Die Reklamation
Studio album by Wir sind Helden
Released	7 July 2003
Recorded	2002–2003 at Freudenhaus- und AudioStudio
Genre	Alternative Rock
Length	47:22
Label	Labels Germany (EMI)
Producer	Patrik “El Pattino” Majer
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link laut.de link kulturnews.de link
Wir sind Helden chronology
Die Reklamation (2003) Von hier an blind (2005)
Alternate cover
Limited tour edition
Singles from Die Reklamation
"Guten Tag" Released: February 3, 2003 "Müssen nur wollen" Released: May 12, 2003 "Aurélie" Released: September 15, 2003 "Denkmal" Released: January 19, 2004

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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”. Judith Holofernes (born Judith Holfelder von der Tann, 12 November 1976 in Berlin) is a German musician and lyricist who is most

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 CD 1.2 Limited tour edition bonus DVD 2 Releases and commercial success 2.1 Charts overview 2.1.1 Album 2.1.2 Singles 3 Reception 4 Awards 5 References 6 External links

Track listing

CD

1. “Ist das so?” (“Is It Like That?”) (Judith Holofernes) – 3:04
2. “Rüssel an Schwanz” (“Trunk on Tail”) (Holofernes, Mark Tavassol) – 4:54
3. “Guten Tag” (“Good Day!”) (Holofernes, Pola Roy, Jean-Michael Tourette) – 3:35
4. “Denkmal” (“Monument”) (Holofernes, Roy, Tourette) – 3:17
5. “Du erkennst mich nicht wieder” (“You Don't Recognize Me Anymore”) (Holofernes) – 4:56
6. “Die Zeit heilt alle Wunder” (“Time heals all wonders”) (Holofernes, Roy, Tavassol, Tourette) – 4:09
7. “Monster” (Holofernes, Roy, Tavassol, Tourette) – 3:48
8. “Heldenzeit” (“Time for Heroes”) (Holofernes, Tourette) – 4:23
9. “Aurélie” (Holofernes) – 3:33
10. “Müssen nur wollen” (“We Just Have to Want It”) (Holofernes) – 3:35
11. “Außer dir” (“Except of You”) (Holofernes) – 3:41
12. “Die Nacht” (“The Night”) (Holofernes, Tavassol, Tourette) – 4:20
13. “Wir sind's, Helden” (“It's Us, Heroes”) (Bonus video)

Limited tour edition bonus DVD

1. “Wir sind's, Helden” (extented)
2. “Die Zeit heilt alle Wunder” (short movie)
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”. Judith Holofernes (born Judith Holfelder von der Tann, 12 November 1976 in Berlin) is a German musician and lyricist who is most “Guten Tag” (German for “Good Day!” is a 2002 song by German band Wir sind Helden. “Guten Tag” (German for “Good Day!” is a 2002 song by German band Wir sind Helden. “Guten Tag” (German for “Good Day!” is a 2002 song by German band Wir sind Helden. 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, on #3 in Austria and on #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, based on chart position it is 19th most successful one ever^[4].

Charts overview

Album

Chart (2003/2004)	Peak position
German Albums Chart[5]	2
Austrian Albums Chart[6]	3
Swiss Albums Chart[7]	38

Singles

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

Reception

The album was a success with the critics. “Guten Tag” (German for “Good Day!” is a 2002 song by German band Wir sind Helden. 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. ^[8]” 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^[9]. Neue Deutsche Welle ( New German Wave, often abbreviated NDW) was a genre of German music originally derived from Punk rock Nena (born Gabriele Susanne Kerner on March 24, 1960 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany) is a singer and

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^[10]. ECHO is a German music award granted every year by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie (an association of recording companies "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

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

References

External links

• Die Reklamation lyrics

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