German chart comments - Issue date - 19.11.2010

It seems that no-one has the power for the time being to remove IZ from the top of the German singles chart, where the singer from Hawaii stands for a seventh week in a row. The biggest news in the top three is the #22-#3 jump of Empire Of The Sun's "We Are The People". As I wrote last week, the song, now some two years old, was used in an advertisement, which as it seems triggered a huge demand and managed to propel it to the upper reaches of the countdown. We may say a lot of negative things about the influence of TV on music consumption these days, but when the song is actually this good, who cares?
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Two new singles enter the chart in its top ten. First of them is Pink, whose "Raise Your Glass" marks the release of the superstar first best of album. As a record, it is a typical Pink song, with more or less a typical Pink video. But actually the formula works for yet another time, as "Raise Your Glass" is Pink's twelfth top ten single in Germany.
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A place behind Pink, at #6, comes another global superstar, in the face of Shakira. Her previous single "Waka Waka" is currently battling for the crown of the best selling song in Germany for 2010, while her latest "Loca" comes from the freshly released "Sale El Sol" LP. It is Shakira's ninth top ten single in Germany.
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As they were deprived from the #1 spot in their native UK, the boys from Take That also fail to bring their latest single "The Flood" in the top 10 in Germany. We all know what is the special about the song,  as it includes the vocals of Robbie Williams for the first time after he left the group 15 years ago. Still, this, unfortunately, was not enough to result in enormous sales for the great song and it charts new at #12. As a matter of fact, after their reunion in 2006, Take That had only one top ten single in Germany with the number-one "Patience", while Mr. Williams continues to be one of the biggest stars in the country, far more successful than in the UK. Nevertheless, we can be sure that the latest album of the guys will be sold in enormous quantities in Germany as it broke records in UK.
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The next new entry comes in at #17 from Eminem, whose previous offering "Love the Way You Lie" was (and is still) a big hit in Germany. His lastest, "No Love", comes on the waves of a lot of criticism on how Eminem has handled the 90s eurodance classic "What Is Love" by Haddaway. Thus, depending on your point of view, you will hate it or love it. And, surprisingly Haddaway was never number one in Germany...
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At #24 we can find "Who Owns My Heart", the latest offering by teen sensation Miley Cyrus. She may be adored by children and teens all around the world, but Miley has only three top 30 singles in Germany, with this being one of them...
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Further down the chart, German legend Nena brings her latest single at #39. "Haus Der Drei Sonnen" is a collaboration with Peter Heppner and is a remake of a Nena single from 1985. The new version is included in Nena's forthcoming best of album and at least manages to improve on the original's #43 peak.
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And the rest new entries are:

#47 Yann Tiersen - Comptine D'Un Autre Été, L'Après Midi - Taken from the soundtrack of Ameli, I guess an advertisement or a casting show is the reason behind its entry now (Oh, sometimes I wish to live in Germany to know such details...)
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#51 Fettes Brot - Amsterdam - A great song, check it out!
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#78 The Wombats - Tokyo - The first song of the UK band to enter the German charts.
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#81 Remady feat. Lumidee - No Superstar
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#84 Afrojack feat. Eva Simons - Take Over Control - Great party track
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#89 Brings - Wir Wollen Niemals Auseinander Geh'n
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#90 Wir Sind Helden - Bring Mich Nach Hause
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#94 My Chemical Romance - Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)
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