Almost everyone in the German-speaking world knows Helene Fischer's mega-hit "Atemlos durch die Nacht". The song was written by pop singer Kristina Bach. In an interview, she reveals what makes the song so successful.
"I wrote Atemlos in 40 seconds," reveals Kristina Bach (54) in an interview with NDR. The hit by Helene Fischer was Bach's biggest success to date. She has a simple formula for this: "I've always composed in a very Europop style, away from pop, but with an arc to pop," she says. "Atemlos was no coincidence, it was my style, which I've cultivated for years and to which I've remained true."
She deserved the success
Bach is pleased that Atemlos has become a huge hit beyond Germany's borders: "I think I deserve the success. And Helene Fischer too. That was joint female power," she says. And she can handle the criticism: "When a song is so famous, it polarizes. And that's the way it has to be," she says. "Everyone in Germany knows Heino and everyone knows Atemlos. Maybe 90 percent or so." That's why it's normal that there are also people who don't like the Helene Fischer hit.
Well-known songwriter
Kristina Bach is not only a pop singer ("
Erst ein Cappuccino"), but also a well-known composer. She usually writes pop songs for Helene Fischer ("Atemlos durch die Nacht", "Feuerwerk", "Phänomen"), Michelle, Stefanie Hertel, Andrea Berg, Annemarie Eilfeld and Beatrice Egli, among others. Her first major successes outside of pop music came with Jeanette Biedermann, for whom she wrote the song "
How It's got to Be", among others. "I wrote 12 top 10 hits in a row for Jeanette Biedermann," she says proudly.
Bach covers Atemlos
Kristina Bach suggested "Atemlos" to Helene Fischer as soon as she had written it. However, this did not stop her from releasing an English version of the song ("Take A Breath") last year.
