Was du Liebe nennst

"Was du Liebe nennst"
Single by Bausa
from the album Powerbausa
Released 29 September 2017
Format
Recorded 2017
Studio Red Bull Music Studios Berlin
Genre
Length 3:23
Label
Lyricist(s) Julian Otto
Producer(s)
Bausa singles chronology
"Was du Liebe nennst"
(2017)		 "FML"
(2017)
Music video
"Was du Liebe nennst" on YouTube

"Was du Liebe nennst" (English: "What you call love") is a song recorded by German rapper Bausa for his first mixtape Powerbausa (2018). It was made available for digital download and streaming audio on 29 September 2017, through Downbeat Records and Warner Music Germany, as the records first single. The Track was written by Bausa and produced by him alongside the Jugglerz and The Cratez. "Was du Liebe nennst" is a R&B, pop and rap song, which features lyrics about fake love.

Commercially, the single reached the pole position of the German and Austrian single charts and the top five in Switzerland. It spent numerous weeks atop the charts and became the first German rap track to become diamond certified by the BVMI.

Background and composition

"Was du Liebe nennst" was written by Bausa, while production was handled by The Cratez, Jugglerz, and Bausa himself. It was released for digital download an streaming audio on 29 September 2017, while the cd was made available on 17 November 2017, as the first single of his first mixtape Powerbausa (2018) by Downbeat Records and Warner Music Germany.

Musically, it is a R&B, rap and pop song.[1][2] Lyrically, the record refers to Bausa receiving fake love, which he recognizes, because "he needs it."[3]

Music video

An accompanying music video for "Was du Liebe nennst" was uploaded onto Bausa's official YouTube channel on 3 October 2017.[4] Production company 1Take Film was hired for the shooting, of which Adal Giorgis was credited as the director and Fitem Rustemi as the camera operator.[4]

The video opens with background information about the music video. It states that the budget was €40,000[2] and with a voice message by Bausa delivering ideas for the video.[5] The visual opens up with Bausa walking into a jeweler and buying a watch and ring.[2] Other scenes including Bausa renting a car, taking flight a lesson, playing golf and getting a house ban[5], and performing in a room full of chandeliers. The clip was shot in Berlin, Frankfurt and in Paris.[2][6]

The visual was generally viewed positively by reviewers. A writer for the Splash! Mag called the video "extremely entertaining".[5]

Commercial Performance

The record debuted on number 51 of the German single charts on the issue date 6 October 2017. The following week the single jumped to the pole position, making it the biggest jump to number one in German singles chart history. "Was du Liebe nennst" was certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) on 19 November 2017.[7] The single topped the charts for nine non-consecutive weeks and stayed in the top ten for twenty-four weeks. It was dethroned by Ed Sheeran's "Perfect" on 8 December 2017.[8] Following the release of his first mixtape Powerbausa the single again reached the pole position, but only for one week. It broke the record for most weeks at number one for a German-language hip hop track, became the first German-language hip hop track to be certified diamond by the BVMI and the first German song to be streamed over 100 million times on Spotify.[9][10]

The record received similar success in Austria, where it debuted on 18 before it jumped to two and ultimately to number one. The single topped the charts for ten non-consecutive weeks and stayed in the top ten for eighteen weeks. It left the charts after 37 weeks and is certified platinum by IFPI Austria. In Switzerland, the single debuted on number 61 and reached its peak 4, after eight weeks. It left the charts after 35 weeks and is certified 2-times platinum by IFPI Switzerland.

Awards and nominations

Year Prize Recipient Award Result Ref.
2018 Echo Music Prize Was du Liebe nennst Hit des Jahres Nominated [11]
Bestes Video National

Track listing

  • Digital download[12]
  1. "Was du Liebe nennst" – 3:23
  1. "Was du Liebe nennst" – 3:23
  2. " Vermisst " – 3:30

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Germany (BVMI)[19] Diamond 1,000,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[20] Platinum 30,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21] 2× Platinum 60,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Territory Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Worldwide 29 September 2017 download, streaming Downbeat, Warner [3]
Germany, Austria, Switzerland 17 November 2017 CD Downbeat, Warner [13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Weiß, René-Pascal (24 October 2018). "Rapper Bausa: "Digga, du kennst den nicht?" – der Mann hinter "Was du Liebe nennst"" [Rapper Bausa: "Friend, you don't know him?" – the man behind "Was du Liebe nennst"]. Stern (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Güclu, Tamara (10 November 2017). "Warum dominiert Bausas "Was du Liebe nennst" seit Wochen die Charts?" [Why is Bausa dominating the charts with "Was du Liebe nennst"?] (in German). Noisey. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Bausa – „Was du Liebe nennst"" (in German). Backspin. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Bausa – Was du Liebe nennst (Official Music Video) [prod. von Bausa, Jugglerz & The Cratez]". Downbeat Records, Warner Music Germany. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2018 – via YouTube.
  5. 1 2 3 "Bausa – Was du Liebe nennst // Video" (in German). Splash! Mag. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Musikvideo: Bausa – Was du Liebe nennst" (in German). Mix1. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Hellmich, Karo (19 November 2017). "Bausa erreicht Goldstatus und sichert sich erneut die Chart-Spitze" (in German). Hiphop.de. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  8. ↑ Senger, Clark (9 December 2017). "Charts: Bausas "Was du Liebe nennst" nach Chart-Rekord nicht mehr auf Platz 1" (in German). Hiphop.de. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  9. ↑ Hellmich, Karo (19 April 2018). "Bausa erreicht als erster deutscher Rapper Diamant-Status" (in German). Hiphop.de. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  10. ↑ Senger, Clark (13 June 2018). ""Was du Liebe nennst" ist erster deutschsprachiger Song mit 100 Millionen Spotify-Streams" (in German). Hiphop.de. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Echo 2018: Alle Gewinner der Preisverleihung im Überblick" [Echo 2018: All winners of the awardshow in an overview] (in German). Musikexpress. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Bausa – Was Du Liebe nennst – Single". Itunes Store. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Bausa – Was du Liebe nennst". Amazon. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "Musicline.de – Bausa Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Bausa – Was du Liebe nennst" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  16. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Bausa – Was du Liebe nennst". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  17. ↑ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2017" (in German). Gfk Entertainment. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  18. ↑ "Jahreshitparaden Singles 2017" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  19. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bausa; 'Was du Liebe nennst')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  20. ↑ "Austrian single certifications – Bausa – Was du Liebe nennst" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 11 October 2018. Enter Bausa in the field Interpret. Enter Was du Liebe nennst in the field Titel. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen. 
  21. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Bausa; 'Was du Liebe nennst')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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