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Brings
Brings at the Birlikte festival 2014
Brings at the Birlikte festival 2014
Background information
OriginCologne, Germany
Genres
Years active1990–present
MembersPeter Brings (1990–present)
Stephan Brings (1990–present)
Harry Alfter (1990–present)
Matthias Gottschalk (1990–1994)
Christian Blüm (1994–present)
Kai Engel (?–present)
Websitewww.brings.com

Brings (German pronunciation: [bʁɪŋs], Colognian pronunciation: [bʁeŋs²]) are a band from Germany which perform most songs in the local dialect of Cologne, Kölsch. Founded in 1990, they established themselves playing rock music; their lyrics are performed in Kölsch and, since 1995, also in standard German. After the successful single Superjeilezick (2001) they specialized in Cologne party hits.

History

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Although the name resembles the German language equivalent of the imperative "bring it!", Brings is just the family name of three of the founders of the band, one of whom is also the band manager and father of two of the currently active members, Rolly Brings [de].

Brings was formed in 1990 by the brothers Peter and Stephan Brings, Harry Alfter and Matthias Gottschalk. Today, the formation consists of Peter Brings (vocals, guitar), Stephan Brings (bass, vocals), Kai Engel (keyboard, vocals), Harry Alfter (guitar, vocals) and Christian Blüm (drums).[2]

  • Peter Brings (2007)
    Peter Brings (2007)
  • Stephan Brings (2007)
    Stephan Brings (2007)
  • Kai Engel (2007)
    Kai Engel (2007)
  • Harry Alfter (2007)
    Harry Alfter (2007)
  • Christian Blüm (2007)
    Christian Blüm (2007)

They debuted in 1991 with the album Zwei Zoote Minsche ("Two kinds of people") which was an attempt to distance themselves from the traditional Cologne carnival in order not to be pigeonholed. The single release Nur mer zwei ("Just the two of us") reached No. 56 in the German Charts.[3] They played their first successful concerts, opened up for the Simple Minds, AC/DC, Tom Petty and performed at the rock festival Rock am Ring.[4] In 1995, Brings began to publish albums not only in Kölsch but in standard German (Glaube, Liebe, Hoffnung – faith, love, hope).[4]

Throughout their career, the band has been politically dedicated, one of the best known examples is their leading rols in the Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander campaign against right-wing extremist violence in Germany. Their 1997 song Handvoll ze fresse (strong: "A handful to eat") broached the issue of refugees seeking a better life.[5]

The 10th anniversary of the band came with some transitions – Brings broke up with their label (EMI) – and their next album and single release Superjeilezick brought a major style change. The song Superjeilezick ("Super cool times") was strongly inspired by Those Were the Days, but in Kölsch dialect and Brings started touring with other carnival bands like Höhner and Die Paveier [de]. Leaving rock music behind, Brings eventually began focusing on carnival and party songs, a strategy that lead to ultimate success, mainly in the Rhineland area.[4]

In 2004, the song Poppe, Kaate, Danze ("Copulate, cards, dance") caused a small scandal in the rather conservative scene of the "official" Cologne carnival – however, attempts to censor the song or prevent the band to play it on carnival events were not successful.[6][7]

Major successes of the following years were the singles Nur Nicht Aus Liebe Weinen (2007), a cover version of the Zarah Leander song, and Halleluja (2010). In 2011, the 15th album Dat is geil ("This is cool/hot") reached No. 7 of the German album charts.[8] Anniversary concerts in 2011 and 2016 took place in the RheinEnergieStadion with 50000 fans.[4]

Discography

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Brings discography
Studio albums15
EPs2
Live albums5
Compilation albums5
Singles45
Video albums2
Music videos13
Box set1
Audio books1

Records

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Studio records

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Year Album Charts/Awards (DE) Release
1991 Zwei Zoote Minsche — 1991-01-28
1992 Kasalla 61 (9 weeks) 1992-05-21
1993 Hex 'n' Sex 68 (9 weeks) 1993-06-24
1995 Glaube, Liebe, Hoffnung 72 (7 weeks) 1995-06-22
1997 Fünf — 1997-08-22
1999 Knapp 61 (3 weeks) 1999-01-11
2001 Superjeilezick 40 (7 weeks) 2001-01-29
2003 Puddelrüh 32 (3 weeks) 2003-02-10
2004 Poppe, Kaate, Danze 86 (1 week) 2004-01-12
2005 Su lang mer noch am Lääve sin 82 (3 weeks) 2005-01-03
2007 Hay! Hay! Hay! 89 (1 weeks) 2007-01-12
2008 Rockmusik 89 (2 weeks) 2008-11-21
2011 Dat is geil 7 (3 weeks) 2011-07-15
2014 14 35 (4 weeks) 2014-12-05
2017 Liebe gewinnt 50 (2 weeks) 2017-12-01

Live recordings

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Year Album Charts/Awards (DE) Release
2011 Dat wor geil – 20 Jahre Brings 38 (2 weeks) 2011-11-25
2012 Leise rieselt der Schnee 44 (1 week) 2012-11-23
2016 Silberhochzeit live see Silberhochzeit 2016-11-25

More live albums

  • 1997: Live
  • 2013: Leise rieselt der Schnee 2

Compilations

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Year Album Charts/Awards (DE) Release
2016 Silberhochzeit 9 (8 weeks) 2016-06-03

Other compilations

  • 2007: Das Beste von 90–97
  • 2007: Best Of
  • 2011: Das brings – Die Hits der Kölner Kultband
  • 2011: Classic Albums: Glaube, Liebe, Hoffnung/5 + 4

EPs

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  • 1991: Zweschedurch
  • 1996: Zweschedurch II

Singles

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Charts

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Year Song Album Charts/Awards (DE) Release (Sales)
1991 Nur mer zwei Zwei Zoote Minsche 56 (12 weeks) 1991
2000 Superjeilezick Superjeilezick 50 (21 weeks) 2000-01-13
2002 Wenn et funk N/A 74 (5 weeks) 2002-01-07
2003 Puddelrüh Puddelrüh 64 (5 weeks) 2003-01-06
2003 Poppe, Kaate, Danze Poppe, Kaate, Danze 82 (1 week) 2003-11-10
2004 Su lang mer noch am Lääve sin Su lang mer noch am Lääve sin 61 (7 weeks) 2004-11-08
2005 Man müsste noch mal 20 sein Su lang mer noch am Lääve sin 70 (2 weeks) 2005-06-06
2006 Fußball ist unser Leben [de] Hay! Hay! Hay! 57 (4 weeks) 2006-03-03
2007 Nur nicht aus Liebe weinen Rockmusik 34 (13 weeks) 2007-11-02
2010 Halleluja Dat is geil 23 (11 weeks) 2010-01-08
2010 Wir wollen niemals auseinandergeh’n [de] Dat is geil 89 (1 week) 2010-11-05
2012 Dat is geil Dat is geil 85 (1 week) 2012-01-20
2013 Funkemarieche N/A 73 (1 week) 2013-02-08 feat. Carolin Kebekus
2013 Kölsche Jung 14 26 (Gold)[9][10] (13 weeks) 2013-11-08 (150000+ sales)
2015 Polka Polka Polka 14 19 (Gold)[10] (5 weeks) 2015-02-27 (200000+ sales)
2016 Jeck Yeah! Silberhochzeit 48 (2 weeks) 2016-01-29

Other singles

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  • 1991: Katharina
  • 1991: Schenk dir mi Hätz
  • 1992: Ali
  • 1992: Loss di Hoor eraf
  • 1992: Nix is verjesse
  • 1993: Du bist
  • 1993: Ehrenfeld
  • 1993: Lass die Maske fallen
  • 1993: Will nur dich
  • 1995: Fleisch und Blut
  • 1995: Heimat
  • 1995: Luftschlösser
  • 1997: Bis ans Meer
  • 1997: Niemols im Lääve/Bis ans Meer
  • 1997: Fünf
  • 1999: Nit alles Jold
  • 1999: Was ist mit dir?/Marie
  • 1999: Knapp
  • 2004: Lang vorbei/Schnee vum letzte Johr
  • 2005: Alle Mann
  • 2005: Hoch, Höher, Haie
  • 2006: Hay! Hay! Hay!
  • 2008: FC is unser Jeföhl
  • 2010: Plastikstään
  • 2011: Die längste Brings Single der Welt
  • 2012: Halleluja (feat. Lukas Podolski)
  • 2013: Die Nacht
  • 2014: Es brennt (Eko Fresh feat. Brings)
  • 2017: Et jeilste Land (feat. Dennis aus Hürth [de])
  • 2019: Hück räänt et Kölsch (111-RMX)

Videos

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Video records

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  • 2007: Live
  • 2011: Dat wor geil – 20 Jahre Brings

Music videos

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Year Title Directors
1991 Schenk dir mi Hätz
1992 Nix is verjesse
1993 Will nur dich
1995 Heimat
Luftschlösser
2005 Man müsste noch mal 20 sein John Kolya Reichart, Carsten Simon[11]
2010 Halleluja
2012 Dat is geil
Halleluja (2012)
2013 Kölsche Jung Richard Huber [de][12]
2014 Es brennt
2015 Polka Polka Polka
2016 Jeck Yeah!

Box sets

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  • 2011: 4 Alben


Further reading

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  • Langen, Andreas (1999). Hundacker, Petra (ed.). Brings amtlich (in German) (1 ed.). Königswinter, Germany: Heel Verlag [de]. ISBN 978-3-89365-689-9. OCLC 76042295.
  • Kreikebaum, Ulrich "Uli" (2014). Brings Superjeilezick; das Leben ist ein Rockkonzert (in German) (1 ed.). Köln, Germany: Kiepenheuer & Witsch. ISBN 978-3-462-03842-2. OCLC 865134260.

Audio book

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  • Kreikebaum, Ulrich "Uli"; Roth, Astrid; Köster, Gerd [in German] (2014). Brings: Superjeilezick; das Leben ist ein Rockkonzert (in German). Berlin, Germany: Universal Music Group.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Brings – Mit kölschem Dialekt in der gesamten Republik erfolgreich". 2024-02-10.
  2. ^ "Brings Mediakit". brings.com (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  3. ^ "Brings - Nur mer zwei - Single". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  4. ^ a b c d "Das Vierteljahrhundert ist voll". Die KÖLNER Illustrierte [de] (in German). K.I.-Mediengesellschaft mbH. 2016-05-25. Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  5. ^ "Handvoll ze fresse (lyrics)". genius.com (in Kölsch and German). Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  6. ^ Debus, Lutz (2006-02-25). ""Karneval soll Emotionen wecken"". Die Tageszeitung (taz) (in German). p. 3. ISSN 0931-9085. Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  7. ^ "Brings: "Alaaf" mit der Rockgitarre". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). 2007-02-16. Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  8. ^ "Dat Is Geil - Brings". AllMusic. Songs, Reviews, Credits (in English and Kölsch). 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  9. ^ "Brauhaus: Brings übergibt Goldene Platte". Rheinische Post / RP ONLINE (in German). Rheinische Post Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. 2018-04-28. Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  10. ^ a b "Datenbank: BVMI". www.musikindustrie.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  11. ^ "Regisseure von Man müsste noch mal 20 sein". Crew United (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  12. ^ "Regisseur von Kölsche Jung". Crew United (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
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