Revolverheld

Revolverheld
Revolverheld at the Radio Hamburg "Top 819".
Background information
Origin	Hamburg, Germany
Genres	Alternative rock, pop rock
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Sony BMG
Website	Official website
Members	Johannes Strate Kristoffer Hünecke Niels Grötsch Jakob Sinn Chris Rodriguez
Past members	Florian Speer

Zelt-Musik-Festival 2015 Freiburg Germany

Johannes Strate at Zelt-Musik-Festival 2015 Freiburg Germany

Revolverheld is a German rock band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2002. Originally named "Manga" and was founded in winter 2002 in Hamburg. In 2004 they renamed the band to "Tsunamikiller" and then afterwards decided upon the name "Revolverheld" after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

Band history

Revolverheld began their career as a supporting act for Donots, Silbermond and Udo Lindenberg. They first started gathering public attention with their song "Rock n' Roll", which then led to a Coaching Program in the Pop-Academy Baden-Württemberg. Then in 2004 they were signed by the record label Sony BMG. Their first single called "Generation Rock" was released in June 2005 and directly entered the German Charts. The song is featured on the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Together with the producer Clemens Matznick their first album (Revolverheld) was produced, and came out in September 2005.

On 7 July 2007 the band performed at the German leg of Live Earth in Hamburg.

"Helden 2008" was recorded as a dedication to UEFA Euro 2008. The single features a music video of the band members dressed as team members, with cut scenes of them performing in the locker room showers. By the success of the song, "Helden 2008" was the 34th best-selling song of 2008 in Germany.

On 30 November 2012, Revolverheld announced on their website that Florian Speer had left the band and has been replaced by Chris Rodriguez.

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		GER	AUT	SWI
Revolverheld	Released: 23 September 2005 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD, digital download	7	27	—	BVMI: Platinum
Chaostheorie	Released: 25 May 2007 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD, digital download	3	17	—
In Farbe	Released: 12 March 2010 Label: Sony Format: CD, digital download	6	24	—	BVMI: Gold
Immer in Bewegung	Released: 20 September 2013 Label: Sony Format: CD, digital download	9	3	82	BVMI: 3× Gold IFPI AUT: Gold
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Year	Title	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Album
		GER	AUT	SWI	EUR	World Top 100
2005	"Generation Rock"	58	—	—	—	—		Revolverheld
	"Die Welt steht still"	16	44	—	88	78
2006	"Freunde bleiben"	14	13	51	—	80
	"Mit dir chilln"	17	27	—	—	—
2007	"Ich werd' die Welt verändern"	21	68	—	—	—		Chaostheorie
	"Du explodierst"	70	—	—	—	—
	"Unzertrennlich"	45	—	—	—	—
2008	"Helden 2008"	2	57	—	—	—		Non-album single
2010	"Spinner"	13	69	—	—	52		In Farbe
	"Keine Liebeslieder"	74	—	—	—	—
	"Halt dich an mir fest" (featuring Marta Jandová)	8	21	40	100	37	BVMI: Platinum
2013	"Das kann uns keiner nehmen"	10	51	—	86	39	BVMI: Gold	Immer in Bewegung
2014	"Ich lass für dich das Licht an"	7	3	48	42	39	BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold
	"Lass uns gehen"	4	39	—	63	36	BVMI: Gold
2015	"Deine Nähe tut mir weh"	88	—	—	—	—
	"Darf ich bitten" (featuring Das Bo)	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Awards and certifications

1. Eins Live Krone – Best Newcomer (2006)
2. Platin-Schallplatte (Platinum Record) – Platinum for "Revolverheld" (LP) (2013)
3. Platin-Schallplatte (Platinum Record) – Platinum for "Halt dich an mir fest" (Single) (2015)
4. Echo – Best National Rock/Pop Band for Immer in Bewegung (2015)^[1]

References

1. Brunner, Ula (27 March 2015). "'Die Helene-Fischer-Festspiele haben begonnen'" ['The Helene Fischer festival has begun']. RBB online (in German). Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. Retrieved 27 March 2015.