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. It was written by

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and

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and produced by Swen Meyer for her third studio album '' Stardust'' (2012). The song was released on September 21, 2012.

Background and release

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, a former member of

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. Golan had previously written the songs "

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" and "I Like You", which also have been recorded and performed by Meyer-Landrut. In 2010, "Bee" was Meyer-Landrut's second best-selling track reaching number three on the

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. The song was presented for the first time on July 30, 2012, in Munich during a promotional event. Its radio premiere was on August 8, 2012. The first international presentation was during the 40th anniversary of

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on September 4. The track was released on CD single and as a digital download as the first single from Meyer-Landrut's same-titled third album on September 21, 2012, in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.1LIVE Popnews 7 August 2012
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cover, written by Ian Mack and Jamie Hartman. In December 2012 it received a Gold certification in Germany for more than 150,000 sold copies and downloads.IFPI Germany, Gold and Platinum records certification database
It was also chosen as title track for the film ' (''Jesus liebt mich''), which was released in German cinemas on Christmas 2012. In March 2014, it was first used as promotional music by the British TV channel

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for their spring-summer programming advert. In 2014, the original composer Rosi Golan performed an own version for the soundtrack of the film ''

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and

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Music video

The music video was shot in August 2012 in a Spanish semi-desert. It was released on 7 September 2012. The director was Bode Brodmüller who previously worked with

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, and

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. The video is focused on Lena who is either dancing, standing, running and laying on the floor in several dresses or is bathing. The women in the background are covered with

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/ref> On 21 March 2013, the music video was awarded as best video at the German ECHO Awards.

Track listing

Personnel

*Writers:

*Producer: Swen Meyer *Lead vocals:

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: Marcus Schneider *Drums: Reiner "Kallas" Hubert *Bass: Felix Weigt *Piano: Arne Straube *

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: Swen Meyer *Cello: Hagen Kuhr *Background vocals: Ruben Seevers, Anna Katharina Bauer, Mo Bahla

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Awards and nominations

Release history

References

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