"Du hast den schönsten Arsch der Welt" () is a German-language song by dance music producer and DJ
Alex C.
Alex Christensen (born 7 April 1967), also known by his stage names Jasper Forks or Alex C., is a German dance music producer, songwriter, and DJ generally known as the face and one of the founding members of U96. Since 2002, he has been collab ...
(Alex Christensen). It was recorded in cooperation with and featuring singer
Y-ass. Also in 2007,
Basshunter
Jonas Erik Altberg (; born 22 December 1984), known professionally as Basshunter, is a Swedish singer, record producer, songwriter and DJ. As indicated by his stage name, Basshunter is known for bass-heavy Eurodance music.
Born and raised in Ha ...
made a remix of the song titled "Du hast den schönsten Arsch der Welt (Bass My Ass Remix)". The song itself is a cover version of The Soundlovers' 1996 song "Run Away".
The song marked an international breakthrough for Alex Christensen. Due to the song receiving high ratings on several foreign dance charts, it was re-released in several other languages including in English as "Sweetest Ass in the World" as well as in French, Spanish, Dutch and Czech.
Awards and nominations
Alex C. and Y-ass took part with the song in the 2008
Sopot Hit Festival
Sopot Hit Festival is an international song contest, bringing contestants and guests who are stars with world recognition. It has been transmitted annually by the TVP2, Polish Television in the coastal resort of Sopot, Poland. Together with Nationa ...
music competition and were the overall runners-up with 29.7% of the votes in the category International Hit Summer 2008 losing to the eventual winner "Hey Hi Hello" by
Shaun Baker feat.
MaLoY (55.2%). The song was nominated for "Best Song of the Year" at the VIVA Comet Awards in 2008.
Recordings in other languages
In some countries the melody and the lyrics were adjusted to fit the taste of the local inhabitants. The English and Spanish versions were recorded by Alex C and Y-ass, while other versions are covers by other artists. Some of these versions are:
* Alex C feat. Y-ass – "Sweetest Ass in the World" (
English)
* Alex C feat. Y-ass – "Tienes el culo más bello del mundo" (
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
)
* Mr. Vee & Michaela – "Máš nejhezčí zadek na světě" (
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
)
* Trasero – "Lekkerste kont van het land" (
Dutch
Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
** Dutch people as an ethnic group ()
** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship ()
** Dutch language ()
* In specific terms, i ...
)
* Släm – Sul on kõige kaunim kann (
Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
)
Chart performance
"Du hast den schönsten Arsch der Welt" is the only number-one hit for Alex C. as a solo act on the
German Singles 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 ...
, although he had a number-one hit in 1992 as part of
U96 with the song "
Das Boot
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". "Du hast den schönsten Arsch der Welt" stayed for one week at the top for the week of 16 November 2007. The song also topped the
Austrian Top 40 for two weeks, on 16 and 23 November 2007.
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications
References
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2007 singles
2007 songs
Songs in German
Number-one singles in Austria
Number-one singles in Germany
Polydor Records singles
Universal Music Group singles