Wie schön du bist

"Wie schön du bist" (German: How Beautiful You Are) is a song by German recording artist Sarah Connor. It was written and produced by Connor along with Peter Plate, Ulf Leo Sommer, and Daniel Faust for her ninth studio album Muttersprache (2015). An ode to her son Tyler, the uplifting pop ballad was conceived after a dispute with him. Her first single in German, the song was released as the album's lead single on May 1, 2015 in German-speaking Europe; it has since reached number two on the German Singles Chart.

"Wie schön du bist"
Single by Sarah Connor
from the album Muttersprache
B-side	"Das Leben ist schön"
Released	May 1, 2015 (2015-05-01)
Genre	Pop
Length	3:39
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Sarah Connor Daniel Faust Peter Plate Ulf Leo Sommer
Producer(s)	Connor Faust Plate Sommer
Sarah Connor singles chronology
"Real Love" (2010) "Wie schön du bist" (2015) "Bedingungslos" (2015)

Chart performance

In Germany, "Wie schön du bist" was certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), denoting sales/streams of 260,000 copies, including 240,000 digital downloads.[1]

Formats and track listings

CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wie schön du bist"	3:39
2.	"Das Leben ist schön"	3:18

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 11 Germany (Official German Charts)[3] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 30

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 13

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[6]	3× Gold	600,000
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Parody

In September 2015, German comedian Carolin Kebekus performed a parody of this song in her show PussyTerror TV, mocking dim-witted German nationalists under the title "Wie blöd du bist" (German: How Daft You Are).[7]

References

1. "Universal-Vertriebstagung 2015 – Briegmann: "Wachstum ohne Streaming ist nicht denkbar"". Musikmarkt.de. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Sarah Connor – Wie schön du bist" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sarah Connor – Wie schön du bist". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
4. "Swisscharts.com – Sarah Connor – Wie schön du bist". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
5. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
6. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sarah Connor; 'Wie schön du bist')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
7. Video at WDR media centre