Sky and Sand

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Sky and Sand

| cover = Sky and Sand.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Paul & Fritz Kalkbrenner

| album = Berlin Calling – The Soundtrack

| B-side = "Azure" (by Paul Kalkbrenner)

| released = 16 February 2009

| recorded = 2008

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Chillout, deep house, dub techno

| length = 3:54

| label = BPitch Control

| writer = Paul Kalkbrenner
Fritz Kalkbrenner

| producer = Paul Kalkbrenner

| chronology = Paul Kalkbrenner

| prev_title = Bingo Bongo

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = Das Gezabel

| next_year = 2012

}}

"Sky and Sand" is a song by German electronic music producers Paul Kalkbrenner and Fritz Kalkbrenner. The song was originally produced as the title song of the German movie Berlin Calling written and directed by Hannes Stöhr. It was first released on the Berlin Calling movie soundtrack album in October 2008 and in February 2009 as a single.

The song entered the charts in several European countries, and it was certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.{{Cite certification|region=Italy|award=Gold|type=single}} It reached number two in the Belgian Ultratop 50. In Germany it was the longest running chart song of all time spending 129 weeks inside the German singles charts and is still the longest running chart song of domestic origin.[http://germanchartblog.blogspot.de/2014/03/21st-of-march-national-selection-for.html German Chartblog] on 21 March 2014[http://www.chartsurfer.de/artist/paul-fritz-kalkbrenner/sky-and-sand-song_fpeeg.html Chart history for "Sky And Sand"] at chartsurfer.de[http://www.chartsurfer.de/dauerbrenner-de/single/t9.html List of longest running hits inside the German singles charts] at chartsurfer.de Only "Last Christmas" by Wham! (from the United Kingdom) lasted longer (140 weeks).

The song was used within a house party scene in The Lazarus Project (S1, E2).

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable"
Chart (2009-2022)

!Peak
position

{{Singlechart|Austria|37|artist=Paul & Fritz Kalkbrenner|song=Sky and Sand}}
{{Singlechart|Flanders|2|artist=Paul & Fritz Kalkbrenner|song=Sky and Sand}}
{{Singlechart|Wallonia|11|artist=Paul & Fritz Kalkbrenner|song=Sky and Sand}}
{{Singlechart|France|146|artist=Paul & Fritz Kalkbrenner|song=Sky and Sand}}
{{Singlechart|Germany|29|artist=Paul & Fritz Kalkbrenner|song=Sky and Sand|songid=549801|accessdate=20 March 2019}}
{{Singlechart|Hungarydance|4|year=2010|week=44|artist=Paul & Fritz Kalkbrenner|song=Sky and Sand}}
{{Singlechart|Hungarysingle|33|year=2022|week=4}}
{{Singlechart|Dutch40|12|year=2009|week=26}}
{{Singlechart|Dutch100|7|artist=Paul & Fritz Kalkbrenner|song=Sky and Sand}}
{{Singlechart|Switzerland|56|artist=Paul & Fritz Kalkbrenner|song=Sky and Sand}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable"
Chart (2009)

!Position

Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2009&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten 2009|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=18 April 2020}}

|align="center"|8

Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2009&cat=s|title=Rapports Annuels 2009|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=18 April 2020}}

|align="center"|50

Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2009|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2009|publisher=Dutch Top 40|accessdate=18 April 2020}}

|align="center"|79

Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2009&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2009|publisher=MegaCharts|language=Dutch|accessdate=18 April 2020}}

|align="center"|38

Chart (2010)

!Position

Hungary (Dance Top 40){{cite web|url=http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/dance/2010|title=Dance Top 100 - 2010|accessdate=18 April 2020|publisher=Mahasz}}

|align="center"|21

Chart (2011)

!Position

Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2011|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts|language=German|work=GfK Entertainment|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|accessdate=18 April 2020}}

|align="center"|87

Hungary (Dance Top 40){{cite web|url=http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/dance/2011|title=Dance Top 100 - 2011|accessdate=18 April 2020|publisher=Mahasz}}

|align="center"|23

References