''Glück und Benzin'' (german: link=no, Luck and Gasoline) is the fourth

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recording artist

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, released by

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on March 14, 2014 in

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. Her first

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album, it marked a transition from the hip hop–driven Balkan pop style from her previous records, ''

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'' (2007) and ''

The Sweetest Hangover ''The Sweetest Hangover'' is the third album by German musician Miss Platnum. It was released on 4 September 2009 under the label '' Four Music''. The song "Why Did You Do It?" was already released in 2008, as a promotional single. The first sin ...

'' (2009), which was largely inspired by her 2012 number-one hit single "Lila Wolken" with rappers

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and Yasha. Consequently, it incorporates

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and

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styles with elements from other genres of music, including

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and

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. Again, Platnum enlisted longtime collaborators David Conen, Vincent von Schlippenbach, and Dirk Berger from production trio The Krauts to work with her on ''Gluck und Benzin''. Upon its release, they received generally mixed to positive reviews for their effort. The album debuted at number thirty-four on the

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