Rosenrot (album)

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Rosenrot is the fifth album by Rammstein. It was released on 28 October 2005.

Rosenrot
Album by Rammstein
Recorded:El Cortijo Studio, Spain
Teldex Studio, Germany
Producer:Jacob Hellner
Released:28 October 2005
Format:CD, Cassette, Vinyl, Digital
Length:48:08
Label:Universal
Stream:Spotify
iTunes
Discogs:
Rammstein album chronology
Reise, Reise
(2004)		 Rosenrot
(2005)		 Liebe ist für alle da
(2009)
Singles:
  1. Benzin      7 October 2005
  2. Rosenrot      16 December 2005
  3. Te quiero puta!      2005
  4. Mann gegen Mann      3 March 2006

Information

  • In 2005 the official label website, motor.de, listed a second limited edition of the album. It was supposed to include a DVD and was given a release date of 21 November 2005. It is unknown if this was a mistake or if plans got cancelled.
  • On 24 June 2005 the official Rammstein website shared the following news entry:

Gute Neuigkeiten: Rammstein arbeiten bereits an einem musikalischen Nachfolger, der vorraussichtlich "Reise, Reise ( Vol.2)" heißen soll. Das Management erklärte dazu wie folgt: "Nach der Produktionsphase des letzten Albums gab es viele Songs, die damals aus dramaturgischen Gründen keinen Platz auf 'Reise, Reise' gefunden hatten, nun aber fertiggestellt werden konnten. Es ist nichts Ungewöhnliches . So wie 'Ohne Dich' bereits aus der Produktionszeit zum Album 'Mutter' stammte, warteten hier bereits zahlreiche Songs seit mehr als einem Jahr darauf, vervollkommnet zu werden und sollen nun das Licht der Welt erblicken. Die Entscheidung welche, ist allein der Band vorbehalten und bleibt abzuwarten."

Ein Mitarbeiter der Plattenfirma erinnert sich: "Als man uns damals 'Reise, Reise' vorstellte, waren da zahlreiche beeindruckende Songs dabei, welche später auf dem Album plötzlich fehlten. U.a. erinnere ich mich noch an einen Song, von dem wir alle der festen Überzeugung waren, es würde die erste Single des Albums werden. Der Song hieß 'Rosenrot' und als wir feststellen mußten, daß die Band anders entschieden hatte und er es nicht mal auf das Album geschafft hatte, verschlug es uns kurz die Sprache. Das Album war zwar auch so perfekt, aber dieses enorme Selbstbewußtsein hat uns alle sehr überrascht. Seitdem hoffen wir, einige der Lieder aus dieser Zeit veröffentlicht zu sehen und ich bin froh, daß die Band sich nun entschließen konnte."

Während Rammsteins Kurzaufenthalt in einem Berliner Studio wurden nun anscheinend 2-3 weitere Songs aufgenommen und die Mix-Session zum Album, welches noch im Herbst veröffentlicht werden soll hat bereits begonnen.


Good news: Rammstein are already working on a musical successor, which is expected to be called "Reise, Reise ( Vol.2)". The management explained as follows: "After the production phase of the last album, there were many songs that had not found a place on 'Reise, Reise' at the time for dramaturgical reasons, but could now be finalised. It's nothing unusual . Just as 'Ohne Dich' came from the production time for the album 'Mutter', numerous songs have been waiting for more than a year to be perfected and are now to see the light of day. It's up to the band alone to decide which ones to release."

A record company employee recalls: "When we were introduced to 'Reise, Reise' at the time, there were numerous impressive songs that were suddenly missing from the album. Among other things, I remember one song that we were all convinced would be the first single on the album. The song was called 'Rosenrot' and when we realised that the band had decided otherwise and it hadn't even made it onto the album, we were speechless for a moment. The album was perfect, but this enormous self-confidence surprised us all. Since then we've been hoping to see some of the songs from that time released and I'm glad the band could make up their minds now."

During Rammstein's short stay in a Berlin studio, 2-3 more songs were apparently recorded and the mixing session for the album, which is due to be released in autumn, has already begun.

  • On 18 August 2005, it was officially announced that the album will be called Rosenrot:

Das neue Rammstein-Album wird nicht "Reise, Reise Vol.2" heißen, sondern "Rosenrot" - so entschied die Band gestern in einem Meeting. "Benzin", das erste und bisher einzige Lied aus dem neuen Album, dass Rammstein anlässlich der Wuhlheide-Konzerte im Juni 05 erstmals der Öffentlichkeit vorstellte, wird auch die erste Single des neuen Albums sein. Die Vorbereitungen zur Veröffentlichung laufen bereits auf Hochtouren. Gerade wurde das Video zu "Benzin" abgedreht und ist nun in der Postproduktion, an diversen Remixen wird gearbeitet, ebenso wie am Artwork zum Cover für Single und Album. Weiteres in Kürze hier.


The new Rammstein album will not be called "Reise, Reise Vol.2", but "Rosenrot" - as the band decided in a meeting yesterday. "Benzin", the first and so far only song from the new album that Rammstein presented to the public for the first time at the Wuhlheide concerts in June 05, will also be the first single from the new album. Preparations for the release are already in full swing. The video for "Benzin" has just been shot and is now in post-production, various remixes are being worked on, as is the artwork for the cover of the single and album. More to come here soon.

Recording

The album was recorded in almost three months in the El Cortijo Studio in Spain, and the Teldex Studio in Germany. In an interview Till mentioned, that the work on the album was rushed and they didn't have time to really think about the songs.[1] For the album the band worked with songs, that were left over from the recordings to the previous album, Reise, Reise. Those songs were Rosenrot[2][3][4][5], Wo bist du[2][6][7], Mann gegen Mann[2], Zerstören[2], Ein Lied[2], Feuer und Wasser[2][3] and Hilf mir[3]. All seven songs from the previous album session were left as they were.[8] For the new recorded songs, the band re-worked a few demos, which turned into Benzin, Spring, Stirb nicht vor mir and Te quiero puta!.

Before the album was called Rosenrot, the band had the album titles Reise, Reise Vol. 2 and Reise, weiter, Reise in mind.[1] To the press it was announced as Reise, Reise II.[9]

On 5 September 2005, the band held a press event in Paris. Different journalists were invited and took a sightseeing tour in a specially decorated double decker bus. In that bus everyone got a sealed CD player with nine new songs from the album. Those songs were Benzin, Spring, Rosenrot, Zerstören, Mann gegen Mann, Feuer und Wasser, Wo bist du, Te quiero puta! and Ein Lied.[1] The bus drove from the Place de la Bastille to the Seine bank from Paris. There was a ship, on which the journalists were able to interview all band members, with the exception of Flake, who suffered from Mumps.[10] Flake is also not present on the promotional photos for the album. He was replaced by his brother. This is also why he is never looking directly at the camera.

  • Double decker bus

    Double decker bus

  • CD player

    CD player

  • © Mat Hennek Rammstein without Flake

    © Mat Hennek
    Rammstein without Flake

  • © Mat Hennek Rammstein with Flake's brother

    © Mat Hennek
    Rammstein with Flake's brother

Other songs

During the recordings the band reworked and released a few demo songs on the album. The following is a list of the known songs:

Promotion

The album was promoted with a Flashcard, that featured five song snippets. Those same snippets were also released as a promotional CD. Additionally a fade-out promotional CD was sent out.

Cover

The complete artwork for the album is the same as for the Japanese edition of the previous album Reise, Reise. The only exception is the cover, on which the ship now has the name "Rosenrot" instead of the Rammstein logo, and two people are standing to the right of it, which were edited out from the original photo before.

Release dates

Date Country
28 Oct 2005 Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Serbia & Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Türkiye
29.10.2005 Greece
31.10.2005 Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Hong Kong, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, South Korea, Taiwan, US, Island, Ukraine
7.11.2005 Lebanon
20.11.2005 Australia
28.11.2005 Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Central America, Venezuela
6.12.2005 Canada
7.12.2005 Indonesia

Tracklist

CD / Digital
  1. Benzin - 03:47
  2. Mann gegen Mann - 03:50
  3. Rosenrot - 03:54
  4. Spring - 05:24
  5. Wo bist du - 03:55
  6. Stirb nicht vor mir / Don't Die Before I Do - 04:05
  7. Zerstören - 05:28
  8. Hilf mir - 04:43
  9. Te quiero puta! - 03:55
  10. Feuer und Wasser - 05:17
  11. Ein Lied - 03:43
Cassette
  1. 1. Benzin - 03:47
    2. Mann gegen Mann - 03:50
    3. Rosenrot - 03:54
    4. Spring - 05:24
    5. Wo bist du - 03:55
    6. Stirb nicht vor mir (Don't Die Before I Do) - 04:05
  2. 1. Zerstören - 05:28
    2. Hilf mir - 04:43
    3. Te quiero puta! - 03:55
    4. Feuer und Wasser - 05:17
    5. Ein Lied - 03:43
Vinyl
  1. 1. Benzin - 03:47
    2. Mann gegen Mann - 03:50
    3. Rosenrot - 03:54
  2. 1. Spring - 05:24
    2. Wo bist du - 03:55
    3. Stirb nicht vor mir (Don't Die Before I Do) - 04:05
  3. 1. Zerstören - 05:28
    2. Hilf mir - 04:43
    3. Te quiero puta! - 03:55
  4. 1. Feuer und Wasser - 05:17
    2. Ein Lied - 03:43
Limited Edition DVD
  1. Reise, Reise (Live, 23.07.2005) - 05:09
  2. Mein Teil (Live, 03.06.2005) - 05:27
  3. Sonne (Live, 03.02.2005, 04.02.2005, 05.02.2005) - 04:31
Japanese translation
  1. ガソリン
  2. 男対男
  3. 赤いバラ
  4. 跳び込め
  5. おまえはどこにいる
  6. 俺より先に逝くな
  7. 破壊してやる
  8. 助けて
  9. 愛してるぜ、ねえちゃん
  10. 炎と水
  11. 歌

Formats

Release Country Label Type Comment Bonus content Discogs
2005 Germany Universal Music CD Cardsleeve Promotional CD with 5 snippets
2005 Europe Universal Music CD Plastic sleeve Promotional CD with 11 snippets
2005-10-28 Europe Universal Music CD Digipak
2005-10-28 Europe Universal Music CD Digipak Bonus DVD with three live videos
2005-10-31 South Korea Universal Music CD Digipak
2005-10-31 Argentina Universal Music CD Jewel case
2005-10-31 Ukraine Universal Music MC Jewel case
2005-12-07 Indonesia Universal Music MC Jewel case
2009-12-16 Japan Universal Music CD Digipak SHM CD Bonus DVD with three live videos
2015-12-04 Europe Universal Music Vinyl Gatefold As part of the XXI box set Remastered
2017-12-08 Europe Universal Music Vinyl Gatefold Standalone release Remastered

Gallery

  • Standard digipak
    Standard digipak
  • Jewelcase inlay, inside
    Jewelcase inlay, inside
  • Jewelcase inlay, tracklist
    Jewelcase inlay, tracklist
  • CD
    CD
  • DVD
    DVD
  • Some countries have the CD with a white background
    Some countries have the CD with a white background
  • Korean booklet 1
    Korean booklet 1
  • Korean booklet 2
    Korean booklet 2
  • Japanese SHM CD OBI Strip
    Japanese SHM CD OBI Strip
  • Album advertising #1
    Album advertising #1
  • Album advertising #2
    Album advertising #2

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Metal Hammer Germany, November 2005
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Bassiste magazine, N° 2, November/December 2005, p. 24
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Making of Reise, Reise
  4. ↑ Metal Hammer Germany, 11/2005, page 33
  5. ↑ Sonic Seducer, 04/2004
  6. ↑ Metal Hammer Germany, 09/2004, page 37
  7. ↑ Breakout magazine 6/04
  8. ↑ EMP Magazine, October 2005
  9. ↑ Sonic Seducer, October 2005, p. 100
  10. ↑ Sonic Seducer, October 2005
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