Unter den Wolken

Unter den Wolken (german for under(neath) the clouds) is a song by German punk / pop rock band Die Toten Hosen. This song was released on April 7, 2017 as first single from the forthcoming album Laune der Natur.

Background
Toten Hosen vocalist Andreas "Campino" Frege wrote the lyrics, together with German rapper Marteria, credited under his real name Marten Laciny. The music was composed by the band's guitar player Andreas "Kuddel" von Holst.

The song was meant as a persiflage to the song Über den Wolken (above the clouds), a song originally composed and perfromed by Reinhard Mey in 1974. May compsoed this song after obtaining his private pilot license. After Mey caught attention of this song, he praised Campino for being a "smart colleague" due to Campinos recitation and songwriting. The lyrics also combine sadness and hope in one, just like Mey did back in 1974.

Chart performance
In Germany, this song charted straight at #2, but left the charts after spending seven weeks at the German single top 100. The German newspaper Rheinische Post errorneusly reported this song peaked at #1. At this time, Ed Sheerans Shape Of You still took the peak position and was never followed by Unter den Wolken.