Don't Give Me Names
Occupation
- Vocals: Sandra Našić
- Guitar: Henning Rümenapp
- Bass: Stefan Ude
- Drums: Dennis Poschwatta
Do not Give Me Names (English for: ' Give me no name ') is the second album by the German rock band Guano Apes.
Formation
1998 planned the band for the first time a new album. At this time, however, lacking in ideas and the quartet was in a creative hole. In December 1998, the Guano Apes took a break in Denmark. There they started to jam something and it produced some ideas for new songs. In 1999, she toured five weeks with P.O.D. by the United States.
In October 1999, the first studio session for Do not Give Me Names took place. With the help of her production team - consisting of Fabio Trentini and Wolfgang Stach - the new album was completed. At the time of release of the album in November 1999 were the Guano Apes with Creed and Sevendust go.
Title list
Singles
Big in Japan
The first single, Big in Japan ( a cover version of the song by Alphaville ) was published on 20 March 2000. The highest chart position in Germany was ranked number 9, number 24 in Switzerland and Italy rank 5 In addition, songs are on the Single Gogan, I Want It, La Noix and Big in Japan as Space Jazz Dubmen mix. It was also released as a 3 -Track Maxi -standard. Through a request by Herbert Grönemeyer, Guano Apes should reinterpret a song from 50 years of German rock and pop for the Pop 2000 Sampler. Friedel, who designed the cover, had a Japanese picture distended that matches the cover of Big in Japan. Thereupon characters that no one understood were. Then Friedel went to the Goethe -Institut in Göttingen and asked where Japanese students, from whom he learned that the characters stop meant. Since he had the idea to translate the band's name into Japanese. After some time, they agreed on the translation of monkey shit.
The video was shot on 9 February 2000 in the foyer of the Tonhalle Dusseldorf, directed by Ercin Filizli. The intermediate sections were turned a week later in Barcelona. The rotation lasted all night long. The gate in the video there is not, but was specially built.
Her first TV appearance with Big in Japan had the Guano Apes at the Echo Awards in Hamburg. They had to play playback because the technicians had not manage the tags in the short time.
No Speech
The second single was No Speech, which was released on 26 May 2000. The highest chart position in Germany was ranked 75, in Italy number 30 and number 16 in Portugal In addition, songs are on the single Mine All Mine and Is not Got Time. It was only released for radio and club promotion. The video is based on the film The Duel. In return, director Oliver Sommer had devised a remake of this strip. The location was a desert near Los Angeles.
Living in a Lie
The third single was Living in a Lie, which was released on October 2, 2000. The highest chart position in Germany was ranked 84 In addition, songs are on the Single Rain ( Live), Do not You Turn Your Back on Me, and Living in a Lie (Album Version). A multimedia part is also available. It was also released as a 3 -Track Maxi -standard. The cover refers to a design on Sandra's T- shirt that was seen in the video for Big in Japan before.
Dödel Up
On 29 January 2001, the fourth single Dödel Up was released. The highest chart position in Germany was ranked 57th In addition, songs are on the Single Cuts, Candy Love, Dödel Up ( Kukliczi Mix) and Dödel Up ( Album Version). She was also known as 2 - and 3 -track published standard Maxi. A multimedia part is also available. Dödel Up is a pretty old title. The first fragments created during the recording of the album Proud Like a God in the year 1996 / 97th At that time the song was not quite ready yet. According to plan, he should be released in the late summer of 2000 as the third single from the album of Do not Give Me Names. Because of the promo tour of America, could not be rotated video. This then came up with the idea of a cartoon.