In autumn 2011 Dilßner was a young 24-year old student and part-time dj who had just relocated to his hometown Berlin to study philosophy and political science. Then one night he started playing around with one of his favourite songs in Ableton Live, cutting, filtering and adding a simple 4/4 groove until Asaf Avidan & The Mojos’ bitter-sweet folk song "One Day/Reckoning Song“ turned into what became one of house music’s biggest anthems of 2012.
He uploaded the track to his Soundcloud account, marked as unsigned and within weeks it went viral, resulting in thousands of plays and causing a huge excitement in the blogosphere. Suddenly Wankelmut found himself in the midst of a full-blown internet hype. At that point few people outside Berlin actually knew who Wankelmut was. Sure, he had already been djing for a while in small Berlin undergound clubs like Sisyphos and M.I.K.Z. being his favorite haunting grounds. After his remix started to sweep through the internet, people began to investigate who was behind it. Inquiries and booking requests kept piling up in Wankelmut’s inbox. Without even being properly released, the track slowly but surely became an anthem. It’s perfect balance between folk’s melancholy and house music’s mesmerizing groove and starry-eyed ecstacy had hit a nerve. Wherever you turned, in whatever club you went, you would hear the track at some point of the night.
Various small labels approached him, wanting to release the track, but stayed away from the task of clearing the sample. The quest to legally clear the sample began in spring 2012 and after various bureaucratic obstacles were succesfully put out of the way, „One Day/Reckoning Song“ finally got an official remix release via Four Music who hold the rights to the original song by Asaf Avidan & the Mojos.
From here the Cinderella story continued. Only eight months after Wankelmut unassumingly uploaded the song, the Berlin-based dj and producer got irrevocably catapulted from mere obscurity into full-on popstardom, topping the charts in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands and various other european countries. In Germany „One Day/Reckoning Song“ managed to simultaneously hit the #1 spot in the national charts, the itunes charts and on Beatport. This happend fort he first time in history, leading to platinum sales status.
Since then, Wankelmut’s schedule got busier every day, taking him on dj gigs all over Europe. There hasn’t been much time to relax. His studies are on hold for now. And while the official video accompanying „One Day/Reckoning Song“ has already exceeded 18 million views, Jacob is working on various remixes and his first proper solo-release.
One day
Wankelmut Lyrics
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I don't laugh and I don't cry
I don't think about you all the time
But when I do I wonder why
One day baby we'll be old
Oh baby, we'll be old
And think of all the stories that we could have told
The lyrics of Wankelmut's song "One day" depict a person who has moved on from a past relationship but still thinks about their former partner from time to time. The person has managed to dry their tears and is no longer constantly overwhelmed by emotions. However, the rare times they think about their ex-partner, it leaves them wondering why things didn't work out between them. The chorus, "One day baby we'll be old, oh baby, we'll be old, and think of all the stories that we could have told" expresses the regret and nostalgia that the person feels about the relationship. They recognize that they will grow even older and potentially be more disillusioned as they look back on their life, causing them to consider what could have been if things had worked out with their ex.
Overall, the lyrics are an introspective reflection on a past relationship that did not work out. The singer has moved on but still feels the weight of what could have been, even as they age.
Line by Line Meaning
No more tears, my heart is dry
I have stopped crying and my heart is devoid of any emotion now.
I don't laugh and I don't cry
I have become emotionally numb to even the happy and sad moments in life.
I don't think about you all the time
I have moved on and you no longer occupy my mind always.
But when I do I wonder why
But sometimes when I do remember you, I wonder why things didn't work out between us.
One day baby we'll be old
In the future, when we are old, we'll look back on our lives.
Oh baby, we'll be old
We'll grow old together and cherish the memories we made.
And think of all the stories that we could have told
We'll reminisce about all the experiences we could have had together and never got to live.
Contributed by Katherine B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@deposide7448
a moment of silence for those who can't find this song
@deposide7448
@@gamingmasterMC so i am stupid tho, i was searching this song for couple years, i mean i didint know A lyrics i only knew The beat and thats why it was hard to find.
@Fernando081093
A girl sent this song to me once and I had lost the link 6 years ago. Finally found the song today.... Best day of 2020
@nicolas9215
I found it only yesterday, after hearing this song 7 yeah ago
@playgamesiscooll1
all u need to do is google search one day baby we'll be old... really
@Fernando081093
@@playgamesiscooll1 I didn't remember the lyrics. Only the rhythm and beat
@Omgiamsotriggered
2012? Damn, and just like that, we got old.
@theflame45
Yeah just like that bruh , just yesterday i was 20 now im 27
@massimomare2575
@@theflame45 io mi vergogno di dire la mia età,ma ballavo anche da vecchio😅
@cataliniulian5972
@@theflame45 i know right?