"Achterbahn" (English: ″Rollercoaster″) is a song by

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recording artist

Helene Fischer Helene Fischer ( /heˈleːnə ˈfɪʃɚ/; German: eˈleːnə ˈfɪʃɐ born Jelena Petrovna Fischer, 5 August 1984) is a Russian-born German singer. Since her debut in 2005, she has won numerous awards, including 17 Echo awards, four "Die Kron ...

. It was written by Konstantin Scherer,

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, Vincent Stein, Wim Treuner, and Robin Haefs for her self-titled eighth studio album (2017), while production was helmed by trio Madizin, consisting of Patrick Benzner, Dave Roth, and Serhat Sakin, and Silverjam. Taking Fischer's music work further away from the schlager genre, the uplifting

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song is built around a

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instrumentation and features slight

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vocal effects. Lyrically, it details its narrator's feelings towards her lover which she compares with a

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ride. The song was released as the third single from ''Helene Fischer'' on 20 October 2017 and became Fischer's third top ten hit on the

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, peaking at number ten. It also became her fourth and third top forty entry on the singles charts in Austria and Switzerland, respectively. Dutch DJ

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was consulted to produce additional remixes of the song, which appeared on a digital

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. The only single from ''Helene Fischer'' to be accompanied by a

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, Fischer collaborated with director Kim Willecke on the colorful visuals which were filmed at the

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in September 2017.

Track listings

*Digital EP – The Mixes #"Achterbahn" (Extended Mix) – 4:21 #"Achterbahn" (

Mash Up) – 7:04 #"Achterbahn" (Madizin Remix) – 3:30 #"Achterbahn" (B-Case Mix) – 3:52 #"Achterbahn" (Achtabahn Extended Remix) 3:43 #"Achterbahn" (King & White Extended Club Remix) 4:56 #"Achterbahn" (Picco Extended Remix) 4:02 #"Achterbahn" (Team 33 Remix) – 5:38 #"Achterbahn" (Fosco Dance Extended Remix) 5:35 #"Achterbahn" (Vicious Dub Remix) 5:12 #"Achterbahn" (Afrojack Mash Up - Live-Tour-Version) – 7:15

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References

{{authority control 2017 songs 2017 singles Helene Fischer songs Songs in German Polydor Records singles Songs written by Vincent Stein Songs written by Nico Santos (singer)