[8] The album covers many of the themes running through Nena's previous work, "Freiheit" (Freedom) and "Frieden" (Peace) being obvious examples.

However it differs from many of its predecessors in that there are fewer fast songs and in "Ich habe dich verloren" (I have lost you) Nena writes an unremittingly bleak lyric, which is unusual for one so accustomed to put a positive spin on all sorts of setbacks and misfortune.

As ever, Nena experiments with stylistic variations including the 7-minute synth-pop title track and the acoustic guitar backed "Lautlos" (Silently) which intimately showcases her voice and carefully crafted enunciation like few others have in her 30-year career.

"[12] Du bist gut was released whilst Nena was enjoying regular exposure on German national television as a juror on The Voice of Germany.

[16] The promotional video features various Nena family members as well as the singer herself, at the age of 52, making one of her rare (and therefore more striking) appearances in a short yellow mini dress.

[20] Despite her withdrawal from the national limelight, Nena was as active as ever in connecting with her fanbase, including via her social media output and by maintaining her schedule of live concerts[21] which has been more or less constant since 1997.

Only one track from Du bist gut (namely "Das ist nicht alles") survived onto the set list of her 2014 concerts, by which time she was already trailing a handful of songs from her next album, Oldschool, which was released on 27 February 2015.