# Deichkind

Deichkind (German pronunciation:, literally Dyke Child) is a German electropunk band formed in Hamburg in 1997. Current members are “Kryptik Joe” alias Philipp Grütering (rapper/songwriter), Henning “DJ Phono” Besser (DJ), Sebastian “Porky” Dürre (rapper/songwriter) and Roland “Roy” Knauf (producer). Deichkind started with hip hop, later added elements of electronic dance music to its style. The band themselves call their music TechRap as a combination of techno and rap music. The songs are often satirical and criticize consumerism and the performance-oriented society.

## History

The band had its first success at the turn of the millennium with single Bon Voyage. Deichkind's early style could be described as alternative hip hop, during the 2000s its style incorporated more and more elements from electronic music, dance and punk. The most famous examples of this electronic-leaning hip hop sound are the three singles, Remmidemmi (Yippie Yippie Yeah) (2006), Arbeit nervt (2008), and Leider geil (2012). These three singles placed in the charts.
In 2005, the group represented Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2005, with the song Electric Super Dance Band, placing 14th with 12 points.
In 2009, Sebastian “Sebi” Hackert, the band's longtime producer, died.
Befehl von ganz unten (2012) was Deichkind's first hit album, selling more than 200,000 units. Niveau Weshalb Warum (2015) debuted at number-one on the album charts in Germany and Switzerland.
The group contributed the song Happy New Fear to the soundtrack of the German film Victoria in 2015.
In 2018, rapper Sascha Reimann alias Ferris MC and “Ferris Hilton” left Deichkind after ten years.
Although the band originates from Hamburg, it now works mainly in Berlin.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Year | Title | Release | Label | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Year | Title | Release | Label | GER | AUT | SWI | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| 2000 | Bitte ziehen Sie durch | 8 September 2000 | Showdown Records | 18 | — | — | |
| 2002 | Noch fünf Minuten Mutti | 28 January 2002 | Showdown Records | 17 | 56 | — | |
| 2006 | Aufstand im Schlaraffenland | 19 May 2006 | Island Records | 68 | — | — | |
| 2008 | Arbeit nervt | 17 October 2008 | Universal Music | 13 | 30 | 80 | |
| 2012 | Befehl von ganz unten | 23 January 2012 | Universal Music | 2 | 5 | 16 | BVMI: Platinum IFPI Austria: Gold |
| 2015 | Niveau weshalb warum | 31 January 2015 | Sultan Günther Music | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Wer sagt denn das? | 27 September 2019 | Sultan Günther Music | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2023 | Neues vom Dauerzustand | 17 February 2023 | Sultan Günther Music | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||

### Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Length | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Year | Length | GER | AUT | SWI | Album | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| "Wer bremst das?!" | 1998 | 4:37 | — | — | — | | |
| "Bon Voyage" featuring Nina | 2000 | 3:23 (album version), 3:28 | 11 | 17 | 34 | Bitte ziehen Sie durch | |
| "Komm schon" | 2000 | 3:54 | 76 | — | — | Bitte ziehen Sie durch | |
| "Weit weg!" featuring Bintia | 2000 | 4:53 (album version), 3:52 | 67 | — | — | Bitte ziehen Sie durch | |
| "Limit" | 2002 | 3:02 | 21 | 25 | 95 | Noch fünf Minuten Mutti | |
| "Pferd im Stall" | 2002 | 3:51 | — | — | — | Noch fünf Minuten Mutti | |
| "E. S. D. B." / "Electric Superdance Band" | 2005 | 2:28 | — | — | — | Aufstand im Schlaraffenland | |
| "Remmidemmi (Yippie Yippie Yeah)" | 2006 | 3:43 | 68 | — | — | Aufstand im Schlaraffenland | |
| "Ich betäube mich" featuring Sarah Walker | 2006 | 3:33 | — | — | — | Aufstand im Schlaraffenland | |
| "Arbeit nervt" | 2008 | 3:18 | 23 | 29 | — | Arbeit nervt | |
| "Luftbahn" | 2009 | 3:23 | 36 | — | — | Arbeit nervt | |
| "Bück dich hoch" | 2012 | 4:07 | 11 | 33 | — | Befehl von ganz unten | BVMI: Gold |
| "Leider geil" | 2012 | 3:11 (album version), 3:09 | 6 | 6 | 61 | Befehl von ganz unten | BVMI: Gold IFPI Austria: Gold |
| "Der Mond" | 2012 | 4:24 | 68 | 61 | — | Befehl von ganz unten | |
| "Ich habe eine Fahne" | 2014 | 3:36 | — | — | — | — | |
| "So 'ne Musik" | 2014 | 3:11 | 27 | — | — | Niveau weshalb warum | |
| "Denken Sie groß" | 2015 | 4:01 | 36 | — | — | Niveau weshalb warum | |
| "Like mich am Arsch" | 2015 | 3:33 | 3 | — | 81 | Niveau weshalb warum | |
| "Selber machen lassen" | 2015 | 3:39 | 3 | — | 81 | Niveau weshalb warum | |
| "Happy New Fear" | 2015 | | — | — | — | Victoria soundtrack | |
| "Richtig gutes Zeug" | 2019 | 2:50 | — | — | — | Wer sagt denn das? | |
| "Wer sagt denn das?" | 2019 | 3:32 | — | — | — | Wer sagt denn das? | |
| "Keine Party" | 2019 | 5:34 | — | — | — | Wer sagt denn das? | |
| "Dinge" | 2019 | 3:32 | — | — | — | Wer sagt denn das? | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||