12 (Herbert Grönemeyer album)

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12
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 2007
GenrePop rock
Length48:48
LabelGroenland (EMI)
ProducerHerbert Grönemeyer and Alex Silva
Herbert Grönemeyer chronology
Mensch
(2002)
12
(2007)
Schiffsverkehr
(2011)

12 is the twelfth full-length album by German singer Herbert Grönemeyer, released in March 2007. It was recorded between 2006 and 2007 in London and was produced by Alex Silva and Herbert Grönemeyer. All songs were written by Grönemeyer, except the song "Spur" to which Arezu Weitholz contributed parts of the lyrics.

The album reached the number one position in the German charts.[1] The first single "Stück vom Himmel",[2] became Grönemeyer's third number-one single in Germany after "Mensch" and "Zeit, dass sich was dreht".

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleEnglish translationLength
1."Stück vom Himmel"Piece of heaven 
2."Kopf hoch, tanzen"Heads up, dance 
3."Du bist die"You are the one 
4."Marlene"Marlene 
5."Flüsternde Zeit"Whispering time 
6."Leb in meiner Welt"Live in my world 
7."Ich versteh"I understand 
8."Ohne dich"Without you 
9."Spur"Track 
10."Zieh deinen Weg"Draw your way 
11."Zur Nacht"To the night 
12."Liebe liegt nicht"Love is not (literally: Love does not lie) 

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

  1. Germany – 4× Platinum (800,000 copies)
  2. Austria – 3× Platinum (90,000 copies)
  3. Switzerland – 3× Platinum (90,000 copies)
  4. Europe – Platinum (1,000,000 copies)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "GFK Entertainment - Herbert Grönemeyer verdrängt Tokio Hotel von der Chart-Spitze".
  2. ^ "GFK Entertainment - Grönemeyer neue No. 1 der Single-Charts".
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Herbert Grönemeyer – 12" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Herbert Grönemeyer – 12" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Herbert Grönemeyer – 12" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Herbert Grönemeyer – 12". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 2007". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 July 2020.