Ring frei (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Ring frei
| cover = LaFee - RingFrei - SingleCover.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = LaFee
| album = Ring frei
| B-side = Hand in Hand
| released = {{start date|2008|11|21|df=y}}
| recorded = 2008
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop metal
| length = 3:31
| label = EMI
| writer = Bob Arnz, Gerd Zimmermann, LaFee
| producer = Bob Arnz
| prev_title = Shut Up
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Scheiss Liebe
| next_year = 2009
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Yfe9KFASpR0|"Ring frei"}}}}
}}
"Ring frei" ({{langx|en|Clear The Ring}}) is a song by German singer LaFee. It was written by Bob Arnz, Gerd Zimmermann and Lafee for her fourth studio album Ring frei. The song is the album's second track and it was released as the album's first single on 21 November 2008 .
Music video
The music video premiered on 31 October 2008 on the German music show VIVA Live.{{cite web
|title=Ring frei Videopremiere bei VIVA Live
|url=http://www.lafee.de/ring-frei-videopremiere-bei-viva-live
|accessdate=2008-10-31
|language=de
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719055916/http://www.lafee.de/ring-frei-videopremiere-bei-viva-live
|archivedate=2011-07-19
}}
The video was written and directed by Bastien Francois, and was shot at the Cinegate studio in Berlin, Germany."Making of Ring frei" (Music video) {{in lang|de}} It depicts Lafee as an action heroine,{{cite web
|title=LaFee reloaded: Action wie in Hollywood!
|url=http://www.bravo.de/online/render.php?render=080881
|accessdate=2008-11-04
|language=de
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221134734/http://www.bravo.de/online/render.php?render=080881
|archivedate=2008-12-21
}} in which much of the scenes and costumes were based on costumes worn by Catherine Deane, played by Jennifer Lopez in The Cell and several other various action film characters such as Moon in Hero and Yu Shu-lien in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.Taudt, Juliane, "LaFee reloaded: Action wie in Hollywood!", Bravo DE, 29 October 2008
Track listing
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Ring Frei".
- CD single: 2 Track Edition{{cite web
|title=Ring frei -2-Track-Edition
|url=http://www.lafee.de/ring-frei-2-track-edition
|accessdate=2008-10-31
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721001148/http://www.lafee.de/ring-frei-2-track-edition
|archivedate=2011-07-21
}}
- "Ring frei" (Single version) - 3:31
- "Hand in Hand" - 4:22
- CD Single: Fan Edition{{cite web
|title=Ring frei -Fan-Edition
|url=http://www.lafee.de/ring-frei-fan-edition
|accessdate=2008-10-31
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721001202/http://www.lafee.de/ring-frei-fan-edition
|archivedate=2011-07-21
}}
- "Ring frei" (Album version) - 3:48
- "Ring frei" (Making of the music video) - 24:33
- "Lafee Interview" - 13:06
- "Ring frei" (Studio performance) - 5:11
- "Ring frei" (Karaoke video) - 3:54
Charts
| class="wikitable"
! Chart (2008)!! Peak | last= | first= | title=Grönemeyer übertrumpft Guns N' Roses | url=http://www.gfk-entertainment.com/news/groenemeyer-uebertrumpft-guns-n-roses.html | accessdate= 2008-12-02 |language=de}}{{cite web | last= | first= | title=Lafee - Ring frei - austriancharts.at | url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=LaFee&titel=Ring+frei&cat=s | accessdate= 2008-12-04 |language=de}} |
| Austrian Singles Chart
|align="center"|31 |
| German Singles Chart
|align="center"|22 |
Personnel
- Producer: Bob Arnz
- Publisher: Edition twoformusic/ EMI Music Publishing
- Vocals: LaFee
- Writers: Bob Arnz, Gerd Zimmermann, LaFee
- Management: Bob Arnz, Gabriele Geschwinder
- Photography: BITO
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100809011002/http://www.lafee.de/ LaFee official website]
{{LaFee}}
Category:Songs written by Bob Arnz
Category:Songs written by Gerd Zimmermann (songwriter)
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