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.
Together
ATB Lyrics
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I'm bent out of shape
I'm barely alive
Until I see your face
I hear you got a girl
Hey does she look like me
Tell her you're mine
I can't make believe
You lay on my bed
I see what you've done
I know what you need
And what you're thinking of
I know what you like
I can see through the veil
Until the morning light
We're gonna break away
And until I feel our time is up
It's always gonna be enough
Yeah...
You and me
We tried to give it so much
You and me
Will always stay together
You and me
We tried to give it all of our love
You and me
We tried to give it so much
You and me
We want to stay together
You and me
We tried to give it all of our love
Your lies will come down
Your lies will come down and replace
Your lies will come down and be gone
Forever tonight... Night
We're gonna get it right
I hold onto hope
I'm frozen in time
One hand on the door
But you control my mind
Like a moth to a flame
It's a hard game to play
In the light of the morning
I got to break away
And until I feel you time is up
It's always gonna be enough
Yeah...
You and me
We tried to give it so much
You and me will always be together
You and me
We tried to give it so much
You and me will always be together
You and me
We tried to give it so much
You and me will always be together
You and me
We tried to give it so much
You and me will always be together
The song "Together" by ATB follows a story of a person who is deeply connected to another individual, but also knows that they cannot continue in the relationship. The person is struggling to end the relationship, yet at the same time, they are afraid of falling apart. The lines, "I've run out of time, I'm bent out of shape, I'm barely alive until I see your face" suggest that the singer is deeply affected by the relationship and is struggling to keep up. They have reached their limit and cannot continue.
The lines, "I hear you got a girl, hey does she look like me, tell her you're mine, I can't make believe," illustrate the singer's jealousy and fear of losing their partner to someone else. The person is still in love with their partner, but they know that they cannot continue in the relationship, and it is time to move on. The lines, "Your lies will come down and be gone, Forever tonight… Night, we're gonna get it right," hint at the revelation of the partner's lies and the hope of getting out of the toxic relationship.
The singer is holding hope, remains frozen in time, and is constantly battling their thoughts and feelings. They are trying to leave the relationship, but their partner has control over their mind. The lines, "In the light of the morning, I got to break away," suggest that the person knows that it is time to move past the relationship and start anew.
Line by Line Meaning
I've run out of time
I am running out of time and can't wait any longer.
I'm bent out of shape
I am upset and distressed.
I'm barely alive
I am barely surviving without you.
Until I see your face
I need to see you to feel complete and alive again.
I hear you got a girl
I heard that you have a new girlfriend.
Hey does she look like me
I need to know if she reminds you of me.
Tell her you're mine
Tell her that I still belong to you.
I can't make believe
I can't pretend that I don't care.
You lay on my bed
I remember when we used to lay on my bed together.
I see what you've done
I know what you are capable of and what we shared before.
I know what you need
I know what you desire and what makes you happy.
And what you're thinking of
I can guess what you are thinking about right now.
I know what you like
I know your preferences and your favorite things.
I can see through the veil
I can see through your pretenses and understand what you really want.
Until the morning light
We will stay together until dawn.
We're gonna break away
We will escape together from everything that's holding us back.
And until I feel our time is up
I will stay with you as long as I feel we have time left together.
It's always gonna be enough
We will always have enough love for each other.
You and me
We are the only ones who matter.
We tried to give it so much
We gave it our all.
We will always stay together
We will never separate.
We want to stay together
We both want to be together forever.
Your lies will come down
Your deceptions will be revealed.
Your lies will come down and replace
Once your lies are exposed, the truth will take their place.
Your lies will come down and be gone
Your lies will disappear after the truth is revealed.
Forever tonight... Night
We will be together and feel like it's forever, even though it's only for tonight.
We're gonna get it right
We will make things right between us.
I hold onto hope
I am optimistic about us and our relationship.
I'm frozen in time
I feel stuck and unable to move on without you.
One hand on the door
I am ready to leave, but something is holding me back.
But you control my mind
You have power over me and my thoughts.
Like a moth to a flame
I am drawn to you even though I know it's not good for me.
It's a hard game to play
Our relationship is challenging and difficult to navigate.
Contributed by Chloe D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@blackjack2770
How is this song not on the radio? How does this song not have nore views? This is a masterpiece, a timeless piece.. This is Jes's best vocal song to date I think. Everything fits perfectly. Gives me goosebumps every Damn time.
@mrmovin2
Because the real ATB is the one of the songs that NEVER extracts! from their albums. The best of ATB lies in the songs that it never extracts, the singles are always less structured than the songs on its albums. This is yet another ATB masterpiece ever mined
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@blackjack2770
This is one of the best songs I've heard in a while. Jes is my favorite.
@Trance106
Jes voice on this track simply blow me away.
@agravvka5
Nie mogę przestać tego słuchać. Siedzę w pracy i wciąż w mojej głowie brzmi "I've run out of time I'm bent out of shape I'm barely alive Until I see your face... Można zwariować :)
@Computercontrolled87
"You and me
We tried to give it so much
You and me
Will always stay together
You and me
We tried to give it all of our love..."
@edytaskalska2509
Kocham Cię Andre i Twoją muzykę-czuje w niej piękno
@Trance106
best on the album along side Hard to Cure .ATB pure vocal,ambient,trance German legend.I love the German DJ`s Cosmic gate and Paul van Dyk
@AgnieszkaWasilewskaANGELFALLS
Nowa płyta ATB świetnie się sprawdza w aucie ... :) ten kawałek i Hard To Cure wybrzmiewają u mnie non stop ;) ATB trzyma poziom od lat :) a utwory czysto "instrumentalne" - wymiatają ...
@jantarf23
Wymiata i to aż za bardzo:) Wspaniałe klimaty jak przystało na ATB