Dear Lord

"Dear Lord"
Single by Kollegah
from the album Monument
Language	German
Released	5 October 2018
Recorded	2018
Studio	Quad Recordings (New York City) Octalogic (Ludwigshafen)
Length	4:53
Label	Alpha Music Empire
Lyricist(s)	Kollegah
Producer(s)	AraabMuzik
Kollegah singles chronology
"Wie ein Alpha" (2018) "Dear Lord" (2018) "Empire State of Grind" (2018)
Music video
"Dear Lord" on YouTube

"Dear Lord" is a song recorded by German rapper Kollegah for his seventh studio album Monument (2018). The single was made available for digital download and streaming audio on 5 October 2018, through Alpha Music Empire.[1]

Background

Kollegah released his sixth studio album, Imperator, in December 2016.[2] He released two collaborative studio albums with German rapper Farid Bang—Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3 (2017) and Platin war gestern (2018). In September 2018, he released "Wie ein Alpha", his first solo single in more than 16 months.[3] The second single, "Dear Lord", was announced through Instagram[4] and was released on 5 October 2018.[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Adam Film and was shot in Vietnam and in the United Arab Emirates.[6]

Personnel

Recorded at Quad Recordings Studios in New York City and Octalogic in Ludwigshafen.[7]

• Kollegah – vocals, songwriting
• AraabMuzik – production
• Kostas Karagiozidis – mix engineering, mastering

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8]	58
Germany (GfK)[9]	48
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	98

References

1. Lindemann, Jonas (5 October 2018). "Kollegah – Dear Lord [Audio]". Hiphop.de (in German). Retrieved 7 October 2018.
2. "Kollegah: Neues Album "Monument" kommt im Dezember" [Kollegah: New album "Monument" will be released in December] (in German). Rap.de. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
3. "Kollegah – Wie ein Alpha – Single". Itunes Store. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
4. "Freitag. gutenachtdeutschland" [Friday. goodnigthgermany] (in German). Instagram. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
5. "Kollegah – Dear Lord" (in German). 16Bars. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
6. "Kollegah – Dear Lord". Alpha Music Empire. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018 – via YouTube.
7. Monument (CD booklet). Kollegah. Germany: Alpha Music Empire, Warner Music Germany. 2018. EAN 5054197032189.
8. "Kollegah – Dear Lord" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
9. "Kollegah – Dear Lord" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
10. "Kollegah – Dear Lord". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 October 2018.