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“Guten Tag” (German for “Good Day!”) is a song by German band Wir sind Helden. It was first released on an EP of the same title in 2002 and one year later as the first single of their debut album Die Reklamation. It was composed by Jean-Michel Tourette, Judith Holofernes and Pola Roy while the lyrics were written by Holofernes.

“Guten Tag” criticises commodification. In the lyrics, Holofernes tells a story that she was blinded by the glittering world of consumption making her want everything she sees and changing her life for them (“Meine Stimme gegen Dein Mobiltelefon, meine meine Fäuste gegen eure Nagelpflegelotion. …/My voice for a mobile phone, my fists for your manicure lotion…”). These statements are all paradoxes as she always offers parts of her body or life she would need to have to use the products she demands. However, in the refrain, she soon realises that all theses things do not make her happy after all which makes her demand her life back (“An dem Produkt ist was kaputt - das ist die Reklamation/There is something wrong with this product - this is the complaint”). “The complaint” would also be the title of the album the single is taken from.

The single entered the German single charts where it peaked at number 53. It stayed in the top 100 for eight weeks. However, based on the high album sales, “Guten Tag” received heavy airplay in Germany. Based on chart positions, it is the third most successful single of the band’s debut album (following “Denkmal” and “Aurélie”). The single did not chart in any other country.
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  • FZSTigger

    kuuhhl

    25 days ago

  • hein-duck-dich

    tausche blödes altes Leben gegen neue Version ♥

    December 2011

  • diversity-guy

    na da soll noch einer sagen, deutsche Gruppen können keine gute Musik machen ;-)

    November 2011

  • C_Lilie

    visionen gegen die totale television :D wir sind helden <3 !

    September 2011

  • Hoermaher

    das rockt

    July 2011

  • Yasi94

    Wir sind Helden rockt! Freu mich auf Das Fest :)

    July 2011

  • Hexe777

    Super Gut!

    May 2011

  • FakeAccount11

    Superb!

    March 2011

  • meg20

    pobudzacz! :)

    January 2011

  • Marjo47

    dont, get on life is a big expierence, allways{learning and etc.}

    November 2010

  • kikikirsche

    ich will mein Leben zurück

    November 2010

  • Deandl

    Guten Tag... ;-)

    October 2010

  • harryno

    Sind schon GUTE!!!

    September 2010

  • hein-duck-dich

    <3<3<3<3

    September 2010

  • Reddy21

    Verliebt in den Song und die Band nach den ersten Takten von diesem Lied ;)

    August 2010

  • Acar0x

    "Guten Tag ich gebe zu ich war am Anfang entzückt aber euer Leben zwickt und drückt nur dann nicht wenn man sich bückt..." - Göttlicher Text!

    August 2010

  • Sateloista

    this song just makes me think "Yessssssssssssss"

    July 2010

  • vanessapdb

    Guten Tag! :D

    July 2010

  • miaRosenstolz

    ich Tausch nicht mehr...recht haben sie ...

    July 2010

  • schwedenede71

    leben 2.0...........................:-)

    July 2010
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