The Baseballs | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Berlin, Germany |
Genres | Rock and roll, rockabilly |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | JMC Music and Warner Music |
Members | Sam (Sven Budja) Basti (Sebastian Raetzel) Back-up band Lars Vegas (guitar) Klaas Wendling (upright bass) Jan Miserre (piano) Tomas Svensson (drums) |
Past members | Digger (Rüdiger Brans) |
Website |
thebaseballs |
The Baseballs are a German rock and roll band founded in Berlin in 2007. They became popular with 1950s and 1960s style rock cover versions of modern hits such as " Umbrella" by Rihanna, " Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé, " Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry and " Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen. [1] The band members are only credited by their nicknames (Sam, Digger and Basti). [2] Their version of "Umbrella" was a hit in Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden and Norway. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Their debut album, Strike!, was produced by JMC Music [8] and released in May 2009 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, [9] in October 2009 in Finland, [10] in December 2009 in Sweden, [11] in February in Norway [12] and in March 2010 in The Netherlands. It reached No. 15 in Austria, No. 6 in Germany, No. 2 in Switzerland and the Netherlands, No. 1 in Finland, No. 1 in Sweden and No. 1 in the Norwegian album charts. In the UK it was released on Rhino Records UK on 17 May 2010. [3] [4] [13] [14] [15]
The band re-released the album in 2010 as Strike! Back! The lead single is a rockabilly version of Snow Patrol's " Chasing Cars." The video features the band rocking a 1950s prom. [16]
In the UK, The Baseballs have appeared on ITV1's The David Dickinson Show, Magic Numbers and This Morning. In Ireland, The Baseballs have appeared on RTÉ's The Late Late Show. [17] In Australia the group appeared on Channel 9's Hey Hey It's Saturday [18] In New Zealand they appeared on TVNZ's Good Morning [19]
In 2010 the band supported guitarist Jeff Beck on his "Emotion and Commotion" tour as his opening act. [20]
On 6 June 2011, the Baseballs released their second album titled Strings 'n' Stripes. It included new singles tracks such as " Candy Shop", " Hello" and " Paparazzi".[ citation needed]
On 1 August 2011, the Baseballs released together with General Mills – the producer of the ice cream Häagen-Dazs – within an advertising campaign with Cosma Shiva Hagen a free download of the song "Wha Wha" – which was written especially for the campaign. The track is freely available and can be downloaded from the German site of the brand Häagen-Dazs. [21]
On 25 May 2012, The Baseballs released their first live CD/DVD, "Strings 'n' Stripes Live".
On 17 July 2023, The Baseballs announced that Digger had left the band. [22]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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GER [23] |
AUT [24] |
BEL (FL) [25] |
DEN [26] |
ESP [27] |
FIN [28] |
NL [29] |
NOR [30] |
SWE [31] |
SWI [32] |
UK [33] | |||
Strike! |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Strings 'n' Stripes |
|
5 | 3 | 10 | — | 29 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 74 | |
Good Ol' Christmas |
|
25 | 22 | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | 10 | — | |
Game Day |
|
22 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | 5 | — | |
Hit Me Baby... |
|
9 | 8 | 54 | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | 4 | — | |
The Sun Sessions |
|
43 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | |
Hot Shots |
|
13 | — | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Certifications ( sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||||
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GER [41] |
AUT [42] |
ESP [43] |
FIN [28] |
ICE [44] |
NL [29] |
NOR [45] |
SWE [31] |
SWI [46] |
UK [47] | ||||
2009 | |||||||||||||
" Umbrella" | 43 | 58 | 38 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 124 | FIN: Platinum [48] | Strike! | |
" Hot n Cold" | 68 | 65 | — | 7 | — | 99 | — | — | 52 | — | |||
2010 | "Last in Line" | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strike! Back! | |
" Chasing Cars" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2011 | " Candy Shop" | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strings 'N' Stripes | |
" Hello" | 100 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | |||
" This is a Night (Het is een Nacht)" (feat. Guus Meeuwis) | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — |
This section needs additional citations for
verification. (August 2011) |
Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
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2010 | EMMA Awards | Best selling Album | Won |
ECHO Awards | Best National Newcomer [51] | Won | |
2011 | EBBA Awards | European Border Breakers Award | Won |
EBBA Awards | Public Choice Award | Won | |
ECHO Awards | Most successful Act on foreign country, national [52] | Won |
The Baseballs | |
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![]() | |
Background information | |
Origin | Berlin, Germany |
Genres | Rock and roll, rockabilly |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | JMC Music and Warner Music |
Members | Sam (Sven Budja) Basti (Sebastian Raetzel) Back-up band Lars Vegas (guitar) Klaas Wendling (upright bass) Jan Miserre (piano) Tomas Svensson (drums) |
Past members | Digger (Rüdiger Brans) |
Website |
thebaseballs |
The Baseballs are a German rock and roll band founded in Berlin in 2007. They became popular with 1950s and 1960s style rock cover versions of modern hits such as " Umbrella" by Rihanna, " Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé, " Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry and " Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen. [1] The band members are only credited by their nicknames (Sam, Digger and Basti). [2] Their version of "Umbrella" was a hit in Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden and Norway. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Their debut album, Strike!, was produced by JMC Music [8] and released in May 2009 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, [9] in October 2009 in Finland, [10] in December 2009 in Sweden, [11] in February in Norway [12] and in March 2010 in The Netherlands. It reached No. 15 in Austria, No. 6 in Germany, No. 2 in Switzerland and the Netherlands, No. 1 in Finland, No. 1 in Sweden and No. 1 in the Norwegian album charts. In the UK it was released on Rhino Records UK on 17 May 2010. [3] [4] [13] [14] [15]
The band re-released the album in 2010 as Strike! Back! The lead single is a rockabilly version of Snow Patrol's " Chasing Cars." The video features the band rocking a 1950s prom. [16]
In the UK, The Baseballs have appeared on ITV1's The David Dickinson Show, Magic Numbers and This Morning. In Ireland, The Baseballs have appeared on RTÉ's The Late Late Show. [17] In Australia the group appeared on Channel 9's Hey Hey It's Saturday [18] In New Zealand they appeared on TVNZ's Good Morning [19]
In 2010 the band supported guitarist Jeff Beck on his "Emotion and Commotion" tour as his opening act. [20]
On 6 June 2011, the Baseballs released their second album titled Strings 'n' Stripes. It included new singles tracks such as " Candy Shop", " Hello" and " Paparazzi".[ citation needed]
On 1 August 2011, the Baseballs released together with General Mills – the producer of the ice cream Häagen-Dazs – within an advertising campaign with Cosma Shiva Hagen a free download of the song "Wha Wha" – which was written especially for the campaign. The track is freely available and can be downloaded from the German site of the brand Häagen-Dazs. [21]
On 25 May 2012, The Baseballs released their first live CD/DVD, "Strings 'n' Stripes Live".
On 17 July 2023, The Baseballs announced that Digger had left the band. [22]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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GER [23] |
AUT [24] |
BEL (FL) [25] |
DEN [26] |
ESP [27] |
FIN [28] |
NL [29] |
NOR [30] |
SWE [31] |
SWI [32] |
UK [33] | |||
Strike! |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Strings 'n' Stripes |
|
5 | 3 | 10 | — | 29 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 74 | |
Good Ol' Christmas |
|
25 | 22 | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | 10 | — | |
Game Day |
|
22 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | 5 | — | |
Hit Me Baby... |
|
9 | 8 | 54 | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | 4 | — | |
The Sun Sessions |
|
43 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | |
Hot Shots |
|
13 | — | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Certifications ( sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GER [41] |
AUT [42] |
ESP [43] |
FIN [28] |
ICE [44] |
NL [29] |
NOR [45] |
SWE [31] |
SWI [46] |
UK [47] | ||||
2009 | |||||||||||||
" Umbrella" | 43 | 58 | 38 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 124 | FIN: Platinum [48] | Strike! | |
" Hot n Cold" | 68 | 65 | — | 7 | — | 99 | — | — | 52 | — | |||
2010 | "Last in Line" | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strike! Back! | |
" Chasing Cars" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2011 | " Candy Shop" | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strings 'N' Stripes | |
" Hello" | 100 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | |||
" This is a Night (Het is een Nacht)" (feat. Guus Meeuwis) | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — |
This section needs additional citations for
verification. (August 2011) |
Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | EMMA Awards | Best selling Album | Won |
ECHO Awards | Best National Newcomer [51] | Won | |
2011 | EBBA Awards | European Border Breakers Award | Won |
EBBA Awards | Public Choice Award | Won | |
ECHO Awards | Most successful Act on foreign country, national [52] | Won |