Ich + Ich (; German for "I and I") is a musical project by German musicians Annette Humpe and Adel Tawil.
History They met in a Berlin recording studio in 2002 when Tawil sang on a production that Humpe had written. They have sold more than 2.6 million records in German-speaking nations.
Their first album, Ich + Ich, appeared on 18 April 2005, and two of its singles ("Du erinnerst mich an Liebe" and "Dienen") reached the German Top 10. The second album, Vom selben Stern, released on 29 June 2007, reached No. 1 in some charts. The first single of the album with the same name also reached the top 10, along with the second and third singles ("Stark" and "So soll es bleiben", with all three singles being certified platinum in Germany). This second album has sold more than 1 million copies and has been certified platinum in both Austria and Germany. The album also spawned two other singles, "Nichts bringt mich runter" and "Wenn ich tot bin".
On 13 November 2009, their third album, Gute Reise, was released, reaching once again the top of the German albums chart. Its first single, "Pflaster", became the band's first No.1 single in Germany.
In 2010, their single "So soll es bleiben" appeared in the official The X Factor video game for the Wii game console.
Discography Albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications GERChartverfolgung / Ich+Ich / Longplay musicline.de AUT SWI2005Ich + Ich 10 34 —BVMI: 1× Gold2007 Vom selben Stern 1 2 4BVMI: 6× Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum 2009 Gute Reise 1 4 5BVMI: 5× Gold IFPI SWI: Gold "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album GER musicline.de AUT SWI EU[ "Ich + Ich Album & Song Chart History: European Hot 100"]. Billboard.com. Retrieved 7 November 2011. 2004 "Geht's dir schon besser?" 67 — — — Ich + Ich 2005 "Du erinnerst mich an Liebe" 4 6 63 18BVMI: Gold"Dienen" 7 20 — 26 "Umarme mich" 41 17 — — 2007 "Vom selben Stern" 3 4 40 13BVMI: 1× Platinum Vom selben Stern "Stark" 2 2 5 9BVMI: 1× Gold2008 "So soll es bleiben" 3 2 13 12BVMI: 1× Platinum "Nichts bringt mich runter" 20 32 — 78 "Wenn ich tot bin" 51 73 — —2009 "Pflaster" 1 3 6 —BVMI: 1× Gold Gute Reise 2010 "Einer von Zweien" 18 36 — — "Universum""Universum (New Single Version) [Single]". Amazon.de. 10 13 — — "Hilf mir" 45 — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
References
External links