"Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück" (German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

: "From the skyline back to the curb") is the title track and first single of rapper Bushido

Bushido (rapper)

Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, , better known as Bushido, is a German rapper. The word Bushido is Japanese and means "Way of the Warrior". He also uses the pseudonym Sonny Black, based on Dominic Napolitano. As of 2009, he sold more than 1,5 million albums in Germany alone...

's album Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück

Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück

Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück is the fourth solo album by Bushido.The title alludes to his first solo album Vom Bordstein bis zur Skyline.- Information :...

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The song based on his song "Vom Bordstein bis zur Skyline" from the album of the same title

Vom Bordstein bis zur Skyline

Vom Bordstein bis zur Skyline is the first solo album by Bushido, released in July 14, 2003 under the label Aggro Berlin and was later indexed. The album reached #88 in the German Media Control Charts. It was entirely produced by Bushido and DJ Ilan.- Indexing :The youth welfare office from...

. The hook

Hook (music)

A hook is a musical idea, often a short riff, passage, or phrase, that is used in popular music to make a song appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener". The term generally applies to popular music, especially rock music, hip hop, dance music, and pop. In these genres, the hook is often...

 has the same lyrics.

The single was one of the most successful hip hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 singles in 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...

; it reached place 14 in the charts.

Music video

The music video shows scenes where people are frozen still, as if time suddenly stops. Bushido is the only person who moves. This effect is called "Ghost". These scenes refer to the line:

Original:

Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück, siehst du unsere Welt, wie sie niemals still steht

English:

From the skyline back to the curb, do you see our world, how it never stands still

The video was shot in a supermarket, roll stairs, an underground car park garage and a pub. In the underground car park Bushido leans on a BMW 7

BMW 7 Series

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. The video reached number 1 in the TRL

Total Request Live

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Top 10. This brought him a golden tape.