"Anything but Love" is a song by

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recording artist

Daniel Schuhmacher Daniel Schuhmacher (born 19 April 1987) is a German singer and songwriter. In 2009, he rose to fame after winning the sixth season of ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'', the German edition of ''Pop Idol''. His debut album ''The Album'' was rele ...

, the winner of the sixth season of the television competition ''

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''. Written and produced by ''DSDS'' judge

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, it was released as both his coronation song and debut single. Upon its release, it debuted at number-one on the

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and

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s and became one of the highest-selling singles of the year. The song was later included on his debut album, '' The Album'' (2009).

Chart performance

In Germany, "Anything but Love " debuted at number one on the

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with the highest first week single sales in 2009. The song was eventually certified

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by the

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(BVMI) and ranked 19th on the German year-end chart. In total, the single sold 270.000 copies.

Formats and track listings

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* * {{authority control 2009 singles 2009 songs Daniel Schuhmacher songs Songs written by Dieter Bohlen Sony Music singles Song recordings produced by Dieter Bohlen Number-one singles in Austria Number-one singles in Germany Number-one singles in Switzerland