Perfekte Welle

"Perfekte Welle"
"Perfekte Welle"
Single by Juli
from the album Es ist Juli
Language	German
English title	"Perfect Wave"
Released	2004
Length	3:20
Songwriters	Andreas Herde; Simon Triebel;
Producer	O.L.A.F. Opal
Juli singles chronology

2004 single by Juli

"Perfekte Welle" (English: "Perfect Wave") is a song by German band Juli. It was written by band members Simon Triebel and Andreas Herde and produced by O.L.A.F. Opal for their debut album Es ist Juli (2004). It served as band's debut single and peaked at number two on the German and Austrian Single Charts. In December 2004, after the tsunami in south-east Asia, many German television and radio stations announced that they would no longer play the song as a mark of respect to the tsunami victims.^[1] An Afrikaans version was released in South Africa by the group Shine4, called "Perfekte Wêreld" (Perfect World).

Formats and track listings

CD maxi single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Perfekte Welle" (Radio Version)	3:16
2.	"Wenn du lachst" (Unplugged)	2:39
3.	"Perfekte Welle" (Album Version)	3:17
4.	"Lass mich nicht hängen" (Sofa Version)	3:05

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[2]	2
Germany (GfK)^[3]	2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[4]	18

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[5]	27
Germany (Media Control GfK)^[6]	11

Chart (2005)	Position
Germany (Media Control GfK)^[7]	99

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[8]	Gold	15,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[9]	Gold	150,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Hörfunk: Radiosender streichen "Die perfekte Welle"". Spiegel. 28 December 2004. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
^ "Juli – Perfekte Welle" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
^ "Juli – Perfekte Welle". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2004" (in German). Austrian Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2004" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2005" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
^ "Austrian single certifications – Juli – Perfekte Welle" (in German). IFPI Austria.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Juli; 'Perfekte Welle')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

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[1] "Hörfunk: Radiosender streichen "Die perfekte Welle"". Spiegel. 28 December 2004. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

[sc_Austria_Juli-2] "Juli – Perfekte Welle" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

[sc_Germany_Juli-3] "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

[sc_Switzerland_Juli-4] "Juli – Perfekte Welle". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

[at-year-end-5] "Jahreshitparade Singles 2004" (in German). Austrian Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

[6] "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2004" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

[7] "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2005" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 24 May 2025.

[AustriaJuliPerfekte_WellesingleCertRef-8] "Austrian single certifications – Juli – Perfekte Welle" (in German). IFPI Austria.

[GermanyJuliPerfekte_WellesingleCertRef-9] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Juli; 'Perfekte Welle')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.