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.

You're Not Alone
ATB Lyrics

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In a way it's a, a matter of time
I will not worry for you, You'll be just fine
Take my thoughts with you, and when you look behind
You will surely see a face that you recognize

You're not alone I'll wait till the end of time
Open your mind, Surely it's plain to see
You're not alone, I'll wait till the end of time for you

Open your mind, Surely it's time to be with me

It is the distance
That makes life a little hard
Two minds that once were close
Now so many miles a part
I will not falter though
I'll hold on 'till your home
Safely back where you belong
See how our love has grown

You're not alone, I'll wait till the end of time
Open your mind, Surely its plane to see
You're not alone, I'll wait 'till the end of time
Open your mind, baby there's time for me and you

You're not alone, I'll wait till the end of time
Open your mind, Surely its plane to see

You're not alone
You're not alone
Ill wait till the end of time

Open your mind
Surely there time to be with me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of ATB feat. The Wild Strawberries' song You're Not Alone is about two people in a long-distance relationship. The songwriter is assuring the other person that they will be okay even though they are far apart. They ask the other person to take their thoughts with them so that they will always feel connected. The song says that two minds that were once close now feel far apart because of physical distance, but the songwriter promises that they will not falter and will wait for the other person until they are back home. They view their love as something that grows despite the distance and asks the other person to open their mind and see that they are not alone, and there is time for the two of them to be together.

The song speaks to the reality of many people who have navigated the challenges of a long-distance relationship. It reminds the listener that love can grow despite distance and that with patience and dedication, a long-distance relationship can work. The song has a calming and reassuring tone that intends to comfort both partners and give them hope that they can succeed despite their separation.

Line by Line Meaning

In a way it's a, a matter of time
Time is a factor in this situation

I will not worry for you, You'll be just fine
I have faith in you and believe that everything will turn out alright

Take my thoughts with you, and when you look behind
I will be with you in spirit, even when we are apart

You will surely see a face that you recognize
You will find comfort in remembering the love that we share

It is the distance
Distance is the obstacle that we are facing

That makes life a little hard
Being apart makes life difficult

Two minds that once were close
We used to be close

Now so many miles a part
But now we are separated by miles

I will not falter though
I will not give up on us

I'll hold on 'till your home
I will wait for you to come home

Safely back where you belong
We belong together and I will wait for you to return safely