"Geboren um zu leben" is the first single from Unheilig

Unheilig

Unheilig is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band with various pop and electronic influences. The band founded in 2000 and now consists of principally Der Graf , with his live musicians Licky, Henning Verlage and Potti.-Early years 1999–2009:In 1999, together with Grant Stevens Unheilig (German for...

's album Grosse Freiheit and the sixth single of the band. As of December 2010, the single has been certified triple gold with 450,000 copies sold.

Meaning

The song "Geboren um zu leben" was inspired by the death of a close friend. Der Graf, the frontman of Unheilig, says in the interview that he was deeply hit by his friend's early death, he even was staying with his heart-attacked friend at that very moment and realized how worthy life is.

Track listing

Music video

On January 14, 2010, the official music video for "Geboren um zu leben" was released.

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
German Singles Chart	1
German Airplay Chart	9
Austrian Singles Chart	8
Swiss Singles Chart	17

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...	8
European Hot 100 Singles	25
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	4
Swiss Singles Top 75	42