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Die Reklamation (German: The Complaint) is the debut studio album by German band Wir sind Helden, released on 7 July 2003 by Labels, a subsidiary of EMI. It sold over 800,000 copies in Germany and reached four times Platinum.[1] The album follows lead singer Judith Holofernes' limited self-produced solo album Kamikazefliege, which had already included two tracks from this album: “Aurélie” and “Außer dir”.

Die Reklamation
Studio album by Wir Sind Helden
Released	7 July 2003
Recorded	2002–2003
Genre	Pop pop rock
Length	47:15
Label	Labels EMI
Producer	Patrik "El Pattino" Majer Wir Sind Helden
Wir Sind Helden chronology
Die Reklamation (2003) Von Hier An Blind (2005)
Singles from Die Reklamation
"Guten Tag" Released: 3 February 2003 "Müssen Nur Wollen" Released: 12 May 2003 "Aurélie" Released: 15 September 2003 "Denkmal" Released: 19 January 2004

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic.com	[2]
Laut.de	[3]
Kulturnews.de	[4]

The album was a success with the critics. laut.de gave it five out of five points calling it “the perfect soundtrack for an urban summer”. They describe the lyrics as “awesome and damn clever” and Judith Holofernes as “one of the most intelligent and funniest women of our time.[5]” kulturnews.de also praised the lyrics and the originality of the album, calling Wir sind Helden worthy successors of Neue Deutsche Welle acts like Nena.[6]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at #2 on the German album chart, at #3 in Austria and at #38 in Switzerland.[7] More than 800,000 copies of the album were sold in Germany alone and was awarded triple platinum.[8] The album remains one of the most successful German albums ever (#19 based on chart position).[9] It managed to stay in the German Albums Chart for a total of 94 weeks, making it the album, that stayed the longest time on that chart in their career[10]

Four singles were released off the album: “Guten Tag”, “Müssen nur wollen”, “Aurélie” and “Denkmal”. In 2004, a new version of the album with a red cover called “Die rote Reklamation” (“The Red Complaint”) was released. This limited tour edition included the official video clips of all four singles and two short movies about the band.

Awards

Wir sind Helden were awarded three ECHO awards in 2004 related to their debut album making them the most successful act of that year.[11]

• Best Marketing (to EMI)
• Best national video clip (for “Müssen nur wollen”)
• Best national newcomer (Radio award)

Track listing

All tracks written by Wir Sind Helden.

Charts

References

External links

• Die Reklamation lyrics

На других языках

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[de] Die Reklamation

Die Reklamation ist das erste Album der deutschen Musikgruppe Wir sind Helden und wurde am 7. Juli 2003 veröffentlicht. Unmittelbar nach der Veröffentlichung stieg es auf Platz 6 der deutschen Album-Charts ein und erreichte später Platz 2. Die Reklamation gehört zu den meistverkauften deutschen Alben und erreichte Doppel-Platin.[1] In Österreich erreichte das Album Platz 3 der Charts und in der Schweiz Platz 38[2].

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- [en] Die Reklamation

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[es] Die Reklamation

Die Reklamation (traducido al castellano, "La reclamación") es el primer álbum del grupo de pop rock alemán Wir sind Helden. Fue publicado en 2003.

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[ru] Die Reklamation

Die Reklamation (рус. «Жалоба») — дебютный студийный альбом немецкой группы Wir sind Helden, выпущенный 7 июля 2003 года лейблом Labels, дочерней компанией EMI. В Германии было продано более 800 тысяч копий альбома, и он стал четырежды платиновым[1]. Альбом вышел после ограниченного сольного альбома Kamikazefliege солистки группы Юдит Олофернес, который уже включал два трека из этого альбома: «Aurélie» и «Außer dir».

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