Clueso (born 1980 as Thomas Hübner in Erfurt) is a German singer, rapper, s… Read Full Bio ↴Clueso (born 1980 as Thomas Hübner in Erfurt) is a German singer, rapper, songwriter and producer. Clueso, named after Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther, started making music in 1995. In 1998 he got to know his future manager Andreas Welskop and canceled his apprenticeship training in hairdressing. His first vinyl Clüsolo was released on BMG Ufa the same year. In 1999 he moves to the 10vor10-Studios in Cologne with Welskop. A year later he signs a label contract at Four Music and releases Text und Ton in 2001. Around that time he performs with Curfew at the MTV HipHop Open in Stuttgart and at Beats for Life in Cologne.

In 2002 Clueso moves back to Erfurt and records the Rowdy-Club-Tape 2002. Another year later he starts producing his second album "Gute Musik" (featuring Blumentopf, Steer M, Tilmann Jarmer, Delhia, Tim Neuhaus and Jürgen Kerth), which was be finished by 2004. It does not contain any English tracks and concentrates on singing rather than rapping. In 2005 Clueso represented Thuringia with the song "Kein Bock zu geh'n" at the Bundesvision Song Contest. The same year he was partner of Start Ab, the 'biggest non-commercial remix contest in Europe'.

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In 2006 Clueso released his third album called "Weit Weg" which means "far away". Again the album was relased by Four Music. The album is changing mood and style contiuously. It varies between influences of chilled pop, soul, funk and reggae.

Over the last two years Clueso toured with his band. They played over 120 club and festival gigs with a total crowd of 300,000.

On the album Clueso joined forces with the likes of Max Herre (former lead singer of Freundeskreis), Flowin'Immo, New Telephatics and Razkajam.

Ralf C. Mayer who also had produced "Gute Musik", the forerunner of the current album, and artists like Xavier Naidoo and Die Fantastischen Vier helped Clueso to find his sound, from sounds of whisper to grolling bitter thunder.

Clueso is truly one of the future stars in Germany as he is focused, talented and lucky enough to find a channel for his passion.

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Unter Strom
Clueso Lyrics

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Stillstand!
Schau mir das Bild an
Wie sich ringsum unentwegt alles weiterdreht
Nur ein Haus
Indem ständig Licht brennt
Als kleinen Punkt
Kann man's vom Weitem sehen

Ich steh unter Strom!
Überladen überdreht!
Mein Akku ist fast leer
Ich frag mich wie das geht
Die ganze Stadt hat sich schon schlafen gelegt
Warum bin ich noch wach?
Die Leute klagen aus
Drüben an dem Hotel
Die Vögel singen
Gleich wird es hell
Ich schalt den Flugmodus an
Doch hebe nicht ab
Warum bin ich noch wach?

Stillstand!
Ich steh am Bildrand
Und alles fließt
Ruhig an mir vorbei
Und sobald es
Draußen wieder Nacht wird
Steige ich aus der
Dunkelheit!

Ich steh unter Strom!
Überladen überdreht!
Mein Akku ist fast leer
Ich frag mich wie das geht
Die ganze Stadt hat sich schon schlafen gelegt
Warum bin ich noch wach?
Die Leute klagen aus
Drüben an dem Hotel
Die Vögel singen
Gleich wird es hell
Ich schalt den Flugmodus an

Doch hebe nicht ab
Warum bin ich noch wach?

Overall Meaning

The first verse of Clueso's song Unter Strom describes the feeling of being stuck in place while everything around you continues to move forward. The image of a single house with a light burning constantly creates a sense of isolation and disconnection from the world. The chorus then reveals the reason for this feeling: the singer is "unter Strom," or literally "under electricity." They feel overloaded and overwhelmed, their battery almost empty. Despite the city having gone to sleep, the singer remains awake and unable to disconnect from the constant stimulation of modern life. The second verse shifts the perspective, with the singer now an observer on the edge of the image, watching the world flow calmly by. But as soon as the night returns, the singer emerges from their own darkness and once again confronts their electric overstimulation.

Overall, the lyrics of "Unter Strom" express the conflict between modern technology's endless stimulation and the need for rest and stillness. The use of electric imagery highlights this tension, with the singer caught in a current that they cannot control or escape from. The song ends on a note of ambiguity, with the singer still unable to disconnect and leave the electric current behind.

Line by Line Meaning

Stillstand!
Everything around me seems to be moving on, but I feel stuck.

Schau mir das Bild an Wie sich ringsum unentwegt alles weiterdreht Nur ein Haus Indem ständig Licht brennt Als kleinen Punkt Kann man`s vom Weitem sehen
I look at the scene before me, where everything keeps moving while there's one house that is always lit up and visible from far away.

Ich steh unter Strom! Überladen überdreht! Mein Akku ist fast leer Ich frag mich wie das geht Die ganze Stadt hat sich schon schlafen gelegt Warum bin ich noch wach? Die Leute klagen aus Drüben an dem Hotel Die Vögel singen Gleich wird es hell Ich schalt den Flugmodus an Doch hebe nicht ab Warum bin ich noch wach?
I feel electrified, overwhelmed, and my energy is almost depleted. I'm wondering how this is possible when everyone else in the city has already gone to bed. People are complaining from the hotel across the street, birds are singing, and dawn is approaching. I turn on airplane mode, but I am still awake and can't figure out why.

Stillstand! Ich steh am Bildrand Und alles fließt Ruhig an mir vorbei Und sobald es Draußen wieder Nacht wird Steige ich aus der Dunkelheit!
I feel like I'm standing at the edge of a moving picture, where everything flows calmly past me. Once it's night again outside, I'll emerge from the darkness.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, THE ROYALTY NETWORK INC.
Written by: BARIS ALADAG, JOERAN GOERN, NORMAN SINN, PAUL STEPHAN TETZLAFF, THOMAS HUEBNER, TINO SEHRING, UNKNOWN

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