Friesenjung Explained

"Friesenjung" is a 2023 song by German comedian and musician Otto Waalkes and a parody of Sting's "Englishman in New York", in which Frisian life (relating to East Frisia, the region where Waalkes comes from) is highlighted.^[3]

German rapper Ski Aggu and Dutch musician Joost Klein used a sample of the song in their own track "Friesenjung", which was released as a single on 25 May 2023. It subsequently reached number one in Germany and Austria.^[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2023–2024)! scope="col"

Peak position
Global Excl. US (Billboard)[5]	115
Latvia (LAIPA)[6]	15
Lithuania (AGATA)[7]	12
Netherlands Tip (Dutch Top 40)[8]	1
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[9]	84

Year-end charts

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Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10]	15
Germany (Official German Charts)[11]	12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	91

Notes and References

1. News: 12 June 2023 . Rap-Version von Otto-Waalkes-Song erobert die Charts . Rap version of Otto Waalkes song conquers the charts . . 26 May 2024 . de-at.
2. News: 8 June 2023 . "Friesenjung" mit Ski Aggu und Joost Klein: Mit Techno feiert Otto Waalkes seinen größten Charterfolg . Langley-Hunt . Tobias . "Friesenjung" with Ski Aggu and Joost Klein: Otto Waalkes celebrates his biggest chart success with Techno . . subscription . 26 May 2024 . de.
3. Web site: 26 May 2023 . Friesenjung (English Translation) . 23 May 2024 . genius.com.
4. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts – 9 Juni 2023 . 23 May 2024 . offiziellecharts.de.
5. Billboard Global Excl. US: Week of June 17, 2023. Billboard. 24 May 2024. 14 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230614034454/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-excl-us/2023-06-17/. dead.
6. Web site: 20 May 2024 . Straumēšanas TOP 2024 – 20. nedēļa . Streaming TOP 2024 – Week 20 . 13 June 2024 . . lv.
7. Web site: 2024 21-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). lt. AGATA. 24 May 2024. 24 May 2024.
8. Web site: Tipparade-lijst van week 32, 2023. nl. Dutch Top 40. 12 August 2023. 25 May 2024.
9. Web site: OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie. OLiS. pl. 30 May 2024. Select week 17.05.2024–23.05.2024..
10. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 2023. austriancharts.at. 24 May 2024.
11. Web site: Jahrescharts 2023. GfK Entertainment charts. de. 24 May 2024.
12. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2023. hitparade.ch. 24 May 2024.