Revolverheld (German for "gunslinger") is a German rock band from Hamburg. Originally formed under the name Manga in 2002, the band renamed in 2004 to "Tsunamikiller" and later decided upon the current name after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
History
Revolverheld began their career as a supporting act for Donots, Silbermond and Udo Lindenberg. They first started gathering public attention with their song "Rock n' Roll", which then led to a Coaching Program in the Pop-Academy Baden-Württemberg. Then in 2004 they were signed by the record label Sony BMG. Their first single called "Generation Rock" was released in June 2005 and directly entered the German Charts. The song is featured on the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Together with the producer Clemens Matznick their first album (Revolverheld) was produced, and came out in September 2005.
On 7 July 2007, the band performed at the German leg of Live Earth in Hamburg.
"Helden 2008" was recorded as a dedication to UEFA Euro 2008. The single features a music video of the band members dressed as team members, with cut scenes of them performing in the locker room showers. By the success of the song, "Helden 2008" was the 34th best-selling song of 2008 in Germany.
On 30 November 2012, Revolverheld announced on their website that Florian Speer had left the band and has been replaced by Chris Rodriguez.
Discography Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications GER AUT SWI Revolverheld Released: 23 September 2005 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD, digital download 7 27 — BVMI: Platinum Chaostheorie Released: 25 May 2007 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD, digital download 3 17 — In Farbe Released: 12 March 2010 Label: Sony Format: CD, digital download 6 24 — BVMI: Gold Immer in Bewegung Released: 20 September 2013 Label: Sony Format: CD, digital download 9 3 82 BVMI: 3× Gold IFPI AUT: Gold Zimmer mit Blick Released: 13 April 2018 Label: Sony Format: CD, digital download 2 3 15 BVMI: Gold Neu erzählen Released: 8 October 2021 Label: Sony Format: CD, digital download 2 — — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album GER AUT SWI EUR WorldTop 100 2005 "Generation Rock" 58 — — — — Revolverheld "Die Welt steht still" 16 44 — 88 78 2006 "Freunde bleiben" 14 13 51 — 80 "Mit dir chilln" 17 27 — — — 2007 "Ich werd' die Welt verändern" 21 68 — — — Chaostheorie "Du explodierst" 70 — — — — "Unzertrennlich" 45 — — — — 2008 "Helden 2008" 2 57 — — — Non-album single 2010 "Spinner" 13 69 — — 52 In Farbe "Keine Liebeslieder" 74 — — — — "Halt dich an mir fest"(featuring Marta Jandová) 8 21 40 100 37 BVMI: Platinum 2013 "Das kann uns keiner nehmen" 10 51 — 86 39 BVMI: Gold Immer in Bewegung 2014 "Ich lass für dich das Licht an" 7 3 48 42 39 BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold "Lass uns gehen" 4 39 — 63 36 BVMI: Gold 2015 "Deine Nähe tut mir weh" 88 — — — — "Darf ich bitten"(featuring Das Bo) — — — — — 2017 "Das Herz schlägt bis zum Hals" — — — — — Zimmer mit Blick 2018 "Immer noch fühlen" 95 — — — — "Zimmer mit Blick" — — — — — "Liebe auf Distanz"(featuring Antje Schomaker) — — — — — 2019 "So wie jetzt" — — — — — Zimmer mit Blick "Ich kann nicht aufhören unser Leben zu lieben" — — — — — "Unsere Geschichte ist erzählt" — — — — — 2020 "Leichter" — — — — — Neu erzählen 2021 "Abreißen" — — — — — "Neu erzählen" — — — — — 2024 "Alors on danse" — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Awards and certifications Eins Live Krone – Best Newcomer (2006) Platin-Schallplatte (Platinum Record) – Platinum for "Revolverheld" (LP) (2013) Platin-Schallplatte (Platinum Record) – Platinum for "Halt dich an mir fest" (Single) (2015) Echo – Best National Rock/Pop Band for Immer in Bewegung (2015)
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