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*When the Remix of the song gets performed live, it is listed as ''DJ Set Stick Figure Dance'' on the setlist. | *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:<ref>Rolling Stone Germany, May 2019</ref> | *In the May 2019 issue of the German Rolling Stone magazine, there is a small history about the song:<ref>Rolling Stone Germany, May 2019</ref> | ||
<blockquote>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. | <blockquote>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.<br> | ||
''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.'' | ''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.'' |
Revision as of 12:24, 27 March 2024
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: | 5 Jul 2024 |
Live count: | 130 |
Stream / Buy: | |
Rammstein tracklist | |
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.
Plagiarism claim
In 2022 the French duo NinjA Cyborg sued Rammstein for Deutschland, claiming the band plagiarized their song The Sunny Road, which was released in 2018. According to NinjA Cyborg, the band started to work on the song in 2015, while Rammstein counter-claimed that the composition for Deutschland began in 2014. In 2024 a court date has been set for 10 September 2024.[4][5]
Versions
Studio
Title | Release | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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Deutschland | Deutschland Rammstein |
05:22 | 2018 | 28 Mar 2019 | |
Deutschland (Radio Edit) | U-Mode 5 | 04:18 | 28 Mar 2019 | ||
Deutschland (Video version) | Deutschland (Video) | 05:54 | 28 Mar 2019 | Extended |
Remix
Title | Release | Length | Remixed by | Released | Notes |
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Deutschland (Remix by Richard Z. Kruspe) | Deutschland | 05:46 | Richard Kruspe | 28 Mar 2019 |
Live
Variations
Professional recordings
Music Videos
Name | Director | Released | Notes |
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Deutschland | Specter Berlin | 28 Mar 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
- ↑ Rammstein a-t-il plagié ? Une expertise conclut à un « emprunt volontaire » au groupe pyrénéen NinjA Cyborg
- ↑ Rammstein assigné en justice pour plagiat par le groupe français NinjA Cyborg