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. The song was released by Four Music and TwoSides on 23 August 2019, as the lead single from Apache's debut EP ''Platte''. The song was written by Apache 207 and produced by Lucry and Suena. The song reached number one in Germany in its second week on the chart, becoming the rapper's first number-one hit there. It also went on to become the most streamed song in Germany in 2019. Additionally, the song peaked in the top-10 of the charts in Austria and Switzerland. In March 2020, the song was awarded the most successful record of 2019 by the academy of the

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Critical reception

The editors of ''16Bars'' stressed the song's use of "unique vocal efforts" paired with "catchy melodies" and Apache's "authentic showmanship". ''

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'' praised the song for showcasing Apache's trademark qualities, including a "catchy hook" and "a good portion of self-deprecation".

Commercial performance

The song debuted at number two in Germany, behind

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's and Samra's ''Nummer eins'', becoming the rapper's highest charting single. In its second week, for the chart dated 6 September 2019, the song reached number one. The song was certified diamond by the

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in July 2020, exceeding one million certified units in Germany. In doing so, the song became only the fourth German rap song to reach that threshold. By 30 September 2020, the song had amassed 221 million streams on

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, surpassing

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" (1997) as the most streamed German song of all time on the streaming service.

Music video

The accompanying music video was released on 23 August 2019. It mainly features the rapper, dressed in white

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socks and sneakers, with his crew riding motorcycles. The final scene shows Apache running through a street of his home town while also alluding to the title of his then upcoming debut EP ''Platte''. The video surpassed 40 million views by the end of 2019.

Personnel

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– vocals, songwriting * Lucry – composition, production, mixing engineering * Suena – composition, production, mixing engineering * Lex Barkey – mastering engineering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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