Shame (Monrose song)
Encyclopedia
"Shame" is a pop
song performed by German pop trio Monrose
. It was written by Christian Ballard, Tim Hawes, Pete Kirtley
and Andrew Murray
and co-produced by production teams Jiant
and Snowflakers for the band's debut studio album
, Temptation
(2006).
The song was released as the band's debut single on December 1, 2006 (see 2006 in music
) in German-speaking Europe
following the trio's formation on the television talent show
Popstars
two weeks prior. It peaked at number one in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, where it became one of the best-selling singles of the year, resulting into a sales total of 200,000 copies Europe-wide, and the most-downloaded track since the introduction of the legal digital download
charts in Germany in 2004. "Shame" also reached the top ten on the official airplay charts in the Czech Republic and Slovenia, and on a composite European Hot 100 Singles
chart respectively.
series in a special solo version performed by Bahar Kızıl
. Even though the song was not advertised as the final group's first single at this point, Amazon.de accidentally released a CD cover
– which showed three (Katarzyna Zinkiewicz, Mandy Capristo and Bahar Kızıl) of the six remaining finalists – the day after. While the accident raised public concern about the significance of the final band voting, the cover soon was replaced by promotional artwork and Popstars broadcaster ProSieben instantly released an official statement which confirmed both the single's title and the planned band name Monrose
but also rejected reproaches of fraud.
However, on the season's finale on Thursday, November 23, 2006, three different variants were presented in several constellations, ending with a final version of "Shame" sung by all three Monrose members in place. In the following days various audio ripping
of the show spread, but it was not until November 30, 2006 the radio edit had leaked onto the internet.
for "Shame" was directed by Oliver Sommer and entirely shot in the Berlin Ballhaus Studios in the week of October 30, 2006. Produced by the AVA Studios GmbH, it was shot over twenty-four hours and choreographed by Popstars
judge Detlef "D!" Soost. As reported, the video was filmed in twenty different versions with all six finalists of the show since the jury had not laid down who would make the band at this time.
It begins with Kızıl waking up in her bedroom after an argument with her boyfriend the night before. She enters the bathroom, where she is confronted and churned up with his dental equipment
a and eventually dresses up. Her sequences are intercutted by Guemmour and Capristo who alternately switch into her role. The video ends with a young man entering the kitchen, apologizing to an impressed Capristo with a bunch of flowers.
A one and a half minutes preview of the edited music video was aired on November 24, 2006 on German television channel ProSieben's daily gossip television magazine taff. The full version was eventually premiered the same day at the end of VIVA's show Neu.
, debuting at number 66, according to Nielsen Music Control
. However, it took another five weeks until the song reached the top position on particular chart, eventually becoming the first airplay number-one of the new year.
With a total of more than 150,000 CD maxi singles shipped to stores within its first week of release the song also debuted on top of the German Top 100 singles chart
, making Monrose one of the most successful musical debuts of the year. Outselling 3/4 of the German Top 100's singles sales combined, the song, moreover, emerged as the fastest selling CD single
of 2006 and the biggest downloaded song since the introduction of the legal digital download
charts in 2004. Although "Shame" spend two weeks on top of the charts only, it profited from constant sales and as a result remained on the charts until late March 2007, staying seventeen weeks on that particular chart. The song was eventually certified triple gold and one-time platinum by the German arm of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
, and ranked seventh on the German Media Control singles year-end charts 2007.
In Austria and Switzerland the single also spent two weeks on top of the national singles charts, while remaining within the top 100 until mid-April 2007 – one month after the release of follow-up "Even Heaven Cries
". It was eventually certified gold by the IFPI Austria
for more than 15,000 singles sold in its first week of release and ranked sixteenth on the Swiss singles year-end charts. Outside the German-speaking countries "Shame" reached the top ten of the Slovenian Airplay Chart and a peak position of number forty-seven on the Czech Airplay Chart.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
song performed by German pop trio Monrose
Monrose
Monrose was a German pop band, first established in November 2006. Formed on the fifth installment of the German adaption of the international television talent show Popstars on the ProSieben network, the trio consisted of singers and songwriters Mandy Capristo, Senna Guemmour, and Bahar...
. It was written by Christian Ballard, Tim Hawes, Pete Kirtley
Pete Kirtley
Pete Kirtley is an English multi-platinum and Ivor Novello Award winning songwriter, record producer and recently established publisher. He has produced over 150 records worldwide with sales exceeding 10 million, including four number one hits worldwide, eight UK top ten hits and twenty top forty...
and Andrew Murray
Andrew Murray
Andrew or Andy Murray may refer to: * Andrew Murray, often spelt Andrew Moray, leader of the Scots during the Scottish Wars of Independence...
and co-produced by production teams Jiant
Jiant
Jiant was a British record production and songwriting team, headed by Tim Hawes and Pete Kirtley, working in the genres of pop, R&B and dance...
and Snowflakers for the band's debut studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, Temptation
Temptation (Monrose album)
Temptation is the debut studio album by German pop trio Monrose, released by Starwatch Music and Warner Music Group on December 8, 2006 in German-speaking Europe, following the band's formation on the television talent show Popstars....
(2006).
The song was released as the band's debut single on December 1, 2006 (see 2006 in music
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
) in German-speaking Europe
German-speaking Europe
The German language is spoken in a number of countries and territories in West, Central and Eastern Europe...
following the trio's formation on the television talent show
Talent show
A talent show is an event where participants perform their talent or talents of acting, singing, dancing, acrobatics, drumming, martial arts, playing an instrument, and other activities to showcase a unique form of talent, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize...
Popstars
Popstars (Germany)
Popstars is a German reality television series that began its first installment on the RTL2 network on November 14, 2000. Part of the international Popstars franchise, it originated from the same-titled New Zealand reality program....
two weeks prior. It peaked at number one in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, where it became one of the best-selling singles of the year, resulting into a sales total of 200,000 copies Europe-wide, and the most-downloaded track since the introduction of the legal digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
charts in Germany in 2004. "Shame" also reached the top ten on the official airplay charts in the Czech Republic and Slovenia, and on a composite European Hot 100 Singles
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles
The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,...
chart respectively.
Release
"Shame" worldpremiered on November 16, 2006 on the second last episode of the PopstarsPopstars
Popstars is an international reality television franchise and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group TrueBliss...
series in a special solo version performed by Bahar Kızıl
Bahar Kizil
Bahar Kızıl is a German singer-songwriter of Turkish descent, best known as one of the founding members of the pop group Monrose, which won the fifth season of the German version of Popstars. Bahar Kızıl is from a Turkish family from Antalya, and her first name, Bahar, means "spring" in Turkish...
. Even though the song was not advertised as the final group's first single at this point, Amazon.de accidentally released a CD cover
Cover art
Cover art is the illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book , magazine, comic book, video game , DVD, CD, videotape, or music album. The art has a primarily commercial function, i.e...
– which showed three (Katarzyna Zinkiewicz, Mandy Capristo and Bahar Kızıl) of the six remaining finalists – the day after. While the accident raised public concern about the significance of the final band voting, the cover soon was replaced by promotional artwork and Popstars broadcaster ProSieben instantly released an official statement which confirmed both the single's title and the planned band name Monrose
Monrose
Monrose was a German pop band, first established in November 2006. Formed on the fifth installment of the German adaption of the international television talent show Popstars on the ProSieben network, the trio consisted of singers and songwriters Mandy Capristo, Senna Guemmour, and Bahar...
but also rejected reproaches of fraud.
However, on the season's finale on Thursday, November 23, 2006, three different variants were presented in several constellations, ending with a final version of "Shame" sung by all three Monrose members in place. In the following days various audio ripping
Ripping
Ripping is the process of copying audio or video content to a hard disk, typically from removable media. The word is used to refer to all forms of media. Despite the name, neither the media nor the data is damaged after extraction....
of the show spread, but it was not until November 30, 2006 the radio edit had leaked onto the internet.
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Shame" was directed by Oliver Sommer and entirely shot in the Berlin Ballhaus Studios in the week of October 30, 2006. Produced by the AVA Studios GmbH, it was shot over twenty-four hours and choreographed by Popstars
Popstars
Popstars is an international reality television franchise and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group TrueBliss...
judge Detlef "D!" Soost. As reported, the video was filmed in twenty different versions with all six finalists of the show since the jury had not laid down who would make the band at this time.
It begins with Kızıl waking up in her bedroom after an argument with her boyfriend the night before. She enters the bathroom, where she is confronted and churned up with his dental equipment
Toothbrush
The toothbrush is an oral hygiene instrument used to clean the teeth and gums that consists of a head of tightly clustered bristles mounted on a handle, which facilitates the cleansing of hard-to-reach areas of the mouth. Toothpaste, which often contains fluoride, is commonly used in conjunction...
a and eventually dresses up. Her sequences are intercutted by Guemmour and Capristo who alternately switch into her role. The video ends with a young man entering the kitchen, apologizing to an impressed Capristo with a bunch of flowers.
A one and a half minutes preview of the edited music video was aired on November 24, 2006 on German television channel ProSieben's daily gossip television magazine taff. The full version was eventually premiered the same day at the end of VIVA's show Neu.
Chart performance
Although "Shame" was officially released on December 1, 2006, it appeared a week early on the German Airplay ChartMedia Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
, debuting at number 66, according to Nielsen Music Control
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...
. However, it took another five weeks until the song reached the top position on particular chart, eventually becoming the first airplay number-one of the new year.
With a total of more than 150,000 CD maxi singles shipped to stores within its first week of release the song also debuted on top of the German Top 100 singles chart
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
, making Monrose one of the most successful musical debuts of the year. Outselling 3/4 of the German Top 100's singles sales combined, the song, moreover, emerged as the fastest selling CD single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
of 2006 and the biggest downloaded song since the introduction of the legal digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
charts in 2004. Although "Shame" spend two weeks on top of the charts only, it profited from constant sales and as a result remained on the charts until late March 2007, staying seventeen weeks on that particular chart. The song was eventually certified triple gold and one-time platinum by the German arm of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...
, and ranked seventh on the German Media Control singles year-end charts 2007.
In Austria and Switzerland the single also spent two weeks on top of the national singles charts, while remaining within the top 100 until mid-April 2007 – one month after the release of follow-up "Even Heaven Cries
Even Heaven Cries
"Even Heaven Cries" is a pop ballad recorded by German pop trio Monrose. It was penned by Robbie Nevil, Lauren Evans, Philip Denker, Jonas Jeberg, and Jens Lumholt for the group's debut studio album, Temptation...
". It was eventually certified gold by the IFPI Austria
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...
for more than 15,000 singles sold in its first week of release and ranked sixteenth on the Swiss singles year-end charts. Outside the German-speaking countries "Shame" reached the top ten of the Slovenian Airplay Chart and a peak position of number forty-seven on the Czech Airplay Chart.
CD single
- "Shame" (radio edit) – 3:29
- "Work It" (written by Richard KellyRichard KellyRichard Kelly or Kelley may refer to:*Richard Kelly , founder of the Tuam Herald newspaper in 1837*Richard Kelly , American film director, known for 2001's Donnie Darko...
, Anthony Little) – 3:49 - "Shame" (video edit) – 3:49
- "Shame" (instrumental) – 3:29
Credits and personnel
- VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
: M. CapristoMandy CapristoMandy Grace Capristo is a German singer who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the pop group Monrose. She was the only blonde girl in the group and was also the "strong voice" of Monrose as she sang almost all of the high notes in their songs...
, S. GuemmourSenna GuemmourSenna Guemmour is a German singer-songwriter and a member of the pop group Monrose.- Early life :Guemmour was born in Frankfurt to an Algerian father and a Moroccan mother. She grew up in the housing estate of Frankfurt-Nordweststadt. Senna Guemmour's father died in 1992...
, B. KızılBahar KizilBahar Kızıl is a German singer-songwriter of Turkish descent, best known as one of the founding members of the pop group Monrose, which won the fifth season of the German version of Popstars. Bahar Kızıl is from a Turkish family from Antalya, and her first name, Bahar, means "spring" in Turkish... - WritersSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
: Christian Ballard, Tim Hawes, Pete Kirtley, Andrew MurrayAndrew MurrayAndrew or Andy Murray may refer to: * Andrew Murray, often spelt Andrew Moray, leader of the Scots during the Scottish Wars of Independence... - Producers: Jiant/Snowflake
- All instrumentMusical instrumentA musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...
s: C. Ballard, T. Hawes, P. Kirtley, A. Murray
- MixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
: C. Ballard, Ren Swan- Additional mixing: JEO
- Recorded at Werytin Studios, MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
- ArtworkCover artCover art is the illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book , magazine, comic book, video game , DVD, CD, videotape, or music album. The art has a primarily commercial function, i.e...
: Claudia Macias
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ö3 Austria Top 40 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... |
1 |
| European Hot 100 Singles Eurochart Hot 100 Singles The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,... |
5 |
| German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
1 |
| World Singles Top 40 | 36 |
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
| Czech IFPI IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... Airplay Chart |
47 |
| Slovenian Aiplay Chart | 2 |
End of Year Charts
| Year | Chart | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Swiss Singles Chart | #16 |
| Austrias Singles Chart Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
#28 | |
| 2007 | German Singles Chart | #9 |
| Austrias Singles Chart Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
#25 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3x Gold | 2007 | 450,000 + |