Anything but Love (song)

"Anything but Love"
Single by Daniel Schuhmacher
from the album The Album
Released	May 15, 2009 (2009-05-15)
Recorded	2009
Genre	Pop
Length	3:31
Label	Sony Music
Songwriter(s)	Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s)	Dreamfactory
Daniel Schuhmacher singles chronology
"Anything but Love" (2009) "Honestly" (2009)

"Anything but Love" is a song by German recording artist Daniel Schuhmacher, the winner of the sixth season of the television competition Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Written and produced by DSDS judge Dieter Bohlen, it was released as both his coronation song and debut single. Upon its release, it debuted at number-one on the Austrian, German and Swiss Singles Charts and became one of the highest-selling singles of the year. The song was later included on his debut album, The Album (2009).

Chart performance

In Germany, "Anything but Love" debuted at number one on the German Singles Chart with the highest first week single sales in 2009.^[1] The song was eventually certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) and ranked 19th on the German year-end chart.^[2] In total, the single sold 270.000 copies.^[3]

Formats and track listings

CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Anything but Love" (single version)	3:30
2.	"Anything but Love" (orchester version)	3:35
3.	"Anything but Love" (instrumental)	3:28

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2009) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 1 Germany (GfK)[5] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 36 Germany (Official German Charts)[2] 19 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 72

References

1. "Daniel Schuhmacher stellt einen neuen Rekord auf". Bild-Zeitung. 2009-05-26. Archived from the original on 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
2. "Single-Charts 2009" (PDF) (in German). Media Control. Musikindustrie.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
3. "B.Z. im Luxus-Loft von DSDS-Daniel". Berliner Zeitung. BZ-Berlin.de. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
4. "Daniel Schuhmacher – Anything but Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
5. "Daniel Schuhmacher – Anything but Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
6. "Daniel Schuhmacher – Anything but Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
7. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2003 – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
8. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003 – swisscharts.com" (in German). Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-03-22.

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Daniel Schuhmacher discography at Discogs