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'''Skills in Pills''' is the debut album by [[Lindemann]]. It was released on 19 June 2015.

{{Album 
| Name        = Skills in Pills
| Type        = Album
| Category    = album
| Cover       = skillsinpillscover.jpg
| Released    = 19 June 2015<br>8 July 2015 (Japan)
| Recorded    = Abyss Studio, Pärlby, Sweden
| Genre       = Industrial
| Length      = 45:06
| Label       = [[Warner Music]]
| Format      = CD
| Producer    = [[Peter Tägtgren]]
| Artist      = Lindemann
| Listen/buy = [https://music.apple.com/de/album/skills-in-pills/986045800 Apple Music]
| This album  = '''''Skills in Pills'''''<br>(2015)
| Next album  = ''[[F & M (album)|F & M]]''<br>(2019)
| Misc1 = {{Singles
  | Name      = Skills in Pills
  | Single 1 = [[Praise Abort (single)|Praise Abort]]
  | Single 1 date = 29 May 2015
  | Single 2 = [[Fish On (single)|Fish On]]
  | Single 2 date = 9 October 2015
  }}
| Misc2 = {{Extra album cover
   | Upper caption = Super deluxe/Vinyl cover
   | Cover         = Skillsinpills2.jpg
  }}
}}

==Information==
===Recording===
The recording took place in 2013/14 in the Abyss Studios in Pärlby, Sweden. The record started out as a simple fun project with no real intentions. The first idea was to keep everything secret and maybe release something. [[Till Lindemann|Till]] asked [[Peter Tägtgren|Peter]] to release one song on the internet to see how people would react to it. Peter declined that idea and both kept on working. After having three songs done, Peter had the idea to release an EP. After all songs for the EP were made, Peter wanted to create a full album.

Peter played all the instruments and created and produced all the songs by himself. Till wrote all the lyrics for the album. After a while, both realized they needed a man to produce the choir and orchestra arrangements. So they asked [[Clemens Wijers]] to do that job.

During the recording, both finished 12 songs in total. 10 of which are on the standard album, 11 on the special edition. The last song, ''[[G-Spot Michael (song)|G-Spot Michael]]'', was released as a b-side for the single ''[[Fish On (single)|Fish On]]''.

===Formats===
{| class="gigtable sortable wikitable" style="background-color:#ffffff00"
|-
! '''Release''' || colspan="2" | '''Country''' || '''Label''' || colspan="2" | '''Type''' || ''' Comment''' || '''Bonus content''' || '''Discogs'''
|-
| 2015 || United States || {{flag|United States}} || [[Warner Bros. Records]] || CD || Card sleeve || Protected promo || <small>11. [[That's My Heart (song)|That's My Heart]] - <small>04:37</small> || {{DiscogsBubble|10310679|Protected US promo}}
|-
| 2015 || Japan || {{flag|Japan}} || [[Warner Music Japan]] || CD || Card sleeve || Promo || || {{DiscogsBubble|10263141|Japanese Promo}}
|-
| 2015-06-19 || Argentina || {{flag|Argentina}} || [[Warner Music Central Europe]] || CD || Jewel case || Promo || || {{DiscogsBubble|13098050|Argentinian Promo}}
|-
| 2015-06-19 || Europe || {{flag|Europe}} || [[Warner Music Central Europe]] || CD || Digipak || || || {{DiscogsBubble|7147785|European CD}}
|-
| 2015-06-19 || Europe || {{flag|Europe}} || [[Warner Music Central Europe]] || CD || Digipak || Special Edition || <small>11. [[That's My Heart (song)|That's My Heart]] - <small>04:37</small> || {{DiscogsBubble|7143854|European Special Edition}}
|-
| 2015-06-19 || Europe || {{flag|Europe}} || [[Warner Music Central Europe]] || CD || Box-Set || Super Deluxe edition || <small>11. [[That's My Heart (song)|That's My Heart]] - <small>04:37</small> || {{DiscogsBubble|7135403|Box-Set}}
|-
| 2015-06-19 || Europe || {{flag|Europe}} || [[Warner Music Central Europe]] || Vinyl || Gatefold || 180g vinyl || <small>11. [[That's My Heart (song)|That's My Heart]] - <small>04:37</small> || {{DiscogsBubble|7141003|European Vinyl}}
|-
| 2015-06-19 || United States || {{flag|United States}} || [[Warner Music Central Europe]] || CD || Digipak || Special Edition || || {{DiscogsBubble|7161339|US Special Edition}}
|-
| 2015-07-08 || Japan || {{flag|Japan}} || [[Warner Music Japan]] || CD || Digipak || || || {{DiscogsBubble|10263105|Japanese CD}}
|-
| 2015 || Brazil || {{flag|Brazil}} || [[Warner Music Central Europe]] || CD || Jewel case || || || {{DiscogsBubble|10262982|Brazilian CD}}
|-
| 2015 || Argentina || {{flag|Argentina}} || [[Warner Music Central Europe]] || CD || Jewel case || || || {{DiscogsBubble|10263053|Argentinan CD}}
|-
| 2015 || Russia || {{flag|Russia}} || [[Warner Music Group]] || CD || Jewel case || || || {{DiscogsBubble|7241525|Russian CD}}
|}

===Album Artwork===
*The album artwork was created by Rocket & Wink.<ref>Artist's [https://www.rocketandwink.com/work/21719/lindemann-skills-in-pills official website] listing the job</ref>
*The band photos for the artwork were done by Heilemania.<ref>[http://heilemania.de/?portfolio=lindemann Official Heilemania website]</ref>

==Promotion==
===Hunt in Berlin===
On 8 June 2015, a small hunt was made available in Berlin. People had to find a place somewhere in Berlin, where the album would be hidden. The only hint where that place was, was a photo on Facebook. People had to meet at the Bethanien Kunstraum in Berlin-Kreuzberg, where more instructions followed. At 13:00 (German time) they were told they had to destroy a pig-piñata. When the piñata broke, a small pig fell out. The person who got the little pig was the lucky winner of all versions of the album (standard, special, super deluxe and LP).
<center><gallery>
File:Announcement.jpg|Announcing the hunt
File:Hiddenplace.jpg|Hiding place
File:Pig.jpg|The pig
File:Versions.jpg|Photo by the winner
</gallery></center>

===Song downloads===
The instrumental version of ''Skills in Pills'' was available for download via a newsletter. On 12 June 2015, the title track was made available on iTunes.

==Tracklist==
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-table"
! Standard album
|-
|
#[[Skills in Pills (song)|Skills in Pills]] - <small>04:13</small>
#[[Ladyboy (song)|Ladyboy]] - <small>03:19</small>
#[[Fat (song)|Fat]] - <small>04:11</small>
#[[Fish On (song)|Fish On]] - <small>04:10</small>
#[[Children of the Sun (song)|Children of the Sun]] - <small>03:34</small>
#[[Home Sweet Home (song)|Home Sweet Home]] - <small>03:43</small>
#[[Cowboy (song)|Cowboy]] - <small>03:09</small>
#[[Golden Shower (song)|Golden Shower]] - <small>04:22</small>
#[[Yukon (song)|Yukon]] - <small>04:39</small>
#[[Praise Abort (song)|Praise Abort]] - <small>04:42</small>
|}
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="display:inline-table"
! Vinyl
|-
|<ol type="A">
<li>
1. [[Skills in Pills (song)|Skills in Pills]] - <small>04:13</small><br>
2. [[Ladyboy (song)|Ladyboy]] - <small>03:19</small><br>
3. [[Fat (song)|Fat]] - <small>04:11</small><br>
4. [[Fish On (song)|Fish On]] - <small>04:10</small><br>
5. [[Children of the Sun (song)|Children of the Sun]] - <small>03:34</small>
<li>
1. [[Home Sweet Home (song)|Home Sweet Home]] - <small>03:43</small><br>
2. [[Cowboy (song)|Cowboy]] - <small>03:09</small><br>
3. [[Golden Shower (song)|Golden Shower]] - <small>04:22</small><br>
4. [[Yukon (song)|Yukon]] - <small>04:39</small><br>
5. [[Praise Abort (song)|Praise Abort]] - <small>04:42</small><br>
6. [[That's My Heart (song)|That's My Heart]] - <small>04:37</small></li>
|}
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="display:inline-table"
! Bonus track
|-
|
''Special CD editions / Digital:''
<ol start="11">
<li>[[That's My Heart (song)|That's My Heart]] - <small>04:37</small></li>
</ol>
|}

==Sources==
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