Unter dem Eis is the debut album by German band Eisblume. It was released by B1 Recordings/Universal Music. It reached twelve on the German album charts while it peaked at twenty-four on the Austrian album charts.

Unter dem Eis
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 6, 2009
Recorded2008 - 2009
GenreRock
Pop rock
Darkwave
Dark rock
LabelB1
Universal Music
Eisblume chronology
Unter dem Eis (EP)
(2008)
Unter dem Eis
(2009)
Singles from Unter dem Eis
  1. "Eisblumen"
    Released: January 16, 2009
  2. "Leben ist Schön"
    Released: April 24, 2009
  3. "Louise"
    Released: November 6, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
CDStarts.de[1]

On January 16, 2009, Eisblume released their debut single "Eisblumen" (German for "Frost Flowers"), a cover of Subway to Sally's song originally released in 2005. This version, which was produced by Ingo Politz of Valicon, reached number three on the German singles charts and went on to become the 43rd best-selling single of 2009 in Germany.[2] The song's video also earned the band a nomination for the "Best National Video" at the 2009 ECHO awards.[3] They were also nominated for three VIVA Comet awards in 2009: "Best Newcomers", Best Online Star" and "Best Video".[4]

The second single released from the album, "Leben ist Schön" (German for "Life is Beautiful"), peaked at number 18, and helped their album to return to the Top 20 of the German album charts when it was released in April 2009. Their third single "Louise", a cover version of a Bell, Book & Candle song translated into German, was released in November 2009 and peaked at twenty-nine. The song helped them to earn their second and third ECHO award nominations for "Best National Video" and "Best National Newcomer" in 2010.[5]

Standard edition edit

No.TitleLength
1."Dämmerung - Intro (Dawn)"1:20
2."Eisblumen (Frost flowers)"3:45
3."Zeit bleibt nicht stehen (Time does not stand)"3:27
4."Leben ist Schön (Life is Beautiful)"3:38
5."Überleben (Survive)"3:55
6."Land in Sicht (Land ahoy)"4:15
7."Hoffnung (Hope)"4:24
8."Zeit zu gehen (Time to go)"4:16
9."Stern (Star)"3:35
10."Liebe heißt Schmerz (Love means Pain)"3:17
11."Sieben mal (Seven times)"3:42
12."Unter dem Eis (Under the Ice)"4:12
13."Louise"3:32
14."Eisblumen (Frost Flowers)" (music video)3:45

Re-release edit

No.TitleLength
14."Licht im Ozean (Light in the ocean)"3:57
15."Das Meer (The sea)"3:51
16."Dunkle Sehnsucht (Dark desire)"3:21

Chart performance edit

Year Album Chart positions
GER
[6]
AUT
[7]
SWI
[8]
2009 Unter Dem Eis 12 24 -
Singles
Year Title Chart Positions
GER
[9]
AUT
[7]
SWI
[8]
2009 "Eisblumen"
3
25
97
"Leben Ist Schön"
18
55
-
"Louise"
29
-
-

References edit

  1. ^ CDStarts.de review
  2. ^ "Single Jahrescharts 2009" (in German). mtv.de. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Wer ist diese Eisblume?" (in German). Bild.de. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Live Legend Künstler Adoro, Ich + Ich und Eisblume für ECHO 2010 nominiert" (in German). live-legen.de. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Interview Eisblume mit Philipp Schardt & Benny Young Baumann von der AVID Creation Tour" (in German). delamar.de. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Chartverfolgung/Eisblume/Longplay" (in German). Musicline.de. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Discographie Eisblume" (in German). austriacharts.at. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  8. ^ a b "Discographie Eisblume" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  9. ^ "Chartverfolgung/Eisblume/Single" (in German). Musicline.de. Retrieved 27 May 2010.