Muttersprache (album)
Muttersprache () is the ninth studio album by German recording artist Sarah Connor, released by Polydor Records on May 22, 2015. It is her first album to be primarily recorded in German. After her participation in the reality television series "Sing meinen Song - Das Tauschkonzert" in 2014, the German version of the series "The Best Singers", Connor was encouraged to record songs in German. "Muttersprache" debuted on top of on the German Albums Chart, marking her second number-one album following 2005's "Naughty but Nice". "Muttersprache" is primarily a pop and R&B album. Chart performance. Upon its release , "Muttersprache" debuted at number-one on the German Albums Chart. It marked Connor's ninth consecutive top ten album and second effort to reach the top position following the number-one debut of 2005's "Naughty but Nice", her fourth studio album. With first week sales of more than 100,000 copies in Germany, "Muttersprache" was certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) just days after its release. It has since been certified triple platinum. In Austria, "Muttersprache" debuted at number three on the Austrian Albums Chart behind both Conchita Wurst's "Conchita" and Andreas Gabalier's "Mountain Man". It became  Connor's highest-charting album since "Naughty but Nice" which also peaked at number three a decade earlier. In Switzerland, the album debuted at number-one on the Swiss Albums Chart, her first album to do so. Singles. Selected as the album's leading single, "Wie schön du bist" was released to radios and stores on May 1, 2015. An instant success in German-speaking Europe, it peaked at number two on the German Singles Chart. In Germany, the song became Connor's highest-charting single since 2005 number-one hit "From Zero to Hero." It was eventually certified platinum  by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). In Austria and Switzerland, "Wie schön du bist" reached number eleven and number thirty on the national singles charts, where it became her biggest-charting single in seven years.