Berlin lebt

Berlin lebt ("Berlin is alive") is the fourth studio album by German rapper Capital Bra. The triple album, consisting of the standard version, instrumentals and the EP 5 Songs in einer Nacht was released on 22 June 2018, by Team Kuku and distributed by Sony Music. The album features guest appearances by Ufo361, Farid Bang, KC Rebell, Bausa and AK Ausserkontrolle among others.

Berlin lebt
Studio album by Capital Bra
Released	22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
Genre	Rap[1]
Length	2:02:52
Language	German
Label	Team Kuku Sony Music
Producer	David Kraft (exec.) Young Taylor Tim Wilke (exec.) Freek Van Workum
Capital Bra chronology
Blyat (2017) Berlin lebt (2018) Allein (2018)
Singles from Berlin lebt
"5 Songs in einer Nacht" Released: 6 April 2018 "Neymar" Released: 27 April 2018 "One Night Stand" Released: 25 May 2018 "Berlin lebt" Released: 7 June 2018

The album produced four singles, including "5 Songs in einer Nacht", "Neymar", "One Night Stand" and "Berlin lebt", all of which reached number one in Germany.^[2] Every single was supported by a music video, shot by Fati.TV^[3] The album debuted at number one in Germany.^[4]

Background and singles

Capital Bra announced the album on 26 March 2018, through a teaser which features him performing in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.^[5][6] The first single of the album, "5 Songs of einer Nacht" was released on 6 April 2018.^[7] The single became Balovatsky's first single to top the German single charts on 13 April 2018.^[8] The second single "Neymar" featuring Ufo361 was released three weeks later. The track again topped the charts in Germany and in Austria. It also broke the record for the most streamed German song within a week.^[9] "One Night Stand" and "Berlin lebt" were released in May and June, respectively. Both reached the top on the German and Austrian single charts.^[10]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[11]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Berlin lebt"	Vladislav Balovatsky	Tim Wilke David Kraft	3:04
2.	"Kennzeichen B-TK" (featuring King Khalil)	Balovtsky Kalil Aubeidy	Wilke Kraft	2:40
3.	"Giselle Bündchen"	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	3:24
4.	"Neymar" (featuring Ufo361)	Balovtsky Ufuk Bayraktar	Wilke Kraft Young Taylor	4:23
5.	"5 Songs in einer Nacht"	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	2:27
6.	"Gutes Herz" (featuring KC Rebell)	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	3:12
7.	"Panzer, Tiger" (featuring Farid Bang)	Balovtsky Farid Hamed El Abdellaoui	Wilke Kraft	2:44
8.	"Ballert"	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	2:52
9.	"Baba Flow"	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	3:05
10.	"Darby" (featuring AK Ausserkontrolle)	Balovtsky Davut Altundal	Wilke Kraft Freek Van Workum	3:21
11.	"One Night Stand"	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	2:42
12.	"Packen"	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	3:54
13.	"Glaub mir"	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	3:03
14.	"Meine Welt" (featuring King Khalil)	Balovtsky Kalil Aubeidy	Wilke Kraft	2:42
15.	"Wann dann" (featuring Capital T)	Balovtsky Capital T	BO Beatz	3:09
Total length:				46:42

Teil 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Berlin lebt (Instrumental)"	Vladislav Balovatsky	Tim Wilke David Kraft	3:03
2.	"Kennzeichen B-TK (Instrumental)" (featuring King Khalil)	Balovtsky Kalil Aubeidy	Wilke Kraft	2:40
3.	"Giselle Bündchen (Instrumental)"	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	3:24
4.	"Neymar (Instrumental)" (featuring Ufo361)	Balovtsky Ufuk Bayraktar	Wilke Kraft Young Taylor	4:23
5.	"5 Songs in einer Nacht (Instrumental)"	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	2:27
6.	"Gutes Herz (Instrumental)" (featuring KC Rebell)	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	3:12
7.	"Panzer, Tiger (Instrumental)" (featuring Farid Bang)	Balovtsky Farid Hamed El Abdellaoui	Wilke Kraft	2:44
8.	"Ballert (Instrumental)"	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	2:52
9.	"Baba Flow (Instrumental)"	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	2:55
10.	"Darby (Instrumental)" (featuring AK Ausserkontrolle)	Balovtsky Davut Altundal	Wilke Kraft Freek Van Workum	3:21
11.	"One Night Stand (Instrumental)"	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	2:40
12.	"Packen (Instrumental)"	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	3:54
13.	"Glaub mir (Instrumental)"	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	3:03
14.	"Meine Welt (Instrumental)" (featuring King Khalil)	Balovtsky Kalil Aubeidy	Wilke Kraft	2:42
15.	"Wann dann (Instrumental)" (featuring Capital T)	Balovtsky	BO Beatz	3:09
Total length:				1:33:11

5 Songs in einer Nacht EP

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rolli von Pablo" (featuring Kay Ay)	Vladislav Balovatsky	Tim Wilke David Kraft	2:42
2.	"Anders als die" (featuring Bausa)	Balovtsky Julian Otto	Wilke Kraft	3:33
3.	"Ja Bra 2"	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	2:13
4.	"Dealer" (featuring Joshi Mizu)	Balovtsky Josef Valenzuela	Wilke Kraft	2:58
5.	"Was wollen die"	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	3:14
6.	"Rolli von Pablo (Instrumental)" (featuring Kay Ay)	Balovatsky	Wilke Kraft	2:42
7.	"Anders als die (Instrumental)" (featuring Bausa)	Balovtsky Julian Otto	Wilke Kraft	3:33
8.	"Ja Bra 2 (Instrumental)"	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	2:13
9.	"Dealer (Instrumental)" (featuring Joshi Mizu)	Balovtsky Josef Valenzuela	Wilke Kraft	2:58
10.	"Was wollen die (Instrumental)"	Balovtsky	Wilke Kraft	3:14
Total length:				2:02:52

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 9 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 13 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 31

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[17]	Gold	100,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Germany	22 June 2018	Streaming digital download	Team Kuku Sony Music	[18]
		CD box set		[19]

References

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