Rekord[1] is the ninth full-length studio album by German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier. It was released on 24 October 2014, marking the 25th anniversary of the group.[2]
| Rekord | ||||
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| Released | 24 October 2014 | |||
| Genre | German hip hop | |||
| Label | Columbia, Sony BMG | |||
| Producer | And.Ypsilon | |||
| Die Fantastischen Vier chronology | ||||
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Musical content edit
On the album, which mainly contains hip hop and pop songs, Fanta 4 also experiment with the styles of Dubstep ("Heute", "Wie geliebt") and R'n'B ("Lass sehen").[3] A reviewer in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung said that the band's performance on this album shows "Unbeirrbarkeit, Humor und einem großen Gespür für die Haken" ("imperturbability, humor and a great sense of the hook"), and hails the "Fantastic Four" as pioneers of hip-hop.[2]
Writing and production edit
For the anniversary song "25" Don Snow a.k.a. Jonn Savannah sang his hit "25 Years" with slightly different lyrics. "Disco" features Miss Platnum.
Release and reception edit
Rekord was published on 24 October 2014. From the album, the titles "Und los", "25", and "Single" were released as singles.
The album peaked at number one of the German charts a week after publication, was awarded gold and sold more than 200,000 copies.[4]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "25" | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Heute" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Und los" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Lass sehen" | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Gegen jede Vernunft" | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Typisch ich" | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Wie geliebt" | 4:14 |
| 8. | "Single" | 5:02 |
| 9. | "Disco" | 4:57 |
| 10. | "Der Mann den nichts bewegt" | 5:02 |
| 11. | "Frieden wie denn" | 4:46 |
| 12. | "Gott ist mein Zeuge" | 4:58 |
| 13. | "Das Spiel ist aus" | 3:33 |
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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References edit
- ^ literally Record, meaning "best performance" rather than an LP record in German
- ^ a b Tobias Rüther (24 October 2014). "Silberhochzeit der Bungalow-Jungs". Frankfurter Allgemeiner (in German). Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ a b laut.de
- ^ chartsurfer.de
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Die Fantastischen Vier – Rekord" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Die Fantastischen Vier – Rekord" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Die Fantastischen Vier – Rekord". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2014". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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