Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären

Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären (German: If Words Were My Language) is the first studio album by German recording artist Tim Bendzko. It was released by Sony Music Columbia on 17 June 2011 in German-speaking Europe. Bendzko worked with music producer Swen Meyer on most of the album which features material that was either written or co-written by himself. Its music incorporates a range of the contemporary rock, folk, and pop music genres with a mix of slow ballads and jazzy uptempo tracks.

Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären
Studio album by Tim Bendzko
Released	17 June 2011
Genre	Pop
Length	46:15
Label	Columbia Sony Music
Producer	Swen Meyer
Tim Bendzko chronology
Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären (2011) Am seidenen Faden (2013)

Upon its release, Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären established Bendzko as one of the biggest-selling new and upcoming acts of the year. It debuted and peaked at number four on the German Albums Chart and reached the top twenty in Austria and Switzerland. It achieved 5x gold status in Germany and was eventually certified gold and platinum in Austria and Switzerland.

Chart performance

Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären debuted and peaked at number four on the German Albums Chart.[1] It remained ten weeks within the top ten.[1] In October 2011, Bendzko became the first musician to place an album and its first two singles, "Nur noch kurz die Welt retten" and "Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären", within both the German Albums and Singles Chart.[2] In November of the same year, Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären was certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).[3] By March 2012, it had sold more than 300,000 copies,[4] and in August, the album had reached triple gold status.[5] It was ranked 14th and 47th on the 2011 and 2012 German Year-End Chart, respectively, and has since been certified 5x gold.[6]

Track listing

All songs produced by Swen Meyer.[7]

Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären – Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Auf den ersten Blick"	Bendzko Sipho Sililo David Vogt Philip Böllhoff Hannes Büscher Peter J. Jordan	3:21
2.	"Sag einfach Ja"	Bendzko Swen Meyer Sililo Vogt Böllhoff Büscher	2:56
3.	"Mehr davon"	Bendzko Jordan Sililo Vogt Böllhoff Büscher	3:34
4.	"Du warst noch nie hier"	Bendzko	3:53
5.	"Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären"	Bendzko	3:29
6.	"Das letzte Mal"	Bendzko	3:44
7.	"Ich kann alles sehen"	Bendzko Sililo Vogt Böllhoff Büscher	2:52
8.	"Nur noch kurz die Welt retten"	Bendzko Simon Triebel Mo Brandis	3:11
9.	"Es kommt zurück"	Bendzko Meyer	3:38
10.	"Ich laufe"	Bendzko	5:04
11.	"Schall & Rauch"	Bendzko Kraans de Lutin Jovanka von Wilsdorf	3:08
12.	"Ich hör nicht auf"	Bendzko Aiko Rohd	4:05
13.	"Keine Zeit"	Bendzko	3:19

Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären – Deluxe edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Das Ende der Welt"	Bendzko Sililo Vogt Böllhoff Büscher	3:22
15.	"Keiner Weiß"	Bendzko	3:35
16.	"In dein Herz"	Bendzko	3:29
17.	"Weitergehen"	Bendzko	4:31
18.	"Es wird nicht einfach sein"	Bendzko	3:56
19.	"Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären" (Single Version)	Bendzko	3:16
20.	"Ich laufe" (Single Version)	Bendzko	3:58

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 11 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[1] 4 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 13

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Rank Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 65 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 14 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 64 Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 50

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[14]	Gold	10,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[15]	5× Gold	500,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[16]	Gold	15,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Austria	17 June 2011	Digital download, CD	Sony Music
Germany
Switzerland

References

1. "Officialcharts.de – Tim Bendzko – Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären". GfK Entertainment Charts.
2. "Tim Bendzko mit Newcomer-Charts-Rekord" (in German). Musikmarkt.de. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
3. "Tim Bendzko erhält Gold und Platin" (in German). Musikmarkt.de. 2011-11-06. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
4. "Tim Bendzko: Re-Edition von "Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären"" (in German). Musikmarkt.de. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
5. "Tim Bendzko: Dreifach-Gold für Album, Gold für Single" (in German). Musikmarkt.de. 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
6. "Richtlinien für die Verleihung von Gold/Platin Schallplatten und Awards" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Archived from the original on 2010-03-28. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
7. Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären (Media notes). Tim Bendzko. Sony Music. 2011.CS1 maint: others (link)
8. "Austriancharts.at – Tim Bendzko – Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären" (in German). Hung Medien.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Tim Bendzko – Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären". Hung Medien.
10. "Jahreshitparade Alben 2011". Austriancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
11. "Tim Bendzko: Re-Edition von "Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären"". Musikmarkt.de. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
12. "Jahrescharts 2011". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
13. "Bald ist nicht nur das Jahr zu Ende, sondern auch das ganze Jahrzehnt. Deshalb präsentieren wir euch ab heute die 50 erfolgreichsten Singles und Alben der Zehnerjahre. Platz 50 der Singles geht an Disturbed, Platz 50 der Alben an Tim @bendzko ("Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären")". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 18 November 2019 – via Twitter.
14. "Austrian album certifications – Tim Bendzko – Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
15. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tim Bendzko; 'Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
16. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Tim Bendzko; 'Wenn Worte meine Sprache')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

External links

• Official website