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.
Better Give Up
ATB Lyrics
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Or should I change my life instead
Before it's changing me?
Words stuck in my head
Silence is another thread
Taking control of me
You'd better give up to get hold of me
It's emergency, you'd better give up
Don't you act so selfishly
I'm not, not over you yet
I'm not, not over you yet
You'd better give up to get hold of me
Don't waste your time cause
It's emergency, you'd better give up
You'd better give up
I'm not, not over you yet
I'm not, not over you yet
I'm not, not over you yet
I'm not, not over you yet
Shouldn't I forget
Or should I change my life instead
Before it's changing me?
Words stuck in my head
Silence is another thread
Taking control of me
You'd better give up to get hold of me
Don't waste your time cause
It's emergency, you'd better give up
Don't you act so selfishly
I'm not, not over you yet
I'm not, not over you yet
You'd better give up to get hold of me
Don't waste your time cause
It's emergency, you'd better give up
You'd better give up
I'm not, not over you yet
I'm not, not over you yet
The lyrics of ATB's "Better Give Up" seem to be about the conflicting emotions of letting go of a past relationship. The singer is in a state of confusion whether to forget about their past relationship or change their life instead before it changes them. The words are stuck in their head, and the silence is overwhelming. They are struggling to take control of their thoughts and their lives.
The main message of the song seems to be that the person should give up trying to hold onto the singer and move on with their lives. The emergency seems to be the singer's emotional state, which the other person is causing. The singer tells them that they better give up and not waste their time, as it is an emergency. They shouldn't act selfishly by holding onto something that is not working out.
However, the singer is not ready to let go completely, as they are not over their ex yet. They ask the other person to give up trying to hold onto them but still have that glimmer of hope that they might get back together.
Overall, the song seems to convey the idea that it is difficult to let go of a past relationship, but sometimes it is better to move on and avoid hurting oneself and others.
Line by Line Meaning
Shouldn't I Forget
Maybe it's time for me to forget about you
Or should I change my life instead
Or perhaps I should change my life to move forward
Before it's changing me?
Before my obsession with you takes over who I am
Words stuck in my head
I can't get you out of my mind
Silence is another thread
The silence between us is just another reminder of your absence
Taking control of me
You still have a hold on my emotions
You'd better give up to get hold of me
If you really want to be with me, you need to give up your selfish ways
Don't waste your time cause
There's no point in trying to win me over with your old tricks
It's emergency, you'd better give up
This is serious, and I need you to step up and show me you care
Don't you act so selfishly
Stop putting yourself first and start considering my feelings
I'm not, not over you yet
I'm still struggling to move on from you
You'd better give up
If you can't show me that you're willing to change, then it's time for you to let me go
I'm not, not over you yet
My feelings for you are still strong
I'm not, not over you yet
I'm still not over you
Shouldn't I forget
Maybe it's better for me to forget about all of this
Or should I change my life instead
Or perhaps I should focus on myself and make changes in my life
Before it's changing me?
Before my love for you changes who I am as a person
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, MUSIC & MEDIA INT'L, INC.
Written by: ANDRE TANNEBERGER, JAN LOECHEL
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