Perfekte Welle

"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).

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

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.