The first German series ran from 30 August 2011 until 11 October 2011 and included 7 episodes.
The program is prepared as a "docutainment" (documentary entertainment) in which the viewers would learn about the story of German artists, follow their progress in their own words and discover their artistic process in making their hits.
Partaking artists are encouraged to use their own style giving the hits a real new twist.
In 2012, Cover My Song was nominated for Grimme-Preis in the "best Entertainment" category, but did not win the prize.
The jury cited that it was "a refreshing program that generated merging of various musical genres".