Am seidenen Faden (album)

Am seidenen Faden (German: By a Silken Thread) is the second studio album by German recording artist Tim Bendzko, released by Sony Music Columbia on 24 May 2013 in German-speaking Europe. Bendzko re-teamed with frequent collaborator music producer Swen Meyer to work on the album and also consulted Christian "Crada" Kalla to provide additional production on the songs. Am seidenen Faden debuted and peaked at number one on the German Albums Chart, becoming Bendzko's first album to do so, and was certified 2× Platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for sales in excess of 400,000 copies.

Am seidenen Faden
Studio album by
Released24 May 2013
Length55:02
Label
Producer
  • Swen Meyer
  • Christian "Crada" Kalla
Tim Bendzko chronology
Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären
(2011)
Am seidenen Faden
(2013)
Immer noch Mensch
(2016)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
laut.de[1]

laut.de editor Artur Schulz rated the album two stars out of five. He found that "on his second album, Bendzko comes dangerously close to conventional Schlager niceness, but always has enough fuel in the tank to not get stuck there. The banks of the well-kept chansons sometimes come into view, but remain inaccessible. Am Seidenen Faden is certainly suitable as a saving album for unhappily in love summer holidays."[1] Deutsche Presse-Agentur wrote that "the whiz kid from 2011 once again shows catchy potential in his new songs in a jazzy pop-soul style. As with "Nur noch kurz die Welt retten" from his debut album or the winning title of the Bundesvision Song Contest "Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären", the album impresses with catchy melodies [...] You can't necessarily tell that the songs that have now been released were created from a single source and in the same phase of life together with the songs from the previous album. The new pieces on the double album are a little less soft, but just as down-to-earth."[2]

Chart performance

Am seidenen Faden debuted at number one on the German Albums Chart, becoming Bendzko's first album to do so.[3] In 2016, it was eventually certified double platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for sales in excess of 400,000 copies.[3] In Austria and Switzerland, the album marked his first top ten entry. It peaked at number four and number seven, respectively.[4][5]

Track listing

Am seidenen FadenStandard edition[6]
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Ich steh nicht mehr still"Tim Bendzko
Swen Meyer4:11
2."Am seidenen Faden"BendzkoBendzkoMeyer3:59
3."Ohne zurück zu sehen"Bendzko
Meyer3:37
4."Auch wenn es gelogen ist"BendzkoBendzkoMeyer3:59
5."Vergessen ist so leicht"Bendzko
  • Bendzko
  • Daniel Hassbecker
Meyer4:22
6."Die Geier kreisen schon"Bendzko
  • Bendzko
  • Aiko Rohd
Meyer3:14
7."Durch die Nacht"BendzkoBendzkoMeyer4:23
8."Es geht wieder vorbei"Bendzko
  • Bendzko
  • Kalla
Meyer3:57
9."Nur einen Herzschlag"Bendzko
  • Bendzko
  • Hassbecker
  • Rohd
Meyer3:41
10."Ich will zu Dir"BendzkoBendzkoMeyer4:06
11."Programmiert"BendzkoBendzkoMeyer3:20
12."Leicht sein"Bendzko
  • Bendzko
  • Rohd
Meyer3:26
13."Keine Zeit"BendzkoBendzkoMeyer3:19
14."Wo sollen wir nur hin"Bendzko
  • Bendzko
  • Rohd
Meyer4:48
15."Alles was Du wissen musst"Bendzko
  • Bendzko
  • Rohd
Meyer3:59
Am seidenen Faden – Unter die Haut version – CD 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Mein Leben ist dein Leben"BendzkoRohdRohd3:21
2."Unter die Haut" (featuring Cassandra Steen)
  • Bendzko
  • Steen
  • Bendzko
  • Steen
Kalla3:57
3."Zum Greifen nah"BendzkoBendzkoKalla3:30
4."Noch nie" (featuring Aitzi)
  • Bendzko
  • Aitziber Cofre
  • Bendzko
  • Kalla
Kalla4:20
5."Nach Gold gegraben"Bendzko
  • Bendzko
  • Rohd
Rohd5:20
6."Give a Little" (featuring Rea Garvey)
  • Bendzko
  • Garvey
  • Bendzko
  • Garvey
  • Kalla
Kalla3:30
7."Vergiss es" (featuring Chima)
  • Bendzko
  • Kalla
  • Daniel Russ
3:50
8."Bei dir sein" (featuring Lary)
  • Bendzko
  • Larissa Herden
Kalla3:01
9."Albtraum"Bendzko
  • Bendzko
  • Kalla
Kalla3:18
10."Ich halte dich fest"Bendzko
  • Bendzko
  • Kalla
  • Michael Vajna
Kalla3:44
11."Um jeden Preis" (featuring Xavas)
  • Bendzko
  • Kalla
  • Naidoo
  • Alex Knolle
Kalla3:44
12."Wer weiss was uns erwarten wird"BendzkoBendzkoKalla3:29

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Am seidenen Faden
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[9] 2× Platinum 400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Wenn Worte meine Sprache release history
Region Date Edition(s) Format Label Ref.
Various 24 May 2013
  • Standard
  • deluxe
  • Digital download
  • CD
[10]
6 December 2013 Unter die Haut version [11]

References

  1. Schulz, Artur. "Charming Boy mit zu viel Weichspüler im Sound". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. "Tim Bendzko spinnt den seidenen Faden weiter". Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) (in German). 5 December 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023 via Süddeutsche Zeitung.
  3. "Officialcharts.de – Tim Bendzko – Am seidenen Faden". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  4. "Austriancharts.at – Tim Bendzko – Am seidenen Faden" (in German). Hung Medien.
  5. "Swisscharts.com – Tim Bendzko – Am seidenen Faden". Hung Medien.
  6. Am seidenen Faden (Media notes). Tim Bendzko. Sony Music. 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2013)". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  8. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2014)". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  9. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tim Bendzko; 'Am seidenen Faden')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  10. "Am seidenen Faden (deluxe version)". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  11. "Am seidenen Faden (Unter die Haut version)". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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