André Tanneberger aka ATB (born February 26, 1973 in Freiberg, Saxony, Germ… Read Full Bio ↴André Tanneberger aka ATB (born February 26, 1973 in Freiberg, Saxony, Germany) is a DJ, musician, and producer of trance, ambient and progressive house music.

Among his most famous songs is “9pm (Till I Come)”, which topped the charts in the United Kingdom in 1998 and is widely regarded as the UK’s first Trance number one. The track features a guitar riff which became hugely popular. This guitar sound, which he accidentally found while experimenting with a new producing deck, became the trademark of his early hits. ATB continues to evolve and change with every album. His current style involves more vocals and varied sounds, with frequent pianos.

Despite only releasing a few more singles in the UK, namely “Don’t stop!” (No.3, 300,000 copies sold) and “Killer” (No.4, 200,000 copies sold), he still regularly releases music in his native Germany and in other parts of Europe, where he has scored big hits such as “I Don’t Wanna Stop” and his cover of Olive’s 1996 hit “You’re Not Alone”.

“Two Worlds” (2000) is a two-disc album based upon the concept of different types of music for different moods, with titles such as “The World Of Movement” and “The Relaxing World”.

ATB’s latest hits include uplifting “Ecstasy” and chilling “Marrakech”, both from the album “No Silence” (2004) and also released as singles.

In 2005, ATB released “Seven Years”, a compilation of 20 songs, including many greatest hits such as “The Summer”, “Let U Go”, “Hold U”, “Long Way Home”, and “I Don’t Wanna Stop”. Additionally, “Seven Years includes six new tracks: “Humanity”; “Let U Go (2005 Reworked)”; “Believe in Me”; “Trilogie, Pt. 2”; “Take Me Over”; and “Far Beyond”. Many of ATB’s recent albums have featured vocals from Roberta Carter Harrison, singer for the Canadian duo Wild Strawberries.

His next album was co-written by vocalist Tiff Lacey. “Trilogy” was released in 2007. The release of his second single “Justify” was moved from November 2006 to 2007. The single “Renegade” was released on 2007-04-12 and features Heather Nova.

On 2009-05-01 ATB released his latest album “Future Memories” featuring Josh Gallahan (a.k.a. jades) and others. The first single release of Future Memories which was also released on May 1st 2009 features What About Us and L.A. Nights.

His highly anticipated "Distant Earth" album was released 29th April 2011 and was comprised of 2CDs including combined work with Armin Van Buuren, Dash Berlin, Melissa Loretta and Josh Gallahan. A 3rd CD was also produced with all the club versions of the first CD hits. Singles released from the album include Twisted Love ft. Cristina Soto and Gold ft. JanSoon.

To date André continues to maintain a connection with his fans through social networking sites and still goes on tour.

After the Flame
ATB Lyrics

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How many days since we've spoken
How many times have you tried
To mount the pieces of my broke-broken heart

Don't tell me everything's over
Don't take the sun from my eye
It's much too late to be alone

When our love grows old
And the flower gets cold
I will scream out, Should I leave
'Til there is no room to die

When the colors fade, on the what we've made
I will keep on trying, long after the flame is dying

Too late, too long to mention
Too wide to keep it inside
This revelation of my wound-wounded self
You are the wind of adventure
You are the sun in my eye
You are the one who keeps me whole

When our love grows old
And the flower gets cold
I will scream out, Should I leave
'Til there is no room to die

When the colors fade, on the what we've made
I will keep on trying, long after the flame is dying

When our love grows old
And the flower gets cold
When our love grows old
And the flower gets cold

(When our love grows old)
How many days since we've spoken
How many times have you tried
(And the flower gets cold)
To mount the pieces of my broke-broken heart
(When our love grows old)
Don't tell me everything's over
Don't take the sun from my eye

(And the flower gets cold)
It's much too late to be alone

Overall Meaning

The song "After The Flame" by ATB feat. Roberta Carter Harrison is a poignant and emotional portrayal of a relationship that is struggling to survive. The lyrics depict a couple whose love has grown old and whose passion has faded away. The singer is pleading with her lover not to give up on the relationship and to help mend her broken heart. She is afraid of being alone and losing the love that they once shared.

The chorus of the song is particularly powerful, with the singer proclaiming that she will not give up on their love even when it is fading away. She will keep on trying to hold onto their relationship, even when the flame has died out. This shows the resilience and determination of the singer to make the relationship work, despite the difficulties they face.

Overall, "After The Flame" is a beautiful and moving song that explores the complexities of relationships and the difficulties that couples face when trying to hold onto their love. It is a reminder that even when things seem bleak, it is important to keep trying and to never give up on the ones we love.

Line by Line Meaning

How many days since we've spoken
It's been a while since we last talked

How many times have you tried
How many attempts have you made

To mount the pieces of my broke-broken heart
To repair my heart after it was broken

Don't tell me everything's over
Don't say it's the end

Don't take the sun from my eye
Don't take away my happiness

It's much too late to be alone
It's too late to be by oneself

When our love grows old
As time passes and love ages

And the flower gets cold
And love becomes less passionate

I will scream out, Should I leave
I will ask if I should go

'Til there is no room to die
Until there is no other option

When the colors fade, on the what we've made
When the excitement fades from our relationship