Rammstein (song)

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"Rammstein"
Song by Rammstein
from the album Herzeleid
LanguageGerman
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1995 (1995-09-29)
Recorded1995
Studio Polar, Stockholm
Genre Neue Deutsche Harte
Length4:25
Label Motor Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Rammstein" is a song by German industrial metal band Rammstein. It is the eleventh and final track on their debut album, Herzeleid , and was the first song written by the band. It is about the Ramstein air show disaster. [1] According to an interview with rhythm guitarist Paul Landers, the sound of the main riff of the song is made by him and lead guitarist Richard Kruspe, each playing a similar riff at different octaves (Richard plays the middle and Paul plays the lower).[ citation needed ] The song was featured in the 1997 David Lynch film Lost Highway .

Till Lindemann wearing dual arm-mounted flame-throwers during a live performance Till-Lindemann.jpg
Till Lindemann wearing dual arm-mounted flame-throwers during a live performance

In the Live aus Berlin performance of the song, lead vocalist Till Lindemann ascends from underneath the stage via a trap door. He wears a burning coat, and special goggles from which a laser beam is projected from one of the lenses. When the band performed the song in the 2004–05 Reise, Reise tour, Lindemann no longer wore the flaming jacket, opting instead for dual arm mounted flame throwers.[ citation needed ]

Rammstein has been a part of every tour setlist since the song's inception, including the Pre-Herzeleid years. The only tours it has not been included in are the tours for Liebe ist für alle da and Made in Germany 1995–2011, although in the last Made in Germany tour, "Wir halten das Tempo", the introduction of the song has been used to tease the audience as they performed the intro with guitar flamethrowers before segueing into "Bück dich".

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References

  1. Herzeleid.com Quote from MTV interview
Herzeleid
Track listing
  1. Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen? ("Do you want to see the bed in flames?")
  2. Der Meister ("The master")
  3. Weißes Fleisch ("White flesh")
  4. Asche zu Asche ("Ashes to ashes")
  5. Seemann ("Seaman")
  6. Du riechst so gut ("You smell so good")
  7. Das alte Leid ("The old sorrow")
  8. Heirate mich ("Marry me")
  9. Herzeleid ("Heartache")
  10. Laichzeit ("Spawning time")
  11. Rammstein ("Rammstein")