Mein Teil | |
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Song by Rammstein from the album Reise, Reise | |
GEMA database: | 8138067-001 |
ISWC: | T-801.628.129-2 |
Working title: | Nein [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: | 26 July 2004 |
Video: | 9 July 2004 |
Length: | 04:32 |
Time signature: | 4/4 |
Tempo: | 88 |
Key: | D minor |
Live debut: | 11 Oct 2004 |
Last performed: | 8 Jun 2023 |
Live count: | 274 |
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Reise, Reise tracklist | |
Mein Teil is the second song on the album Reise, Reise by Rammstein.
Background
- The song is about Armin Meiwes, a German man who set up a meeting with another man through a cannibalistic online forum. The plan was for Armin and the man to consume the latter's penis, and then Armin would consume parts of him during a prolonged period of time. Someone brought a newspaper article about the case to the studio and this inspired the band to make a song about it.[2]
- The single version includes an intro spoken by Olli,[3] the album version lacks this intro because the band wanted it to start directly, therefore making it sound more aggressive. This intro quotes Armin Meiwes' forum post.
- In Flake's book It's the World's Birthday Today, he writes about the creation of this song: "Our banger was supposed to be "Mein Teil". We owed the basic musical idea to Paul, and at first we had some placeholder lyrics that were about the world ending and no one surviving, and I thought the song sounded too forced, like it was trying too hard to be mean. I made fun of it and complained about it again and again. In our band, you have to say something very often and very loudly if you want to be paid attention to. Mercifully, Till brought us some lyrics about the alleged cannibal of Rotenburg, told from the victim's perspective. Everyone was excited."[4]
Versions
Studio
Title | Release | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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Mein Teil | Mein Teil Keine Lust (UK DVD) |
04:23 | 2003 | 26.07.2004 | Edited Different intro |
Mein Teil | Mein Teil (Video) | 04:30 | 2003 | 9.07.2004 | Same as the single version, but with longer outro choir. |
Mein Teil | Reise, Reise | 04:32 | 2003 | 27.09.2004 | |
Mein Teil | Made in Germany | 04:38 | 2003 | 2.12.2011 | 2011 Remaster. Extended outro choir. Fades into Du hast. |
Mein Teil | XXI | 04:32 | 2003 | 4.12.2015 | 2015 Remaster. |
Nein | 03:46 | 2003 | GEMA database Demo version |
Live
Title | Release | Type | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes | |
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Mein Teil | Rosenrot (DVD) | Video | 05:27 | 3 Jun 2005 | Club Citta, Kawasaki ![]() |
28.10.2005 | |
Völkerball | 05:32 | 17.11.2006 | |||||
Mein Teil | Audio | 06:26 | 23 Jul 2005 | Festival de Nîmes, Nîmes ![]() | |||
Völkerball (2CD) | 06:37 | Longer crowd cheering at the end. | |||||
Völkerball | Video | 06:41 | |||||
Mein Teil | Rammstein: Paris | Audio | 07:46 | 6 Mar 2012 7 Mar 2012 |
Palais Omnisports, Paris ![]() |
19 May 2017 | |
Rammstein: Paris (Vinyl) | 07:48 | Fades in due to vinyl separation. Longer crowd cheering at the start. | |||||
Rammstein: Paris | Video | 07:43 |
Remix
Title | Release | Length | Remixed by | Released | Notes |
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Mein Teil (You Are What You Eat Edit) | Mein Teil Reise, Reise (Japan) Made in Germany Pussy / Mein Teil |
04:08 | Pet Shop Boys | 26.07.2004 | Remastered on Made in Germany and Mein Teil/Pussy Labeled as Remix by Pet Shop Boys on Made in Germany |
Mein Teil (You Are What You Eat Mix) | Mein Teil (12" vinyl) Hands On Mein Teil |
06:45 | Pet Shop Boys | 26.07.2004 | Extended version of the You Are What You Eat Edit remix |
Mein Teil (You Are What You Eat Instrumental Mix) | Mein Teil (12" vinyl) Hands On Mein Teil |
07:00 | Pet Shop Boys | 26.07.2004 | Instrumental version of the You Are What You Eat Mix remix |
Mein Teil (There Are No Guitars On This Mix) | Mein Teil | 07:20 | Pet Shop Boys | 26.07.2004 | |
Mein Teil (The Return To New York Buffet Mix) | Mein Teil Hands On Mein Teil |
07:22 | Arthur Baker | 26.07.2004 | |
Mein Teil (The Return To New York Instrumental Buffet Mix) | Mein Teil (12" vinyl) Hands On Mein Teil |
07:22 | Arthur Baker | 26.07.2004 | Instrumental version of the The Return To New York Buffet Mix remix |
Live
Variations
Type | Description | First played | Last played |
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Professional recordings
Date | Type | Location | City | Country | Notes |
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Music Videos
Name | Director | Released | Notes |
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Mein Teil | Zoran Bihać | 9.07.2004 | |
Mein Teil | Zoran Bihać | Pet Shop Boys There Are No Guitars On This Mix Remix version. | |
Mein Teil | Zoran Bihać | Pet Shop Boys You Are What You Eat Remix version. |
Lyrics
Album version |
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Heute treff ich einen Herrn |
Single version |
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Suche gut gebauten 18-30-jährigen zum Schlachten. Der Metzgermeister. |
俺の一部 (Official Japanese translation by Makiko Shimada) |
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「加工用に体格の良い18ー30才までの男性を求む」 |
Media
Merchandise
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Apron | |
Sold at: | Rammstein shop |
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Flambé burner | |
Sold at: | Rammstein shop |
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Table mat | |
Sold at: | Rammstein shop |
Etwas Kultur | |
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Bread basket | |
Sold at: | Rammstein shop |
Messer & Gabel | |
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Dish towel | |
Sold at: | Rammstein shop |
Sources
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20050524111559/http://herzeleid.com/en/news/*/archive/2003-09
- ↑ Rammstein - Mein Teil (Official Making Of)
- ↑ Interview with Paul, VolumeTV.at, 28 July 2004
- ↑ It's the World's Birthday Today (English translation of Heute hat die Welt Geburtstag), p.186