Kraut Sweep: September 25, 2012...

Good afternoon, gang, it's time to take a look at the new songs debuting over in Germany, according to their official charts. This week Israeli singer Asaf Avidan & The Mojos hang on for a sixth week at #1 with "One Day/Reckoning Song".

Well, this week the highest debuts in France and Germany are the same, as DJ/producer David Guetta with Akon and Ne-Yo jump in all the way at #9 with "Play Hard". Guetta and Akon previous went to #1 in Germany with "Sexy Bitch" in 2009. The new song samples the 1999 hit "Better Off Alone" by Alice Deejay...

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Coming in at #11 is American pop/rock group OneRepublic, whose "Apologize" topped the German chart in 2007. Their latest, "Feel Again", is from their upcoming third album...

German/Northern Italian rock band Frei.Wild ("Fair Game") debut at #19 with their latest, "Mach dich auf" ("Open It Up"), which matches their highest chart position...

German dance act Master Blaster enter at #76 with "Hypnotic Tango 2K12" featuring actor/football player/model and star of their version of The Bachelor this year Paul Janke...(You might recognize this from Bananarama's version awhile back)

British singer Rita Ora and rapper Tinie Tempah arrive at #82 with their #1 UK hit "R.I.P."...

German hip-hop group Die Orson pop in at #85 with "Horst & Monika" featuring rapper Cro, who has scored two #2 hits this year, "Easy" and "Du". I don't know all the context of the song, but apparently it's about a transgender politician..

Seattle rapper Macklemore debuts at #88 with his hilarious first hit single, "Thrift Shop". I'm gone take your grampa's style!

Hamburg-based trance-pop group Scooter is one of Germany's biggest acts, placing 23 songs into their country's top-10 since 1994, with their 2002 single "Nessaja" hitting #1 there (as well as starting the movie Bruno out). Their latest, "4AM", comes in at the much more modest #96..

Danish dance music singer Medina's "You & I" made the top-10 in Germany in 2009, and she's back at #99 with "Happening", and I really dig this song, it's so beautiful...

The final entry on Germany's top-100 is an update of the 1995 top-10 hit there "Push The Feeling On" by the Glamrock Brothers & Sunloverz featuring the Nightcrawlers (the latter are the original artists)...

Well that's a wrap for the German part of the world...thanks for dropping by, and check back tomorrow for another Song of the Day, Candletime, 6 of the 60s, and this weeks' trip Down Under on "Aussie Sweep"....Auf Weidersehen!