Wackelkontakt
{{short description|2024 single by Oimara}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Wackelkontakt
| cover =
| alt =
| language = Bavarian
| artist = Oimara
| album =
| type = single
| written =
| released = {{start date|2024|08|02|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Partyschlager{{cite web |url=https://www.mix1.de/music/oimara/wackelkontakt/ |title=Überall wird gewackelt, überall wird gesungen: Oimara's viraler Hit |work=Mix1 |date=2024-08-02 |access-date=2025-03-22|language=de}}
| length = 2:48
| label =
- Stereopol
- Virgin
- Zeitgeist
| writer =
- Andreas Frei
- Beni Hafner
- Niklas Nubel
- Matthias Riegler
| producer = Andreas Frei
| chronology = Oimara
| prev_title = Onomatopoesie
| prev_year = 2024
| next_title = Es duad ma leid Mama
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|1SXQfd8f-o0|"Wackelkontakt"}}}}
}}
"Wackelkontakt" is a song by German singer-songwriter Oimara. It was written by Oimara himself alongside Andreas Frei, Niklas Nubel, and Matthias Riegler and produced by Frei. The song was released on 2 August 2024.
Background and composition
Both the composition and the Bavarian lyrics were written by the artist Beni Hafner (Oimara) himself, along with co-writers Andreas Frei, Niklas Nubel, and Matthias Riegler.{{cite web |url=https://online.gema.de/werke/search.faces |title=Repertoiresuche |publisher=GEMA |access-date=2025-03-22|language=de}} Frei was also responsible for production.{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/album/6y14O5EK4bjAv08QETxoqQ |title=Wackelkontakt – Single von Oimara |publisher=Spotify |date=2024-08-02 |access-date=2025-03-22}} The idea for the song came to Oimara while visiting a furniture store.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m46Z38mRAc |title=Oimara im Interview: Der erste bayerische Nummer-1-Hit seit 44 Jahren! 🔥 |access-date=2025-03-22 |author=Sat.1 Bayern |website=YouTube |date=2025-03-04|language=de}}
"Wackelkontakt" was first released as a single on 2 August 2024. It was released as a digital single track for download and streaming on the music labels Stereopol Records, Virgin Records, and Zeitgeist Records. On 21 February 2025, a remix by HBz and Luca-Dante Spadafora was released as a digital single track. A week later, another remix by Harris & Ford was released.
The song was featured in a prime-time live performance on the Giovanni Zarrella Show.{{cite web |url=https://www.fernsehserien.de/die-giovanni-zarrella-show/folgen/14-folge-14-all-you-need-is-love-1778708 |title=Die Giovanni Zarrella Show – Folge 14 |work=fernsehserien.de |access-date=2025-03-03|language=de}}
Music video
The accompanying music video was directed by Marcel Chylla and premiered on the video platform YouTube on 15 February 2025. By March 2025, it had received over four million views.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SXQfd8f-o0 |title=Oimara – Wackelkontakt – Offizielles Musikvideo |access-date=2025-03-22 |author=Oimara |website=Youtube|date=2025-02-15}}
Commercial performance
"Wackelkontakt" entered the German singles charts at number 34 on 24 January 2025, reached the top of the chart three weeks later, and stayed there for seven weeks. It is the first number-one hit in Bavarian in almost 44 years; the last to achieve this was the Spider Murphy Gang with Skandal im Sperrbezirk on 5 April 1982.{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/titel-details-817 |title=Spider Murphy Gang – Skandal im Sperrbezirk |publisher=GfK Entertainment |language=de |access-date=2025-03-23}} The song also reached number one in the German-language singles charts, topped the Breakthrough Artist Charts in February 2025,{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/news/1527-wackelkontakt-saenger-oimara-mit-breakthrough-award-und-streaming-rekord |title="Wackelkontakt"-Sänger Oimara mit Breakthrough-Award und Streaming-Rekord |publisher=GfK Entertainment |date=2025-03-17 |access-date=2025-03-23}} and on 7 March 2025, at number 15 on the New Entry Airplay Chart, and in the same chart week at number 52 on the Airplay Chart.{{cite web |url=https://radiocharts.com/html/charts_de_newEntry.htm |title=Radio-Charts Deutschland New Entry: Chartwoche 10/2025 |publisher=MusicTrace |date=2025-03-07 |access-date=2025-03-23}}{{cite web |url=https://radiocharts.com/html/charts_de_main.htm |title=Radio-Charts Deutschland: Chartwoche 10/2025 |publisher=MusicTrace |date=2025-03-07 |access-date=2025-03-23}}
"Wackelkontakt" also became a number-one hit in Austria and Switzerland. On the streaming platform Spotify, the song had more than 53 million streams by March 2025.{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/7eGuHhstHEA8ipdVjsimYR |title=Oimara – Künstlerprofil |work=spotify.com |access-date=2025-03-23}} The song had over 16 million streams in Germany within one week, making it the most streamed domestic song within a week of all time; only "All I Want for Christmas Is You" and "Last Christmas" were able to record more streams within a chart week.
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "Wackelkontakt" ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Austria|1|artist=Oimara|song=Wackelkontakt|rowheader=true|access-date=27 March 2025|refname=AT}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|1|artist=Oimara|song=Wackelkontakt|songid=2501895|rowheader=true|access-date=27 March 2025|refname=DE}} |
| scope="row"| Global 200 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2025-03-15/|title=Billboard Global 200: Week of March 15, 2025|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2 April 2025}}
| 54 |
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| {{single chart|Dutch40|16|year=2025|week=12|rowheader=true|access-date=28 March 2025}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|4|artist=Oimara|song=Wackelkontakt|rowheader=true|access-date=28 March 2025}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Oimara|song=Wackelkontakt|rowheader=true|access-date=27 March 2025|refname=CH}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Oimara|title=Wackelkontakt |award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|access-date=11 April 2025}}
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