Perfekte Welle
{{Short description|2004 single by Juli}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Perfekte Welle
| cover = Perfekte Welle.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Juli
| album = Es ist Juli
| language = German
| English_title = "Perfect Wave"
| released = 2004
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 3:20
| label =
| writer =
- Andreas Herde
- Simon Triebel
| producer = O.L.A.F. Opal
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Geile Zeit
| next_year = 2004
}}
"Perfekte Welle" ({{langx|en|"Perfect Wave"}}) is a song by German band Juli. It was written by band members Simon Triebel and Andreas Herde and produced by O.L.A.F. Opal for their debut album Es ist Juli (2004). It served as band's debut single and peaked at number two on the German and Austrian Single Charts. In December 2004, after the tsunami in south-east Asia, many German television and radio stations announced that they would no longer play the song as a mark of respect to the tsunami victims.{{cite web | url=http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/hoerfunk-radiosender-streichen-die-perfekte-welle-a-334676.html | title=Hörfunk: Radiosender streichen "Die perfekte Welle" | publisher=Spiegel | date=28 December 2004 | accessdate=23 July 2014}} An Afrikaans version was released in South Africa by the group [https://web.archive.org/web/20080225121857/http://www.shine4.co.za/ Shine4], called "Perfekte Wêreld" (Perfect World).
Formats and track listings
{{tracklist
| headline = CD maxi single
| title1 = Perfekte Welle
| note1 = Radio Version
| length1 = 3:16
| title2 = Wenn du lachst
| note2 = Unplugged
| length2 = 2:39
| title3 = Perfekte Welle
| note3 = Album Version
| length3 = 3:17
| title4 = Lass mich nicht hängen
| note4 = Sofa Version
| length4 = 3:05
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (2004)
! Peak |
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| {{single chart|Austria|2|artist=Juli|song=Perfekte Welle|rowheader=true|access-date=31 May 2017}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|2|artist=Juli|song=Perfekte Welle|songid=6343|rowheader=true|access-date=31 May 2017}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|18|artist=Juli|song=Perfekte Welle|rowheader=true|access-date=31 May 2017}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| Chart (2004)
! Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2004|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2004|publisher=Austrian Singles Chart|language=de|access-date=31 May 2017}}
|27 |
| scope="row"| Germany (Media Control GfK){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2004|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2004|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=31 May 2017}}
|11 |
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| Chart (2005)
! Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Germany (Media Control GfK){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2005|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2005|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=24 May 2025}}
|99 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|title=Perfekte Welle|artist=Juli|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2004}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=Perfekte Welle|artist=Juli|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2004}}
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References
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{{Juli}}
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Category:Songs written by Simon Triebel
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