"Ich lebe" is the first single by the Austrian pop-rock star Christina Stürmer

Christina Stürmer

Christina Stürmer is an Austrian pop/rock singer. After working at a bookshop in Linz and singing in several bands, she reached #2 in Starmania, an Austrian music casting TV show...

. It reached number one for eight weeks in Austria in 2003.

When it came time to record her third album, Stürmer decided to venture into the German and Swiss markets and re-recorded her previous Austrian hits for her 2005 album Schwarz Weiss

Schwarz Weiss

Schwarz Weiss is a 2005 album by Austrian pop/rock singer Christina Stürmer. It was her debut album in Germany and Switzerland and her third studio album in total.The songs "Ich Lebe", "Vorbei" and "Engel fliegen einsam" were released as singles...

. "Ich lebe" peaked at number four on the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 charts, and number 21 on the Swiss charts.

The single was certified Gold in Germany.

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....

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)

Chart performance

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...	1
Chart (2005)	Peak position
German Single Chart	4
Swiss Single Chart	21
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Eurochart Hot 100 Singles The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,...	18