"Dear Lord" is a song recorded by German rapper Kollegah for his seventh studio album Monument (2018). The single was made available for digital download and streaming audio on 5 October 2018, through Alpha Music Empire.[1]
| "Dear Lord" | ||||
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| Single by Kollegah | ||||
| from the album Monument | ||||
| Language | German | |||
| Released | 5 October 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
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| Length | 4:53 | |||
| Label | Alpha Music Empire | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Kollegah | |||
| Producer(s) | AraabMuzik | |||
| Kollegah singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Dear Lord" on YouTube | ||||
Background
editKollegah released his sixth studio album, Imperator, in December 2016.[2] He released two collaborative studio albums with German rapper Farid Bang—Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3 (2017) and Platin war gestern (2018). In September 2018, he released "Wie ein Alpha", his first solo single in more than 16 months.[3] The second single, "Dear Lord", was announced through Instagram[4] and was released on 5 October 2018.[5]
Music video
editThe music video was directed by Adam Film and was shot in Vietnam and in the United Arab Emirates.[6]
Personnel
editRecorded at Quad Recordings Studios in New York City and Octalogic in Ludwigshafen.[7]
- Kollegah – vocals, songwriting
- AraabMuzik – production
- Kostas Karagiozidis – mix engineering, mastering
Charts
edit| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] | 58 |
| Germany (GfK)[9] | 48 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 98 |
References
edit- ^ Lindemann, Jonas (5 October 2018). "Kollegah – Dear Lord [Audio]". Hiphop.de (in German). Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Kollegah: Neues Album "Monument" kommt im Dezember" [Kollegah: New album "Monument" will be released in December] (in German). Rap.de. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Kollegah – Wie ein Alpha – Single". Itunes Store. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Freitag. gutenachtdeutschland" [Friday. goodnigthgermany] (in German). Instagram. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Kollegah – Dear Lord" (in German). 16Bars. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Kollegah – Dear Lord". Alpha Music Empire. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ Monument (CD booklet). Kollegah. Germany: Alpha Music Empire, Warner Music Germany. 2018. EAN 5054197032189.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Kollegah – Dear Lord" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Kollegah – Dear Lord" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Kollegah – Dear Lord". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 October 2018.