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Sehnsucht | |
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Song by Rammstein from the album Sehnsucht | |
GEMA database: | 4017334-001 |
ISWC: | T-800.125.447-4 |
Working title: | Afrika |
Composer: | Rammstein, Orgasm Death Gimmick |
Lyricist: | Rammstein |
Recorded: | 1996 Temple Studios, Malta |
Producer: | Jacob Hellner |
Mixed: | Ronald Prent |
Released: | 25 August 1997 |
Single: | 18 July 1997 |
Length: | 04:04 |
Time signature: | 4/4 |
Tempo: | 140 |
Key: | E minor |
Live debut: | 27 Nov 1995 (first known time) |
Last performed: | 31 Jul 2024 |
Live count: | 522 |
Stream / Buy: | |
Sehnsucht tracklist | |
Sehnsucht is the first song on the album Sehnsucht by Rammstein.
Background
- The riff was originally used in the song Cyber by Richard's previous band Orgasm Death Gimmick.
- The song uses samples from the 1st, 49th and 95th tracks on the "Datafile One" sample library by Zero-G.
- The song had the alternate title Eisensucht added into the GEMA database sometime after 2013. This is due to wrongly assigned credits for two German songs used in the Grimm fantasy TV series' episode Leave It to Beavers, in which said songs are referenced as Rammstein music despite sharing no similarity with Rammstein material whatsoever. The other wrongly credited title is Tier.
Versions
Studio
Title | Release | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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Sehnsucht | Sehnsucht | 04:04 | 1996 | 25 Aug 1997 | Minor skip at 03:46. |
Sehnsucht | Engel | 04:04 | 1 Apr 1997 | Different master. | |
Sehnsucht | Engel (Mispress) | 04:04 | Different mix. Selective panning on synths in the verses and breaks. Break after the second verse includes percussion loop. | ||
Sehnsucht | Sehnsucht (Safety Copy) | 03:53 | 1997 | Shortened final chorus. | |
Sehnsucht | Original Single Kollektion | 04:04 | 22 Jun 1998 | Different master. | |
Sehnsucht (Edit) | Sehnsucht (Single) | 03:38 | Oct 1998 | Missing the second verse. Minor skip at 03:19. | |
Sehnsucht (Album Version) | 04:03 | Minor skip at 03:46. | |||
Sehnsucht | Trial By Fire | 04:04 | 24 Dec 2000 | Minor skip at 03:46. | |
Sehnsucht | XXI | 04:04 | 4 Dec 2015 | 2015 Remaster. | |
Sehnsucht (XXI Vinyl) | 8 Dec 2017 | ||||
Sehnsucht (Anniversary Edition Vinyl) | 9 Jun 2023 | ||||
Sehnsucht | Sehnsucht (Anniversary Edition CD / Digital) | 04:04 | 2023 Remaster. | ||
Sehnsucht | GEMA database | 04:40 |
Live
Title | Release | Type | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes | |
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Sehnsucht | Rammstein Life | Video | 27 Sep 1996 | Arena Berlin, Berlin | 24 Dec 1996 | ||
Sehnsucht | Live aus Berlin | Audio | 04:25 | 22 Aug 1998 23 Aug 1998 |
Wuhlheide, Berlin | 30 Aug 1999 | |
Live aus Berlin (VHS / DVD) | Video | 04:25 | 14 Sep 1999 | ||||
Lichtspielhaus | 04:13 | 1 Dec 2003 | Studio version mixed with crowd noise and effect sounds. Contains footage of other songs. | ||||
Sehnsucht | Völkerball | Audio | 04:22 | 23 Jul 2005 | Festival de Nîmes, Nîmes | 17 Nov 2006 | |
Video | 04:21 | ||||||
Sehnsucht | Rammstein: Paris | Audio | 04:26 | 6 Mar 2012 7 Mar 2012 |
Palais Omnisports, Paris | 19 May 2017 | |
Rammstein: Paris (Vinyl) | 04:28 | Fades in due to vinyl separation. Longer crowd cheering at the start. | |||||
Rammstein: Paris | Video | 04:24 |
Remix
Title | Release | Length | Remixed by | Released | Notes |
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Sehnsucht (TAM-RMX) | free download | 04:47 | Think About Mutation | .mp3 file (256 kbps) | |
Sehnsucht ((tam))-RMX | Curiosities I | 04:49 | 1 Sep 2009 | Short fade in. Different mixing. Remaster. |
Live
Variations
Type | Description | First played | Last played |
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Intro | Synth build up intro | 20.05.2023 | 05.08.2023 |
Professional recordings
Date | Type | Location | City | Country | Notes | |
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17 Aug 1997 | Video | Bizarre Festival | Cologne | Germany | ||
23 Oct 1997 | Video | Philipshalle | Düsseldorf | Germany | Keyboard intro snippet | |
22 Nov 1997 | Video | Odjazdy Festival | Katowice | Poland | ||
29 Nov 1997 | Audio | Melkweg | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Broadcasted via radio. | |
18 Oct 1998 | Video | UNO Lakeview Arena | New Orleans | United States | ||
10 Apr 1999 | Audio | River Plate Stadium | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Broadcasted via radio. | |
27 Jun 2002 | Video | Roskilde Festival | Roskilde | Denmark | ||
18 Jul 2013 | Video | Vieilles Charrues Festival | Carhaix | France |
Lyrics
Album version |
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Lass mich deine Träne reiten |
Edit Sehnsucht single |
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Lass mich deine Träne reiten |
Live demos | |
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Lass' mich deine Tränen reiten |
Lass mich deine Tränen reiten |
Hunger (Official English translation by Rob Hoare) |
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Let me ride out on a tear |
渇望 (Official Japanese translation by Kayo Suzuki) |
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おまえの涙に乗って |
Poem Rammstein / Yukon |
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Sehnsucht ist des Menschen Fluch |
Hunger (Official English translation of the Rammstein book poem by Gert Hof) |
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Hunger is the curse of man |
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