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.
Collides with Beauty
ATB Lyrics
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You know
It should be me
That's holding you
And I know that pride
Collides with beauty
And I know
It should be me
That's touching you
And I know that pride
Collides with beauty
I'm upside down
And inside out
The room's not big enough
I'm waiting for your love
Been waiting for your love
Gone round and round
Half falling down
The floor's not flat enough
I'm waiting for your love
Been waiting for your love
Chorus:
And I know
You know
It should be me
That's holding you
And I know that pride
Collides with beauty
And I know
You know
It should be me
That's touching you
And I know that pride
Collides with beauty
And I know
You know
It should be me
That's holding you
And I know that pride
Collides with beauty
And I know
You know
It should be me
That's loving you
And I know that pride
Collides with beauty
It's too much
It's not enough
The walls can't hold me up
I'm waiting for your love
Been waiting for your love
I'm back and forth
And forth and back
The window's fogging up
I'm waiting for your love
Been waiting for your love
In "Collides with Beauty" by ATB, the singer is longing for someone they love but cannot have. The lyrics suggest that the singer and the love interest share a mutual understanding that it should be them together. However, their pride gets in the way because of some unresolved conflict between them. The singer's internal struggle is evident as they admit to feeling upended and not in control of their emotions. The line, "The room's not big enough," implies that the emotional weight of the situation is suffocating and overwhelming. The singer also seems to feel trapped as they wait for their love interest's love. The internal battle between pride and love is symbolized by the phrase "pride collides with beauty." The singer is too overwhelmed by their love interest's beauty, which is making it harder for them to let go of their pride.
The singer's frustration is also evident in the chorus. They admit to knowing that they should be the one holding, touching and loving their love interest, but something is stopping them. The song's bridge repeats the same message of being unable to contain all of these emotions. The singer is going back and forth, moving in circles, and basically, they seem stuck. The song captures the feeling of the singer's love and desire, mixed with their inability to act on it.
Line by Line Meaning
And I know
I am aware of the fact
You know
You are aware of the fact
It should be me
I believe I am the right person
That's holding you
To be close to you physically
And I know that pride
I am aware that my ego
Collides with beauty
Is getting in the way of having something beautiful
I'm upside down
I'm feeling disoriented
And inside out
My emotions are all over the place
The room's not big enough
I feel restricted
I'm waiting for your love
I'm hoping for your affection
Been waiting for your love
I've been hoping for your affection for a long time
Gone round and round
I've been struggling with this for a while
Half falling down
I feel unsteady
The floor's not flat enough
I feel off-balance
And I know
I am aware of the fact
It should be me
I believe I am the right person
That's touching you
To touch you physically
It's too much
I feel overwhelmed
It's not enough
I feel unsatisfied
The walls can't hold me up
I feel trapped
I'm back and forth
I'm indecisive
And forth and back
I keep changing my mind
The window's fogging up
I can't see my way clearly
And I know
I am aware of the fact
You know
You are aware of the fact
It should be me
I believe I am the right person
That's holding you
To be close to you physically
And I know that pride
I am aware that my ego
Collides with beauty
Is getting in the way of having something beautiful
And I know
I am aware of the fact
You know
You are aware of the fact
It should be me
I believe I am the right person
That's loving you
To show affection towards you
And I know that pride
I am aware that my ego
Collides with beauty
Is getting in the way of having something beautiful
I'm waiting for your love
I'm hoping for your affection
Been waiting for your love
I've been hoping for your affection for a long time
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANDRE TANNEBERGER, MADELIN ZERO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Krystian Rydzowski
Nigdy nie potrafiłem opisać tej muzyki, potrafię ją tylko słuchać. Andre połamał wszystkich pseudotwórców bez dwóch zdań. Doskonałe umiejętności i niesamowity talent. Ukłon w stronę Andre.
John Shaft
Dodajcie My Everything czy When It's ends It's start's again .. i wiele wiele innych ... Facet To Mistrz !
daniel03200320
To prawda !! Najlepszy !!
Adam Masłowski
Jak to słyszę to mam ciarry zawsze piękny kawałek :))
andy maciek
bezcenny
Mariusz Jazwiecki
ATB 🔥, słucham od dawien dawna, każda piosenka ma cos w sobie ❤️
MUSIC CHANNEL ETERNITY
Yess it's true
That I listen this track every single day
And I don't wanna get rid of this lovely and amazing track
John Smith
This and black nights are special to me
Specyk;)
Mistrzu mój -moje ucho pogłaskanie taka nuta jakby Pan Bocek gola nóżka mnie musnal,🙏🙏💪💙💙
Niewygodny X
Piękne 🎼🎶🔉🎙📀❤️ ATB -zawsze przenosi mnie do wyjątkowych wspomnień