Maybe (No Angels song)
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"Maybe" is a pop-rock song performed by German
pop group No Angels
. It was written and composed by Pelle Ankarberg, Niclas Molinder, Maryann Morgan, and Joacim Persson and originally recorded by Norwegian
singer Trine Rein
, featuring strings
by violin
ist Andreas Ljones. The pair qualified for the Melodi Grand Prix 2007
with the song, finishing the contest third in the final round.
In 2007, the track was re-recorded
by the re-formed No Angels for their fourth studio album
, Destiny
(2007). Produced by Twin
and Ankarberg, it was released as album's second single on June 15, 2007 (see 2007 in music
) in German-speaking Europe
, where it reached reached number 36 on the German Singles Chart and number 62 in Austria
, making it the band's lowest-charting single to date. According to the band, the song incorporates an uncredited sample of The Beatles
' 1969 record "Come Together
."
Ankarberg, Molinder, Persson, and British
songwriter Maryanne Morgan, and actually offered to Norwegian
pop singer Trine Rein
, who recorded the song in mid-2006 for her unreleased studio album. Violin
ist Andreas Ljones contributed additional fiddle
music to Rein's version which was picked for her participation in the Melodi Grand Prix 2007
, the Norwegian pre-selection of the Eurovision Song Contest
. Chosen out of a total of 464 songs, it eventually made the final selection of the eighteen participating entries. While the song failed to succeed on the semi finals, it eventually made the "second chance" round, before dashing once again in the final round on February 10, 2007, eventually finishing the contest third.
After the No Angels
' secret reunion in mid-2006 Redfly offered "Maybe" for inclusion on the band's fourth studio album Destiny, having previously contributed to their 2003 studio album Pure
. Although the track was not exclusively for the quartet, the band has described the mid-tempo song as a "typical No Angels" record: "This song rocks! [...] It shows another facet of us and is absolutely in line [with the band]." Nadja Benaissa
called "Maybe" the "jiggiest title" on the album: "It's about being in a quandary," she said in an interview with Bild-Zeitung
, "and about living along the lines of 'maybe yes - maybe no'..." The quartet premiered the song during a special concert in the Radio Energy studios in Munich, Germany on March 5, 2007, and by April 6, it was announced that either "I Believe in You," "Been Here Before," "Maybe," or "I Had a Feeling" would be the next single and Universal started a poll asking the fans to decide. However, according to Bild am Sonntag "Maybe" eventually won over piano
-laid "I Believe in You."
"Maybe" was shipped to radio in late May 2007. While the CD single
spawned the previously unreleased recording "Secret's Out," its digital single included the a special piano
remix. A second remix of the song, re-arranged by producer Tomasino, appeared on the album's 2008 re-release Destiny Reloaded.
for "Maybe" was filmed in Cologne
, Germany
on May 4, 2007, following a four-day dance and choreography training. It was the No Angels' seventh clip to be directed by Marcus Sternberg
, and features You Can Dance
contestant Jimmy Surles as well as former Fame Academy
contestant David Hernandez Sanchez, the choreographer of the clip.
Similar to previous single "Goodbye to Yesterday
" the video does not have a substantial plot; it mainly focuses on the girls and their dancing choreographies, finally merging into a boisterous party crowd neat the end of the clip. However, upon its release the music video was widely advertised as the band's "sexiest video" to date, a fact underlined by the band's own statements: "We wanted a cool and sexy video, that facilitates a lot of energy," Jessica Wahls
said in an interview with the Making of crew. As Nadja Benaissa
reported on the band's Bunte
blog
, the band members had purchased several parts of their outifts in a local sex shop
.
The video worldpremiered on May 18, 2007 on German music network VIVA's show VIVA Live. A making-of
-clip of the video was released on a digital video disc on the album's re-release edition, Destiny Reloaded
(2008).
, "Maybe" debuted at number 36 on the German Media Control Singles Chart based on composite digital singles and CD maxi singles sales, making it the band's lowest-debuting entry to date. As the single fell out of the top 50 in it second week and failed to climb again during its seven-week chart run, it became the band's first single to miss the top 20 on that particular chart, thus also making it the group's lowest-charting single since their formation in fall 2000. On the component charts, the track peaked at number 70 on the German Airplay Chart
, according to Nielsen SoundScan
.
In Austria, the track debuted at number 62 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40
, the group's lowest peak to date. However, it remained a single week on the chart and fell out of the top 100 in its second week of release, also making it the band's shortest-running single on the Austrian Singles Chart. In Switzerland, "Maybe" never made it to the top 100 chart, eventually becoming the No Angels' second entry since 2002's "Let's Go to Bed
" to do so.
As a result, the single also failed to chart on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles
. Altogether, "Maybe" sold less than 15,000 copies Europe-wide, the group's lowest-selling release to date.
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...
pop group No Angels
No Angels
The No Angels are an all-female pop trio from Germany, consisting of band members Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, and Jessica Wahls. Critically acclaimed, the band has won dozen of awards and prizes since their establishment in the early 2000s, including three ECHOs, a World Music Awards, a NRJ...
. It was written and composed by Pelle Ankarberg, Niclas Molinder, Maryann Morgan, and Joacim Persson and originally recorded by Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
singer Trine Rein
Trine Rein
Trine Rein is a Norwegian-American singer, who belongs to the exclusive group of Norwegian artists who have sold more than a million records. Trine was born in San Francisco in 1970, and therefore has both US and Norwegian citizenship.-Successful debut:...
, featuring strings
String instrument
A string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones...
by violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist Andreas Ljones. The pair qualified for the Melodi Grand Prix 2007
Melodi Grand Prix 2007
Melodi Grand Prix 2007 was the television show in which the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was chosen....
with the song, finishing the contest third in the final round.
In 2007, the track was re-recorded
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
by the re-formed No Angels for their fourth studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, Destiny
Destiny (No Angels album)
Destiny is the fourth studio album by German pop group No Angels, released by Polydor Records and Universal Music Domestic on April 13, 2007...
(2007). Produced by Twin
Twin (production team)
Twin is a Swedish record production and songwriting team, consisting of Niclas Molinder and Joacim Persson, who are working in the genres of pop, R&B and rock.- Charlotte Perrelli - Miss Jealousy :* 02. "Miss Jealousy"...
and Ankarberg, it was released as album's second single on June 15, 2007 (see 2007 in music
2007 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...
) in German-speaking Europe
German-speaking Europe
The German language is spoken in a number of countries and territories in West, Central and Eastern Europe...
, where it reached reached number 36 on the German Singles Chart and number 62 in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, making it the band's lowest-charting single to date. According to the band, the song incorporates an uncredited sample of The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
' 1969 record "Come Together
Come Together
"Come Together" is a song by The Beatles written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song is the opening track on The Beatles' September 1969 album Abbey Road....
."
Recording and release
"Maybe" was written by Redfly production membersRecord producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Ankarberg, Molinder, Persson, and British
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
songwriter Maryanne Morgan, and actually offered to Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
pop singer Trine Rein
Trine Rein
Trine Rein is a Norwegian-American singer, who belongs to the exclusive group of Norwegian artists who have sold more than a million records. Trine was born in San Francisco in 1970, and therefore has both US and Norwegian citizenship.-Successful debut:...
, who recorded the song in mid-2006 for her unreleased studio album. Violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist Andreas Ljones contributed additional fiddle
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
music to Rein's version which was picked for her participation in the Melodi Grand Prix 2007
Melodi Grand Prix 2007
Melodi Grand Prix 2007 was the television show in which the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was chosen....
, the Norwegian pre-selection of the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
. Chosen out of a total of 464 songs, it eventually made the final selection of the eighteen participating entries. While the song failed to succeed on the semi finals, it eventually made the "second chance" round, before dashing once again in the final round on February 10, 2007, eventually finishing the contest third.
After the No Angels
No Angels
The No Angels are an all-female pop trio from Germany, consisting of band members Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, and Jessica Wahls. Critically acclaimed, the band has won dozen of awards and prizes since their establishment in the early 2000s, including three ECHOs, a World Music Awards, a NRJ...
' secret reunion in mid-2006 Redfly offered "Maybe" for inclusion on the band's fourth studio album Destiny, having previously contributed to their 2003 studio album Pure
Pure (No Angels album)
Limited edition bonus CD-Credits and personnel:* Thomas Blug - guitar* Thorsten Brötzmann - keyboards* Alan Darby - acoustic guitar, electric guitar* Flo Daunber - drums* Stefan Hansen - keyboards* Clemens Heger - bass* Jeo - keyboards...
. Although the track was not exclusively for the quartet, the band has described the mid-tempo song as a "typical No Angels" record: "This song rocks! [...] It shows another facet of us and is absolutely in line [with the band]." Nadja Benaissa
Nadja Benaissa
Nadja Benaissa is a German singer, songwriter and occasional actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date", according to the German media.After a series of commercially successful releases...
called "Maybe" the "jiggiest title" on the album: "It's about being in a quandary," she said in an interview with Bild-Zeitung
Bild-Zeitung
The Bild is a German tabloid published by Axel Springer AG. The paper is published from Monday to Saturday, while on Sundays, Bild am Sonntag is published instead, which has a different style and its own editors...
, "and about living along the lines of 'maybe yes - maybe no'..." The quartet premiered the song during a special concert in the Radio Energy studios in Munich, Germany on March 5, 2007, and by April 6, it was announced that either "I Believe in You," "Been Here Before," "Maybe," or "I Had a Feeling" would be the next single and Universal started a poll asking the fans to decide. However, according to Bild am Sonntag "Maybe" eventually won over piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
-laid "I Believe in You."
"Maybe" was shipped to radio in late May 2007. While the CD single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
spawned the previously unreleased recording "Secret's Out," its digital single included the a special piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
remix. A second remix of the song, re-arranged by producer Tomasino, appeared on the album's 2008 re-release Destiny Reloaded.
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Maybe" was filmed in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Germany
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...
on May 4, 2007, following a four-day dance and choreography training. It was the No Angels' seventh clip to be directed by Marcus Sternberg
Marcus Sternberg
Marcus Sternberg is a German music video director.- Biography :Sternberg studied at the International Film School in London and is currently living in Berlin and Buenos Aires. Besides music videos he also directs commercials...
, and features You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)
So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance competition and reality show that airs on Fox in the United States.The series first premiered on July 20, 2005, and was created by American Idol producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is produced by 19 Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions...
contestant Jimmy Surles as well as former Fame Academy
Fame Academy
Fame Academy is a televised competition to search for and educate new musical talents. The winner received a chance to become a successful music artist. The prize consisted of a £1m recording contract with a major record company, plus the use of a luxury apartment in London and a sports car for one...
contestant David Hernandez Sanchez, the choreographer of the clip.
Similar to previous single "Goodbye to Yesterday
Goodbye to Yesterday
"Goodbye to Yesterday" is a pop song performed by German pop group the No Angels. It was written and produced by Pelle Ankarberg, David Jassy, Niclas Molinder, and Joacim Persson and co-produced by Twin and Ankarberg for the band's fourth studio album Destiny...
" the video does not have a substantial plot; it mainly focuses on the girls and their dancing choreographies, finally merging into a boisterous party crowd neat the end of the clip. However, upon its release the music video was widely advertised as the band's "sexiest video" to date, a fact underlined by the band's own statements: "We wanted a cool and sexy video, that facilitates a lot of energy," Jessica Wahls
Jessica Wahls
Jessica Martina Wahls , also known under her nickname Jess, is a German pop singer, songwriter and television host, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date," according to the German media.-Early...
said in an interview with the Making of crew. As Nadja Benaissa
Nadja Benaissa
Nadja Benaissa is a German singer, songwriter and occasional actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date", according to the German media.After a series of commercially successful releases...
reported on the band's Bunte
Bunte
Bunte is a German weekly magazine; coverage includes celebrity, gossip, news and lifestyle matters. It is published by Bunte Entertainment Verlag GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hubert Burda Media....
blog
Blog
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, the band members had purchased several parts of their outifts in a local sex shop
Sex shop
A sex shop, erotic shop is a shop that sells products related to adult sexual or erotic entertainment, such as sex toys, lingerie, clothing, pornography, and other related products...
.
The video worldpremiered on May 18, 2007 on German music network VIVA's show VIVA Live. A making-of
Making-of
In cinema, a making-of, also known as behind-the-scenes, is a documentary film that features the production of a film or television program...
-clip of the video was released on a digital video disc on the album's re-release edition, Destiny Reloaded
Destiny (No Angels album)
Destiny is the fourth studio album by German pop group No Angels, released by Polydor Records and Universal Music Domestic on April 13, 2007...
(2008).
Chart performance
First released on June 15, 2007, in German-speaking EuropeGerman-speaking Europe
The German language is spoken in a number of countries and territories in West, Central and Eastern Europe...
, "Maybe" debuted at number 36 on the German Media Control Singles Chart based on composite digital singles and CD maxi singles sales, making it the band's lowest-debuting entry to date. As the single fell out of the top 50 in it second week and failed to climb again during its seven-week chart run, it became the band's first single to miss the top 20 on that particular chart, thus also making it the group's lowest-charting single since their formation in fall 2000. On the component charts, the track peaked at number 70 on the German Airplay Chart
Nielsen
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, according to Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...
.
In Austria, the track debuted at number 62 on the 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...
, the group's lowest peak to date. However, it remained a single week on the chart and fell out of the top 100 in its second week of release, also making it the band's shortest-running single on the Austrian Singles Chart. In Switzerland, "Maybe" never made it to the top 100 chart, eventually becoming the No Angels' second entry since 2002's "Let's Go to Bed
Let's Go to Bed (No Angels song)
"Let's Go to Bed" is a dance-pop song written and produced by Mustafa "Mousse T." Gündogdu and Errol Rennalls for the No Angels' second studio album, Now ... Us!...
" to do so.
As a result, the single also failed to chart on the 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,...
. Altogether, "Maybe" sold less than 15,000 copies Europe-wide, the group's lowest-selling release to date.
Formats and tracklistings
These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Maybe."- Digital single
- "Maybe" (Radio Edit) - 3:23
- "Secret's Out" - 3:13
- "Maybe" (Piano Mix) - 3:13
- 2-Track CD single
- "Maybe" (Radio Edit) - 3:23
- "Secret's Out" - 3:13
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|
External links
- NoAngels-Music.de — official site