"I Still Burn" is a song by German recording artist

Tobias Regner Tobias Regner (born 5 August 1982) is a German singer and guitarist who has enjoyed success in the rock music genre. He made his debut under major label Sony BMG Domestic after he won the highly publicized third season of the television series ...

, the winner of the third season of the reality television talent show ''

Deutschland sucht den Superstar ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' (''DSDS''; "Germany is looking for the Superstar") is a German reality talent show. Part of the ''Idol'' franchise, it was created by British media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show ''P ...

'', broadcast in 2006. It was written by

Jess Cates Jess Cates (born July 27, 1976 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American songwriter who has co-written songs such as Nick Lachey's " What's Left of Me" and the Backstreet Boys' 2005 hit "Incomplete". In recent years, Cates has worked in a songwriti ...

and Peter Wright and produced by Brix Ingo Politz, and Bernd Wendlandt, marking the first time, a ''DSDS'' coronation song was not produced by judge

Dieter Bohlen Dieter Bohlen (; born Dieter Günter Bohlen on 7 February 1954) is a German songwriter, producer, singer and television personality. He first achieved fame as a member of the pop duo Modern Talking in the 1980s, and has since produced numerous G ...

. Released as Regner's debut single on 24 March 2006 in

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, it became the biggest-selling single in two years to debut at the charts, where it reached number one in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, making him the first ''DSDS'' winner to top the charts in all three regions. "I Still Burn" was eventually certified gold by the

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(BVMI) and became Germany's 13th best-selling single of 2006. It was later included on Regner's debut album ''

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'' (2006).

Formats and track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from ''Straight'' liner notes. * Arrangement – Rainer Oleak * Backing vocals – Mitch Kelly *

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– Ingo York *

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– Ingo Politz * Guitar – Uwe Hassbecker * Piano – Oliver Rivo * Producer – Bernd Wendlandt, Brix, Ingo Politz * Vocal coach – Jeff Cascaro * Writing – Jess Cates, Peter Wright

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2006 singles 2006 songs Sony BMG singles Deutschland sucht den Superstar Songs written by Jess Cates Number-one singles in Switzerland Number-one singles in Austria Number-one singles in Germany