Schwerelos (English: "Weightless") is the twelfth studio album by German schlager singer Andrea Berg. It was released on 22 October 2010 in Germany and soon after in Austria and Switzerland. According to its certifications, the album has sold over one million copies.[1]

Schwerelos
A red-haired woman wearing a black dress and a denim jacket leaning on a motorbike. She has her hands on the handlebars and she is looking directly into the camera. The words "Andrea Berg Schwerelos" are written in the top right corner.
Studio album by
Released22 October 2010
GenreSchlager
Length53:15 (standard edition)
1:15:36 (Tour Edition)
LanguageGerman
LabelAriola
Producer
Andrea Berg chronology
Zwischen Himmel & Erde
(2009)
Schwerelos
(2010)
Abenteuer
(2011)
Alternative cover
A barefoot red-haired woman wearing a light blue minidress. A white cloth is floating behind her to mimic wings. The words "Andrea Berg Schwerelos" are written on the right. A sticker located in the bottom right corner features the words "Tour-Edition incl. 2 Bonustitle + 4 neue Songs".
Schwerelos Tour Edition

Background

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In early 2010, Andrea Berg and her longtime producer Eugen Römer announced the end of their collaboration. According to Römer, he was having health problems and had decided to put off working with Berg for an undetermined amount of time.[2] At her label's request, Dieter Bohlen was chosen to produce the album. Initially, Berg was sceptical about this choice, but met with Bohlen in Mallorca following her husband's advice. She was convinced by the song "Ich liebe dich" (English: "I Love You"), which was written by Bohlen and which he had presented to her during their meeting. She said: "When I heard it, I thought to myself: 'Someone who can compose such a song and who writes such lyrics has exactly the emotionality I need'."[3] According to Berg, the switch to Bohlen radicalised her style a little bit, but Schwerelos is still a typical Andrea Berg album.[4] Bohlen composed the songs and provided Berg with some lyric fragments that she used to write the final lyrics.[3]

Track listing

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Schwerelos – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Du kannst noch nicht mal richtig lügen"
Bohlen3:42
2."Ich liebe das Leben"
  • Klaus Munro
  • Leo Leandros
  • Erich Öxler
  • Stefan Pössnicker
3:48
3."Schwerelos"
  • Berg
  • Bohlen
Bohlen3:29
4."Ich werde wieder tanzen geh'n"
  • Bohlen
  • Dr. Bernd Meinunger
Bohlen3:57
5."Zum Teufel mit der Einsamkeit"
  • Berg
  • Bohlen
Bohlen3:29
6."Ich liebe dich"BohlenBohlen3:37
7."Sag mir doch"
  • Berg
  • Bohlen
Bohlen3:38
8."Endlich Du"
  • Berg
  • Bohlen
Bohlen3:15
9."Schenk mir einen Stern"
  • Berg
  • Bohlen
Bohlen3:41
10."Nein!"
  • Berg
  • Bohlen
Bohlen4:04
11."Halt mein Herz in der Hand"
  • Berg
  • Bohlen
Bohlen3:48
12."Ich halt die Erde an"Andreas BärtelsBohlen4:01
13."Wer einmal lügt"
  • Berg
  • Bohlen
Bohlen3:31
14."Diese Träne"
  • Berg
  • Bohlen
  • Lukas
Bohlen4:15
Total length:53:15
Schwerelos  – Tour Edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Seemann, deine Heimat ist das Meer"
  • Werner Scharfenberger
  • Fini Busch
  • Öxler
  • Pössnicker
3:49
16."Mein Prinz"
  • Öxler
  • Pössnicker
  • Öxler
  • Pössnicker
3:05
17."Ich hab dich im Gefühl"Thomas RosenfeldBohlen3:33
18."Schwerelos-Hitmix"  4:36
19."Du kannst noch nicht mal richtig lügen" (Hüttenmix)  3:30
20."Ich liebe das Leben" (Tanzcafé-Mix)  3:48
Total length:1:15:36
Schwerelos – Tour Edition (DVD)
No.TitleLength
1."Music Was My First Love (Live Summer Open Air 2010)"5:46
Total length:1:17:34

Charts

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Andrea Berg performing live in Oberhausen as part of her Schwerelos-Tour in February 2011.
Chart Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 9

Certifications

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  • Platinum in 2011 for 60,000 units in Austria[1]
  • Gold in 2011 for 15,000 in Switzerland[1]
  • Platinum in 2012 for 1,000,000 units in Germany[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Sale certifications: Germany Austria Switzerland
  2. ^ "Eugen Römer. Andrea Bergs Produzent: Burn-Out! (English: Eugen Römer. Andrea Berg's producer: burnout!)". bunte.de (by Celia Tremper and Marion Brandl). 20 April 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2011. (in German)
  3. ^ a b "Interview with Andrea Berg". hitparade.ch. November 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011. (in German)
  4. ^ "Ich bin verliebt in die Titel, die wie gemacht haben (English: I'm in love with the songs we made)". badische-zeitung.de (by Rüth). 6 November 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2011. (in German)
  5. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Andrea Berg – Schwerelos" (in German). Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Andrea Berg – Schwerelos". Hung Medien.
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