Deutschland | |
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Song by Rammstein from the album Rammstein | |
GEMA database: | 22278365-001 22286969-001 (Remix) |
ISWC: | T-804.100.770-0 T-804.099.492-2 (Remix) |
Composer: | Rammstein |
Lyricist: | Rammstein |
Recorded: | 2018 Studio La Fabrique, France ![]() |
Producer: | Olsen Involtini |
Released: | 17 May 2019 |
Single: | 28 March 2019 |
Video: | 28 March 2019 |
Length: | 05:22 |
Time signature: | 4/4 |
Tempo: | 120 |
Key: | Dm |
Live debut: | 24 May 2019 |
Last performed: | 8 Jun 2023 |
Live count: | 87 |
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Deutschland is the first song on the album Rammstein by Rammstein.
Background
- The song was added to the GEMA database on 27 March 2019. Later that day, the remix by Richard was added as well.
- The song was released digitally on 28 March 2019. A physical CD single followed on 12 April 2019.
- The song features Richard on backing vocals.
- On 16 April 2019, a snippet of the song featuring only the guitars was uploaded to the official Rammstein YouTube channel.
- The electronic intro of the song has a strong resemblance to Our Darkness by Anne Clark, which led to claims that Rammstein plagiarized the song. Anne Clark herself posted a statement about that on Facebook.[1]
- The female voice heard in the last chorus of the song is Meral Al-Mer.
- During the recording sessions, two different versions of the song existed. The band picked one thanks to the album's producer Olsen Involtini.[2]
- Christoph Schneider said that this was the song that inspired everyone in the band.[2]
- When the Remix of the song gets performed live, it is listed as DJ Set Stick Figure Dance on the setlist.
- In the May 2019 issue of the German Rolling Stone magazine, there is a small history about the song:[3]
Ein bestimmter Song machte während der langen, langen Arbeit am Album schon früh energisch auf sich aufmerksam: ein eher mittelschneller, tanztauglicher Wellenbrecher, classic Rammstein, dabei auf seltsame Art tiefenmelancholisch. "Mutter!" hatte Richard Z. Kruspe in der ersten Demoversion dazu gesungen; er hatte beim Schreiben über seine Familie nachgedacht. Das hätte man so nehmen können. Problem: Einen Song namens "Mutter" gibt es bei Rammstein schon, seit 2001. "Irgendwann kam dann einer auf die Idee: Lass uns doch 'Deutschland' singen und einen Deutschland-Song daraus machen", erzählt Christoph Schneider.
One particular song drew energetic attention early on during the long, long work on the album: a rather mid-tempo, danceable breakwater, classic Rammstein, yet strangely deep melancholy. "Mutter!" Richard Z. Kruspe had sung to it in the first demo version; he had been thinking about his family while writing it. You could have taken it that way. Problem: A song called "Mutter" already exists with Rammstein, since 2001. "At some point, someone came up with the idea: Let's sing 'Deutschland' and make a Germany song out of it," says Christoph Schneider.
Versions
Studio
Title | Release | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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Deutschland | Deutschland Rammstein |
05:22 | 2018 | 28.03.2019 | |
Deutschland (Radio Edit) | U-Mode 5 | 04:18 | 28.03.2019 | ||
Deutschland (Video version) | Deutschland (Video) | 05:54 | 28.03.2019 | Extended | |
Deutschland | Unknown version | ||||
Deutschland (Acapella) | Untitled Album (Acapellas) (Promo CD) | 05:18 | |||
Deutschland (Instrumental) | Untitled Album (Instrumentals) (Promo CD) | 05:18 |
Remix
Title | Release | Length | Remixed by | Released | Notes |
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Deutschland (Remix by Richard Z. Kruspe) | Deutschland | 05:46 | Richard Kruspe | 28.03.2019 |
Live
Variations
Professional recordings
Music Videos
Name | Director | Released | Notes |
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Deutschland | Specter Berlin | 28.03.2019 |
Lyrics
Album version |
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Du (du hast, du hast, du hast, du hast) |
Video version |
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Du (du hast, du hast, du hast, du hast) |
ドイツ (Official Japanese translation by Reimi Kishimoto) |
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お前はたくさん泣いた |
Media
Merchandise
Du Ich Wir Ihr | |
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T-Shirt | |
Sold at: | RammsteinShop |
Released: | 12 April 2019 |
Price: | 25.00€, 22.00€ (LIFAD) |
Sources
- ↑ Facebook post by Anne Clark
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Metal Hammer Germany, June 2019, p. 20
- ↑ Rolling Stone Germany, May 2019