Muttersprache (album)

Muttersprache
Studio album by Sarah Connor
Released May 22, 2015 (2015-05-22)
Genre
Length 46:31
Label
Sarah Connor chronology
Real Love
(2010)		 Muttersprache
(2015)
Singles from Muttersprache
  1. "Wie schön du bist"
    Released: May 1, 2015
  2. "Bedingungslos"
    Released: September 11, 2015
  3. "Kommst du mit ihr"
    Released: 2016

Muttersprache (English: Native language, word play language of a mother) is the ninth studio album by German recording artist Sarah Connor, released by Polydor Records on May 22, 2015. It is her first album to be primarily recorded in German.[2] After her participation in the reality television series Sing meinen Song - Das Tauschkonzert in 2014, the German version of the The Best Singers series, Connor was encouraged to record songs in German. Muttersprache debuted on top of on the German Albums Chart, marking her second number-one album following 2005's Naughty but Nice. Muttersprache is primary an pop and R&B album.[1]

Chart performance

Upon its release, Muttersprache debuted at number-one on the German Albums Chart.[3] It marked Connor's ninth consecutive top ten album and second effort to reach the top position following the number-one debut of 2005's Naughty but Nice, her fourth studio album.[3] With first week sales of more than 100,000 copies in Germany, Muttersprache was certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) just days after its release.[3] It has since been certified triple platinum.[4]

In Austria, Muttersprache debuted at number three on the Austrian Albums Chart behind both Conchita Wurst's Conchita and Andreas Gabalier's Mountain Man.[3] It became Connor's highest-charting album since Naughty but Nice which also peaked at number three a decade earlier.[3] In Switzerland, the album debuted at number-one on the Swiss Albums Chart, her first album to do so.[3]

Singles

The album's lead single "Wie Schön Du Bist" was released to radios and stores on 1 May 2015, and received success in the German speaking area. The song peaked at #2 on the German charts and also peaked at #11 in Austria. Supported by various live performances, the song was Connor's first Top 10 Hit in over 7 years after her 2008 single "Under My Skin", which peaked at #4. The music video for "Wie Schön Du Bist" was directed by Gregor Erler.

Track listing

Disc 1: Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Mit vollen Händen"  
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
3:48
2."Wie schön du bist"  
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
3:38
3."Halt mich"  
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
3:10
4."Bedingungslos"  
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
3:52
5."Kommst du mit ihr"  
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
3:24
6."Mein König"  
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
4:13
7."Augen auf"  
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
4:30
8."Deutsches Liebeslied"  
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
4:46
9."Versprochen"  
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
3:47
10."Anorak"  
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
  • Connor
  • Faust
  • Plate
  • Sommer
4:02
11."Meine Insel"  
  • Connor
  • Thilo Brandt
  • Pille Hillebrand
  • Connor
  • Brandt
2:50
12."Wenn Du da bist"  
  • Connor
  • Zuckowski
3:24
13."Das Leben ist schön"  
  • Connor
  • Triebel
  • Zuckowski
  • Connor
  • Zuckowski
3:17
Disc 2: Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Wie geht glücklich"  
  • Connor
  • Plate
  • Sommer
  • Carolina Bigge
 4:14
2."Keiner ist wie Du" (live)
  • Gregor Meyle
4:00
3."Ich atme ein" (live)
  • Frank Ramond
  • Matthias Hass
 3:10
4."I Feel Lonely" (live)
 3:30
5."Unlove You"  
  • Connor
  • Konstantin Scherer
  • Silvia Gordon
  • Vincent Stein
 3:03
6."Come Home"  
  • Connor
  • Scherer
  • Thilo Brandt
  • Stein
 2:39
7."Close to Crazy"  
 3:32

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 3
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 23

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[11] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Germany (BVMI)[12] 3× Platinum[13] 600,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Austria May 22, 2015[2] Digital download, CD Polydor
Germany
Switzerland

References

  1. 1 2 "Muttersprache - Sarah Connor > Songs, Reviews > Credits > Adwards > AllMusic". AllMusic. May 22, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Muttersprache (Deluxe Version)". Play.Google.de. 2006-02-01. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "SARAH CONNOR: Platz #1 in den Offiziellen Deutschen Albumcharts". Presseportal. 2006-06-03. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  4. ↑ http://www.musikindustrie.de/no_cache/gold_platin_datenbank/#topSearch
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Sarah Connor – Muttersprache" (in German). Hung Medien.
  6. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Sarah Connor – Muttersprache". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  7. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Sarah Connor – Muttersprache". Hung Medien.
  8. ↑ "Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Album Charts 2015".
  9. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2015)". Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  10. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2015".
  11. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Sarah Connor – Muttersprache" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Sarah Connor in the field Interpret. Enter Muttersprache in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  12. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sarah Connor; 'Muttersprache')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  13. ↑ http://www.musikindustrie.de/no_cache/gold_platin_datenbank/#topSearch
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