Dr. Stein

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"Dr. Stein"
Helloween - Dr. Stein.jpg
Single by Helloween
from the album Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II
B-side
  • 1. Savage
  • 2. Livin ain't No Crime
ReleasedJuly 1988
Genre Power metal
Length5:03
Label Noise Records
Songwriter(s) Michael Weikath
Helloween singles chronology
"Future World"
(1987)		"Dr. Stein"
(1988)		"I Want Out"
(1988)

"Dr. Stein" is a song by German power metal band Helloween. [1] [2] Taken from the 1988 album Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II , the song remains one of the band's most popular songs, and is played live at virtually every Helloween concert. The lyrics are based on the 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus . [3]

Contents

A video was shot for the 2010 jazz-style remake of the song on the album Unarmed – Best of 25th Anniversary . [4]

Single track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Dr. Stein"5:03
2."Savage"3:27
3."Livin' Ain't No Crime"4:44
4."Victim of Fate*"7:00

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Dutch Singles Chart [5] 85
German Singles Chart [6] 10
Japanese Singles Chart [7] 81
Swiss Singles Chart [8] 21
UK Singles Chart [9] 57

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References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Stein (Single)". Encyclopaedia Metallum . Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  2. ↑ "Helloween – Dr. Stein (tracklist and versions)". Discogs . Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  3. ↑ Small, Cathleen (15 December 2015). Frankenstein's Monster. ISBN   9781502609366.
  4. ↑ "Helloween: Dr. Stein (music video)". Undergroundvideotelevision.com. 2010-01-05. Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  5. ↑ "Helloween - Dr. Stein (Dutch Charts)". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  6. ↑ "Helloween - Dr. Stein (German Charts)". charts.de. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  7. ↑ "Helloween - Dr. Stein (Japanese Charts)". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  8. ↑ "Helloween - Dr. Stein (Swiss Charts)". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  9. ↑ "Helloween - Dr. Stein (UK Charts)". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
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