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How a feel-good German song is taking over social media
Key takeaways
- Being encouraging and building confidence is what the German song "Gut genug" ("Good Enough") is all about.
- The track was a collaboration between Berlin-based producers KitschKrieg, indie duo Blumengarten and rapper Shirin David.
- Now, millions of social media users worldwide have featured the song in their videos — although many of them don't understand a word of German.
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Being encouraging and building confidence is what the German song "Gut genug" ("Good Enough") is all about. A meme is now bringing the track and its message to millions of people around the world.
https://p.dw.com/p/5FZNOFans love the expressive voice of Rayan Djima in 'Gut Genug'Image: Uwe Ernst/Funke Foto Services/IMAGOAdvertisement German is not the first language you'd expect to find behind a global Tik Tok hit, which is why the success of "Gut genug" is even more surprising.
The track was a collaboration between Berlin-based producers KitschKrieg, indie duo Blumengarten and rapper Shirin David.
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