''Von hier an blind'' (German for ''Blind from here on'') is the second

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Wir sind Helden Wir sind Helden (, German for "We are heroes") was a German pop rock band that was established in 2000 in Hamburg and based in Berlin. The band was composed of lead singer and guitarist Judith Holofernes, drummer , bassist and keyboardist/guita ...

, released on 4 April 2005 in

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. The album entered the German top 100 album charts at #1 on 18 April and remained in the top 10 for twenty weeks. It also reached #1 in Austria, and #5 in Switzerland. The album also reached #16 on the

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' US album charts. Four singles have been released from the album: "Gekommen um zu bleiben" (28 February 2005), "Nur ein Wort" (17 May 2005), "Von hier an blind" (26 September 2005) and "Wenn es passiert" (13 January 2006). The CD's enhanced CD section features a couple of short videos from the production of the album. Following the album's success in

and

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, Wir sind Helden recorded several songs from the album in English, French and Japanese, for possible releases in non- German-speaking countries. "Sā Itte Miyō", a Japanese version of "Von hier an blind", was released as a B-side on the "Von hier an blind" single. The entire artwork (cover, booklet, etc.) for the album as well as for the singles was designed by Berlin illustrator Vanessa Karr. It was modeled after parts from the comic book '' Tintin in Tibet'' (1960) by Belgian artist

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, who died in 1983. Notably, the video for the album's title single "Von hier an blind" is in the same style.

Track listing

All songs were written by Wir sind Helden.

Limited Edition

The album was also released in a limited edition, which included an additional DVD with a

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, interviews with the band members about each of the album's songs, and a game where one can switch the band's instruments on a performance of "Nur ein Wort".

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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(in German) # "Neue deutsche Auslandswelle", ''

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'' #38/2005, p. 175

External links

''Von hier an blind'' lyricsMusic video of the English version of the single ''Von hier an blind'' (RealPlayer)
{{Authority control 2005 albums Wir sind Helden albums Virgin Records albums 2000s German-language albums