Durch den Monsun

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“Durch den Monsun”
“Durch den Monsun” cover
"Durch den Monsun" CD maxi cover
Single by Tokio Hotel
from the album Schrei
B-side "Leb' die Sekunde"
Released August 15, 2005 (Germany)
Format CD single
Genre Alternative rock
Length 3:55
Label Island (Universal)
Writer(s) Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost
Producer Dave Roth, David Jost, Peter Hoffmann, Patrick Benzner
Tokio Hotel singles chronology
"Durch den Monsun"
(2005)		 "Schrei"
(2005)

"Durch den Monsun"(English: Through the Monsoon) and "Monsoon" are songs by German alternative rock band Tokio Hotel. The German version of the song "Durch den Monsun" was released as their debut single in 2005 from their debut album Schrei. An English version named "Monsoon" was later included in their first English album Scream and released as their first English single in 2007.

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[edit] Monsoon

"Monsoon" was released as their first English single in Europe on May 18, 2007. The vocals in "Monsoon" are very much lower than its German counterpart. This is most likely due to the age at which Bill Kaulitz, the vocalist, was at the time the German version was recorded.

The song was performed at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 in Munich, Germany[1].

The song is also featured in the European version of the video game Rock Band and as downloadable content for the US version.[2]

“Monsoon”
“Monsoon” cover
Single by Tokio Hotel
from the album Scream & Room 483
B-side "Black"
Released May 18, 2007 (Europe)
Format CD single, digital download
Genre Alternative rock, pop rock
Length 4:05
Label Universal
Writer(s) Bill Kaulitz, Rebecca Roth, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost
Producer Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost, Peter Hoffmann
Tokio Hotel singles chronology
"Spring Nicht"
(2007)		 "Monsoon"
(2007)		 "Ready, Set, Go!"
(2007)

[edit] Music video

The music video for the English version of the song, "Monsoon", was shot in Cape Town, South Africa in early May 2007. It features scenes of the band in a helicopter and then freefalling and landing on the ground. The band members walk to a stage (although scenes of them on the stage are already shown before the freefall scene) and start performing. As the song nears the end the storm rumbles, rain starts to fall and the beat intensifies. The video also shows scenes of lead singer Bill Kaulitz in the back of a black driverless Cadillac limousine with a typewriter and of the band playing on a stage-like platform.

[edit] Formats and track listings

  • CD single
  1. "Durch den Monsun" (radio mix) – 3:58
  2. "Durch den Monsun" (unplugged version) – 3:58
  • CD maxi single
  1. "Durch den Monsun" (radio mix) – 3:58
  2. "Durch den Monsun" (unplugged version) – 3:58
  3. "Monsun o koete" (Grizzly mix) – 4:08
  4. "Leb' die Sekunde" (original version) – 3:47
  5. "Durch den Monsun" (music video) – 3:58

[edit] Charts

Chart (2005)1 Peak
position [3][4][5]
Ö3 Austria Top 40 1
Belgian Singles Chart 6
Dutch Singles Chart 71
German Singles Chart 1
Swiss Singles Chart 5
Venezuelan Singles Chart 16
Chart (2007/2008)2 Peak
position[6][7]
Colombian Singles Chart[8] 48
Chilean Singles Chart[9] 12
Argentina Singles Chart[10] 45
Denmark Singles Chart 14
EURO 200 10
French Singles Chart3 8
Greek Singles Chart 7
Dutch Top 40 6
Italian Singles Chart 3
Portuguese Single Charts[11] 18
Spanish Top 40[12] 5
Swedish Singles Chart 23

Notes

  • 1: Chart positions of 2005 are of the German version, "Durch den Monsun"
  • 2: Chart positions of 2007 are of the English version, "Monsoon"
  • 3: German version was released in France in 2007.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "~Monsoon" at MTV Europe Music Awards 2007
  2. ^ News: EU getting exclusive Rock Band content - ComputerAndVideoGames.com
  3. ^ "Durch den Monsun" Chart Positions and Trajectories. Retrieved on 2008-02-16.
  4. ^ "Durch den Monsun" Chart Positions and Trajectories. Retrieved on 2008-02-16.
  5. ^ [1] Retrieved 17 November 2007
  6. ^ "Monsoon" Chart Positions and Trajectories. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
  7. ^ Tokio Hotel - Monsoon - Music Charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  8. ^ AmericaTop100.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
  9. ^ Chilean Singles Chart
  10. ^ Inter Producciones - Servicios para Radiodifusión
  11. ^ APCCHART.COM © 1988 - 2007 APC-stats EU/UE
  12. ^ euro200.eu
Preceded by
"La Camisa Negra" by Juanes		 German Singles Chart
August 26, 2005 - September 23, 2005		 Succeeded by
"Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls
Preceded by
"La Camisa Negra" by Juanes		 Austrian Singles Chart
September 4, 2005 - October 9, 2005		 Succeeded by
"Push the Button" by Sugababes
v • d • e
Tokio Hotel
Bill Kaulitz • Tom Kaulitz • Georg Listing • Gustav Schäfer
Studio albums
Singles
"Durch den Monsun" • "Schrei" • "Rette mich" • "Der Letzte Tag" • "Übers Ende der Welt" • "Spring nicht" • "Monsoon" • "Ready, Set, Go!" • "An deiner Seite (Ich bin da)/By Your Side" • "Scream" •
"Don't Jump" • "Heilig"
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