"Ganbareh" is a song by German production group
Sash!
Sash! (; stylised as SASH!) is a German DJ/ production team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born 10 June 1970) who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier, Karl Xander, and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 22 million albums ...
It was released on June 24, 2002, via Virgin Records as the first single from their fourth studio album ''
S4!Sash!
''S4!Sash!'' is the fourth studio album by the German producer team Sash!. The album was a two-disc set, released in 2002. Three singles were also released from the record. The most successful single was "Ganbareh!", which reached No.43 in the Ger ...
''.
Overview
The song is performed by Mikio. The song was a notable hit in Europe and reached the 43rd position in German and Australian charts. "Ganbare" (頑張れ) means "go for it" in Japanese. The song was originally written for the official
FIFA World Cup 2002
The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football world championship for men's national teams organized by FIFA. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea an ...
album as South Korea and Japan hosted the event. The song did not make it there, but was used for the official ice hockey world cup. The single also includes a bonus track, "The Sunset", performed by Georgina Collins.
Track listing
Credits
*Artwork – Virgin Munich
*Cover photography – Adrian Raba, Hagen Brede Productions GmbH
*Producer – Sash!, Tokapi
*Vocals – Mikio (tracks: 1, 3 to 5)
*Writers – Ralf Kappmeier, Sascha Lappessen, Thomas Alisson
Charts
References
External links
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2002 singles
2002 songs
Virgin Records singles
Sash! songs