''Berlin lebt'' ("Berlin is alive") is the fourth studio album by German rapper

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. 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

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. The album features guest appearances by

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, Bausa and AK Ausserkontrolle among others. The album produced four singles, including "5 Songs in einer Nacht", "

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", "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 in

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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 "

" featuring

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

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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