Atemlos durch die Nacht

"Atemlos durch die Nacht" (German for Breathless Through the Night) is a song by German singer Helene Fischer. It was written by Kristina Bach and produced by Fischer's long-time contributor Jean Frankfurter for her sixth studio album, Farbenspiel (2013). Released on 29 November 2013 as the album's second single, it enjoyed major success in German-speaking Europe, becoming Fischer's biggest hit to date and her first top 10 entry in Austria, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland. It is now the second most successful song in German history.[1]

"Atemlos durch die Nacht"
Single by Helene Fischer
from the album Farbenspiel
Released	29 November 2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	Dance-pop Schlager
Length	3:39
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Kristina Bach
Producer(s)	Jean Frankfurter
Helene Fischer singles chronology
"Fehlerfrei" (2013) "Atemlos durch die Nacht" (2013) "Marathon" (2014)

It has been covered in English as "Take a Breath" (Kristina Bach), Dutch as "Ademloos door de nacht" (by Loona[2] and Ferry de Lits[3] in the Netherlands) and "Jij en ik" (by Laura Lynn in Belgium)[4] as well as in Afrikaans as "Asemloos" by Liezel Pieters in South Africa.[5] It was also parodied by Austrian punk band Turbobier as "Arbeitslos durch den Tag" (Unemployed Through the Day) in 2015.[6]

The melody was also used as an interval act during the second-semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2016 performed by Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli as "Här Står Jag" (Here I Stand), a Swedish-language metasong referring to the decline in success of Schlager music during Melodifestivalen.

Track listings

Maxi-single "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (Bassflow Main Radio/Video Mix) – 3:38 "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" ("The Pope" Remix) – 3:41 "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (Bassflow Alternative Remake Edit) – 3:37 "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (Album Version) – 3:39 "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (A Class Kuduro Floor Mix) – 5:11 "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (Florian Paetzold Remix) – 5:02 "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (Sean Finn Remix) – 5:30 Remix EP – The Extended Remixes "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (Bassflow Extended Main Remake) 06:31 "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (Bassflow Extended Alternative Remake) 06:30 "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (Sean Finn Remix) 05:30 "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (Florian Paetzold Remix) 05:02 "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (A Class Kuduro Floor Mix) 05:11 "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (A Class Dance Floor Mix) 04:55 "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (A Class Spheric Floor Mix) 05:03

iTunes EP – The Radio Mixes "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (Bassflow Main Radio/Video Mix) – 3:38 "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" ("The Pope" Remix) – 3:41 "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (Bassflow Alternative Remake Edit) – 3:37 "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (Sean Finn Remix) – 5:30 "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (A Class Kuduro Edit) 03:36 "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (A Class Dance Edit) 03:36 "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (A Class Spheric Floor Edit) 03:38* "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" (Album Version) – 3:39

Credits and personnel

• Michael Bestmann – mastering, mixing
• Julian Feifel – background vocals
• Jean Frankfurter – keyboards, programming, producer
• Franco Leon – background vocals
• Birney Oberreit – background vocals
• Kareena Schönberger – background vocals
• Peter Weihe – guitar

Credits adapted from Farbenspiel album liner notes.[7]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2013–15) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 1 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[9] 26 Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[10] 20 Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 3 Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[12] 4 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 1 Germany (Media Control Charts)[15] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 4 Chart (2015) Position Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 50 Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position Germany (Official German Charts)[18] 3 All-time charts Chart Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[19] 2 Germany (Media Control Charts)[20] 2 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Austria (IFPI Austria)[21] 2× Platinum 60,000^* Germany (BVMI)[22] Diamond 1,000,000 Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[23] 2× Platinum 60,000^^ ^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one hits of 2014 (Austria)

References

1. "All-Time-Charts Deutschland". Retrieved 17 March 2017.
2. Ademloos door de Nacht – Marie-José van der Kolk (Officiële Video)
3. Ferry de Lits – Ademloos Door De Nacht
4. Laura Lynn – Jij en ik
5. Liezel Pieters – Asemloos
6. TURBOBIER – Arbeitslos durch den Tag
7. Farbenspiel (CD booklet). Helene Fischer. Polydor Records. 2013. 0602537523238.CS1 maint: others (link)
8. "Austriancharts.at – Helene Fischer – Atemlos durch die Nacht" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
9. "Ultratop.be – Helene Fischer – Atemlos durch die Nacht" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
10. "Euro Digital Song Sales Chart (The week of March 15, 2014)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Helene Fischer – Atemlos durch die Nacht". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
12. "Helene Fischer – Atemlos durch die Nacht – Luxembourg Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Helene Fischer – Atemlos durch die Nacht". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
14. "Year-end charts 2014". ORF. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
15. "Helene Fischer mit Doppelsieg in den Musik-Jahrescharts". Gfk Entertainment. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
16. "Swiss Year-End Charts 2014". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
17. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
18. "Platz 3️⃣ der erfolgreichsten Singles und Alben des Jahrzehnts +++ Heute gibt es Helene Fischer im Doppelpack... +++ "Atemlos durch die Nacht" ist wohl der bekannteste und in den Charts erfolgreichste Song von Helene. 116 Wochen war er platziert, schaffte es zwar nie auf die Eins, war aber Song des Jahres 2014. +++ Seit 2015 ist auch Helenes "Weihnachten"-Album nicht mehr wegzudenken. Regelmäßig Anfang November steigt es wieder in die Charts ein – dabei stand es 6 Mal an der Spitze. Universal Music Deutschland" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 31 December 2019 – via Facebook.
19. "Best of All Time – Singles". Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
20. "All-Time-Charts Deutschland". Retrieved 26 October 2015.
21. "Austrian single certifications – Helene Fischer – Atemlos durch die Nacht" (in German). IFPI Austria.
22. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Helene Fischer; 'Atemlos durch die Nacht')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
23. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Helene Fischer; 'Atemlos durch die Nacht')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

External links

• Music video for "Atemlos durch die Nacht" on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics