Atemlos durch die Nacht

"Atemlos durch die Nacht"
Single by Helene Fischer
from the album Farbenspiel
Released29 November 2013
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:39
LabelPolydor
Songwriter
Producer
  • Jean Frankfurter
Helene Fischer singles chronology
"Fehlerfrei"
(2013) 		"Atemlos durch die Nacht"
(2013) 		"Marathon"
(2014)
Music video
"Atemlos durch die Nacht" on YouTube

"Atemlos durch die Nacht" (German pronunciation: [ˈaːtəmˌloːs dʊʁç di ˈnaxt], German for Breathless Through the Night) is a song by German singer Helene Fischer. It was written by Kristina Bach and produced by Fischer's long-time contributor Jean Frankfurter for her sixth studio album, Farbenspiel (2013). Released on 29 November 2013 as the album's second single, it enjoyed major success in German-speaking Europe, becoming Fischer's biggest hit to date and her first top 10 entry in Austria, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland. As of December 2022, it is the fifth most successful song in German history.[3]

Release

The song was written by pop singer and composer Kristina Bach, and produced by Jean Frankfurter. Bach says the song came to her in mere minutes while she was on the Spanish island of Mallorca.[4]

The song was originally intended for Bach to sing it herself, but at an event, Helene Fischer asked if Bach had a new song for her. Initially, she declined, but later she gave the song to Fischer.[5]

The song narrates a perfect night between a loving couple, a night without taboos and full of freedom that should never end.

The music video opens with a shot of the Chicago skyline and streets at dusk. Fischer then prepares for the evening. She drives a BMW M6 convertible to the first party location, where she sings her song with the guests. Later, she leaves the party with two friends and takes a traditional London black cab to the next location, a bar. After a short time, she leaves this location as well and goes to a nightclub. Interspersed throughout are shots of Chicago at night and Fischer singing the song at different locations. She is dressed differently at each location, showcasing a total of six outfits. The video runs for 3 minutes and 37 seconds and was directed by Oliver Sommer.[6]

Other versions

Kristina Bach, the composer of "Atemlos durch die Nacht", also released a version of this song in English sung by herself. This version is known as "Take a Breath". The music video for this version was shot in Rome.[7][8]

The song was also covered in Dutch as "Ademloos door de nacht", by Loona[9] and Ferry de Lits[10] in the Netherlands; as "Jij en ik", by Laura Lynn in Belgium;[11] as well as in Afrikaans as "Asemloos" by Liezel Pieters in South Africa.[12] It was also parodied by Austrian punk band Turbobier as "Arbeitslos durch den Tag" (Unemployed Through the Day) in 2015.[13]

The melody was also used as an interval act during the second-semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2016 performed by Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli as "Här står jag" (Here I Stand), a Swedish-language metasong referring to the decline in success of Schlager music during Melodifestivalen.

In 2018, the DJ Black Noize made a remix of this song in the hardstyle style. In 2023, the song was remixed by female rapper Shirin David, which eventually became the only version of the song to top the German charts.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

  • Michael Bestmann – mastering, mixing
  • Julian Feifel – background vocals
  • Jean Frankfurter – keyboards, programming, producer
  • Franco Leon – background vocals
  • Birney Oberreit – background vocals
  • Kareena Schönberger – background vocals
  • Peter Weihe – guitar

Credits adapted from Farbenspiel album liner notes.[14]

Charts and certifications

See also

References

  1. ^ "Das Geschäftsmodell Helene Fischer". 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ "»Atemlos durch die Nacht« erstmals Nummer eins in Deutschland". Der Spiegel. 1 February 2024.
  3. ^ "All-Time Charts Deutschland". Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ claudia.borchers (15 November 2014). "Helene Fischer's 'Atemlos' wurde von Kristina Bach auf Mallorca getextet". Mallorca-24hours.com (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Kristina Bach: Ich schrieb Helene Fischers 'Atemlos' in weniger als zwei Minuten! › Mallorca-Blog". www.mallorca-blog.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  6. ^ Helene Fischer - Atemlos durch die Nacht, Musikvideo, 2013 | Crew United (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via www.crew-united.com.
  7. ^ "Song: Take a Breath written by Kristina Bach | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  8. ^ Kristina Bach - Take A Breath, retrieved 28 November 2025
  9. ^ Ademloos door de Nacht – Marie-José van der Kolk (Officiële Video)
  10. ^ Ferry de Lits – Ademloos Door De Nacht
  11. ^ Laura Lynn – Jij en ik
  12. ^ Liezel Pieters – Asemloos
  13. ^ TURBOBIER – Arbeitslos durch den Tag
  14. ^ Farbenspiel (CD booklet). Helene Fischer. Polydor Records. 2013. 0602537523238.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ "Helene Fischer – Atemlos durch die Nacht" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  16. ^ "Helene Fischer – Atemlos durch die Nacht" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  17. ^ "Euro Digital Song Sales Chart (The week of March 15, 2014)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Helene Fischer – Atemlos durch die Nacht" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  19. ^ "Helene Fischer – Atemlos durch die Nacht – Luxembourg Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  20. ^ "Helene Fischer – Atemlos durch die Nacht". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  21. ^ "Netherlands Single Tip Chart". MegaCharts. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  22. ^ "Year-end charts 2014". ORF. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  23. ^ "Helene Fischer mit Doppelsieg in den Musik-Jahrescharts". Gfk Entertainment. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  24. ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2014". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  25. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  26. ^ "Platz 3️⃣ der erfolgreichsten Singles und Alben des Jahrzehnts +++ Heute gibt es Helene Fischer im Doppelpack... +++ "Atemlos durch die Nacht" ist wohl der bekannteste und in den Charts erfolgreichste Song von Helene. 116 Wochen war er platziert, schaffte es zwar nie auf die Eins, war aber Song des Jahres 2014. +++ Seit 2015 ist auch Helenes "Weihnachten"-Album nicht mehr wegzudenken. Regelmäßig Anfang November steigt es wieder in die Charts ein – dabei stand es 6 Mal an der Spitze. Universal Music Deutschland" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 31 December 2019 – via Facebook.
  27. ^ "Best of All Time – Singles". Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  28. ^ "All-Time-Charts Deutschland". Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  29. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Helene Fischer – Atemlos durch die Nacht" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  30. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Helene Fischer; 'Atemlos durch die Nacht')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  31. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Atemlos durch die Nacht')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
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