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.
Let You Go 2005
ATB Lyrics
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I´ve been running like a sentence
Never begun
I´ve been looking for a way to let you know
I got nothing left to fill out spaces
I got nothing but a septum coming undone
I´ve been doing circles and it shows
Every place that I hide
Tell me that I,
I was wrong to let you go
Every search that I heel
Every flower that I feel
Tell me that I,
I was wrong to let you go
Let you go, Let you go, Let you go x4"
Its the little things that make you crazy
Like the thought of someone else touching your skin
I can see you everywhere i go
It could be the sight of your face
It could be the aroma of your breath
Still as the river as it flows
Every cloud in the sky
Every place that I hide
Tell me that I,
I was wrong to let you go
Every search that I heel
Every flower that I feel
Tell me that I,
I was wrong to let you go
Let you go let you go let you go x4
The lyrics of ATB's song "Let You Go 2005" express the lingering emotions of a lost love that has left the singer feeling empty and lost. The singer has been visiting all the familiar places that remind them of their past love and running in circles, trying to figure out how to let them know that they are still haunted by their memories. The singer feels as though they have nothing left to fill the spaces in their life that this person once occupied, and are overwhelmed by the sense of loss.
The second verse of the song delves deeper into the lyrics and what makes the singer crazy. The simple thought of someone else touching their past love's skin is enough to drive them insane. The singer sees their lost love everywhere they go, in every place they hide, and it feels as though they will never escape the memory of this person. The chorus repeats the central message of the song, that the singer was wrong to let their love go and regrets the decision to let go of what they had.
Line by Line Meaning
I´ve been to all the familiar places
I have searched everywhere I used to go to find something familiar but I cannot find it.
I´ve been running like a sentence never begun
I have been running in circles, trapped in a never-ending cycle, without any clear start or end.
I´ve been looking for a way to let you know
I have been trying to communicate with you, to express my feelings, but I cannot find the right words.
I got nothing left to fill out spaces
I have exhausted all my resources and ideas, and there is nothing left to fill the empty void inside me.
I got nothing but a septum coming undone
I am falling apart, emotionally and mentally, and I am struggling to hold myself together.
I´ve been doing circles and it shows
My aimless wandering and lack of purpose is evident in my behavior and my life.
Its the little things that make you crazy
It is the small and insignificant details that can drive you insane and remind you of what you have lost.
Like the thought of someone else touching your skin
The mere thought of someone else being intimate with you is unbearable and causes me great pain.
I can see you everywhere i go
Everywhere I look, I see reminders of you - in people, in places, in things - and it is impossible to escape.
It could be the sight of your face
Something as simple as seeing your face again can trigger deep emotions and feelings of longing and regret.
It could be the aroma of your breath
Even the smell of your breath, something so small and inoffensive, can bring back powerful memories and emotions.
Still as the river as it flows
Despite everything changing around me, I am still as stagnant and unmoving as a river that always flows in the same direction.
Every cloud in the sky, every place that I hide, tell me that I, I was wrong to let you go
Everywhere I look, every moment of my life, reminds me that I made a mistake in letting you go and losing you.
Every search that I heel, every flower that I feel, tell me that I, I was wrong to let you go
No matter what I do, where I go, or who I meet, I am constantly reminded that I let you go and it was the wrong choice.
Let you go, Let you go, Let you go x4
The repetition of these words emphasizes my desire to let you go and move on, but also highlights my failure to actually do so.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANDRE TANNEBERGER, KENNETH HARRISON, ROBERT MICHAELS
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