Du riechst so gut is the first music video off the debut album Herzeleid by Rammstein.
| Du riechst so gut | |||||||
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| Music video by Rammstein | |||||||
| Supporting release: | Du riechst so gut | ||||||
| Shoot: | August 1995 | ||||||
| Location: | Berlin | ||||||
| Director: | Emanuel Fialik | ||||||
| Premiere: | 25 May 1998 | ||||||
| Length: | 04:01 | ||||||
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Information
Story
In this music video the whole band can be seen with their naked torsos. Till is singing the song. The video sometimes cuts to a dog walking through or a flower.
Video facts
- This is the first ever music video by Rammstein.
- The band didn't have the budget for a proper director, nor a video, so they decided to make it themselves with Emanuel Fialik, who was their manager back then.[1]
- Richard said that Fialik's favorite video that inspired the "Du riechst so gut" clip was Sinéad O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U", in which you could always see faces.[1]
- Till said that it was hard to make the video, not only because it was something completely new for them, but also because they had to get accustomed to not laughing at the others and remaining serious.[1]
- Till revealed that the two mutts on the set wouldn't do what they were meant to.[1]
- Till said that the video shoot, in reality, was more fun and didn't have the sterness it was supposed to. "My knees used to tremble. It was a bit strange, everything."[1]
- Schneider stated "We wanted to be masculine and appear aggresive and hard."[1]
- Till also stated "Sport was a big thing in East Germany. It's had it's own aesthethic, it's own movement. It always looked good. So we only made use of those attributes, which we had practically used when we were on stage: bare chests, braces, second-hand black suit bottoms. And at times, it all displayed a kind of gym-shirt appeal. We've tried to incorporate this in the video. Of course, we had to rub oil on our bodies, that always looked good. The flower thing? I think, that was just someone's idea, to give this relatively Teutonic, warlike appearance some contrast."[1]
- Where the "Schlitzbrille" glasses used in the video and live performances came from: "That was in the mid 90s. A time of awakening, this spirit of optimism. Things were happening all over stuff like, designer stores, clothes shops in trendy parts of Berlin. I drove past this optician's store every day, no one was ever inside.I bought these glasses there. They were incredibly expensive. They are either motorbike glasses or pilot glasses from WW2, where water is repelled via this slits. It was just one method of helping me to stop buying sunshades. I used to have 20 sunshades on top of each other. Aluminum with a leather strap and somehow it fit." - Till[1]
- Where the famous "Till-hammer" headbanging featured in the video came from: "Whilst making the first album and afterwards during the tour, I had several knee operations. It began with a meniscus injury I once picked up from swimming and I had extremely sprained cruciate ligaments. At some concerts, if I stood the wrong way, I never thought of twisting my leg, I just used to whack it, to knock it back onto my kneecap again. Three or four whacks and it was back in place again. Paul always said: "Do it more often, it looks great". From then on, it just grew into a habit." - Till[1]
- Back in the day, the band had no idea if the video would be screened or not. Richard said he wasn't sure if it was ever played anywhere. "Then we just said: Now we'll make a big story. Then Du riechst so gut Part 2 came out."[1]
- The video was in fact never shown on TV and was first distributed to journalists by Motor Music on promotional VHS tapes. It had its first proper public release on the single Du riechst so gut '98.
- How the video was received: "We showed the video to friends and acquaintances we had in our circle, also those people who had worked with us. All said the video sucked. Some were slightly more diplomatic and just said: OK, it's different and is... Well... But I certainly can't remember any gushing enthusiasm." - Schneider[1]
Versions
Music video
| Release | Length | Released | Resolution | Notes |
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| Du riechst so gut (Promo VHS) | 04:22 | 1995 | 720 x 576 | Slightly different cuts Includes info graphic |
| Du riechst so gut '98 | 04:03 | 27 April 1998 | 320 x 240 | Enhanced CD part "Low quality" version |
| 384 x 288 | Enhanced CD part "High quality" version | |||
| Lichtspielhaus | 04:01 | 1 December 2003 | 768 x 576 | Slightly cut intro |
| Made in Germany | 04:03 | 2 December 2011 | 1,024 x 576 | Black borders left and right |
| Videos 1995-2012 (DVD) | 04:04 | 14 December 2012 | 1,024 x 576 | Black borders left and right |
| Videos 1995-2012 (BD) | 1,920 x 1,080 | Black borders left and right Upscaled to HD |
Making of
| Release | Length | Released | Resolution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made in Germany | 09:22 | 2 December 2011 | 1,024 x 576 | |
| Videos 1995-2012 (DVD) | 09:21 | 14 December 2012 | 768 x 576 | |
| Videos 1995-2012 (BD) | 09:12 | 1,920 x 1,080 |
Cast
- Director: Emanuel Fialik
- Director of Photography: Frank Griebe
- Editor: Mathilde Bonnefoy
- Producers: Steffen Gentis, Christian Bagusch for Tracks Film
Media