Sonne | |
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Song by Rammstein from the album Mutter | |
GEMA database: | 5236887-001 |
ISWC: | T-800.574.987-2 |
Working title: | Boxer Der Boxer Klitschko Sun |
Composer: | Rammstein |
Lyricist: | Rammstein |
Recorded: | 2000 Studio Miraval, Correns |
Producer: | Jacob Hellner |
Mixed: | Stefan Glaumann Toytown Studios, Stockholm |
Mastered: | Howie Weinberg Masterdisk, New York City |
Released: | 2 April 2001 |
Single: | 12 February 2001 |
Video: | 29 January 2001 |
Length: | 04:33 |
Time signature: | 4/4 |
Tempo: | 75 |
Key: | D minor |
Live debut: | 16 Apr 2000 |
Last performed: | 28 Jun 2024 |
Live count: | 558 |
Stream / Buy: | |
Mutter tracklist | |
Sonne is the third song on the album Mutter by Rammstein.
Not to be confused with the 1995 song of the same name.
Background
- This song was written on request by one of the Klitschko brothers in 2000, because he wanted a new song for his entrance to a fight. Rammstein wrote the song while having in mind, that he lifts up his arms in the ring during "hier kommt die Sonne" (here comes the sun).[1]
- Flake said the song was written for Wladimir Klitschko[2], which is opposing the majority of interviews with the rest of the band where it's stated to have been requested by his brother Vitali, that was also a boxer during the same time. Considering the multiple statements about the brother in question having used a song from Tina Turner before and having lost an important boxing fight, further confusion arises. Wladimir used to have Simply the Best by Tina Turner as entrance hymn, while Vitali lost his WBO heavyweight title on 1 April 2000. The brother who presented a new entrance hymn "after 100 changes to finally replace Simply the Best" ended up being Wladimir on 14 October 2000.[3]
- Paul said that the song was originally meant to be a instrumental track: "We felt that he needed a really epic piece of music, and originally we planned it as a purely instrumental track, something to make the most of his walk out to the fight."[4]
- Paul said that every time the band went into the rehearsal room to write the song, they tried to move in a way that a boxer would move, to get the tempo just right.[4]
- The song was made in two days. Paul: "Someone rushed into the rehearsal room and said: "Hey, Klitschko needs a song! Klitschko needs a song! After two days we were done. We have never done a song as fast as "Sonne". We dropped everything."[5]
- The song was supposed to premiere in 2000 for Klitschko's champion fight, but he lost the fight before, so it wasn't used. Klitschko ended up using a different song, because Rammstein's song "was a bit too hard".[5]
- The female vocal sample is taken from the sample CD Spectrasonics Symphony of Voices.
- The instrumental of Sonne was the first instrumental ever officially released. But after being used by some people to sing fascist lyrics on it, the band chose to no longer release instrumentals of regular songs.
- The German metalcore band Caliban covered the song in 2010 for their EP Coverfield.
- The piano version of the song was used during the credits sequence of the Deutschland music video.
- The piano version was also used as an outro during the Europe Stadium Tour 2019.
- Sonne won the 2021 Song gegen Song contest that was being held on Rammstein's official Instagram account, beating Du hast in the final round with 61% of the votes.
Versions
Studio
Title | Release | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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Sonne | Mutter | 04:33 | 2000 | 2 Apr 2001 | Transition from Links 2-3-4. |
Sonne (US Promo) | 12 Feb 2001 | ||||
Sonne | Sonne (Video) | 03:58 | 29 Jan 2001 | Skips counting intro. Third verse replaced by a bridge. No outro. | |
Sonne | Sonne (US Video) | 04:12 | 29 Jan 2001 | Third verse replaced by a bridge. No outro. | |
Klitchko | Mutter 8-Track Tape | 04:38 | |||
Sonne | 4-Song Sampler | 04:32 | 23 Jan 2001 | ||
Sonne | 04:38 | 12 Feb 2001 | |||
Sonne (Instrumental) | Sonne | 04:31 | 12 Feb 2001 | Instrumental. | |
Sonne | Mutter (Fade-out Promo) | 03:09 | 2001 | Transition from Links 2-3-4. Early fade out. | |
Sonne | Made in Germany | 04:05 | 2 Dec 2011 | US Video Version. 2011 Remaster. | |
Sonne | XXI | 04:33 | 4 Dec 2015 | 2015 Remaster. Transition from Links 2-3-4. | |
Mutter (XXI Vinyl) | 8 Dec 2017 | ||||
Sonne (Piano Version) | XXI - Klavier | 03:53 | 4 Dec 2015 | Instrumental piano version. | |
Sonne (Piano Version) | Deutschland (Video) | 02:30 | 28 Mar 2019 | Instrumental piano version. Shortened. |
Live
Title | Release | Type | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes | |
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Sonne | Mutter (Tour Edition) | Audio | 04:42 | 1 Jun 2001 | Preussag Arena, Hanover | 29 Oct 2001 | |
Sonne | Rosenrot (DVD) | Video | 04:31 | 3 Feb 2005 4 Feb 2005 5 Feb 2005 |
Carling Academy Brixton, London | 28 Oct 2005 | Transition from Mein Teil. |
Völkerball | 04:24 | 17 Nov 2006 | Transition into Rein raus. | ||||
Sonne | Audio | 04:51 | 23 Jul 2005 | Festival de Nîmes, Nîmes | |||
Video | |||||||
Sonne | In Amerika | Video | 05:01 | 9 Dec 2010 11 Dec 2010 |
Bell Centre, Montreal Madison Square Garden, New York City |
25 Sep 2015 | |
Sonne | Rammstein: Paris | Audio | 04:45 | 6 Mar 2012 7 Mar 2012 |
Palais Omnisports, Paris | 19 May 2017 | |
Video | 05:01 | ||||||
Sonne | YouTube | Video | 04:57 | 4 Jun 2017 | Rock im Park, Nuremberg | 21 Jun 2017 |
Remix
Title | Release | Length | Remixed by | Released | Notes |
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Sonne (Clawfinger K.O. Remix) | Sonne | 04:11 | Clawfinger | 12 Feb 2001 | |
Sonne (Clawfinger T.K.O. Remix) | Sonne | 04:11 | Clawfinger | 12 Feb 2001 | |
Sonne (RMX by Clawfinger) | Made in Germany | 04:09 | Clawfinger | 2 Dec 2011 | 2011 Remaster. Renamed from Clawfinger K.O. Remix. |
Sonne (Sebastian Komor Remix) | Sebastian Komor Soundcloud | 05:22 | Sebastian Komor | 17 Sep 2013 | Downloadable .wav file made available at Sebastian Komor Soundcloud |
Live
Variations
Type | Description | First played | Last played |
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Early version | Different structure Slightly different lyrics |
16.04.2000 | 16.04.2000 |
Alternative | Third verse performed | 18.01.2001 | 24.01.2001 |
Intro | Synth intro with Till counting | 18.01.2001 | 25 May 2012 |
Intro | Slow drum intro followed by synths and guitars | 1 May 2001 | 13.07.2002 |
Intro | Faster, synth-heavy drum intro followed by guitars | 1.11.2004 | 23.08.2019 |
Alternative | Guest vocals by Heino | 1.08.2013 | 1.08.2013 |
Alternative | First verse played half-instrumental | 1.06.2019 | 23.08.2019 |
Outro | Extended outro | 21 Sept 2001 | 24.10.2001 |
Professional recordings
Date | Type | Location | City | Country | Notes | |
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8 Nov 2001 | Video | MTV Europe Music Awards | Frankfurt | Germany | Main riff only | |
3 Jun 2005 | Video | Club Citta | Kawasaki | Japan | ||
6 Jun 2010 | Video | Rock am Ring | Nürburg | Germany | ||
3 Jul 2010 | Video | Rock Werchter | Werchter | Belgium | ||
8 Nov 2011 | Video | Arena Zagreb | Zagreb | Croatia | ||
6 Feb 2012 | Video | Žalgiris Arena | Kaunas | Lithuania | ||
16 Jun 2013 | Video | Download Festival | Donington | United Kingdom | ||
10 Jun 2016 | Video | Download Festival | Donington | United Kingdom | ||
20 Aug 2016 | Video | Highfield-Festival | Großpösna | Germany | ||
10 Jul 2019 | Video | King Baudouin Stadium | Brussels | Belgium | ||
16 Jul 2019 | Video | Sinobo Stadium | Prague | Czechia |
Lyrics
Album version |
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9... aus! |
Made in Germany Version |
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9... aus! |
Live demo 16 April 2000 |
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9... aus! |
Text variation[6] |
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... |
太陽 (Official Japanese translation by Makiko Shimada) |
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1(アインツ) 2 (ツヴァイ) 3 (ドライ) |
Media
Merchandise
Sonne | |
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T-Shirt | |
Sold at: | RammsteinShop |
Released: | 26 November 2012 |
Price: | 30.00€, 24.00€ (LIFAD) |