Macht Liebe

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Macht Liebe
Studio album by Rosenstolz
Released 9 September 2002
Recorded Freudenhaus Studio, Audio Tonstudios, The Werkstatt, Bleibtreustudios, Saal 2
Genre Pop, rock, chanson
Length 46:33
Language German
Label Polydor (Universal)
Producer Patrik Majer, Peter Plate, Ulf Leo Sommer
Rosenstolz chronology

Stolz der Rose – Das Beste und mehr
(2000)		 Macht Liebe
(2002)		 Live aus Berlin
(2003)
Singles from Macht Liebe
  1. "Sternraketen" / "Macht Liebe"
    Released: 19 August 2002
  2. "Es tut immer noch weh"
    Released: 25 November 2002
  3. ""
    Released:
  4. ""
    Released:

Macht Liebe (meaning either "power – love" or "make love") is the eighth studio album by the German pop duo Rosenstolz and was released in 2002 by Polydor. The album includes the hit singles "Sternraketen" / "Macht Liebe" and "Es tut immer noch weh" and reached gold status in Germany.

Composition

A change in Rosenstolz's music style can be found in Macht Liebe,[1] with the album containing electropop songs influenced by the Neue Deutsche Welle (New German Wave), such as "Sternraketen", "Macht Liebe" and "Paradies".[2] According to Peter Plate of Rosenstolz, the electronic influences in the album were due in part to nostalgia, the band having attempted to make electropop at the start of their career.[3] Plate had stumbled across some demo tapes made by Rosenstolz in 1991 prior to their 1992 debut album Soubrette werd' ich nie; feeling enthusiastic about the tapes, he decided it was time for the band to have another go at electropop.[4] Plate has also stated that the idea behind "Sternraketen" was to pay a small homage to the Neue Deutsche Welle era.[4] In addition to the electropop songs, Macht Liebe also contains ballads, such as "Es tut immer noch weh" and "Prinzessin auf dem Abstellgleis".[5]

Some of the songs in Macht Liebe were written by Rosenstolz in cooperation with other artists. These songs include "Macht Liebe", which was co-written by Inga Humpe, the singer from the German electropop band 2raumwohnung,[2] and "Es tut immer noch weh", which was co-written by Ralf Lübke, Rosenstolz's live guitarist and also band member of Monkeyman.[3]

Release

Macht Liebe was released on 9 September 2002. In addition to the standard album, there was also a limited edition album.[6]

Two singles were released from Macht Liebe. The first was the double single "Sternraketen" / "Macht Liebe", which came out before the album and peaked at No. 11 in the German singles chart.[7] The second single was "Es tut immer noch weh", which was released a few months after the album came out and reached No. 21 in the German singles chart.[8]

Following the release of Macht Liebe, Rosenstolz went on a concert tour between 1 November 2002 and 21 December 2002. All the concerts were performed at venues within Germany. Six concerts were given in the Columbiahalle (Columbia Hall) in Berlin.[5]

Critical reception

Linus Schwanke of laut.de commented that Macht Liebe was a wonderful album with much to discover.[9] Felix Kosel of bloom was tempted to say that Macht Liebe was the best Rosenstolz album so far and described it as being novel, refreshing, emotional, danceable, melancholic, varied and still typical Rosenstolz.[5] Anja Kesting of AVIVA-Berlin.de talked of the varied and high-octane sound of Macht Liebe.[1]

Track listing

  1. "Sternraketen" – 4:06
  2. "Macht Liebe" – 3:56
  3. "Paradies" – 4:51
  4. "Es tut immer noch weh" – 4:13
  5. "Komm doch mit" – 3:22
  6. "Heiss" – 3:28
  7. "Ich verbrauche mich" – 4:18
  8. "Unsterblich" – 3:16
  9. "Raubtier" – 4:39
  10. "48 Stunden" – 3:45
  11. "Prinzessin auf dem Abstellgleis" – 3:54
  12. "Tag in Berlin (November)" – 2:45

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
German Albums (Media Control)[ 1] 3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 1] 51

Certifications

Region Certification
Germany (BVMI)[10] Gold

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kesting, Anja. "Rosenstolz macht Liebe" (in German). AVIVA-Berlin.de. 7 December 2002.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rosenstolz: Macht Liebe" (in German). RP ONLINE. 25 September 2002.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Das große Rosenstolz-Interview" (in German). bloom. 30 August 2002.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Schwanke, Linus. ""Auf der Tour lassen wir es richtig krachen!"" (in German). laut.de. 3 September 2002.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Kosel, Felix. "Rosenstolz - Macht Liebe (09.09.02)". bloom. 5 September 2002.
  6. ↑ "Rosenstolz – Diskografie" (in German). musicline.de. PhonoNet GmbH.
  7. ↑ "Single – Rosenstolz, Sternraketen" (in German). charts.de. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Single – Rosenstolz, Es tut immer noch weh" (in German). charts.de. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  9. ↑ Schwanke, Linus. "Berliner Glamour-Pop mit beachtlichem Anspruch" (in German). laut.de. 7 November 2002.
  10. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rosenstolz; 'Macht Liebe')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. 

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