Baracuda (band)
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Baracuda is a German dance project founded by Axel Konrad and Ole Wierk of Suprime Records in the Winter of 2002. Baracuda consists of Tobias Lammer, otherwise known as DJ Toby Sky and vocalist Suny.
song "Verdammt, Ich Lieb' Dich
". This track managed to secure Baracuda the 12th spot in the German Single Chart. Baracuda's second track, "I Leave The World Today", became fairly popular in the Summer of 2003.
Two years later in July 2005 Baracuda released their third single, "Ass Up". This song managed to grab the 70th spot in the German Singles Charts.
Baracuda released a fourth single "La Di Da" in May 2007.
In August 2008 the group released their fifth single, "I Will Love Again", a cover of Lara Fabian's famous hit from the year 2000. This single's success was more of that of their previous tracks, grabbing the 34th position in the German Singles Chart. The song makes use of the melody evident in Groove Coverage
's track "God Is A Girl".
The latest Baracuda song "Where Is The Love" is the sixth single, it has many similar riffs to the Nightwish
song Amaranth
and makes use of the chorus. Besides elements from Poison (Alice Cooper) are used. Despite this the song still became popular in the dance scene.
Having released six singles since 2003, fans hope for a full length album from the group.
History
Their debut, most popular and well-known track is "Damn! (Remember The Time)", a cover of the Matthias ReimMatthias Reim
Matthias Reim is a German singer-songwriter. His 1990 single "Verdammt, ich lieb' dich" was a hit in several European countries, and spent sixteen consecutive weeks at the No.1 spot in the German charts.-Early life:Reim was born on 26 November 1957 in Korbach, Hesse. He grew up in Homberg...
song "Verdammt, Ich Lieb' Dich
Verdammt, ich lieb' dich
"Verdammt, ich lieb' dich" is a 1990 song by German singer-songwriter Matthias Reim, from his debut album Reim. The song was Reim's first single, and remains his biggest hit, reaching the number-one spot in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands. In Germany it spent 16 consecutive weeks...
". This track managed to secure Baracuda the 12th spot in the German Single Chart. Baracuda's second track, "I Leave The World Today", became fairly popular in the Summer of 2003.
Two years later in July 2005 Baracuda released their third single, "Ass Up". This song managed to grab the 70th spot in the German Singles Charts.
Baracuda released a fourth single "La Di Da" in May 2007.
In August 2008 the group released their fifth single, "I Will Love Again", a cover of Lara Fabian's famous hit from the year 2000. This single's success was more of that of their previous tracks, grabbing the 34th position in the German Singles Chart. The song makes use of the melody evident in Groove Coverage
Groove Coverage
Groove Coverage is a German Euro-dance band. The Groove Coverage project consists of Axel Konrad, DJ Novus, Melanie Munch, better known as Mell , and Verena Rehm . The band has had hits around the world, especially in Germany, and have had radio play in North America, notably with the song, "Poison"...
's track "God Is A Girl".
The latest Baracuda song "Where Is The Love" is the sixth single, it has many similar riffs to the Nightwish
Nightwish
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the...
song Amaranth
Amaranth (song)
-Charts performance:"Amaranth" is Nightwish's most successful single reaching number 1 in Spain, Hungary, Norway and Finland. It went straight to number one in Finland and stayed at number 1 for 3 weeks, dropping to number 2 in its fourth week on the chart. "Amaranth" then returned to the top spot...
and makes use of the chorus. Besides elements from Poison (Alice Cooper) are used. Despite this the song still became popular in the dance scene.
Having released six singles since 2003, fans hope for a full length album from the group.
Line-Up
- Axel Konrad (Producer)
- Ole Wierk (Producer)
- DJ Toby Sky (Discjockey)
- Suny (Vocal-Live-Act)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
CZ | FIN Mitä hittiä The Official Finnish Charts is a national record chart in Finland composed by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.The singles chart was started in January 1991 as Radiomafian lista and was broadcast on the radio station Radiomafia of the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE. This chart is based on a... |
GER | NOR Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
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| 2002 | "Damn! (Remember The Time)" | 23 | - | - | 12 | - |
| 2003 | "I Leave The World Today" | - | - | - | 48 | - |
| 2005 | "Ass Up!" | - | - | 5 | 70 | 4 |
| 2007 | "La Di Da" | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | "I Will Love Again" | 61 | - | - | 34 | - |
| 2008 | "Where Is The Love" | - | 34 | - | 69 | - |
External links
- Baracuda on Last.fm
- Barcuda on Discogs.com
- Official Page - Baracuda's Official Homepage