"Kuschel Song" (English: "Snuggle Song") is the debut single of German animated rabbit Schnuffel. Originally published by Jamba! as a ringtone, it was turned into a song by Sebastian Nussbaum and Andreas Marek-Wendorf. Released on 8 February 2008, "Kuschel Song" debuted at the top of the German Singles Chart, staying there for eight weeks, and was certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for 300,000 copies sold. After topping the Austrian Singles Chart and reaching number two in Switzerland, the song was released internationally. "Kuschel Song" was later included as the second track on Schnuffel's debut album, Ich hab' Dich lieb, released the same year.[1]
| "Kuschel Song" | ||||
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| Single by Schnuffel | ||||
| from the album Ich hab' Dich lieb | ||||
| Language | German | |||
| English title | "Snuggle Song" | |||
| Released | 8 February 2008 | |||
| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | Columbia, Sony BMG | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sebastian Nussbaum and Andreas Wendorf, Markus Kretschmer, Tamara Luecke | |||
| Producer(s) | Samuel Trevor Francis | |||
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A video of a person dressed as Schnuffel "singing" the song was created for the track.[2] At the beginning of 2009, Schnuffel received a nomination for the single of the year at the 2008 Echo Music Awards. Later, in 2013, "Kuschel Song" was chosen by the German TV show Die ultimative Chart Show as the most successful jingle of the new millennium.[3] The album Winterwunderland features an acoustic version of the song as the 14th track.[4]
Track listings
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Charts
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Certifications and sales
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Austria (IFPI Austria)[22] | Gold | 15,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[23] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
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Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| Germany | 8 February 2008 |
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| 14 March 2008 | CD2 |
References
edit- ^ "Schnuffel – Ich hab Dich lieb". Amazon Germany. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Schnuffel – Schnuffellied". YouTube. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Erfolgreichste Werbesongs". Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Schnuffel – Winterwunderland". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ Kuschel Song (German CD1 liner notes). Schnuffel. Columbia Records, Sony BMG. 2008. 88697277602.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Kuschel Song (German CD2 liner notes). Schnuffel. Columbia Records, Sony BMG. 2008. 88697291222.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Kuschel Song (German maxi-CD single liner notes). Schnuffel. Columbia Records, Sony BMG. 2008. 88697277742.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Snuffie Song (Dutch CD single liner notes). Snuffie Bunny. Columbia Records, Sony BMG. 2008. 88697298832.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Canção do Orelhinhas (Portuguese CD single liner notes). Orelhinhas Schnuffel. Columbia Records, Sony BMG. 2008. 88697319362.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Snuggle Song (Australian CD single liner notes). Schnuffel Bunny. Columbia Records, Sony BMG. 2008. 88697297082.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Issue 949" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Schnuffel – Kuschel Song" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Hits of the World: Eurocharts". Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 12. 22 March 2008. p. 83.
- ^ a b "Schnuffel – Kuschel Song" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Schnuffel Bunny – Snuggle Song". VG-lista. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Schnuffel Bunny – Snuggle Song". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Schnuffel – Kuschel Song". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2008". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Year End Charts: European Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2008" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2008". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Austrian single certifications – Schnuffel – Kuschel Song" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Schnuffel; 'Kuschel Song')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 29 November 2021.