Ali Zuckowski;
Sarah Connor chronology
Singles from Muttersprache
	"Wie schön du bist"; Released: May 1, 2015; "Bedingungslos"; Released: September 11, 2015; "Kommst du mit ihr"; Released: March 4, 2016; "Bonnie & Clyde"; Released: September 23, 2016; "Augen auf"; Released: November 18, 2016;

Muttersprache (English: "Native language", literally "mother tongue") is the ninth studio album by German recording artist Sarah Connor, released by Polydor Records on May 22, 2015. It is her first album to be primarily recorded in German.^[2] After her participation in the reality television series Sing meinen Song - Das Tauschkonzert in 2014, the German version of the series The Best Singers, Connor was encouraged to record songs in German. Muttersprache debuted on top of on the German Albums Chart, marking her second number-one album following 2005's Naughty but Nice. Muttersprache is primarily a pop and R&B album.^[1]

Promotion edit

Selected as the album's leading single, "Wie schön du bist" was released to radios and stores on May 1, 2015. An instant success in German-speaking Europe, it peaked at number two on the German Singles Chart. In Germany, the song became Connor's highest-charting single since 2005 number-one hit "From Zero to Hero." It was eventually certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). In Austria and Switzerland, "Wie schön du bist" reached number eleven and number thirty on the national singles charts, where it became her biggest-charting single in seven years.

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
laut.de	^[3]

laut.de critic Sven Kabelitz rated the album two out of five stars. He found that "unfortunately, the lyrics linger on the level of late Rosenstolz, while using the same phrasing machine and the sentimentalism of Juli, Silbermond and Luxuslärm for long stretches." Kabelitz described Muttersprache as "sentimental feel-good banalities from the literary cat calendar, in which everyone and no one can find themselves."^[3]

Chart performance edit

Upon its release, Muttersprache debuted at number-one on the German Albums Chart.^[4] It marked Connor's ninth consecutive top ten album and second effort to reach the top position following the number-one debut of 2005's Naughty but Nice, her fourth studio album.^[4] With first week sales of more than 100,000 copies in Germany, Muttersprache was certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) just days after its release.^[4] It has since been certified triple platinum.^[5]

In Austria, Muttersprache debuted at number three on the Austrian Albums Chart behind both Conchita Wurst's Conchita and Andreas Gabalier's Mountain Man.^[4] It became Connor's highest-charting album since Naughty but Nice which also peaked at number three a decade earlier.^[4] In Switzerland, the album debuted at number-one on the Swiss Albums Chart, her first album to do so.^[4]

Track listing edit

*Muttersprache* – Standard edition^[6]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Mit vollen Händen"	Connor Daniel Faust Peter Plate Ulf Leo Sommer	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	3:48
2.	"Wie schön du bist"	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	3:38
3.	"Halt mich"	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	3:10
4.	"Bedingungslos"	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	3:52
5.	"Kommst du mit ihr"	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	3:24
6.	"Mein König"	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	4:13
7.	"Augen auf"	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	4:30
8.	"Deutsches Liebeslied"	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	4:46
9.	"Versprochen"	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	3:47
10.	"Anorak"	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	4:02
11.	"Meine Insel"	Connor Thilo Brandt Pille Hillebrand	Connor Brandt	2:50
12.	"Wenn Du da bist"	Connor Simon Triebel Ali Zuckowski	Connor Zuckowski	3:24
13.	"Das Leben ist schön"	Connor Triebel Zuckowski	Connor Zuckowski	3:17

*Muttersprache* – Deluxe edition (Disc 2)^[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Wie geht glücklich"	Connor Plate Sommer Carolina Bigge	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	4:14
2.	"Keiner ist wie Du" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert)	Gregor Meyle	Xavier Naidoo Michael Herberger	4:00
3.	"Ich atme ein" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert)	Frank Ramond Matthias Hass	Naidoo Herberger	3:10
4.	"I Feel Lonely" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert)	Sascha Schmitz Michel Bernhard Kersting Stephan Baader	Naidoo Herberger	3:30
5.	"Unlove You"	Connor Konstantin Scherer Silvia Gordon Vincent Stein	Beatzarre Djorkaeff	3:03
6.	"Come Home"	Connor Scherer Thilo Brandt Stein	Beatzarre Djorkaeff	2:39
7.	"Close to Crazy"	Connor Scherer Catt Gravitt Stein	Beatzarre Djorkaeff	3:32

*Muttersprache* – Special deluxe edition (Disc 2)^[8]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Bonnie & Clyde" (with Henning Wehland)	Connor Wehland Brandt	Connor Swen Meyer	3:12
2.	"Die mit Dir lacht"	Connor Brandt	Connor Christian Lohr	3:02
3.	"Warum du"	Connor Scherer Nico Santos Stein	Beatzarre Djorkaeff	3:23
4.	"Wie geht glücklich"	Connor Plate Sommer Bigge	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	4:14
5.	"Keiner ist wie Du" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert)	Meyle	Naidoo Herberger	4:00
6.	"Ich atme ein" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert)	Ramond Hass	Naidoo Herberger	3:10
7.	"I'll Be By Your Side" (featuring Gregory Porter)	Connor Brandt	Connor Lohr	4:54
8.	"The World Needs Us"	Connor Lynne Marti	Connor Lohr	2:47
9.	"Little Love"	Connor Duncan Townsend	Connor Lohr	2:57
10.	"Unlove You"	Connor Scherer Gordon Stein	Beatzarre Djorkaeff	3:03
11.	"Come Home"	Connor Scherer Brandt Stein	Beatzarre Djorkaeff	2:39
12.	"Close to Crazy"	Connor Scherer Gravitt Stein	Beatzarre Djorkaeff	3:32
13.	"I Feel Lonely" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert)	Schmitz Kersting Baader	Naidoo Herberger	3:30

*Muttersprache* – Limited special edition (Disc 2)^[9]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Wie geht glücklich"	Connor Plate Sommer Bigge	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	4:14
2.	"Keiner ist wie Du" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert)	Meyle	Naidoo Herberger	4:00
3.	"Ich atme ein" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert)	Ramond Hass	Naidoo Herberger	3:10
4.	"I Feel Lonely" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert)	Schmitz Kersting Baader	Naidoo Herberger	3:30
5.	"I'm Falling Down"	Connor Scherer Stein	Beatzarre Djorkaeff	3:25
6.	"Naked"	Connor Drew Lawrence Robert Kleiner	Beatzarre Djorkaeff	3:48
7.	"Best Friend"	Connor Scherer Gordon Stein	Beatzarre Djorkaeff	2:37
8.	"Das Leben ist schön" (live)	Connor Triebel Zuckowski	Connor Zuckowski	3:20
9.	"Bedingungslos" (live)	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	4:09
10.	"Kommst du mit ihr" (live)	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	4:07
11.	"Wie schön du bist" (live)	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	5:5
12.	"Mein König" (live)	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	5:16
13.	"Augen auf" (live)	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	Connor Faust Plate Sommer	7:00

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Weekly chart performance for *Muttersprache*
Chart (2015)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[10]	3
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	1

Year-end charts edit

Year-end chart performance for *Muttersprache*
Chart (2015)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[13]	7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[14]	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[15]	23
Chart (2016)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[16]	31
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[17]	7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[18]	42
Chart (2017)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[19]	100

Decade-end charts edit

Decade-end chart performance for *Muttersprache*
Chart (2010–2019)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[20]	10

Certifications and sales edit

Certifications for *Muttersprache*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[21]	2× Platinum	30,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[5]	11× Gold	1,100,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Release dates and formats for *Muttersprache*
Region	Date	Edition(s)	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Austria	May 22, 2015	Standard deluxe	Digital download CD	Polydor Universal	^[6]^[7]
Germany
Switzerland
Austria	November 4, 2016	Special deluxe limited special	Digital download CD	Polydor Universal	^[8]^[9]
Germany
Switzerland

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Muttersprache - Sarah Connor > Songs, Reviews > Credits > Adwards > AllMusic". AllMusic. May 22, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
^ "Muttersprache (Deluxe Version)". Play.Google.de. 2006-02-01. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
^ ^a ^b Kabelitz, Sven. "Denkt auch mal jemand an die Kinder?". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "SARAH CONNOR: Platz #1 in den Offiziellen Deutschen Albumcharts". Presseportal. 2006-06-03. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
^ ^a ^b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sarah Connor; 'Muttersprache')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Muttersprache – Standard edition". Amazon.com (DE). Retrieved 2017-05-29.
^ ^a ^b "Muttersprache – Deluxe edition". iTunes.Apple (DE). 22 May 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
^ ^a ^b "Muttersprache – Special deluxe edition". iTunes.Apple (DE). 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
^ ^a ^b "Muttersprache – Limited special edition". Amazon.com (DE). Retrieved 2017-05-29.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Sarah Connor – Muttersprache" (in German). Hung Medien.
^ "Officialcharts.de – Sarah Connor – Muttersprache". GfK Entertainment Charts.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Sarah Connor – Muttersprache". Hung Medien.
^ "Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Album Charts 2015".
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2015)". Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2015".
^ "Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Album-Charts 2016". oe3.orf.at. Archived from the original on 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
^ "Longplayer Jahrescharts 2016". GfK Entertainment (in German). mix1.de. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade Alben 2016 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^ "Nun geht's ans Eingemachte - mit den Plätzen 10 und 9 unseres Jahrzehnte-Rankings. Dort stehen der WM-Song "Auf uns" von Andreas @bourani und Michel Telós "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Single) sowie "Muttersprache" von @sarahconnorfc und "Ballast der Republik" von @dietotenhosen (Album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 31 December 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Austrian album certifications – Sarah Connor – Muttersprache" (in German). IFPI Austria.

External links edit

SarahConnor.com — official site

[pop_and_R&B-1] "Muttersprache - Sarah Connor > Songs, Reviews > Credits > Adwards > AllMusic". AllMusic. May 22, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

[google-2] "Muttersprache (Deluxe Version)". Play.Google.de. 2006-02-01. Retrieved 2015-04-20.

[laut.de-3] Kabelitz, Sven. "Denkt auch mal jemand an die Kinder?". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2022.

[pp-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "SARAH CONNOR: Platz #1 in den Offiziellen Deutschen Albumcharts". Presseportal. 2006-06-03. Retrieved 2015-06-05.

[BVMI-5] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sarah Connor; 'Muttersprache')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

[standard-6] "Muttersprache – Standard edition". Amazon.com (DE). Retrieved 2017-05-29.

[deluxe-7] "Muttersprache – Deluxe edition". iTunes.Apple (DE). 22 May 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-29.

[specialdeluxe-8] "Muttersprache – Special deluxe edition". iTunes.Apple (DE). 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-29.

[limitedspecial-9] "Muttersprache – Limited special edition". Amazon.com (DE). Retrieved 2017-05-29.

[ac_Austria_Sarah_Connor-10] "Austriancharts.at – Sarah Connor – Muttersprache" (in German). Hung Medien.

[ac_Germany3_Sarah_Connor-11] "Officialcharts.de – Sarah Connor – Muttersprache". GfK Entertainment Charts.

[ac_Switzerland_Sarah_Connor-12] "Swisscharts.com – Sarah Connor – Muttersprache". Hung Medien.

[13] "Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Album Charts 2015".

[14] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2015)". Retrieved 2016-10-10.

[15] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2015".

[16] "Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Album-Charts 2016". oe3.orf.at. Archived from the original on 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-12-29.

[17] "Longplayer Jahrescharts 2016". GfK Entertainment (in German). mix1.de. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[18] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade Alben 2016 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

[19] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 29 December 2017.

[20] "Nun geht's ans Eingemachte - mit den Plätzen 10 und 9 unseres Jahrzehnte-Rankings. Dort stehen der WM-Song "Auf uns" von Andreas @bourani und Michel Telós "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Single) sowie "Muttersprache" von @sarahconnorfc und "Ballast der Republik" von @dietotenhosen (Album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 31 December 2019 – via Twitter.

[AustriaSarah_ConnorMuttersprachealbumCertRef-21] "Austrian album certifications – Sarah Connor – Muttersprache" (in German). IFPI Austria.

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