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Not deserved
Michelle X Matthias Reim
publication	24. June 2018
Long	3:25
Genre(s)	Pop hit
Author (en)	Tim Peters, Werner Petersburg, Alexander Scholz
Album	Tabu

Not deserved is a song by the German pop singer Michelle, in cooperation with the German pop rock and pop singer Matthias Reim. The piece is the second single release from its 14th studio album Tabu .

The song was written together by Tim Peters, Werner Petersburg and Alexander Scholz. ^[first] Mixing, instrumentalization in the form of keyboards, production and the programming of the piece comes from the collaboration of Thorsten Brötzmann and Roman Lüth. In addition, Brötzmann and Lüth, together with Billy King, were responsible for the sound recording. ^[2] The recording took place in the Hamburg Audiplex recording studios. ^[3] The mastering was carried out by HP Mastering Hamburg, under the direction of Hans-Philipp Graf. ^[2] Not deserved was released under the music labels Polydor and Universal Music, sold by Sony/ATV Music Publishing and moved by Mäxchen Edition Uwe Kanthak. ^{[first] [4]}

A separate cover picture for the single was not published, instead the cover picture of Michelle’s associated studio album was Tabu used. Michelle’s upper body can be seen on this. She wears a dark top without underwear, which only hides her right breast. Her left -wing brewed chest partially hides her with her left arm, which she holds in front of her chest. She holds her left index finger in front of her lips, as you can understand that he should be silent. ^[4] The artwork comes from the Berlin artist Thomas Liebchen, the photography of the photographer Anelia Janeva, who is also living in Berlin. ^[5]

The first publication of Not deserved took place as a single download on June 24, 2018. ^[4] On September 24, 2018, a promo tone carrier appeared on CD. ^[6] Originally it was a decoupling from Michelle’s studio album Tabu . At the end of the year, the title also appeared on the “Bonus Hit’s version” by Reims Studio album Meteor . ^[7] In order to apply the song, among other things, joint performance followed at the main time on the main time in the ARD shows Schlagerboom 2018 – everything sparkles! Everything glitters! or also with the Schlager champions – big festival of the best 2019 . ^{[8] [9]}

At Not deserved It is the second joint single publication by Michelle and Matthias Reim. Already on December 2, 2002 Idiot For the first time a duet of the two as a single. ^[ten] Due to the persistent appeal Idiot released again on May 6, 2011. ^[11] The single initially made it into the German Singlichts, with the re -publication also a charter success in Austria. Reached in Germany Idiot in 16 chart weeks with position 34 its highest listing. In Austria, the single was able to climb up to position 57 in four chart weeks. ^[twelfth] In addition, Reim has also been an author and producer for Michelle since 2002. Although he has been writing a lot of songs for Michelle since then and most of his songs write himself, he is not involved in any duet of the two in the production. ^[13] Shortly after the announcement that the two recorded another duet, the gazettes rushed to the former lovers and speculated about a new love affair. However, it was only rumors, Reim was at that time with the pop singer Christin Stark and Michelle with Karsten Walter von Feuerherz. ^[14]

Not deserved Should the sequel too Idiot be and thus represent the second part. The song is almost predestined to perform it with a male counterpart with a striking voice like that of rhyme. Michelle could have imagined the duet with no other. This is exactly what makes part of this “authenticity”. Everyone would know that the two were actually together. ^[4]

The lyrics too Not deserved is written in German. The music was composed together by Tim Peters and Werner Petersburg, the text was written together by Peters and Alexander Scholz. ^[2] The song moves musically in the area of ​​the pop hit. The pace is 125 strokes per minute. ^[15] In terms of content, it goes in Not deserved To the personal relationship between Michelle and rhyme – and that both have new partners again. ^{[16] [17]}

The song begins with the first stanza, on which a bridge and then the chorus follow for the first time. This is followed by the second stanza, which is followed by a bridge, but follows with modified text. After the second bridge, the repeated chorus follows. All components of the piece are sung alternately or together by both interpreters, with Michelle sings from the perspective of a woman and rhyme from the perspective of a man. In addition to Michelle and Reim’s main singing, the voice of the Austrian singer Petra Bonmassar can be heard in the background. ^[2]

The music video too Not deserved was filmed in Mallorca – among others in the Cargo Bar – and celebrated its premiere on October 17, 2018 on YouTube. The video begins with Michelle and rhyme, which independently meet their partners on the same terrace of a restaurant. They keep watching each other until Reim leaves the location. While Reim then runs alone through the streets of Palma, Michelle is on the road with her acquaintance and his Ferrari. Suddenly Michelle gets out of the car and runs searching through the streets of Palmas. After a while she meets rhyme and both go home together. The video ends with both of them disappear into their respective hotel rooms, which are opposite each other. In between, the two of them can be seen together on an abandoned factory site. The total length of the video is 3:24 minutes. Directed by Daniel Sluga and Daniel Zlotin. To date, the music video has over 63 million views on YouTube (as of March 2022).

Charts and chart placements [ Edit | Edit the source text ]

Not deserved reached 94 of the single charts in Germany and was able to stay in the charts for a week. ^[18] The single was placed in the German Singlecharts in the chart week of October 26, 2018 and was after She said she loves me by Thomas Anders and Florian Silbereisen (70th place) the second most successful hit of this chart week. ^[19] Furthermore, the single reached the chart of the Germans conservatively Pop Airplaycharts. So could Not deserved the previous leader Northern lights from Vincent Groß. Overall, the single kept at the top of this hit list for four weeks. ^{[20] [21] [22] [23]} Placed in Switzerland Not deserved Two weeks in the charts and reached its best chart notoring with 77. ^[24] The single placed in the Swiss hit parade in the chart week of October 28, 2018 and was also the second most successful hit of this chart week. In Switzerland had to Not deserved however Rainbow Give beaten by Kerstin Ott (rank 64). ^[25]

Michelle reached Not deserved For the 13th time the German Singlichts and the Swiss hit parade for the first time. For Reim, this is the 24th charter success in the German Singlichts and the fifth in Switzerland. In Switzerland it has been his first success in the single charts for 25 years, most recently he managed in 1993 Kissing or something A charter success there.

Brötzmann in his author or producer activity hereby reached the German Singlecharts for the 76th time, in Switzerland this represents its 35th charter success. For Lütz is a producer Not deserved The seventh charter success in the German Singlichts and the sixth in the Swiss hit parade. Scholz hereby reached after And we were like vampires (Jürgen Drews) for the second time the single -type in Germany as an author. It is his first charter success in Switzerland. For the two authors Peters and Petersburg Not deserved The first charter success in Germany and Switzerland.

Awards for music sales [ Edit | Edit the source text ]

In March 2022 was Not deserved Awarded by the Federal Association of Music Industry in Germany with a gold record for over 200,000 units sold. The song is one of the best-selling German-speaking hits of the 2010s. Not deserved is after Idiot The second excellent duet of Michelle and rhyme in Germany. For Michelle, this is the second single award to date Idiot at the same time, it is your best -selling single in Germany. For Reim it is already the fourth single award after Damn I love you (1990), I have dreamed of you (1990) and Idiot (2002); It is the first single after 16 years that was awarded. ^[26]

Land/Region	Auszeichnung en for music sales (Land/region, award, sales)	Verkäuce
Germany (BVMI) [26]	Gold	200,000
In total	1× Gold	200,000