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Sportfreunde Stiller () is a German
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History

The band was founded by Peter Brugger (guitar, vocals), Florian "Flo" Weber (drums), and Andi Erhard (bass). They initially wanted to name themselves "Bodden" (after
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player Olaf Bodden), before later settling for "Stiller". They took the name from their former football manager at SV Germering, Hans Stiller. As Stiller, the band played their first concerts in 1995. They later changed their name because a different band called Stiller owned the rights to this name. The term ''Sportfreunde'' literally translates to ''friends in sports'' and is also used in names of sports clubs (e.g.
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). In 1997, bassist Erhard was replaced by Rüdiger "Rüde" Linhof. The band's debut album, ''So wie einst
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'', was released in 2000. Sportfreunde Stiller's track "Independent" from ''Die gute Seite'' was featured in the video game '' FIFA 2003''. In 2006, the band wrote 54, '74, '90, 2006", a fan hymn for the German World Cup squad which became a number one hit in Germany; the song commemorates West German championships in the
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, and
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World Cups. After Germany lost in the semi-final against
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on 4 July 2006, the song was reworked as 54, '74, '90, 2010" in anticipation of the
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in South Africa. Sportfreunde Stiller were nominated five times for Best German Act at the
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, in
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and
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. Their album "La Bum" was released on 3 August 2007 (and reached the number 1 spot in Germany) with their single "Alles Roger" debuting on 20 July 2007 (reaching number 22 in Germany). The album title is an
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of "album". The band was also nominated once again for the 2007
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award for German Act of the year. The entire ''La Bum'' album (bonus track edition) was added to the American
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in early 2008. The song 54, '74, '90, 2010" is featured as a downloadable track in the video game ''
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''. In 2009, Sportfreunde Stiller was the sixth German band to record an album for the
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series. The album includes adaptations of old songs, covered songs and new songs alike. Although titled ''MTV Unplugged in New York'', the album was actually recorded during a concert at
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, Munich. In 2012, Sportfreunde Stiller announced they would be trying out new songs live at festivals that summer, suggesting there may be a new studio album in the works. This album, titled ''New York, Rio, Rosenheim'', was eventually released in May 2013. In 2016, their single "Das Geschenk" debuted at number 1 in Austria, and also reached number 15 in Germany and number 58 in Switzerland. In 2020, Florian Weber announced, in an interview with '' Donaukurier'', that after a long break the band were working on a new album. On 6th May 2022 the band released the single ''I’m alright'' from their forthcoming album ''Jeder nur ein X'' - planned for release on 11th November 2022.


Band members


Current

*Peter Brugger – vocals, guitar (1995–present) *Florian "Flo" Weber – drums (1995–present) *Rüdiger "Rüde" Linhof – bass (1997–present)


Former

*Andi Erhard – bass (1995–1997)


Discography

* 1996: ** EP: ''Macht doch was ihr wollt, ich geh jetzt'' ("Do Whatever You Want, I'm Leaving") * 1998: ** EP: '' Thonträger'' ("Sound Storage Medium") * 1999: ** Single: "Wellenreiten '54" ("Surfing '54") * 2000: ** Album: ''So wie einst
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'' ("Like Real Madrid Once") ** Single: "Fast wie von selbst" ("Almost by Itself") ** Single: "Heimatlied" (Homesong) ** Split-single: "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" with Readymade * 2001: ** Split-single: "
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" with Readymade * 2002: ** Album: ''Die gute Seite'' ("The Good Side") ** Single: "Ein Kompliment" ("A Compliment") ** Single: "Komm schon" ("Come On!") ** Single: "Tage wie dieser" ("Days Like These") ** Split-single: "Schwule Mädchen" ("Gay Girls") with Readymade (Ready Sport Go!3 Tour) * 2003: ** Single: "Ans Ende denken wir zuletzt" ("The End Is the Last Thing on Our Minds") ** DVD: ''Ohren zu und durch'' ("Close Your Ears and Go Through with It") * 2004: ** Album: ''Burli'' ("Little Boy") ** Album: ''Live'' ** Single: "Siehst du das genauso?" ("Do You See It the Same Way?") ** Single: "Ich Roque" feat.
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** Single: "1. Wahl" ("First Choice") ** Single: "1. Wahl (2. Wahl)" ("First Choice (Second Choice)") ** Single: "Ein kleiner Schritt (live)" ("A Small Step") *2006: ** Album: '' You Have to Win Zweikampf'' ** Single: 54, '74, '90, 2006" (fifth-best-selling album in Germany in 2006) ** Single: "Pogo in Togo" ** Single: "Eine Liebe, die nie endet" ("A Love That Never Ends") *2007: ** Album: ''La Bum'' (94th-best-selling album in Germany in 2007) ** Single: "Alles Roger" ("Everything's Fine") ** Single: "(Tu nur das) was dein Herz dir sagt" ("Do Only What Your Heart Tells You") ** Single: "Antinazi Bund" ("Anti-Nazi Alliance"), stand-alone single, not included on the ''La Bum'' album ** Single: "Advent, Advent" (exclusively released via fan club newsletter in December 2007) *2009: ** Album: ''
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in New York'' (14th-best-selling album in Germany in 2009) ** Single: "Ein Kompliment (Unplugged)" (26th-best-selling single in Germany in 2009) *2013: ** Album: ''New York, Rio, Rosenheim'' ** Single: "Applaus, Applaus" ("Applause, Applause") ** Single: "New York, Rio, Rosenheim" *2016: ** Album: ''Sturm & Stille'' ** Single: "Das Geschenk" ("The Gift") ** Single: "Raus in den Rausch"


References


External links


Official website

2006 interview
on cineastentreff.de
Sportfreunde Stiller on the Music-Map
{{Authority control German rock music groups Participants in the Bundesvision Song Contest German indie rock groups