For the Christian metal band, see Die Happy (band).
Die Happy
Background information
Origin Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Genres Alternative metal
Years active 1993–present
Labels Gun Records/Sony BMG
Website www.diehappy.de
Members
Marta Jandová
Thorsten Mewes
Ralph Rieker
Jürgen Stiehle
Past members
Frede Ferber
Holger Fiesel

Die Happy is a German alternative metal band from Ulm.

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History [link]

The group was founded in 1993 by Czech singer Marta Jandová and Thorsten Mewes. Even though the band is based in Germany, their songs are written and performed almost exclusively in English.

Jandová provides additional vocals on the song "Undivided" from Dog Eat Dog's 2006 release, Walk With Me, "Horizont" from In Extremo's album Mein Rasend Herz, "Wie weit/How far" from Apocalyptica's self-titled album and the 2010 single "Halt dich an mir fest" with Revolverheld from the album In Farbe. She is also featured on "Träumst Du?" from Oomph!'s album GlaubeLiebeTod, the winning entry for the 2007 Bundesvision Song Contest. Jandová was a foreign exchange student in the USA before joining Die Happy.

Band members [link]

Discography [link]

Albums [link]

Year Album Chart positions
GER
[1]		 AUT
[2]		 SWI
[3]		 CZ
[4]
1994 Better Than Nothing
  • Released:
  • Label:
  • Format:
 — — — —
1996 Dirty Flowers
  • Released:
  • Label:
  • Format:
 — — — —
1997 Promotion
  • Released:
  • Label:
  • Format:
 — — — —
2001 Supersonic Speed
  • Released: February 3, 2001
  • Label: Ariola
  • Format: CD, CS
 43 — — —
2002 Beautiful Morning
  • Released: April 1, 2002
  • Label: BMG
  • Format: CD
 15 51 — —
2003 The Weight of the Circumstances
  • Released: August 8, 2003
  • Label: Firestarter
  • Format: CD, LP
 6 16 53 —
2005 Bitter To Better
  • Released:
  • Label: GUN
  • Format: CD, LP
 9 40 51 —
Four And More (Unplugged)
  • Released: November 11, 2005
  • Label: GUN
  • Format: CD
 — — — —
2006 No Nuts No Glory
  • Released: October 20, 2006
  • Label: BMG
  • Format:
 28 — 88 —
2008 VI
  • Released: April 22, 2008
  • Label: GUN
  • Format:
 13 74 — —
2009 Most Wanted (Best Of)
  • Released: July 21, 2009
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format:
 51 — — 35
2010 Red Box
  • Released: September 28, 2010
  • Label:
  • Format: CD
 30 — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles [link]

Year Title Chart positions Album
GER
2000 "Supersonic SpeedJam" — Supersonic Speed
2001 "One Million Times" —
"Like A Flower" —
2002 "Not That Kind Of Girl" — Beautiful Morning
"Goodbye" 63
"Cry For More" —
2003 "Everyday's A Weekend" 96 Weight of the Circumstances
"Big Boy" 63
2004 "Slow Day" —
2005 "I Am" 75 Bitter To Better
"Big Big Trouble" 41
"Blood Cell Traffic" —
2006 "The Ordinary Song" — No Nuts No Glory
"Wanna Be Your Girl" 80
2008 "Still Love You" — VI
"Peaches" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart


DVDs:

  • The Weight of the Circumstances (2003)
  • 10 - Live and Alive (2004)

References [link]

  1. ^ GER chart positions
  2. ^ AUT chart positions
  3. ^ SWI chart positions
  4. ^ Czech chart positions (IFPI ČR)

External links [link]


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Die Happy (band)

Die Happy was a Christian rock band that formed in 1990. The band was formed when Vengeance Rising members Larry Farkas, Doug Thieme, Glenn Mancaruso, and Roger Dale Martin split the band, citing unrest with that band's front man and vocalist, Roger Martinez. They hired Robyn Kyle Basauri, formerly of Jaguar, as a vocalist and he officially joined the band after the release of their eponymous debut.

At the time of their first album the band was seen as "Vengeance Rising with a new Vocalist". For their second release, however, their sound changed to more of a hard, classic rock sound. Lyrically, the band was socially focused. Songs dealt with issues such as Magic Johnson and HIV-AIDS ("Real") and American Indian massacres ("Painted Truth").

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Following the demise of Die Happy, Robyn Kyle Basauri and bassist Greg Chaisson formed the band Red Sea. Hiring Chris Howell on guitar and Jeff Martin on drums, the band released one album, Blood, on Rugged Records in 1994. They were initially scheduled for a support tour with Ken Tamplin, but were dropped in favor of Greg X. Volz. Musically, they were compared to the English band Deep Purple.

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Inside

by: Die Happy

I take a look into your inside
But your eyes don't let me in
I read the signs of your body
But its cold and calm - nothing
And nothing's right
But something's wrong
I just don't know
Won't you tell me why you're leaving
Before you go
IF YOU WANNA GO
IF YOU WANNA LEAVE
IF YOU ARE SO SURE ABOUT IT
I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK
I take a look into your inside
But you still don't let me in
I read the signs of your body
But its cold and calm - nothing
And nothing's right
But something's wrong
I just don't know
Won't you tell me why you're leaving
Before you go
Even if we don't
Stay together
Forever
I love You
But I'll let you
If you want it
If you're sure
Then go
IF YOU WANNA GO
IF YOU WANNA LEAVE
IF YOU ARE SO SURE ABOUT IT
I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK
Now you didn't promise anything to
Me that we could fight for
I know that if you really feel that now
It's time to go
IF YOU WANNA GO
IF YOU WANNA LEAVE
IF YOU ARE SO SURE ABOUT IT
I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK




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