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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| album = United
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| artist = Deutschland sucht den Superstar
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| recorded = December 2002
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| length = 4:01
| label = Hansa
| writer = Dieter Bohlen
| producer = Dieter Bohlen
| next_title = Believe in Miracles
| next_year = 2003
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"'We Have a Dream'" is a song from the first series of German reality talent show 'Deutschland sucht den Superstar' ('DSDS'). Written and produced by contest judge Dieter Bohlen, the song is performed by the first series' final 10 contestants, who are credited by the programme's name for the single release. The 10 vocalists on the song are Daniel Lopes, Stephanie Brauckmeyer, Daniel Kblbck, Andrea Josten, Vanessa Struhler, Alexander Klaws, Nektarios Bamiatzis, Judith Lefeber, Gracia Baur, and Juliette Schoppmann.
After the finalists performed the song on the show, "We Have a Dream" was released as a single in Germany on 23 December 2002, debuting atop the German Singles Chart in January 2003 and staying there for six weeks, becoming Germany's highest-selling single of 2003 and the 100th-most-successful single of the 2000s decade. The song was included as the opening track on the finalists' studio album, 'United', released later the same year. In 2004, the song won an Echo Music Prize for Single of the Year (National).
Background and release
The first series of 'DSDS' premiered on RTL in November 2002, and by the end of December, 10 participants remained: Daniel Lopes, Stephanie Brauckmeyer, Daniel Kblbck, Andrea Josten, Vanessa Struhler, Alexander Klaws, Nektarios Bamiatzis, Judith Lefeber, Gracia Baur, and Juliette Schoppmann. With the final 10 selected, contest judge Dieter Bohlen quickly recorded and produced a song he had written for the contestants: "We Have a Dream". After the group performed the song on the programme, record label Hansa Records issued the song as a CD single on 23 December 2002, crediting the final 10 as "Deutschland sucht den Superstar". The single contains three versions of the track: a radio edit, an extended version, and an instrumental.
Chart performance
On 13 January 2003, "We Have a Dream" debuted at number one on the German Singles Chart, staying at the position for six weeks before falling to number two on the chart dated 24 February 2003. The song spent 10 more weeks in the top 100, totalling 17 weeks on the German chart and earning a triple-gold certification from the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for shipments of over 750,000 copies in Germany alone. At the end of 2003, the song came in at number one on the German year-end chart, one position ahead of contest winner Klaws' "Take Me Tonight". "We Have a Dream" also reached number one in Switzerland, where it topped the Swiss Hitparade for one week and stayed in the top 100 for 16 weeks. It finished 2003 at number 70 on the Swiss year-end chart and was certified platinum for shipping over 40,000 units. In Austria, the single reached number two for five weeks, remained on the chart for 19 weeks, ranked in at number 12 on the 2003 year-end listing, and earned a gold certification, denoting sales of over 15,000. With its combined European sales, "We Have a Dream" peaked at number eight on the Eurochart Hot 100. In 2009, the track was ranked at number 100 on Germany's decade-end chart.
Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the CD single liner notes and the 'United' booklet.
'Studio'
* Mixed at Jeopark (Hamburg, Germany)
'Personnel'
* Dieter Bohlen music, lyrics, production
* Daniel Lopes vocals
* Stephanie Brauckmeyer vocals
* Daniel Kblbck vocals
* Andrea Josten vocals
* Vanessa Struhler vocals
* Alexander Klaws vocals
* Nektarios Bamiatzis vocals
* Judith Lefeber vocals
* Gracia Baur vocals
* Juliette Schoppmann vocals
* Lalo Titenkov arrangement
* Jeo mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications
References
Category:Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Category:2002 debut singles
Category:2002 songs
Category:Alexander Klaws songs
Category:English-language German songs
Category:Hansa Records singles
Category:Number-one singles in Germany
Category:Number-one singles in Switzerland
Category:Song recordings produced by Dieter Bohlen
Category:Songs written by Dieter Bohlen
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