Die Reklamation

Die Reklamation (German for The Complaint) is the debut album of the German band Wir sind Helden, released on 7 July 2003 by Labels, a subsidiary of EMI. It sold over 800,000 copies in Germany and reached four times Platinum.^[1]

The album follows lead singer Judith Holofernes' limited self-produced solo album Kamikazefliege, which had already included two tracks from this album: “Aurélie” and “Außer dir”.

Track listing

All songs were written by Wir Sind Helden.

Standard Edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ist das so?"	3:04
2.	"Rüssel an Schwanz"	4:54
3.	"Guten Tag"	3:35
4.	"Denkmal"	3:17
5.	"Du erkennst mich nicht wieder"	4:56
6.	"Die Zeit heilt alle Wunder"	4:09
7.	"Monster"	3:48
8.	"Heldenzeit"	4:23
9.	"Aurélie"	3:33
10.	"Müssen nur wollen"	3:35
11.	"Außer dir"	3:41
12.	"Die Nacht"	4:20
13.	"Wir sind’s, Helden" (Bonus Video)	-
Total length:		47:15

Limited Tour Edition Bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wir sind’s, Helden" (Extended)	-
2.	"Die Zeit heilt alle Wunder" (Short Music Video)	-
3.	"Guten Tag" (Music Video)	-
4.	"Müssen nur wollen" (Music Video)	-
5.	"Aurélie" (Music Video)	-
6.	"Denkmal" (Music Video)	-

Releases and commercial success

Four singles were released off the album: “Guten Tag”, “Müssen nur wollen”, “Aurélie” and “Denkmal”. In 2004, a new version of the album with a red cover called “Die rote Reklamation” (“The Red Complaint”) was released. This limited tour edition included the official video clips of all four singles and two short movies about the band.

The album peaked at #2 on the German album chart, at #3 in Austria and at #38 in Switzerland.^[2] More than 800,000 copies of the album were sold in Germany alone and was awarded triple platinum.^[3] The album remains one of the most successful German albums ever (#19 based on chart position).^[4] It managed to stay in the German Albums Chart for a total of 94 weeks, making it the album, that stayed the longest time on that chart in their career^[5]

Charts overview

Album

Chart (2003/2004)	Peak position
German Albums Chart^[6]	2
Austrian Albums Chart^[7]	3
Swiss Albums Chart^[8]	38

Singles

Year	Single	#
Year	Single	DE	AT	CH
2003	“Guten Tag”	53	-	-
	“Müssen nur wollen”	57	-	-
	“Aurelie”	47	-	-
2004	“Denkmal”	26	41	-

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic.com	^[9]
Laut.de	^[10]
Kulturnews.de	^[11]

The album was a success with the critics. laut.de gave it five out of five points calling it “the perfect soundtrack for an urban summer”. They describe the lyrics as “awesome and damn clever” and Judith Holofernes as “one of the most intelligent and funniest women of our time.^[12]” kulturnews.de also praised the lyrics and the originality of the album, calling Wir sind Helden worthy successors of Neue Deutsche Welle acts like Nena.^[13]

Awards

Wir sind Helden were awarded three ECHO awards in 2004 related to their debut album making them the most successful act of that year.^[14]

Best Marketing (to EMI)
Best national video clip (for “Müssen nur wollen”)
Best national newcomer (Radio award)

References

External links

Die Reklamation lyrics

Wir sind Helden
Judith Holofernes Pola Roy Mark Tavassol Jean-Michel Tourette
Albums	Die Reklamation Von hier an blind Soundso Bring mich nach Hause
Compilations	Wir sind Helden Sa Itte Miyo Tausend wirre Worte - Lieblingslieder 2002-2010
Singles	Guten Tag Müssen nur wollen Aurélie Denkmal Gekommen um zu bleiben Nur ein Wort Von hier an blind Wenn es passiert Endlich ein Grund zur Panik Soundso Kaputt Die Konkurrenz Sa Itte Miyo Alles Bring mich nach Hause Alles auf Anfang Die Ballade von Wolfgang und Brigitte

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