Rammstein (song)

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Rammstein (song)

Rammstein

Song by Rammstein from the album Herzeleid

GEMA:

3796011-001

ISWC:

T-801.861.103-6

Composer:

Rammstein

Lyricist:

Rammstein

Recording:

March 1995
Polar Studios, Stockholm, Sweden

Producing:

Jacob Hellner
Carl-Michael Herlöfsson

Mixing:

Ronald Prent
Chateau du Pape, Hamburg, Germany

First release:

25 September 1995

Length:

04:25

Time signature:

4/4

Tempo:

57

Key:

E

Live debut:

7 May 1994

Last performed:

23 June 1999

Live count:

176

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Herzeleid tracklist

1. Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen?
2. Der Meister
3. Weisses Fleisch
4. Asche zu Asche
5. Seemann
6. Du riechst so gut
7. Das alte Leid
8. Heirate mich
9. Herzeleid
10. Laichzeit
11. Rammstein

Rammstein is a song by Rammstein. It is the eleventh track on the Herzeleid album.

Background

• This was the very first song that the band wrote together. It is about the accident from which the band took its name.
• The intro part of the song was played before Bück dich during the 2013 tour.
• The engine sound in the intro of the song was previously used in the Feeling B song Slamersong.
• The riff of the song is one of Richard's oldest riffs. He already played it when he was still a member of Orgasm Death Gimmick.

Versions

StudioLiveRemix

Title	Release	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Rammstein	Herzeleid	04:25	1995	25 Sep 1995
Rammstein (Edit)	Lost Highway	03:26	1995	18 Feb 1997	Skips from after the first "Rammstein" in the second verse to after the first "Rammstein" in the third verse.
Rammstein	Engel	04:25	1995	1 Apr 1997	Volume reduced by 1dB.
	Original Single Kollektion			19 Jul 1998
Rammstein	Trial By Fire	04:25	1995	24 Dec 2000	2000 Remaster.
Rammstein	4-Track Demo		1994	19 Feb 1994	Demo version.
Rammstein	5-Track Demo	05:28	1994	30 Apr 1994	Demo version.
	6-Track Demo 1			1994
Rammstein	6-Track Demo 2	03:50	1994	1994	5-Track Demo version. Different mix. Cut before the final guitar solo.
Rammstein	3-Track Demo 2	05:16	1994	1995	5-Track Demo version. Different mix.
Rammstein	3-Track Demo 3	05:18	1994	1995	5-Track Demo version. Different mix.
Rammstein	A Journey Into Sound IV	05:08	1994	1995	5-Track Demo version. Different mix.
Rammstein	Time for a Cut	05:23	1994	1995	5-Track Demo version. Different mix.
Rammstein	6-Track Demo 3	03:23	1994	1995	5-Track Demo version. Different mix. Fades out before third verse.
	...Just Wanna Have Fun!			1995
Rammstein	6 Rough-Mixes/3 Mixes	04:31	1995	1995	Advance mix.

Title	Release	Type	Length	Recorded		Released	Notes
				Date	Location
	Rammstein Life	Video		27 Sep 1996	Arena Berlin, Berlin	24 Dec 1996
Rammstein	Live aus Berlin	Audio	05:29	22 Aug 1998 23 Aug 1998	Wuhlheide, Berlin	30 Aug 1999
Rammstein	Live aus Berlin (2CD)	Audio	05:42	22 Aug 1998 23 Aug 1998	Wuhlheide, Berlin	30 Aug 1999	Longer crowd cheering at the end.
Rammstein	Live aus Berlin (VHS / Censored DVD)	Video	05:44	22 Aug 1998 23 Aug 1998	Wuhlheide, Berlin	14 Sep 1999
Rammstein	Live aus Berlin (DVD)	Video	05:37	22 Aug 1998 23 Aug 1998	Wuhlheide, Berlin	29 Nov 1999	Multicam mode. Six different angles.

Title	Release	Length	Remixed by	Released	Notes
			Rammstein (Eskimos & Egypt Radio Edit)			Engel	03:40	Eskimos & Egypt	1 Apr 1997	Volume reduced by 1dB.
Original Single Kollektion	19 Jun 1998
Rammstein (Eskimos & Egypt Radio Edit)	Engel (Mispress)	07:10	Eskimos & Egypt	1 Apr 1997	Includes Rammstein (Eskimos & Egypt Instrumental Edit). Volume reduced by 1dB.
Rammstein (Eskimos & Egypt Radio Edit)	Sehnsucht (France 1998)	03:43	Eskimos & Egypt	1998
Rammstein (Eskimos & Egypt Instrumental Edit)	Engel	03:30	Eskimos & Egypt	1 Apr 1997	Volume reduced by 1dB.
	Original Single Kollektion			19 Jun 1998
Rammstein (Eskimos & Egypt Instrumental Edit)	Engel (Mispress)	07:10	Eskimos & Egypt	1 Apr 1997	Includes Rammstein (Eskimos & Egypt Radio Edit) before it. Volume reduced by 1dB.
Rammstein (Eskimos & Egypt Instrumental)	Engel (Fan-Edition)	03:28	Eskimos & Egypt	23 May 1997	Eskimos & Egypt Instrumental Edit.
	Original Single Kollektion			19 Jun 1998

Live

Live performance

Herzeleid Tour

In 1994, the song's structure was slightly different, with the guitar solo being played at the beginning of the second verse, rather than after the third verse. The well-known burning coat was not yet associated with the song's performance. Instead, Till would use two fountain fireworks at the start of the first verse.

In 1995, Till would start using the first burning coat, consisting of a black suit top with chainmail-like sleeves that could be ignited. Only the right sleeve of the coat would be ignited in 1995. As Rammstein was the first song of the setlist, Till would walk onto the the stage from the backstage whilst wearing the coat. He would stop and look down to the ground while he stood in front of the microphone. Once Paul and Richard started playing after the synth intro, Till would rise his arms and hold them out next to him. When he started singing the first verse, he would hold his right arm behind him, allowing a crewmember to come and ignite the coat's right sleeve. Till would stand still with his arms held out during the instrumental breaks between the verses.

In 1996, the same coat would be used as before, but now both sleeves would be ignited during the song. The stage antics would remain the same, however. The old coat would be used from January to August of 1996, before getting replaced in September. On one occasion, on 14 June, Till launched two fireworks near the beginning of the song, instead of using the burning coat. He did this because he was concerned that the coat would wear out too fast. On 19 July, Till's sleeves were ignited with pyrotechnic flares by two naked women.

From September onwards, Till would use a new kind of coat, consisting fully of the chainmail-like material. This coat had a longer backside as well as a collar. During performances, both sleeves and the back would get ignited. With this coat, Till would spin around after the first verse and show the flames on his back to the audience during the instrumental break. After the third verse, Till would leave the stage while Paul and Richard came over to the middle of the stage to play the guitar solo. Till would return without the coat before the end of the song's outro and face away from the audience.

From 1994 to 1996, Till would also wear a Schlitzbrille when performing the song.

Sehnsucht Tour

From April to August 1997, the performance mostly remained the same, with Till performing whilst using the burning coat. One difference being that during these months, Till would not wear any sort of goggles. Another difference is that Till would remain backstage for the entirety of the song's outro, rather than return to the stage and wait until the outro was finished. During these months, the band would sometimes start performing the Eskimos & Egypt remix of the song after the first verse, which would be performed normally. When this was the case, Schneider would replace one of his drumsticks with a sparkle fountain firework during the second guitar solo.

On one occasion, on 18 May, three minor fireworks exploded behind Till while he was standing still during the song's intro. Another exception took place on 28 June, on this date, fireworks were launched at Till during the song's intro.

During the September and October dates, Rammstein would be performed as the first song of the encore. Till would be standing on a platform made to look like a boxing ring, with crewmembers pushing it through the audience while the rest of the band remained on the normal stage. On the first two September dates, Flake would be present in the ring with Till. At one point, Till would get down on his hands and knees and Flake would start roasting sausages on the fire his back provided. During these months, the song would only be performed with it's first two verses, with Paul and Richard playing an extended guitar solo as a way of ending the song. Till would also start using goggles with a laser pointer for the left eye during the performances.

From November 1997 onwards, the boxing ring would no longer be used, likely due to the song's different placement on the setlist. The song would once again be performed in it's traditional way, with nothing more than the burning coat. All three verses would now be performed again as well.

1998 would not see any changes to the performance of the song, except for two exceptions. On 27 June, Till wore the stage outfit normally used during Spiel mit mir and used a portable flamethrower. Also, during the recording dates for Live aus Berlin on 22 and 23 August, Till rose from underneath the stage on a rising platform. On these dates, an extended synth intro would performed.

For any further performances from 1998 to 2001, the song would get performed normally, with Till just walking onto the stage with the burning coat and laser pointer goggles.

Professional recordings

Date	Type	Location	City	Country		Notes
2 Jul 1994	Video	Kunsthaus Tacheles	Berlin	Germany		Filmed by two singlecams.
27 Aug 1994	Video	M.A.U. Club	Rostock	Germany		Recorded for the movie ACHTUNG! WIR KOMMEN..
16 Feb 1996	Video	Kulturzentrum Stern	Riesa	Germany
19 Jul 1996	Video	Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Jamboree	Biesenthal	Germany		Recorded for release on a VHS tape.
18 Aug 1996	Video	Bizarre Festival	Cologne	Germany
15 May 1997	Video	Tor 3	Düsseldorf	Germany
18 May 1997	Video	Pinkpop Festival	Landgraaf	Netherlands
12 Jun 1997	Video	Hultsfred Festival	Hultsfred	Sweden
19 Jun 1997	Video	La Locomotive	Paris	France
28 Jun 1997	Video	Wâldrock Festival	Burgum	Netherlands
17 Aug 1997	Video	Bizarre Festival	Cologne	Germany		Part of the Eskimos & Egypt remix was performed.
22 Aug 1997	Video	Pukkelpop Festival	Hasselt	Belgium
23 Oct 1997	Video	Philipshalle	Düsseldorf	Germany
22 Nov 1997	Video	Odjazdy Festival	Katowice	Poland
29 Nov 1997	Audio	Melkweg	Amsterdam	Netherlands		Broadcasted via radio.
6 May 1998	Video	The Roxy	New York City	United States
10 Apr 1999	Audio	River Plate Stadium	Buenos Aires	Argentina		Broadcasted via radio.
10 Apr 1999	Video	River Plate Stadium	Buenos Aires	Argentina
17 Apr 1999	Video	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	São Paulo	Brazil		Shown in the documentary Rammstein in Amerika.
26 Jan 2001	Video	Big Day Out	Sydney	Australia

Music Videos

Name	Director	Released	Notes
Rammstein	Mathilde Bonnefoy Emanuel Fialik	April, 1997

Lyrics

Album versionDemo versionRammstein

Rammstein
Ein Mensch brennt
Rammstein
Fleischgeruch... in der Luft
Rammstein
Ein Kind stirbt
Rammstein
Die Sonne scheint

Rammstein
Ein Flammenmeer
Rammstein
Blut gerinnt... auf dem Asphalt
Rammstein
Mütter schreien
Rammstein
Die Sonne scheint

Rammstein
Ein Massengrab
Rammstein
Kein Entrinnen
Rammstein
Kein Vogel singt... mehr
Rammstein
Und die Sonne scheint

Rammstein
Rammstein
Rammstein
Rammstein
Rammstein

Rammstein
Ein Mensch brennt
Rammstein
Fleischgeruch... in der Luft
Rammstein
Ein Kind stirbt
Rammstein
Die Sonne scheint

Rammstein
Ein Flammenmeer
Rammstein
Blut gerinnt... auf dem Asphalt
Rammstein
Mütter schreien
Rammstein
Die Sonne scheint

Rammstein
Ein Massengrab
Rammstein
Kein Entrinnen
Rammstein
Kein Vogel singt... mehr
Rammstein
Die Sonne scheint

Official French translation by Mathilde Bonnefoy

Un homme flambe
Rammstein
Odeur de chair brulée
Rammstein
Un enfant meurt
Rammstein
Le soleil brille

Rammstein
Une mer de flammes
Rammstein
Du sang goutte sur l'asphalte
Rammstein
Des mères hurlent
Rammstein
Le soleil brille

Rammstein
Un charnier
Rammstein
Pas d'issue
Rammstein
Plus un oiseau ne chante
Rammstein
Le soleil brille

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