Schlüsselkind

Schlüsselkind
Schlüsselkind
Studio album by Sasha
Released	13 April 2018
Length	49:18
Label	xray; Polydor;
Producer	Beatgees; Robin Grubert; Michael Herberger; Ricardo Munoz; Xavier Naidoo; Patrick Pyke Salmy; Kaspar Wiens;
Sasha chronology

Schlüsselkind (German for "latchkey kid") is the seventh regular studio album by German singer Sasha. It was released by xray Entertainment and Polydor Records on 13 April 2018 in German-speaking Europe. Conceived after his participation in the reality television series Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert, the German version of the series The Best Singers, in 2014, it is his first album to be primarily recorded in German. Upon its release, Schlüsselkind debuted at number four on the German Albums Chart, becoming his highest-charting project since 2009's Good News on a Bad Day.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
laut.de	^[1]

Sven Kabelitz from laut.de felt that "thanks to Sasha's Teflon image, the switch to singing in German on Schlüsselkind goes largely unnoticed. Before you know it, you forget he ever sang in English. The price for this: from now on, he blends seamlessly into the faceless crowd of "song poets" whose album ads are as unremarkable as those of the Trivago guy or the Check24 family."^[1] Highly critical of Sasha's decision to record music in German due to its profane lyrics, Die Zeit critic Oskar Piegsa declared the album the "latest nadir of the 1990s revival." Piegsa was more enthusiastic about the technical aspects of the album, writing: "It's all a bit slickly produced, but so shamelessly cobbled together from half a century of pop history that it’s an absolute joy."^[2]

Commercial performance

In Germany, Schlüsselkind opened and peaked at number four on the German Albums Chart in the week of 20 April 2018.^[3] It marked the singer's eighth top ten album (including his two Dick Brave albums) in Germany as well as his highest-charting project since 2009's Good News on a Bad Day.^[3] In Austria, the album debuted and peaked at number 18 on the Austrian Albums Chart, mirroring the performance of Good News on a Bad Day in 2009.^[4] In Switzerland, Schlüsselkind reached number 38 on the Swiss Albums Chart.^[5] It would remain two further weeks on the chart.^[5]

Track listing

*Schlüsselkind* – Standard edition^[6]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Weiße Weste"	Robin Grubert Sera Finale	Grubert	3:16
2.	"Polaroid"	Sasha Martin Fliegenschmidt David Jürgens Ali Zuckowski	Kaspar Wiens Grubert	3:50
3.	"Du fängst mich ein"	Sasha Nico Suave Ricardo Munoz Patrick Pyke Salmy Alex Saenda	Grubert	3:53
4.	"Immer wie immer"	Sasha Grubert Zuckowski Beatgees Klaas Heufer-Umlauf	Grubert	4:01
5.	"Genug ist genug"	Sasha Suave Munoz Salmy Simon Allert	Grubert	3:23
6.	"Der Junge"	Sasha Fliegenschmidt Jürgens Zuckowski	Grubert	3:30
7.	"Schlüsselkind"	Sasha Grubert Zuckowski	Grubert	2:52
8.	"Leben danach"	Sasha Fliegenschmidt Jürgens Zuckowski	Grubert	3:46
9.	"Gorilla"	Sasha Suave Beatgees Saenda	Beatgees	3:31
10.	"Nichtgeschwindigkeit"	Sasha Suave Munoz Salmy Julia Röntgen	Grubert	3:21
11.	"Jekyll & Hyde"	Sasha Fliegenschmidt Jürgens Zuckowski	Grubert	4:01
12.	"Zwei Herzen"	Benjamin Bistram Elias Hadjeus	Grubert	3:35
13.	"Frohes neues Ja"	Sasha Finale Beatgees	Beatgees	3:25
14.	"Bauch voller Lieder"	Sasha Fliegenschmidt Zuckowski	Grubert	2:55
Total length:				49:18

*Schlüsselkind* – Deluxe edition (Disc 2)^[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Schlüsselkind" (featuring Nico Suave)	Sasha Suave Grubert Zuckowski	Grubert	3:04
2.	"Lebenszeichen"	Sasha Grubert Zuckowski	Beatgees	3:21
3.	"Guter Tag"	Sasha Munoz Salmy Suave	Munoz Salmy	4:04
4.	"Freunde fürs Leben"	Sasha Grubert Zuckowski	Grubert	3:09
5.	"Bei meiner Seele" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert)	Xavier Naidoo Jules Kalmbacher	Naidoo Michael Herberger	3:32
6.	"Zieh die Schuh' aus" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert)	Frank Ramond Matthias Hass	Naidoo Herberger	3:36
7.	"Hörst du mich" (from Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert)	Gregor Meyle	Naidoo Michael Herberger	3:35
8.	"Lass mich dein Pirat sein" (from Nena – Nichts versäumt)	Nena Kerner Rolf Brendel		3:43

Charts

Weekly chart performance for *Schlüsselkind*
Chart (2018)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[4]	18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[3]	4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[5]	38

References

^ ^a ^b Kabelitz, Sven. "Wie die Inhaltsangabe eines Softdrinks". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
^ Piegsa, Oskar (15 April 2018). "Sasha: So klingt Schlager". Die Zeit (in German). Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Offiziellecharts.de – Sasha – Schlüsselkind" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Austriancharts.at – Sasha – Schlüsselkind" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Swisscharts.com – Sasha – Schlüsselkind". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ "Schlüsselkind – Standard edition". iTunes (DE). Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
^ "Schlüsselkind – Deluxe edition". Amazon (DE). Retrieved 1 March 2018.

External links

Sasha.de — official site

[laut-1] Kabelitz, Sven. "Wie die Inhaltsangabe eines Softdrinks". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 21 August 2025.

[zeit-2] Piegsa, Oskar (15 April 2018). "Sasha: So klingt Schlager". Die Zeit (in German). Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[Germany-3] "Offiziellecharts.de – Sasha – Schlüsselkind" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[Austria-4] "Austriancharts.at – Sasha – Schlüsselkind" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[Switzerland-5] "Swisscharts.com – Sasha – Schlüsselkind". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[standard-6] "Schlüsselkind – Standard edition". iTunes (DE). Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

[deluxe-7] "Schlüsselkind – Deluxe edition". Amazon (DE). Retrieved 1 March 2018.

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Sasha
Discography
Studio albums	Dedicated to... (1998) ...you (2000) Surfin' on a Backbeat (2001) Open Water (2006) Good News on a Bad Day (2009) The One (2015) Schlüsselkind (2018)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (2006)
Singles	"I'm Still Waitin'" "Here She Comes Again" "If You Believe" "We Can Leave the World" "I Feel Lonely" "Let Me Be the One" "Chemical Reaction" "Owner of My Heart" "Coming Home" "Lucky Day" "Turn It into Something Special"