"Tough Enough" is the debut single of the

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n girl band

Vanilla Ninja Vanilla Ninja is an Estonian all-female rock band which enjoyed chart success in a number of countries across Europe, especially in Estonia, Germany and Austria. The group formed in 2002 and released their self-titled debut album ''Vanilla Nin ...

. The music was composed by

David Brandes David Brandes (born David Brändle; December 9, 1968 in Basel, Switzerland) is a Swiss-born German songwriter and producer. Biography Brandes was born in Basel, Switzerland and raised in Germany. He has written and produced for many artists, ...

and Petra Brändle (under the

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''Jane Tempest''), with lyrics by

Bernd Meinunger Bernd Meinunger (born 30 September 1944 in Meiningen) is a German lyricist and record producer (with Hanne Haller) who frequently works with Ralph Siegel and David Brandes. Several of his songs have represented Germany in the ''Eurovision Song ...

(as ''John O'Flynn''). "Tough Enough" was released on November 24, 2003, and entered the charts, reaching number 11 in

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, 13 in

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, 16 in

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and 52 in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. The song features on the albums ''

Traces of Sadness ''Traces of Sadness'' is the second album by the Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja. Released in June 2004, the album included the hit singles "Tough Enough", "Liar" and "When the Indians Cry". It peaked at number three in the German album chart ...

'', ''Limited Edition'' and ''

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''. The video, by Mathias Vielsäcker and Christoph Mangler, was shot in November 2003. The song appeared in the 2004 video games ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' In the Groove''.

Charts

Track listing

#"Tough Enough" (Single version) – 3:24 #"Tough Enough" (Ambient mix) – 3:24 #"Tough Enough" (Extended version) – 6:24 #"Tough Enough" (Unplugged version) – 3:24 #"Tough Enough" (Musicvideo) – 3:24

References

{{Authority control Songs written by David Brandes Songs written by Bernd Meinunger 2003 singles 2003 songs