Guano Apes are an alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Göttingen, Germany. The group members are Sandra Nasić (vocals), Henning Rümenapp (guitars, backing vocals), Stefan Ude (bass, backing vocals) and Dennis Poschwatta (drums, backing vocals).
Their sound has been described as a fusion of metal, pop and rap.Their music is usually labeled as alternative rock and alternative metal.
Their discography consists of five studio albums: one live album, two compilation albums, eighteen singles and five video albums.
Studio albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications GER AUT BEL FIN FRA ITA NL PRT SWI 1997 Proud Like a God Released: 6 October 1997 Label: BMG, GUN/Supersonic Records Format: CD, cassette 5 5 13 — — — 27 — 13 WW: 3,000,000Small item about Guano Apes at deichbrand.de AFP: Platinum BEA: Gold BVMI: Platinum FIMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum NVPI: Gold ZPAV: Gold 2000 Don't Give Me Names Released: 2 May 2000 Label: BMG, GUN/Supersonic Records Format: CD, cassette 1 1 13 14 — 19 27 — 5 AFP: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold 2003 Walking on a Thin Line Released: 25 March 2003 Label: BMG, GUN/Supersonic Records Format: CD, cassette, Digital download 1 5 — 9 123 — 18 16 8 GER: 150,000 AFP: Silver BVMI: Gold 2011 Bel Air Released: 1 April 2011 Label: Columbia Europe Format: CD, music download 1 5 — — — — — — 2 BVMI: Gold 2014 Offline Released: 30 May 2014 Label: Columbia Europe Format: CD, music download 8 26 — — — — — — 31 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Live albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications GER AUT BEL FIN FRA ITA NL PRT SWI 2003 Live Released: 25 November 2003 Label: BMG, GUN/Supersonic Records Format: 26 47 — — — — — 22 58
Compilation albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications GER AUT BEL FIN FRA ITA NL PRT SWI 2004 Planet of the Apes Released: 29 November 2004 Label: BMG Format: 32 33 — — — — — — 28 2006 Lost (T)apes Released: 4 December 2006 Label: BMG, GUN/Supersonic Records Format: — — — — — — — — —
Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album GER AUT SWI NL BEL IT UK USMain. Rock 1997 "Open Your Eyes" 5 10 11 19 14 8 — 24 GER: Gold Proud Like a God 1998 "Rain" 76 — — — — — — — "Lords of the Boards" 10 10 34 80 11 — — — GER: Gold 1999 "Don't You Turn Your Back on Me" 50 — — — — — — — Meschugge OST 2000 "Big in Japan" 9 19 24 82 54 5 — — Don't Give Me Names "No Speech" 75 — — — — — — — "Living in a Lie" 84 — — 97 — — — — 2001 "Dödel Up" 57 — — — — — — — "Kumba Yo!" 3 4 12 — — — — — Non-album single 2003 "You Can't Stop Me" 10 15 69 65 60 19 99 — Walking on a Thin Line "Pretty in Scarlet" 51 55 — — — — — — "Quietly" 51 52 — — — — — — 2004 "Break the Line" 45 — — — — — — — Planet of the Apes 2011 "Oh What a Night" 37 68 51 — — — — — Bel Air "Sunday Lover" — — — — — — — — "This Time" — — — — — — — — 2012 "When the Ships Arrive" — — — — — — — — 2014 "Close to the Sun" 86 — — — — — — — Offline "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
as Guano Babes featuring Michael Mittermeier
Music videos YearTitleDirector 1997 Open Your Eyes Liz Wendelbo1998 Rain Heiner Thimm, Andreas Marschall Lords of the Boards Erçin Filizli1999 Don't You Turn Your Back On Me Daniel Lwowski Open Your Eyes Jeannine Panaccione2000 Big In Japan Erçin Filizli No Speech Jorf Somner Living In A Lie Erçin Filizli I Want It n/a2001 Kumba Yo! Norman Hafezi Dödel Up 2003 Pretty In Scarlet Joern Heitmann You Can't Stop Me Quietly Sing That Song n/a2004 Sugar Skin n/a Break The Line n/a2011 Oh What a Night Markus Gerwinat Sunday Lover This Time Oliver Sommer2012 When the Ships Arrive Holger Gutt2014 Close to the sun Joffrey Jans 2014 Fake 2017 Lose Yourself Marcel Brell 2017 Open Your Eyes feat. Danko Jones Marcel Brell 2017 Suzie Marcel Brell
Video albums
Guano T-Apes (VHS, 1998) Don't Give Me Names (VHS & DVD, 2000) Live (DVD, 2003) Planet of the Apes / The Documentary (DVD) (2005) Guano Apes – Live @ Rockpalast (2012)
Guano T-apes is a video that documents the development of the Guano Apes from their beginning. With the band and individual interviews, you get to know the members of the band better and experience curiosities and events from daily life in the music business. Along with the video clips, it contains much live material shot during the tours from Nov. 1997 through the summer of 1998. The video was directed by Richard Anjou and edited by Mathias Dohmbrinck.
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