''Berlin lebt'' ("Berlin is alive") is the fourth studio album by German rapper
Capital Bra
; born 23 November 1994), known professionally as Capital Bra (German pronunciation: ɐpiˌtal ˈbɾa, is a German rapper.
Born in a small town in Siberia, Russia and raised in Dnipro, Ukraine, he and his mother moved to Berlin, Germany in the ...
. The triple album, consisting of the standard version, instrumentals and the EP ''5 Songs in einer Nacht'' was released on 22 June 2018, by Team Kuku and distributed by
Sony Music
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. The album features guest appearances by
Ufo361
Ufuk Bayraktar (born 28 May 1988), better known by his stage name Ufo361, is a German rapper of Turkish descent from Berlin.
Early life
Bayraktar was born to Turkish parents in west Berlin and grew up in nearby Kreuzberg. He came in contact with ...
,
Farid Bang
Farid Hamed El Abdellaoui ( ar, link=no, فريد العبدلاوي, born 4 June 1986), known professionally as Farid Bang, is a German rapper of Moroccan-Spanish descent. He is currently the owner of the label Banger Musik.
Early life
Fari ...
,
KC Rebell
Hüseyin Kökseçen (born 26 January 1988), better known as KC Rebell, is a German rapper of Kurdish descent. Based in Essen, Germany, he has an own label imprint "Rebell Army". He released six albums, four of which have peaked at number one on ...
,
Bausa and AK Ausserkontrolle among others.
The album produced four singles, including "5 Songs in einer Nacht", "
Neymar
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992), known as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Sain ...
", "One Night Stand" and "Berlin lebt", all of which reached number one in Germany.
Every single was supported by a music video, shot by Fati.TV The album debuted at number one in Germany.
Background and singles
Capital Bra announced the album on 26 March 2018, through a teaser which features him performing in front of the
Brandenburg Gate
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in
Berlin
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. The first single of the album, "5 Songs of einer Nacht" was released on 6 April 2018. The single became Balovatsky's first single to top the German single charts on 13 April 2018. The second single "
Neymar
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992), known as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Sain ...
" featuring
Ufo361
Ufuk Bayraktar (born 28 May 1988), better known by his stage name Ufo361, is a German rapper of Turkish descent from Berlin.
Early life
Bayraktar was born to Turkish parents in west Berlin and grew up in nearby Kreuzberg. He came in contact with ...
was released three weeks later. The track again topped the charts in Germany and in Austria. It also broke the record for the most streamed German song within a week. "One Night Stand" and "Berlin lebt" were released in May and June, respectively. Both reached the top on the German and Austrian single charts.
Track listing
Credits adapted from
Tidal
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Tidal may also refer to:
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* TidalCycles, a live coding environment for music
* ...
.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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Capital Bra albums
2018 albums
Music videos directed by Fati.tv