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 numbers, and is played live at virtually every Helloween concert. The lyrics are based on the 1818 Mary Shelley 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
Japanese Singles (Oricon) [5] 81
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] 85
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] 21
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 66
West Germany (GfK) [9] 10

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. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.
  6. ↑ "Helloween – Dr. Stein" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Helloween – Dr. Stein". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Helloween – Dr. Stein" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
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