The BossHoss

This article is about a German rock band. For the motorcycle company, see Boss Hoss Cycles.
The BossHoss
The Boss Hoss at Rock im Park 2016
The Boss Hoss at Rock im Park 2016
Background information
OriginBerlin, Germany
GenresCountry rock, pop, rock
Years active2004–present
MembersAlec "Boss Burns" Völkel
Sascha "Hoss Power" Vollmer
Malcom "Hank Williamson" Arison Ansgar "Sir Frank Doe" Freyberg
André "Guss Brooks" Neumann
Tobias "Ernesto Escobar de Tijuana" Fischer
Past membersMichael Frick
Mathias "Hank Doodle" Fauvet
Dean "Russ T. Nail" Micetech

The BossHoss is a German band from Berlin, founded in 2004. They originally started with country and western style cover versions of famous pop, rock and hip hop songs, for example "Hot in Herre" by Nelly, "Toxic" by Britney Spears and "Hey Ya!" by Outkast. They incorporate stereotypical American cowboy behavior into their act; they wear Stetson hats, tank tops and large sunglasses, and display whiskey bottles.[citation needed] The band refers to their music style as "Country Trash Punk Rock."[1]

Band history

The Boss Hoss in concert in Germany on 16 June 2007

The band was formed in 2004 in Berlin by Alec "Boss" Völkel, Sascha "Hoss" Vollmer and Michael Frick,[2][3] and named after the song "The Real BossHoss" by The Sonics. They were featured in the trendsetting music show Tracks (on French/German TV channel ARTE) and played live during the Kiel Week. In late 2004, they signed a record deal with Universal Music Domestic Division.

In 2005, they released their debut album Internashville Urban Hymns and signed a promotional contract with ice cream producer Langnese, for which they covered "Like Ice in the Sunshine", the theme song from a Langnese's TV spot. The band played about 180 concerts that year. In 2005, they adapted "Ca plane pour moi" from Belgian artist Plastic Bertrand.

In 2006, BossHoss provided the soundtrack for the football film FC Venus [de].[4] Release of the first single "I Say a Little Prayer" on April 28 and the second album "Rodeo Radio" on May 19. Half of that second album were their own songs, the other half cover versions. After they had released the second album, their first album rose into the charts again, sold 100,000 copies by the end of May 2006, and became a gold record in Germany.

Band members

Part of the band in concert in Germany, 2016

Past members

  • Michael Frick - double bass
  • Russ (Boris Kontorkowski) - electric guitar
  • Russ T. Nail (Dean Micetech) - electric guitar
  • Hank Doodle (Mathias Fauvet) - mandolin, washboard, harp

Discography

Studio albums

Year Title Peak positions[5] Release date and sales
GER AUT SWI
2005 Internashville Urban Hymns 11
(29 We.) 		— — Released: 6 June 2005
Sales: 300,000+
2006 Rodeo Radio 6
(32 We.) 		40
(5 We.) 		83
(2 We.) 		Released: 2 June 2006
Sales: 200,000+
2007 Stallion Battalion 8
(43 We.) 		56
(5 We.) 		— Released: 9. November 2007
Sales: 100,000+
2009 Do or Die 4
(16 We.) 		38
(6 We.) 		32
(10 We.) 		Released: 3 July 2009
Sales: 100,000+
2010 Low Voltage 7
(5 We.) 		49
(1 We.) 		64
(1 We.) 		Released: 30 April 2010
2011 Liberty of Action 4
(72 We.) 		3
(59 We.) 		26
(31 We.) 		Released: 9 December 2011
Sales: 220,000+
2013 Flames of Fame 2
(26 We.) 		5
(13 We.) 		8
(17 We.) 		Released: 11 October 2013
Sales: 15,000+
2015 Dos Bros 1
(67 We.) 		1
(33 We.)[6] 		14
(34 We.) 		Released: 25 September 2015
Sales: 207,500+
2018 Black Is Beautiful 1
(13 We.) 		8
(5 We.) 		14
(4 We.) 		Released: 26 October 2018
2023 Electric Horsemen 7
(4 We.) 		26
(1 We.) 		17
(2 We.) 		Released: 5 May 2023
Others
  • Stallion Battalion live from Cologne (Released March 7, 2008) (Double-CD plus DVD)

Singles

Year Title Peak positions[5] Release dates
GER AUT SWI
2005 Hey Ya!
Internashville Urban Hymns 		41 — — Released: 9 May 2005
Hot in Herre / Like Ice in the Sunshine
Internashville Urban Hymns 		83 — — Released: 25 July 2005
2006 I Say a Little Prayer
Rodeo Radio / Low Voltage 		66 — — Released: 12 May 2006
Ring Ring Ring
Rodeo Radio 		99 — — Released: 1 September 2006
Rodeo Radio
Rodeo Radio / Low Voltage 		93 — — Released: 29 December 2006
2007 Everything Counts / Truck ’n’ Roll Rules
Stallion Battalion 		67 — — Released: 15 June 2007
2009 Last Day (Do or Die) 78 — — Released: 19 June 2009
2011 Heroes/Helden
Die Highlights 		28 50 — Released: 24 November 2011
(with Nena, Xavier Naidoo and Rea Garvey)
Don't Gimme That
Liberty of Action 		8 1 49 Released: 25 November 2011
Sales: + 315,000
L.O.V.E.
Liberty of Action 		74 — — Released: 20 December 2011
(feat. Nena)
2011 My Country
Rammstein 		— — — Released: 11 November 2011
2012 Live It Up
Liberty of Action 		98 52 — Released: 8 August 2012
2013 Do It
Flames of Fame 		31 40 36 Released: 16 September 2013
2015 Dos Bros
Dos Bros 		33 72 — Released: 21 August 2015
Jolene
Dos Bros 		35 25 29 Released: 25 December 2015
(feat. The Common Linnets)
2019 Little Help 32 34 41 Released: 3 May 2019
(featuring Mimi & Josy)
2021 Burning Love — — — Released: 2 January 2021
(feat. OnklP)

Notes

DVDs

  • Internashville Urban Hymns, die DVDs (2005; available only in Germany)

See also

The 2930s

References

  1. ^ Buchanan, John D. "The Bosshoss | Biography & History". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Oliver Wagner: "Micha Frick - Das wahre Leben", Dynamits! Magazin The World Of Rock´n´Roll Nr. 1/2011
  3. ^ Christiane Schliekmann: "Der richtige Klang-Der Braunschweiger Michael Frick fertigt Kontrabässe für Musiker aus aller Welt" "Norddeutsches Handwerk Niedersachsen" 31.03. 2011
  4. ^ "FC Venus (2006)". IMDb.
  5. ^ a b Chartquellen: Deutschland – Österreich – Schweiz
  6. ^ "Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts - Ö3 Charts".
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