Macht Liebe

Macht Liebe (meaning either "Power – love" or "Make love") is the eighth studio album by German pop duo Rosenstolz, released in 2002 by Polydor Records. Featuring a mix of electropop and ballads, the album reached gold status in Germany.

Macht Liebe
Studio album by Rosenstolz
Released	9 September 2002
Recorded	Freudenhaus Studio, Audio Tonstudios, The Werkstatt, Bleibtreustudios, Saal 2
Genre	Pop, rock, chanson
Length	46:33
Language	German
Label	Polydor (Universal)
Producer	Patrik Majer, Peter Plate, Ulf Leo Sommer
Rosenstolz chronology
Raritäten II (2000) Macht Liebe (2002) Live aus Berlin (2003)
Singles from Macht Liebe
"Sternraketen" / "Macht Liebe" Released: 19 August 2002 "Es tut immer noch weh" Released: 25 November 2002

Composition

A change in Rosenstolz's musical style can be found in Macht Liebe,^[1] with the album containing electropop songs influenced by the Neue Deutsche Welle (New German Wave), such as "Sternraketen", "Macht Liebe" and "Paradies".^[2] According to musician Peter Plate of Rosenstolz, the electronic influences in the album were due in part to nostalgia, the band having attempted to make purely electropop at the start of its career.^[3] Plate had stumbled across some demo tapes made by Rosenstolz in 1991 and, feeling enthusiastic about the tapes, decided it was time for the band to have another go at electropop.^[4] Plate also stated that the idea behind "Sternraketen" was to pay a small homage to the Neue Deutsche Welle era.^[4] In addition to the electropop songs, Macht Liebe also contains ballads, such as "Es tut immer noch weh" and "Prinzessin auf dem Abstellgleis".^[5]

Some of the songs in Macht Liebe were written by Rosenstolz in cooperation with other artists. These songs include "Macht Liebe", which was co-written by Inga Humpe, the singer from German pop duo 2raumwohnung,^[2] and "Es tut immer noch weh", which was co-written by Ralf Lübke, Rosenstolz's live guitarist.^[3]

Release

Macht Liebe was released on 9 September 2002. In addition to the standard album, there was also a limited edition album.^[6]

Two singles were released from Macht Liebe. The first was the double single "Sternraketen" / "Macht Liebe", which came out before the album and peaked at No. 11 in the German singles chart.^[7] The second single was "Es tut immer noch weh", which was released a few months after the album came out and reached No. 21 in the German singles chart.^[8]

Following the release of Macht Liebe, Rosenstolz went on a concert tour between 1 November 2002 and 21 December 2002. All the concerts were performed at venues within Germany. Six concerts were given in the Columbiahalle (Columbia Hall) in Berlin,^[5] where Rosenstolz's live performance was recorded.^[9] This recording was later released on CD and DVD in 2003 as the live album Live aus Berlin.^[9]

Critical reception

Linus Schwanke of German music magazine laut.de commented that Macht Liebe was a wonderful album with much to discover.^[10] Felix Kosel of German music magazine bloom was tempted to say that Macht Liebe was the best Rosenstolz album so far and described it as being novel, refreshing, emotional, danceable, melancholic, varied and still typical Rosenstolz.^[5] Anja Kesting of German women's magazine AVIVA-Berlin talked of the varied and high-octane sound of Macht Liebe.^[1]

Track listing

Songs were written by Peter Plate, Ulf Leo Sommer, AnNa R., Inga Humpe, Ralf Lübke and Patrik Majer as indicated.

1. "Sternraketen" (Plate, Sommer, AnNa R.) – 4:06
2. "Macht Liebe" (Plate, Humpe, Sommer, AnNa R.) – 3:56
3. "Paradies" (Plate, Humpe, Sommer, AnNa R.) – 4:51
4. "Es tut immer noch weh" (Plate, Lübke, Sommer, AnNa R.) – 4:13
5. "Komm doch mit" (Plate, Sommer, AnNa R.) – 3:22
6. "Heiss" (Plate, Majer, Sommer, AnNa R.) – 3:28
7. "Ich verbrauche mich" (Plate, Sommer, AnNa R.) – 4:18
8. "Unsterblich" (Plate, Sommer, AnNa R.) – 3:16
9. "Raubtier" (Plate, Lübke, Sommer, AnNa R.) – 4:39
10. "48 Stunden" (Plate, Sommer, AnNa R.) – 3:45
11. "Prinzessin auf dem Abstellgleis" (Plate, Sommer, AnNa R.) – 3:54
12. "Tag in Berlin (November)" (Plate, Sommer, AnNa R.) – 2:45

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (20029) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 51 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 89 Certifications Region Certification Germany (BVMI)[14] Gold

References

1. Kesting, Anja. "Rosenstolz macht Liebe" (in German). AVIVA-Berlin. 7 December 2002.
2. "Rosenstolz: Macht Liebe" (in German). RP ONLINE. 25 September 2002.
3. "Das große Rosenstolz-Interview" (in German). bloom. 30 August 2002.
4. Schwanke, Linus. ""Auf der Tour lassen wir es richtig krachen!"" (in German). laut.de. 3 September 2002.
5. Kosel, Felix. "Rosenstolz - Macht Liebe (09.09.02)" (in German). bloom. 5 September 2002.
6. "Rosenstolz – Diskografie" (in German). musicline.de. PHONONET GmbH.
7. "Single – Rosenstolz, Sternraketen"^{[dead link‍]} (in German). charts.de. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
8. "Single – Rosenstolz, Es tut immer noch weh"^{[dead link‍]} (in German). charts.de. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
9. Schwanke, Linus. "Zwei Stunden ohne Filter: Rosenstolz live pur, beim Heimspiel in Berlin." (in German). laut.de. 26 May 2003.
10. Schwanke, Linus. "Berliner Glamour-Pop mit beachtlichem Anspruch." (in German). laut.de. 7 November 2002.
11. "Austriancharts.at – Rosenstolz – Macht Liebe" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Rosenstolz – Macht Liebe" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
13. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
14. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rosenstolz; 'Macht Liebe')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

External links

• Macht Liebe at official Rosenstolz website (in German)
• Rosenstolz music videos, including "Sternraketen" and "Es tut immer noch weh" (Adobe Flash) at Universal Music Group website (streamed copy where licensed) (in German)