''Flersguterjunge'' is the fifth studio album by German rapper

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, released on 11 June 2010 via

ersguterjunge ersguterjunge is an independent German hip hop label distributed by Sony BMG. It was founded by rappers D-Bo and Bushido in 2004, after he left the indie label Aggro Berlin. Bushido is the managing director. ''ersguterjunge'' is a reflexion ...

in both a standard and premium edition.

Background

After the exit of

Aggro Berlin Aggro Berlin was a German hip-hop independent record label based in Berlin that existed from 1 January 2001 until 1 April 2009. Three artists ( Sido, Tony D and Kitty Kat) were signed with the label at the time of its closure. "Aggro" is Ger ...

and the reconciliation with his friend

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in early 2009, Fler joined ersguterjunge and later signed an author contract. He and Bushido then worked on'' Carlo Cokxxx Nutten 2'', which released in September 2009. The only single " Eine Chance/Zu Gangsta" ranked No. 26 in the

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and stayed seven weeks in the top 100. According to Fler, he had he changed his rap style before the producing of the album. In an interview with ''Mixery Raw Deluxe'', he explained that he chose the title ''Flersguterjunge'' (meaning "Fler is a good boy") to show that he had left his Aggro Berlin past behind.

Chart performance and singles

''Flersguterjunge'' entered the

German Albums Chart The GfK Entertainment charts are the official charts for music, home video, and video games in Germany and are gathered and published by GfK Entertainment (formerly Media Control and Media Control GfK International), a subsidiary of GfK, on be ...

at No. 4. In the following weeks, the album ranked No. 35, No. 57 and No. 72, before it left the top 100. "Das alles ist Deutschland" was released as the album's lead single on 2 June 2010. The single features vocals of Bushido and singer Sebastian Krumbiegel, who reinterpreted the chorus of his group

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's song "Deutschland". The music video was celebrate a day before its premier. The single entered the

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at No. 28 and stayed five weeks in the top 100. A video was shot for "Mit dem BMW/Flersguterjunge" and released as a so-called "street single".

Track listing

*All songs are produced by Djorkaeff and Beatzarre, except track 20 (Michael Popescu). *The tracks 10, 18, 20 and 21 are only featured on the premium edition. ;Samples *"Flersguterjunge" contains samples of "Ein Mann Armee" by

, "Komm klar, Spast" by Bushido & Fler and the "

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" from "

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" by

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*"Das alles ist Deutschland" contains a sample of "Deutschland" by

*"Kopfgefickt" contains a sample of "Secret Robes" by

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& Mike Wilkie *"Russisch Roulette" contains a sample of "Timeless" by Lee Groves & Peter Marett *"Mit dem BMW" contains samples of "Carlo Cokxxx Flashback" by Bushido & Fler

References

{{Authority control Fler albums 2010s German-language albums 2010 albums