| Stirb nicht vor mir (Don't Die Before I Do) | |
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| Song by Rammstein from the album Rosenrot | |
| GEMA database: | 9031849-001 |
| ISWC: | T-802.255.068-2 |
| Composer: | Rammstein |
| Lyricist: | Rammstein |
| Recorded: | 2005 Teldex Studio, Berlin  |
| Producer: | Jacob Hellner |
| Mixed: | Stefan Glaumann Toytown Studios, Stockholm  |
| Mastered: | Howie Weinberg Masterdisk, New York City  |
| Released: | 28 October 2005 |
| Length: | 04:05 |
| Time signature: | 4/4 |
| Tempo: | 88 |
| Key: | B minor |
| Stream / Buy: |     |
| Rosenrot tracklist | |
Stirb nicht vor mir (Don't Die Before I Do) is the sixth song on the album Rosenrot by Rammstein.
Background
- The song has a few different ways of writing the title on official releases.
- Standard Edition: Stirb nicht vor mir <next line> Don't Die Before I Do
- Limited Edition: Stirb nicht vor mir (Don't Die Before I Do)
- Vinyl: Stirb nicht vor mir / Don't Die Before I Do
- Initially, the song was one of the earliest Emigrate songs written during the time when Till Lindemann was still part of the project.[1] It was eventually reworked for Rosenrot together with the rest of Rammstein and to feature Sharleen Spiteri.
- Till called Sharleen to ask for the feature.[2] Originally the idea came from producer Jacob Hellner.[3]
- On 12 September 2005, the French fansite RammsteinWorld reported that Universal Music France shared the news that the French version of the song featuring Zazie would be released on the French edition of the album. And the version with Sharleen Spiteri would be released in English-speaking territories.[4]
- Contrary to popular belief, the French version of the song was not played to journalists during a press event in 2005 as no magazine mentions the song in their issue from that time. All magazines mention the same nine songs being previewed, and Stirb nicht vor mir was not among those.[5][6][7]
Versions
Studio
| Title | Release | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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| Stirb nicht vor mir (Don't Die Before I Do) | Rosenrot | 04:05 | 2005 | 28 Oct 2005 | |
| Stirb nicht vor mir (Don't Die Before I Do) | Rosenrot (11-Track Promo) | 02:24 | 2005 | Early fade-out. | |
| Stirb nicht vor mir | Rammstein in Amerika | 02:56 | 25 Sep 2015 | Used as credit roll score. Instrumental edit. Extended first main riff. Extended hybrid verse. Extended hybrid chorus. | |
| Stirb nicht vor mir / Don't Die Before I Do | XXI | 04:05 | 4 Dec 2015 | 2015 Remaster. Faster fade-out. | |
| Rosenrot (XXI Vinyl) | 8 Dec 2017 | ||||
| Don't Die Before I Do | 04:14 | English-only version. Dated 28 August 2005. Publicly leaked in August 2022. | |||
| Stirb nicht vor mir | 04:49 | Demo version. German lyrics. No guest vocalist. Leaked in April 2009 in low quality. Full length and quality leaked on 2 February 2024. | |||
| Stirb nicht vor mir | Featuring Bobo as vocal guest instead of Sharleen. | ||||
| Stirb nicht vor mir | 2005 | Featuring Zazie as vocal guest singing French lyrics instead of Sharleen. |
Lyrics
| Album version |
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Die Nacht öffnet ihren Schoß |
| Don't Die Before I Do |
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She comes to me at night |
| German demo version |
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Die Nacht öffnet ihren Schoß |
| 俺より先に逝くな (Official Japanese translation by Jun Nakayama) |
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夜がその脚を開く |
Media
Sources
- ↑ OXMOX
- ↑ The Guardian
- ↑ Paul Chat 26.10.2005
- ↑ RammsteinWorld: Duo avec Zazie et Sharleen Spiteri?
- ↑ Metal Hammer Germany, October 2005
- ↑ Hard n Heavy France, October 2005
- ↑ Sonic Seducer, October 2005