Langer writes the majority of his repertoire alone, but also collaborates with among others Marcus Winther-John , Tim Christensen , Daniel Ahearn , Edie Kuhnle , and Justin Hawkins . Tim Christensen has contributed to several songs with backing vocals, guitar and bass on Langer's earlier albums, and Justin Hawkins sings backing vocals on Langer's upcoming album. He has announced that he will also be working with several artists and producers from the United States, including Ryan Tedder . About his approach to music, Langer says: "I'm very inspired of the way Keith Jarrett just lets his hands run out of control and create big poetic moments out of improvisation. The same can be said for other big artists like Ryan Adams and Jeff Buckley. I can relate to all three because they all seem to let their intuition and playful musicality take them to beautiful places. My own music originates in the same way.” Other musical influences he names are Chris Cornell , John Mayer , Prince , Coldplay , Rickie Lee Jones , Stevie Wonder , The Beatles , Nick Drake , The Band , Radiohead , Fionn Regan , Bob Dylan , Neil Young , and Ray Lamontagne . His voice is often compared to Thom Yorke's and Jeff Buckley's. His band, both in the studio and live, is composed of Søren Lund on guitar, Nis Tyrrestrup op bass, and Asger Møller on drums and percussion. On March 30, 2011, Langer introduced Simon Luth as his sixth band member and announced he will be the opening act for his shows in May 2011. Langer plays among others guitar, piano, Mellotron, and keyboard.
Langer grew up in the town of Skive, Denmark. His parents are both teachers and share a love for music. At age three, he started learning the piano and he listened to his father's record collection. When he was 15, he dreamt of moving to New York and becoming a rock star. In high school, he was in a Rage Against the Machine cover band. After finishing high school, a local audition in Skive got him in touch with a talent scout who suggested him to move to Copenhagen and present his homemade demos there. He studied jazz piano at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, but eventually he just started writing music It was during this time he started playing guitar. Ultimately this landed him a record deal with Copenhagen Records. Langer debuted on March 20, 2006
in Denemark with Attention Please, an album containing potent pop rock songs. It was scheduled to be released a year earlier, but in post-production he connected so well with Søren Balsner of Carpark North that Langer requested his label to scrap the recordings and start over with Balsner as producer. Despite an intense media hype and good reviews, the album had limited success in Denmark. According to Langer, his record label is to blame for raising unrealistic expectations: "As it often happens, when something is overhyped, then the media just gives you the finger afterwards when it comes out. Because of course this record isn't a masterpiece, but I think it's a very good debut for a very young guy, but that's never where we came to because they had been told that it was a masterpiece from the record label. So the minute it came out, it flopped." The song "Breaking News" became a hit. The American spotter Sat Bisla picked up on him which enabled Langer to perform in Great Britain and Germany, to move to New York City and from there often travel back and forth to Los Angeles, where he among others played before record company executives. This media circus life was taxing on him at such a young age, he had grown tired of other people's visions on his career, questioned his talent and got homesick, so in 2007 he quit his rock star life and returned to Skive. Equipped with only a map and his guitar, he roamed through Europe like a troubadour, playing about 100 acoustic shows (other sources say about 60[6]) for gas money to fuel his c. 1987 Volkswagen Polo which he bought after his return. He lived off the money he collected by selling his CDs after each show. The tour helped him to find himself again and garnered him a growing fanbase. Later in 2007, he composed and conducted the Danish performance of Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Nørrebros Theater in Copenhagen starring Anders W. Berthelsen.
For his second studio album, Langer had written over 90 songs, of which he wrote "Say No More" together with Tim Christensen. He explains the cause of this large quantity as follows: "A minute doesn’t go by, not even a second, without a stream of new musical ideas or familiar phrases running through my head. My songs spring from that source." The record was eponymous because he felt this album made it clear in which direction he is headed in style and genre, whereas he felt the songs on his first album did not reflect him, but were what he thought others wanted from him. The album was released in Denmark on February 9, 2009. The critical reception was bland; critics judged that the music was more of the same and lacked a soul because it was too polished. He did score hits with "Wake Me Up in Time" and Fact-Fiction, a song he wrote in the United States in less than ten minutes and describes his confusion during that time. He started his tour as opening act for Tim Christensen and The Script before continuing his tour as main act. The songs "The River has Run Wild" and "Beauty of the Dark" have been used in the American television series The Vampire Diaries, On En Hyldest til Sebastian ("A Tribute to Sebastian"), released in October 2009, Langer covers the song "Stille Før Storm" ("Silence before the storm"). Sebastian originally wrote this song for Lis Sørensen, which led to her breakthrough.
Langer grew up in the town of Skive, Denmark. His parents are both teachers and share a love for music. At age three, he started learning the piano and he listened to his father's record collection. When he was 15, he dreamt of moving to New York and becoming a rock star. In high school, he was in a Rage Against the Machine cover band. After finishing high school, a local audition in Skive got him in touch with a talent scout who suggested him to move to Copenhagen and present his homemade demos there. He studied jazz piano at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, but eventually he just started writing music It was during this time he started playing guitar. Ultimately this landed him a record deal with Copenhagen Records. Langer debuted on March 20, 2006 in Denemark with Attention Please, an album containing potent pop rock songs. It was scheduled to be released a year earlier, but in post-production he connected so well with Søren Balsner of Carpark North that Langer requested his label to scrap the recordings and start over with Balsner as producer. Despite an intense media hype and good reviews, the album had limited success in Denmark. According to Langer, his record label is to blame for raising unrealistic expectations: "As it often happens, when something is overhyped, then the media just gives you the finger afterwards when it comes out. Because of course this record isn't a masterpiece, but I think it's a very good debut for a very young guy, but that's never where we came to because they had been told that it was a masterpiece from the record label. So the minute it came out, it flopped." The song "Breaking News" became a hit. The American spotter Sat Bisla picked up on him, which enabled Langer to perform in Great Britain and Germany, to move to New York City and from there often travel back and forth to Los Angeles, where he among others played before record company executives. This media circus life was taxing on him at such a young age, he had grown tired of other people's visions on his career, questioned his talent and got homesick, so in 2007 he quit his rock star life and returned to Skive. Equipped with only a map and his guitar, he roamed through Europe like a troubadour, playing about 100 acoustic shows (other sources say about 60) for gas money to fuel his c. 1987 Volkswagen Polo which he bought after his return. He lived off the money he collected by selling his CDs after each show. The tour helped him to find himself again and garnered him a growing fanbase. Later in 2007, he composed and conducted the Danish performance of Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Nørrebros Theater in Copenhagen starring Anders W. Berthelsen.
For his second studio album, Langer had written over 90 songs, of which he wrote "Say No More" together with Tim Christensen. He explains the cause of this large quantity as follows: "A minute doesn’t go by, not even a second, without a stream of new musical ideas or familiar phrases running through my head. My songs spring from that source." The record was eponymous because he felt this album made it clear in which direction he is headed in style and genre, whereas he felt the songs on his first album did not reflect him, but were what he thought others wanted from him. The album was released in Denmark on February 9, 2009. The critical reception was bland; critics judged that the music was more of the same and lacked a soul because it was too polished. He did score hits with "Wake Me Up in Time" and Fact-Fiction, a song he wrote in the United States in less than ten minutes and describes his confusion during that time. He started his tour as opening act for Tim Christensen and The Script before continuing his tour as main act. The songs "The River has Run Wild" and "Beauty of the Dark" have been used in the American television series The Vampire Diaries, On En Hyldest til Sebastian ("A Tribute to Sebastian"), released in October 2009, Langer covers the song "Stille Før Storm" ("Silence before the storm"). Sebastian originally wrote this song for Lis Sørensen, which led to her breakthrough.
In December 2010, Langer offered a free download of "The River has Run Wild" off this album to anyone who joined his mailing list. In March 2011, the single "Microscope" was offered to new subscribers instead. "Microscope" entered the Italian charts at #25. It was written in around 30 minutes and came out of nothing. It was intended to be a happy song, but turned melancholic as the lyrics were written. Langer has already explained the theme of some of the other songs. "Last Flower" was written in memory of a Danish fan who committed suicide. In her suicide note she requested Langer to play at her funeral, where he performed this song. "Death has Fallen in Love" is about stopping to realize that someone you love could die too. The idea for the song came about while Langer' girlfriend was brushing her teeth.
A song that has not made its way onto the album is "Bowie and Champagne", which refers to a girl he fooled around with when he was growing up, but who tried everything and ended up a drug addict. The original lyrics were written after Langer woke up from a dream and jotted a few lines down about Aerosmith and wine. At that time he thought they might just be the best lyrics in the world, but when he checked them over the following morning, he felt they were too cheesy but could be improved with some changes.
From May 11 through to 14, Langer will go on a mini-tour through Denmark.
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Heartquake
Mads Langer Lyrics
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Right now it feels like the world is gonna last forever
And your determination seems to change the situation
We both surrender
You are lipstick pretty now
You’re so cool that it freaks me out
You kicking down my doors
And I’m ab, ab, absolutely lost
Can you feel my ground shake
Can you feel my heartquake
And we’ve oh, oh, only just begun
Oh baby, you make my heart quake
Oh baby, you make my heart quake
You stretch my imagination, don’t stop keep up
Dancing all around the room
Whatever it is that you’re doing
You’re doing it right now
I couldn’t care less about the world outside
You are lipstick pretty now
You’re so cool that it freaks me out
You kicking down my doors
You hit me like a truck
And I’m ab, ab, absolutely lost
Can you feel my ground shake
Can you feel my heartquake
And we’ve oh, oh, only just begun
Oh baby, you make my heart quake
Oh baby, you make my heart quake
Look at how you’ve rearranged everything in here
How could I possibly go anywhere
You don’t even know what a catch you are
I’m full of fascination
Right now it feels like the world is gonna last forever
You kicking down my doors
You hit me like a truck
And I’m ab, ab, absolutely lost
Can you feel my ground shake
Can you feel my heartquake
And we’ve oh, oh, only just begun
Oh baby, you make my heart quake
Oh baby, you make my heart quake
You stretch my imagination, don’t stop keep up
Dancing all around the room
Whatever it is that you’re doing
You’re doing it right now
I couldn’t care less about the world outside
Oh baby, you make my heart quake
Oh baby, you make my heart quake.
The lyrics to "Heartquake" by Mads Langer talk about the overwhelming feeling of falling in love. The singer is fascinated by their partner and feels like the world is infinite. Their partner's determination seems to impact the situation positively and they both surrender to their feelings. The partner is described as "lipstick pretty" and "cool that it freaks me out" suggesting they are physically attractive and captivating. The singer acknowledges feeling lost, and the idea of their ground shaking and heart quake suggests they have been hit hard emotionally. The repetition of "Oh baby, you make my heart quake" reinforces the theme of love and affects the singer like an earthquake. The song ends leaving us with the image that love has rearranged everything, and the world outside is irrelevant compared to this feeling of love.
The song "Heartquake" was a commercial success in Denmark, selling over 100,000 copies and reaching number one on the country's singles chart.
Line by Line Meaning
I’m full of fascination
I am extremely interested and captivated by you.
Right now it feels like the world is gonna last forever
In this moment, it seems as though nothing could bring us down and that time will stand still.
And your determination seems to change the situation
Your unwavering resolve alters the circumstances around us.
We both surrender
We both give in to the overwhelming feelings we share.
You are lipstick pretty now
You are stunningly beautiful at the moment.
You’re so cool that it freaks me out
You are so effortlessly composed that it makes me nervous.
You kicking down my doors
You are breaking down the barriers I have put up.
You hit me like a truck
Your impact on me is profound and overwhelming.
And I’m ab, ab, absolutely lost
I am completely disoriented and bewildered by you.
Can you feel my ground shake
The intensity of my emotions is causing physical vibrations.
Can you feel my heartquake
My heart is beating so strongly that it feels like an earthquake.
And we’ve oh, oh, only just begun
Our journey together has only just started.
Look at how you’ve rearranged everything in here
You have completely changed my world and the way I look at things.
How could I possibly go anywhere
I am so entranced by you that I couldn't imagine being anywhere else.
You don’t even know what a catch you are
You don't realize how amazing you are.
You stretch my imagination, don’t stop keep up
You ignite my creativity and I want you to continue.
Dancing all around the room
We are moving and swaying together, lost in our own world.
Whatever it is that you’re doing
I don't know what you're doing, but it's working.
You’re doing it right now
Whatever you're doing is happening at this exact moment.
I couldn’t care less about the world outside
I am so infatuated with you that nothing else matters.
Oh baby, you make my heart quake
You have such a profound impact on me that my heart feels like it's trembling.
Writer(s): Robin Grubert, Kristian Draude Copyright: Porn & Poetry Publishing, Edition Kristian Nord, Universal Music Publishing Gmbh
Contributed by Riley G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ritwika Datta
I discovered this song in a strange way. I found this one video of Alex Høgh Andersen ( Who plays Ivar in TV series Vikings ) singing along to this song in a concert in Denmark. So then I googled the lyrics and found my way here. And I'm so glad I did. His voice is really beautiful. Wish I had found you out sooner!
New fan from India x
Steiner Liebert
same here
eve Bianc
Me too
Floriz Irmina Amparado
Lol same
Daisy Oreilly
guilty pleasure, just shared this with all my friend they all absolutely love it we definitely need more music like this in our world. Well done m8😁
ara al
Amo esta cancion, y el video me encanta 😍!!
JacintaIsRandom
Mads you're amazing!! I can't wait until you get super popular and you're able to come to Australia! You are completely underrated and NEED to be noticed!! :)
Ea Ormstrup
Jeg synes virkelig Mads skulle være mere kendt, og blive hørt af hele verdenen! Hans talent er så stort!
Shane o'connor
Thank you! Thanks Mads. The world needs more beauty and love. Thank you.
Julia Persichetti
Im from Brazil and I love him since 2008. <3 Still love him!