Maybe (No Angels song)

"Maybe"
Single by No Angels
from the album Destiny
B-side	"Secret's Out"
Released	June 15, 2007
Format	CD single, ring tone, digital single, digital download
Recorded	January 2007, Sound Studio N (Cologne, Germany)
Genre	Pop, pop rock
Length	3:23
Label	Polydor/Universal
Writer(s)	Pelle Ankarberg, Niclas Molinder, Maryanne Morgan, Joacim Persson
Producer	Twin, Pelle Ankarberg
No Angels singles chronology
"Goodbye to Yesterday" (2007) "Maybe" (2007) "Amaze Me"/ "Teardrops" (2007)

"Maybe" is a pop-rock song performed by German pop group No Angels. It was written and composed by Pelle Ankarberg, Niclas Molinder, Maryann Morgan, and Joacim Persson and originally recorded by Norwegian singer Trine Rein, featuring strings by violinist Andreas Ljones. The pair qualified for the Melodi Grand Prix 2007 with the song, finishing the contest third in the final round.^[1]

In 2007, the track was re-recorded by the re-formed No Angels for their fourth studio album, Destiny (2007). Produced by Twin and Ankarberg, it was released as album's second single on June 15, 2007 (see 2007 in music) in German-speaking Europe, where it reached reached number 36 on the German Singles Chart and number 62 in Austria, making it the band's lowest-charting single to date.^[2] According to the band, the song incorporates an uncredited sample of The Beatles' 1969 record "Come Together."^[3]

Recording and release

"Maybe" was written by Redfly production members Ankarberg, Molinder, Persson, and British songwriter Maryanne Morgan, and actually offered to Norwegian pop singer Trine Rein, who recorded the song in mid-2006 for her unreleased studio album.^[1] Violinist Andreas Ljones contributed additional fiddle music to Rein's version which was picked for her participation in the Melodi Grand Prix 2007, the Norwegian pre-selection of the Eurovision Song Contest. Chosen out of a total of 464 songs, it eventually made the final selection of the eighteen participating entries.^[1] While the song failed to succeed on the semi finals, it eventually made the "second chance" round, before dashing once again in the final round on February 10, 2007, eventually finishing the contest third.^[1]

After the No Angels' secret reunion in mid-2006 Redfly offered "Maybe" for inclusion on the band's fourth studio album Destiny, having previously contributed to their 2003 studio album Pure. Although the track was not exclusively for the quartet, the band has described the mid-tempo song as a "typical No Angels" record: "This song rocks! [...] It shows another facet of us and is absolutely in line [with the band]."^[4] Nadja Benaissa called "Maybe" the "jiggiest title" on the album: "It's about being in a quandary," she said in an interview with Bild-Zeitung, "and about living along the lines of 'maybe yes - maybe no'..."^[3] The quartet premiered the song during a special concert in the Radio Energy studios in Munich, Germany on March 5, 2007,^[5] and by April 6, it was announced that either "I Believe in You," "Been Here Before," "Maybe," or "I Had a Feeling" would be the next single and Universal started a poll asking the fans to decide.^[5] However, according to Bild am Sonntag "Maybe" eventually won over piano-laid "I Believe in You."^[5]

"Maybe" was shipped to radio in late May 2007.^[6] While the CD single spawned the previously unreleased recording "Secret's Out," its digital single included the a special piano remix.^[6] A second remix of the song, re-arranged by producer Tomasino, appeared on the album's 2008 re-release Destiny Reloaded.^[7]

Music video

The music video for "Maybe" was filmed in Cologne, Germany on May 4, 2007, following a four-day dance and choreography training.^[8] It was the No Angels' seventh clip to be directed by Marcus Sternberg, and features You Can Dance contestant Jimmy Surles as well as former Fame Academy contestant David Hernandez Sanchez, the choreographer of the clip.^[9]

Similar to previous single "Goodbye to Yesterday" the video does not have a substantial plot; it mainly focuses on the girls and their dancing choreographies, finally merging into a boisterous party crowd neat the end of the clip.^[10] However, upon its release the music video was widely advertised as the band's "sexiest video" to date,^[11] a fact underlined by the band's own statements: "We wanted a cool and sexy video, that facilitates a lot of energy," Jessica Wahls said in an interview with the Making of crew.^[10] As Nadja Benaissa reported on the band's Bunte blog, the band members had purchased several parts of their outifts in a local sex shop.^[9]

The video worldpremiered on May 18, 2007 on German music network VIVA's show VIVA Live.^[12] A making-of-clip of the video was released on a digital video disc on the album's re-release edition, Destiny Reloaded (2008).

Chart performance

First released on June 15, 2007, in German-speaking Europe, "Maybe" debuted at number 36 on the German Media Control Singles Chart based on composite digital singles and CD maxi singles sales, making it the band's lowest-debuting entry to date.^[13] As the single fell out of the top 50 in it second week and failed to climb again during its seven-week chart run, it became the band's first single to miss the top 20 on that particular chart, thus also making it the group's lowest-charting single since their formation in fall 2000.^[14] On the component charts, the track peaked at number 70 on the German Airplay Chart, according to Nielsen SoundScan.^[15]

In Austria, the track debuted at number 62 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40, the group's lowest peak to date.^[16] However, it remained a single week on the chart and fell out of the top 100 in its second week of release, also making it the band's shortest-running single on the Austrian Singles Chart.^[16] In Switzerland, "Maybe" never made it to the top 100 chart, eventually becoming the No Angels' second entry since 2002's "Let's Go to Bed" to do so.

As a result, the single also failed to chart on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Altogether, "Maybe" sold less than 15,000 copies Europe-wide, the group's lowest-selling release to date.^[14]

Formats and tracklistings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Maybe."

Digital single "Maybe" (Radio Edit) - 3:23 "Secret's Out" - 3:13 "Maybe" (Piano Mix) - 3:13

2-Track CD single "Maybe" (Radio Edit) - 3:23 "Secret's Out" - 3:13

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[17]	62
Germany (Media Control AG)[18]	36

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "464 songs submitted to NRK". ESCToday. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/6514. Retrieved 2007-04-22. 
2. ^ "German Chart History". Chartsurfer. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927045522/http://www.chartsurfer.de/archiv.htm?nr=0&art=t&dbid=79836. Retrieved 2007-07-06. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Himmlisch!". BILD am Sonntag. Retrieved on 2007-04-22.
4. ^ "Maybe". Official Newsletter. Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
5. ^ ^{a b c} "Was wir die nächste Single der No Angels?" (in German). NoAngels-Music. http://www.noangels-music.de/ecard_destiny/noangels_ecard.php. Retrieved 2007-04-22. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Maybe - Digital Version" (in German). Musicload. http://www.musicload.de/album/2451050_2/no-angels/maybe/item.html. Retrieved 2009-04-10. 
7. ^ "Maybe - Tomasino Remix" (in German). Musicload. http://www.musicload.de/single/3241563_4/no-angels/maybe/item.html. Retrieved 2009-04-10. 
8. ^ "Zik op Jöck mit Victoria Beckham". Express. http://www.express.de/servlet/Satellite?pagename=XP/index&pageid=1004370693460&rubrik=200&artikelid=1177082148978. Retrieved 2007-05-06. ^{[dead link]}
9. ^ ^{a b} No Angels. "Wieder ein paar aufregende Tage mit den No Angels..." (in German). BUNTE.T-Online.de Star Blog. http://www2.bunte.t-online.de/dyn/c/10/84/14/74/10841474.html. Retrieved 2007-05-07. 
10. ^ ^{a b} "Making of 'Maybe'". NoAngels-Music.de. http://www.pop24.de/_ram/noangels/noangels_maybe_teaser.ram. Retrieved 2007-07-24. 
11. ^ "'Maybe' kommt sehr sexy daher" (in German). Vivnao. http://www.viviano.de/ak/News-Musik/no-angels-13872.shtml. Retrieved 2007-07-24. 
12. ^ "Videopremiere von 'Maybe'" (in German). NoAngels-Music.de. http://www.noangels-music.de. Retrieved 2007-05-18. 
13. ^ "Chartverfolgung 'Maybe'". Musicline. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/No+Angels/Maybe+%282-track%29/single. Retrieved 2008-06-26. 
14. ^ ^{a b} Köster, Oliver (2008-08-27). "Dritte Single, letzte Chance?" (in German). Bild.de. http://www.bild.de/BTO/leute/2007/08/26/no-angels-comeback/versuch-single,geo=2383826.html. Retrieved 2008-06-23. 
15. ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland 16.02.2007- 23.02.2007". Surfmusik. http://www.surfmusik.de/airplaycharts_2007_kw08.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-21. 
16. ^ ^{a b} "Austrian Chart History". AustrianChart. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=No+Angels&titel=Maybe&cat=s. Retrieved 2007-07-06. 
17. ^ "No Angels – Maybe – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
18. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 2011-05-26.

External links

• NoAngels-Music.de — official site
• "Maybe" music video on YouTube