Stadtaffe

Stadtaffe (lit. “urban ape”) is the first solo album by German musician Peter Fox. Released 26 September 2008, the standard version contains twelve tracks, four of which have been released as singles. Fox performed the single Schwarz zu blau at the Bundesvision Song Contest 2009 in Potsdam while representing Berlin, and won, becoming the first person to win the contest twice (his first win coming in 2006 as a member of the band Seeed). The album was certified 6× platinum for shipping 1.2 million copies in Germany[4] and is the third-most-downloaded album of all time there,[5] selling 100,000 copies from downloads only.[6]

Stadtaffe
Studio album by
Peter Fox
Released26 September 2008 (2008-09-26)
Recorded2007–2008
Genre
Length43:25
LabelWarner Music Group
Producer
  • Fox
  • The Krauts
Peter Fox chronology
Stadtaffe
(2008)		 Love Songs
(2023)
Singles from Stadtaffe
  1. "Alles neu"
    Released: 15 August 2008
  2. "Haus am See"
    Released: 18 October 2008
  3. "Schwarz zu blau"
    Released: 5 February 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Laut.de[2]
Musikexpress[3]

In 2009, Fox stated that Stadtaffe would remain his only solo album. In April 2023, however, he announced the release of his second album Love Songs for May 2023.

Musikexpress voted Stadtaffe 19th on the list of the 100 best German albums of all time.[7]

Chart performance

Stadtaffe entered the German albums chart at number 4 and reached its peak position number 1, which it reached on four non-consecutive occasions. It managed to stay in the top 10 for a total of 41 weeks and stayed in the top 50 for 92 weeks.[8]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Alles neu"Pierre Baigorry, David ConenBaigorry, Conen, Dmitri Shostakovich, Vincent von Schlippenbach4:18
2."Schwarz zu blau"Baigorry, ConenBaigorry, Conen, Von Schlippenbach3:36
3."Haus am See"Baigorry, ConenBaigorry, Conen, Von Schlippenbach, Ruth-Maria Renner3:36
4."Kopf verloren"Baigorry, ConenBaigorry, Conen, Von Schlippenbach, Grace Risch3:22
5."Das zweite Gesicht"Baigorry, ConenBaigorry, Conen, Von Schlippenbach3:53
6."Der letzte Tag"Baigorry, ConenBaigorry, Conen, Von Schlippenbach, Risch3:43
7."Ich Steine, du Steine"Baigorry, ConenBaigorry, Conen, Von Schlippenbach, Risch, Renner3:17
8."Lok auf 2 Beinen"Baigorry, ConenBaigorry, Conen, Von Schlippenbach3:44
9."Stadtaffe"Baigorry, ConenBaigorry, Conen, Von Schlippenbach3:40
10."Fieber" (feat. K.I.Z)Baigorry, Conen, Nico Seyfried, Tarek Ebéné, Maxim DrünerBaigorry, Conen, Von Schlippenbach4:14
11."Schüttel deinen Speck"Baigorry, Conen, Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur FreedBaigorry, Conen, Von Schlippenbach, Brown, Freed2:51
12."Zucker" (feat. Vanessa Mason)Baigorry, ConenBaigorry, Conen, Von Schlippenbach, Renner3:17
13."Shostakovitchovitch" (iTunes only bonus track) Baigorry, Conen, Von Schlippenbach4:14
14."Saint Tropez" (iTunes only bonus track) Baigorry, Conen, Von Schlippenbach, Renner3:36

The song Alles neu with its violin riff from Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 was sampled by both Plan B (Ill Manors) and Raffy L'z.

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[24] 2× Platinum 40,000*
Germany (BVMI)[25] 15× Gold 1,500,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[26] Gold 15,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Nico Tobias Wirtz. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. Alexander Cordas. "Peter Fox – "Stadtaffe" (CD-Kritik)". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  3. Stengel, Franz (11 September 2008). "Peter Fox: Stadtaffe". Musikexpress (in German). Vol. 10/2008, no. 633. Axel Springer SE. p. 78.
  4. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Peter Fox; 'Stadtaffe')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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  23. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts 2022" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
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  25. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Peter Fox; 'Stadtaffe')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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