"Tiergarten" is a song written and performed by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright. Released in October 2007, it was the third single from Wainwright's fifth studio album, Release the Stars. A limited edition (500 copies) 12" vinyl single containing "Supermayer Lost in Tiergarten" was released on October 27. A one-track EP also containing the Supermayer remix was released in the UK through iTunes and 7digital on October 29.[1]

"Tiergarten"
Single by Rufus Wainwright
from the album Release the Stars
ReleasedOctober 2007
GenreBaroque pop
Length3:26
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Rufus Wainwright
Producer(s)Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright singles chronology
"Rules and Regulations"
(2007)
"Tiergarten"
(2007)
Release the Stars track listing
  1. "Do I Disappoint You"
  2. "Going to a Town"
  3. "Tiergarten"
  4. "Nobody's Off the Hook"
  5. "Between My Legs"
  6. "Rules and Regulations"
  7. "Not Ready to Love"
  8. "Slideshow"
  9. "Tulsa"
  10. "Leaving for Paris No. 2"
  11. "Sanssouci"
  12. "Release the Stars"

Both the album version and remix of "Tiergarten" failed to chart in any country despite the success of Release the Stars. The remix also appears on the eleventh installment of the Chillout Sessions compilation series.

Track listing edit

12" vinyl single edit

  1. "Supermayer Lost in Tiergarten"

Tiergarten EP edit

  1. "Supermayer Lost in Tiergarten"

Personnel edit

  • Rufus Wainwright – vocals, piano, percussion
  • Jason Boshoff – programming
  • Marius de Vries – programming, breathing
  • Jeff Hill – bass
  • Matt Johnson – drums
  • Gerry Leonard – electric guitar
  • Ronith Mues – harp
  • Jenni Muldaur – backing vocals
  • Tom Stephan – additional programming
  • Neil Tennant – backing vocals, breathing
  • Richard Thompson – acoustic guitar
  • Teddy Thompson – backing vocals

Other appearances edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Tiergarten". 7digital. October 2, 2007. Archived from the original on April 6, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2008.