Dear Lord

"Dear Lord"
Single by Kollegah
from the album Monument
LanguageGerman
Released5 October 2018
Recorded2018
Studio
Length4:53
LabelAlpha Music Empire
Lyricist(s)Kollegah
Producer(s)AraabMuzik
Kollegah singles chronology
"Wie ein Alpha"
(2018) 		"Dear Lord"
(2018) 		"Empire State of Grind"
(2018)
Music video
"Dear Lord" on YouTube

"Dear Lord" is a song recorded by German rapper Kollegah for his seventh studio album Monument (2018). The single was made available for digital download and streaming audio on 5 October 2018, through Alpha Music Empire.[1]

Background

Kollegah released his sixth studio album, Imperator, in December 2016.[2] He released two collaborative studio albums with German rapper Farid Bang—Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3 (2017) and Platin war gestern (2018). In September 2018, he released "Wie ein Alpha", his first solo single in more than 16 months.[3] The second single, "Dear Lord", was announced through Instagram[4] and was released on 5 October 2018.[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Adam Film and was shot in Vietnam and in the United Arab Emirates.[6]

Personnel

Recorded at Quad Recordings Studios in New York City and Octalogic in Ludwigshafen.[7]

  • Kollegah – vocals, songwriting
  • AraabMuzik – production
  • Kostas Karagiozidis – mix engineering, mastering

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 58
Germany (GfK)[9] 48
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 98

References

  1. ^ Lindemann, Jonas (5 October 2018). "Kollegah – Dear Lord [Audio]". Hiphop.de (in German). Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Kollegah: Neues Album "Monument" kommt im Dezember" [Kollegah: New album "Monument" will be released in December] (in German). Rap.de. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Kollegah – Wie ein Alpha – Single". Itunes Store. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Freitag. gutenachtdeutschland" [Friday. goodnigthgermany] (in German). Instagram. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Kollegah – Dear Lord" (in German). 16Bars. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Kollegah – Dear Lord". Alpha Music Empire. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ Monument (CD booklet). Kollegah. Germany: Alpha Music Empire, Warner Music Germany. 2018. EAN 5054197032189.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Kollegah – Dear Lord" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Kollegah – Dear Lord" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Kollegah – Dear Lord". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 October 2018.