12 (Herbert Grönemeyer album)

12
Studio album by Herbert Grönemeyer
Released	March 2007
Genre	Pop rock
Length	48:48
Label	Groenland (EMI)
Producer	Herbert Grönemeyer and Alex Silva
Herbert Grönemeyer chronology
Mensch (2002) 12 (2007) Schiffsverkehr (2011)

12 is the twelfth full-length album by German singer Herbert Grönemeyer, released in March 2007. It was recorded between 2006 and 2007 in London and was produced by Alex Silva and Herbert Grönemeyer. All songs were written by Grönemeyer, except the song "Spur" to which Arezu Weitholz contributed parts of the lyrics.

The album reached the number one position in the German charts.[1] The first single "Stück vom Himmel",[2] became Grönemeyer's third number-one single in Germany after "Mensch" and "Zeit, dass sich was dreht".

Track listing

No.	Title	English translation	Length
1.	"Stück vom Himmel"	Piece of heaven
2.	"Kopf hoch, tanzen"	Heads up, dance
3.	"Du bist die"	You are the one
4.	"Marlene"	Marlene
5.	"Flüsternde Zeit"	Whispering time
6.	"Leb in meiner Welt"	Live in my world
7.	"Ich versteh"	I understand
8.	"Ohne dich"	Without you
9.	"Spur"	Track
10.	"Zieh deinen Weg"	Draw your way
11.	"Zur Nacht"	To the night
12.	"Liebe liegt nicht"	Love is not (literally: Love does not lie)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2007) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 64 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 4 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 2 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 11 Chart (2008) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 46

Certifications

1. Germany – 4× Platinum (800,000 copies)
2. Austria – 3× Platinum (90,000 copies)
3. Switzerland – 3× Platinum (90,000 copies)
4. Europe – Platinum (1,000,000 copies)

References

1. "GFK Entertainment - Herbert Grönemeyer verdrängt Tokio Hotel von der Chart-Spitze".
2. "GFK Entertainment - Grönemeyer neue No. 1 der Single-Charts".
3. "Austriancharts.at – Herbert Grönemeyer – 12" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Herbert Grönemeyer – 12" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Herbert Grönemeyer – 12" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
6. "Swisscharts.com – Herbert Grönemeyer – 12". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
7. "Jahreshitparade Alben 2007". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
8. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
9. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
10. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 July 2020.