Sportfreunde Stiller

Biography

Sportfreunde Stiller (German pronunciation: [ˈʃpɔʁtfʁɔʏndə ˈʃtɪlɐ]) is a German indie rock band from Germering near Munich, Bavaria.

History

The band was founded by Peter Brugger (guitar, vocals), Florian "Flo" Weber (drums), and Andi Erhard (bass). They initially wanted to name themselves "Bodden" (after soccer player Olaf Bodden), before later settling for "Stiller". They took the name from their former soccer manager at SV Germering, Hans Stiller.
As Stiller, the band played their first concerts in 1995. They later changed their name because a different band called Stiller owned the rights to this name. The term Sportfreunde literally translates to friends in sports and is also used in names of sports clubs (e.g. Sportfreunde Siegen). In 1997, bassist Erhard was replaced by Rüdiger "Rüde" Linhof, whom they met at The Atomic Café, where Peter and Flo worked as barkeepers. The band's debut album, So wie einst Real Madrid×So wie einst Real Madrid28 April 2000 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Rocket Radio2:462Einmal Mond und zurück2:513Fast wie von selbst4:294'94 (Novanta Quattro)3:275Alles Liebe, alles Gute3:006Aber besser wär's3:337Heimatlied3:578Wunderbaren Jahren3:219Hockey (Feld)3:1110Willkommen im Club5:0811Money Mark3:3012Wir müssen gewinnen2:5913Jericho3:3114Spitze3:1615Wellenreiten '543:08, was released in 2000.
Sportfreunde Stiller's track "Independent" from Die gute Seite was featured in the video game FIFA 2003.
In 2006, the band wrote "'54, '74, '90, 2006", a fan hymn for the German World Cup squad which became a number one hit in Germany; the song commemorates West German championships in the 1954, 1974, and 1990 World Cups. After Germany lost in the semi-final against Italy on 4 July 2006, the song was reworked as "'54, '74, '90, 2010" in anticipation of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Sportfreunde Stiller were nominated five times for Best German Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards, in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2009.
Their album La Bum×La Bum3 August 2007 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Der Titel vom nächsten Kapitel3:532Alles Roger!3:163995er tief über Island3:144(Tu nur das) was dein Herz dir sagt3:555Ohne deine Liebe4:196Eine gute Nacht3:417In unmittelbarer Ferne4:048Mo(nu)ment2:469Anders als auf Ansichtskarten3:0210Sodom3:1511Legenden4:29 was released on 3 August 2007 (and reached the number 1 spot in Germany) with their single "Alles Roger" debuting on 20 July 2007 (reaching number 22 in Germany). The album title is an anagram of "album". The band was also nominated once again for the 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards award for German Act of the year.
The entire La Bum album (bonus track edition) was added to the American iTunes Store in early 2008.
The song "'54, '74, '90, 2010" is featured as a downloadable track in the video game Guitar Hero World Tour.
In 2009, Sportfreunde Stiller was the sixth German band to record an album for the MTV Unplugged series. The album includes adaptations of old songs, covered songs and new songs alike. Although titled MTV Unplugged in New York, the album was actually recorded during a concert at Bavaria Film Studios, Munich.
In 2012, Sportfreunde Stiller announced they would be trying out new songs live at festivals that summer, suggesting there may be a new studio album in the works. This album, titled New York, Rio, Rosenheim×New York, Rio, Rosenheim24 May 2013 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Hymne auf Dich3:432Wenn Pferde schlafen3:083Applaus, Applaus3:294New York, Rio, Rosenheim3:115Unter unten!3:316Es muss was Wunderbares sein von mir geliebt zu werden4:017Clowns & Helden3:278Festungen & Burgen3:129Wieder kein Hit3:0810Lederjacke2:5111Let’s Did It!2:2012Wunder fragen nicht3:30, was eventually released in May 2013.
In 2016, their single "Das Geschenk×Das Geschenk23 September 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Das Geschenk3:492Raus in den Rausch3:49" debuted at number 1 in Austria, and also reached number 15 in Germany and number 58 in Switzerland.
In 2020, Florian Weber announced, in an interview with Donaukurier, that after a long break the band were working on a new album.
On 6 May 2022 the band released the single I’m alright from their forthcoming album Jeder nur ein X×JEDER NUR EIN X11 November 2022 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1I’m Alright2:362Hand in Hand2:543Wächter4:044Juunge3:135Ich scheiß’ auf schlechte Zeiten2:316Ibrahimović2:487Du bist eine Bank3:248Candlelight & hardcore2:489Bergauf3:1010Früher war schon2:4311Spektakulär2:3112Drama mit dem Karma2:5813Jeder nur ein X3:25 - planned for release on 11 November 2022.

Current

Peter Brugger – vocals, guitar (1995–present)
Florian "Flo" Weber – drums (1995–present)
Rüdiger "Rüde" Linhof – bass (1997–present)