studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
by
German
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recording artist
Max Giesinger
Max Giesinger (born 3 October 1988) is a German singer-songwriter and musician. He first gained widespread popularity with his single "80 Millionen", placing as high as second position in the German charts. His music is usually labeled as pop an ...
. It was released by
BMG Rights Management
BMG Rights Management GmbH (also known simply as BMG) is an international music company based in Berlin, Germany. It combines the activities of a music publisher and a record label.
BMG was formed in October 2008 after Bertelsmann sold its st ...
on 8 April 2016 in
German-speaking Europe
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.
Critical reception
Jeremias Heppeler from ''
laut.de
''laut.de'' is a German online magazine covering music and entertainment. It was founded in Konstanz in 1996 by Rainer HenzeVoice of Germany'' finalist rather than that of a dedicated artist. With a bit more individuality, it could have been so much more." Johannes Mihram from ''Plattentests'' felt that while his "debut album '' Laufen lernen'' ..still had its moments that went against the grain, every moment on ''Der Junge, der rennt'' is smoothed out."
Commercial performance
''Der Junge, der rennt'' deuted at number 20 on the
German Albums Chart
The GfK Entertainment charts are the official charts for music, home video, and video games in Germany and are gathered and published by GfK Entertainment (formerly Media Control and Media Control GfK International), a subsidiary of GfK, on be ...
in the week of 15 April 2016. It was not until 27 January 2017, that it peaked at number 17 on the chart. The same year, the album was certified Platinum by the
Bundesverband Musikindustrie
The ( English: Federal Music Industry Association), or simply BVMI, represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 280 labels and music industry related enterprises, which comprise 90% of the music i ...
(BVMI) for sales and streaming figures in excess of 200,000 units.
Track listing
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Der Junge, der rennt''.