"Perfekte Welle" was the name of the first single of German pop/rock group Juli

Juli (band)

Juli a German alternative pop band from Gießen, Hesse, consisting of singer Eva Briegel, guitarists Jonas Pfetzing and Simon Triebel, bassist Andreas "Dedi" Herde and drummer Marcel Römer...

. It was the first release from their album, Es ist Juli

Es ist Juli

Es ist Juli is the debut studio album by German pop/rock band Juli, released on September 20, 2004 via Universal Records. The album entered the German Top 100 at #3 and later reached #2. With more than 700,000 copies sold until March 2005, it gained double platinum.- Track listing :-Album:...

, and peaked at number two in the German and Austrian single charts.

In December 2004, after the tsunami in

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

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 south-east Asia

Asia

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, many German television and radio stations announced that they would no longer play the song as a mark of respect to the tsunami victims.

The song was released as a playable on-disc track in the European version of Rock Band and as a downloadable track in North America.

An Afrikaans

Afrikaans

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 version was released in South Africa

South Africa

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 by the group Shine4, called "Perfekte Wêreld" (Perfect World).

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	2
German Singles Chart	2
Swiss Singles Chart	18

Decade-end charts

(2000–2009)	Position
German Singles Chart	68