X-Perience was founded in 1995. Their first single CD was called Circles Of Love, released on their own label. Axel Henninger, who had worked with Camouflage before, produced the track. Circles Of Love became a regional hit in Berlin, mainly through the radio station Fritz. This caught the attention of the major record label WEA, who offered the band a contract. WEA re-released Circles Of Love in 1996 on a larger scale, and this single managed to enter the German Top 100.
They released a second single, A Neverending Dream. Along with the song, a video was shot, which went into heavy rotation on MTV and VIVA. A Neverending Dream became a huge hit in the end of 1996, peaked at #4 in the German charts and reached Gold status (sold over 250.000 copies). The song has been covered several times since, lately quite successfully by Dance act Cascada. The debut album Magic Fields was released in 1997. It peaked at chart position #22 in Germany. In Finland, X-Perience became especially popular, with the album reaching Platinum.
The title track Magic Fields was released as a third single, along with a video that was shot in South Africa. Although the song didn't reach the heights of A Neverending Dream, it also was a hit on TV, radio and in the charts. The second album, Take me Home, was released in the fall of 1997. Like the debut album, it reached #22 in the German charts. Its most successful single became the dance track I Don't Care. In 1998, X-Perience won the radio award R.SH Gold.
After a break of three years, X-Perience came back in 2000. Journey Of Life, released by Polydor/Universal, featured a song called The Meaning Of Life, a duet with Neue Deutsche Welle and Gothic icon Joachim Witt. The single Island Of Dreams was used as a title track for the adventure show Expedition Robinson (Survivor).
In 2006, X-Perience got a new contract, this time with Major Records in Hamburg. They released their comeback single Return to Paradise and the fourth album Lost in Paradise, including new versions of the first three X-Perience hits, mixed by José Alvarez-Brill. The album also included a duet with Midge Ure (Ultravox, Visage) called Personal Heaven, which was released as another single.
With the 2007 single release I Feel Like You Claudia decided to leave the band.
In 2009, the band revealed a new singer on the website. A new album with Manja Kaletka on vocals was planned, but never released.
On December 22, 2019, the band announced the departure of Manja Kaletka and a comeback with Claudia Uhle in 2020 on their Facebook page. After a first teaser-single, "Dream A Dream", "I Feel Like You 555" was the first single in 13 years and was released on May 15, 2020. The fifth album "555" was released via Valicon Records on August 21, 2020. In January 2022, singer Claudia Uhle revealed in a TikTok-livestream that the band began working on a sixth album for 2023.
Circles of Love
X-Perience Lyrics
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I feel a glance of your eye
the sun is burning on the sand
yearning bodies hand in hand
[Chorus:]
Circles of love turn my head
I deserve and I'll get
and my fire will burn
innocence won't return
Your face across the far sky
I loose myself in your eyes
I'm counting nights and days,
waiting for the next embrace
[Chorus]
I realize you drive
me crazy in my mind
love came face to face with life
all emotions in my mind
I try to cover, try to hide
[Chorus]
The lyrics of X-Perience's song "Circles Of Love" describe the intensity and passion of a romantic relationship. The opening lines suggest a sensual setting, as the lovers are dancing in the desert, with a backdrop of burning sun and sand. The singer feels the intensity of their partner's gaze upon them as they are lost in the moment, with their bodies yearning for each other. The first chorus emphasizes the power of this love, as it turns the singer's head and promises them all of their partner's affection for the night. However, the second verse hints at a more complicated emotional landscape, as the singer becomes aware that their love is driving them "crazy in my mind." They acknowledge that love has come face-to-face with life, with all its joys and challenges, and that they are struggling to manage their emotions.
The song's theme of the power of love is supported by the use of circular imagery, with the "circles of love" mentioned in the chorus, and the repetition of the image of the lover's face across the far sky. This suggests that the singer's love for their partner is all-encompassing and expansive, like the endless expanse of the sky. Overall, "Circles Of Love" is a passionate and complex exploration of the rollercoaster of emotions that comes with intense love.
Line by Line Meaning
We dance in the desert
We are enjoying life and having fun in the desert.
I feel a glance of your eye
I sense your affection and attraction towards me through your gaze.
the sun is burning on the sand
The heat of the sun is intense on the sandy ground.
yearning bodies hand in hand
We both want each other's love and are holding hands.
Circles of love turn my head
I am caught up in the unending cycle of love and it is overwhelming me.
I deserve and I'll get all your lovin' tonight
I am entitled to receive your love and attention and I will have it tonight.
and my fire will burn innocence won't return
The passion and desire I have for you will never die down and I can never go back to being innocent again.
Your face across the far sky
You are always on my mind, even when you are not physically present and seem far away.
I loose myself in your eyes
I get lost in the depth and beauty of your eyes, feeling like I'm drowning in them.
I'm counting nights and days, waiting for the next embrace
I am anxiously anticipating our next reunion, as I am longing for your touch again.
I realize you drive me crazy in my mind
I acknowledge that you make me go crazy with all these thoughts and feelings for you in my head.
love came face to face with life all emotions in my mind
The reality of being in love has finally hit me and brought about every possible emotion that's been lingering in my mind.
I try to cover, try to hide
I attempt to conceal my true feelings, hoping it won't be too obvious how you make me feel.
Circles of love turn my head
I am still caught up in the unending cycle of love and it continues to overwhelm me.
Contributed by Alexandra K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.