Amerika | |
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Song by Rammstein from the album Reise, Reise | |
GEMA database: | 8138076-001 |
ISWC: | T-801.628.123-6 |
Working title: | America[1] |
Composer: | Rammstein |
Lyricist: | Rammstein |
Recorded: | 2003 El Cortijo Studio, Málaga |
Producer: | Jacob Hellner |
Mixed: | Stefan Glaumann Toytown Studios, Stockholm |
Mastered: | Howie Weinberg Masterdisk, New York City |
Released: | 27 September 2004 |
Single: | 13 September 2004 |
Video: | 20 August 2004 |
Length: | 03:46 |
Time signature: | 4/4 |
Tempo: | 125 |
Key: | C minor |
Live debut: | 11 Oct 2004 |
Last performed: | 2 Jan 2019 |
Live count: | 183 |
Stream / Buy: | |
Reise, Reise tracklist | |
Amerika is the sixth song on the album Reise, Reise by Rammstein.
Background
- The chorus of the song was meant to be a gag at first, but the band found it so catchy and melodic that they kept it.
- The line "We're all living in Amerika" sung in the chorus of this song sounds similar to the line "We're not living in America" from the song Living In America by the Swedish band The Sounds.
- The song is not political. According to the band, it is about the cultural influence the USA has on the rest of the world.[2][3][4][5]
- The English chorus was the first lyric written for the song.[7]
- The English version of the song was the first one that was written, although the band didn't intend to do so.[8]
- The band liked the German version of the song better because it's more to the point.[9]
- The English version of the song has the guitar solo instead of the keyboard one.
Versions
Studio
Title | Release | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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Amerika | Reise, Reise | 03:46 | 2003 | 27 Sep 2004 | Fades into Moskau. |
Amerika | Reise, Reise (Promo) | 02:27 | 2004 | Sharper effects on vocals during the intro and the verse echoes. Early fade-out. | |
Amerika | Amerika | 03:42 | 13 Sep 2004 | Shorter outro. Full fade-out. | |
Amerika | Amerika (US Promo) | 03:48 | 2004 | Full fade-out. | |
Amerika (UK) | 03:50 | 4 Oct 2004 | |||
Amerika | Made in Germany | 03:47 | 2 Dec 2011 | 2011 Remaster. Full fade-out. | |
Amerika | XXI | 03:47 | 4 Dec 2015 | 2015 Remaster. Full fade-out. | |
Reise, Reise (XXI Vinyl) | 8 Dec 2017 | ||||
Amerika (English Version) | Amerika | 03:42 | 13 Sep 2004 | English verses and bridge lyrics. Missing arpeggio solo. Shorter outro. Full fade-out. | |
Amerika (English Version - Clean Edit) | Singles Club October 2004 Vol. 10 | 03:42 | Oct 2004 | English Version. Censoring of "fuck" by digital stutter. Minor skip at 1:51. Minor stutter at 2:18. | |
Amerika (English Version) | Remixes | 03:42 | 27 Mar 2020 | English Version. 2020 Remaster. |
Live
Title | Release | Type | Length | Recorded | Released | |
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Amerika | Völkerball | Audio | 06:19 | 23 Jul 2005 | Festival de Nîmes, Nîmes | 17 Nov 2006 |
Video | ||||||
Amerika | Rammstein: Paris | Audio | 04:52 | 6 Mar 2012 7 Mar 2012 |
Palais Omnisports, Paris | 19 May 2017 |
Video | 04:54 | |||||
Amerika | YouTube | Video | 05:53 | 4 Jun 2017 | Rock im Park, Nuremberg | 22 Jun 2016 |
Remix
Title | Release | Length | Remixed by | Released | Notes |
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Amerika (Digital Hardcore Mix) | Amerika Reise, Reise (Japan) |
03:50 | Alec Empire | 13 Sep 2004 | |
Amerika (Western-Remix) | Amerika | 03:15 | Olsen Involtini | 13 Sep 2004 | |
Amerika (Andy Panthen & Mat Diaz's Clubmix) | Amerika | 04:09 | Andy Panthen Mat Diaz |
13 Sep 2004 | |
Amerika (Electro Ghetto Remix) | Amerika | 04:33 | Bushido Ilan |
13 Sep 2004 | Features additional rap verses from Bushido |
Amerika (Jam & Spoon so kann's gehen Mix) | Amerika | 07:47 | Jam & Spoon | 13 Sep 2004 | |
Amerika (RMX by Olsen Involtini) | Made in Germany | 03:15 | Olsen Involtini | 2 Dec 2011 | 2011 Remaster. Renamed from Western-Remix. |
Amerika (Dubblestandart Dub) | 03:46 | Dubblestandart | Part of the Rammstein in Dub project. |
Live
Variations
Type | Description | First played | Last played |
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Professional recordings
Date | Type | Location | City | Country | Notes | |
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1 Nov 2004 | Video | Maimarkthalle | Mannheim | Germany | ||
10 Jun 2005 | Video | Hurricane Festival | Scheeßel | Germany |
Music Videos
Name | Director | Released | Notes |
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Amerika | Joern Heitmann | 20.08.2004 |
Lyrics
Album version |
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We're all living in Amerika |
English Version |
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We're all living in Amerika |
Electro Ghetto Remix |
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We are living in Amerika |
アメリカ (Official Japanese translation by Makiko Shimada) |
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We're all living in Amerika |
Media
Sources
- ↑ GEMA database
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Interview with Richard and Schneider, Release Music Magazine, 9 July 2004
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Interview with Till and Flake, Breakout magazine 6/04
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Interview with Paul, Rock Hard magazine #205
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Interview with Schneider and Olli, Kerrang!, 18 September 2004
- ↑ Interview with Olli, krone.at, 9 July 2004
- ↑ Reise, Reise Interview Disc 1
- ↑ Reise, Reise Interview Disc 1
- ↑ Reise, Reise Interview Disc 1