Ich lebe

"Ich lebe" (English: "I Live") is a song by Austrian recording artist Christina Stürmer. It was written by Alexander Kahr, Eva Kraus, Harald Hanisch, and Leopold Zillinger for her debut studio album Freier Fall (2003), while production was helmed by the former. Recorded after her participation in the ORF 1 talent show Starmania, where Stürmer had finished runner-up, it was released by Polydor Records on 24 March 2003 in Austria, where it debuted at number-one on the Austrian Singles Chart and remained atop for another seven weeks.

"Ich lebe"
Single by Christina Stürmer
from the album Freier Fall
Released24 March 2003
GenrePop rock
Length3:25
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)
  • Alexander Kahr
  • Eva Kraus
  • Harald Hanisch
  • Leopold Zillinger
Producer(s)Alexander Kahr
Christina Stürmer singles chronology
"Ich lebe"
(2003)		 "Geh Nicht Wenn du Kommst"
(2003)

In 2005, a slightly re-written version of "Ich lebe", featuring additional lyrics by Frank Ramond and Maya Singh as well as new production by Thorsten Brötzmann, preceded the release of Stürmer's album Schwarz Weiss, her first venture into the German and Swiss music markets. This version peaked at number four on the German Singles Chart, and reached number 21 in Switzerland. It was eventually certified gold by Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).

Music video

In the music video for "Ich lebe", Stürmer and her band are performing in a white room and as she sings about various things, shots of those things are shown...

Tracks

Original version
  1. "Ich lebe" (Radio Version)
  2. "Ich lebe" (Unplugged)
  3. "Ich lebe" (Karaoke Version)

Re-release
  1. "Ich lebe" (Radio Version)
  2. "Ich lebe" (Live Version)
  3. "Ich lebe" (Instrumental Version)
  4. "Vorbei" (Live Version)

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[8] Platinum 30,000*
Germany (BVMI)[9] Gold 150,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "Austriancharts.at – Christina – Ich lebe" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  2. "Austriancharts.at – Christina Stürmer – Ich lebe (2005)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Christina Stürmer – Ich lebe". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  4. "Swisscharts.com – Christina Stürmer – Ich lebe (2005)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  5. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2003". Austrian Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  6. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts 2005". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  7. "Swiss Year-End Charts 2005". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  8. "Austrian single certifications – Christina – Ich lebe" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  9. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Christina Stürmer; 'Ich lebe')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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