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Proud Like a God by Guano Apes
Proud Like a God is an album by Guano Apes, released in 1997. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Open Your Eyes”, on 1 list with a best position of #128.
Proud Like a God, the debut album from Göttingen's Guano Apes, hit German shops on 6 October 1997 through GUN/Supersonic, rolled out internationally that Christmas Eve and finally reached America through RCA in September 1999. Wolfgang Stach produced it, and the band behind it is a tight four-piece: Sandra Nasić on vocals, Henning Rümenapp on guitars, Stefan Ude on bass and Dennis Poschwatta on drums, the other three all chipping in on backing vocals.
The sound is alt-rock with its elbows out, a fusion of metal crunch, pop hooks and rap cadence, and Nasić switches from sweet to savage without warning. "Open Your Eyes" and "Lords of the Boards" became two of their most enduring songs, reaching 5 and 10 on the German charts, and the album went platinum in both Germany and Switzerland. Don't Give Me Names came next.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Proud Like a God on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open Your Eyes | 1 | #128 | – | 1999 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.