Feuer frei! (song)

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Feuer frei! is a song by Rammstein. It is the fifth track on the Mutter album.

Background

Rammstein can be seen performing the full song in the movie xXx.
Swedish power metal band Sabaton covered the song in 2012 for their album Carolus Rex.

Versions

Title	Release	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Feuer frei!	Mutter	03:11	2000	2 Apr 2001
Feuer frei!	Feuer frei!	03:09	2000	14 Oct 2002
Feuer frei!	Feuer frei! (UK CD 1)	03:11	2000	13 Nov 2002
Feuer frei!	Mutter (Fade-out Promo)	03:09	2000	2001	Early fade out.
Feuer frei!	XXI	03:11	2000	4 Dec 2015	2015 Remaster.
Feuer frei!	Mutter (XXI Vinyl)	03:11	2000	8 Dec 2017	2015 Remaster.
Feuer frei!	GEMA database	03:08	2000		Different lyrics.

Title	Release	Type	Length	Recorded		Released	Notes
Title	Release	Type	Length	Date	Location	Released	Notes
Feuer frei !	Völkerball	Video	03:53	3 Feb 2005 4 Feb 2005 5 Feb 2005	Carling Academy Brixton, London	17 Nov 2006	Contains the intro samples of Rein raus at the end.
Feuer frei!	Völkerball	Audio	03:31	23 Jul 2005	Festival de Nîmes, Nîmes	17 Nov 2006
Feuer frei !	Völkerball	Video	03:34	23 Jul 2005	Festival de Nîmes, Nîmes	17 Nov 2006
Feuer frei!	In Amerika	Video	03:36	9 Dec 2010 11 Dec 2010	Bell Centre, Montreal Madison Square Garden, New York City	25 Sep 2015
Feuer frei!	Rammstein: Paris	Audio	03:34	6 Mar 2012 7 Mar 2012	Palais Omnisports, Paris	19 May 2017
Feuer frei!	Rammstein: Paris	Video	03:33	6 Mar 2012 7 Mar 2012	Palais Omnisports, Paris	19 May 2017

Title	Release	Length	Remixed by	Released	Notes
Title	Release	Length	Feuer frei! (Rammstein vs. Junkie XL Remix)	Released	Notes	Feuer frei!	04:10	Junkie XL	14 Oct 2002
Feuer frei! (Rammstein vs. Junkie XL Remix)	Feuer frei! (UK)	04:12	Junkie XL	13 Nov 2002	Different master.
Feuer frei! (RMX By Junkie XL)	Made in Germany	04:10	Junkie XL	2 Dec 2011	Rammstein vs. Junkie XL Remix. 2011 Remaster.
Feuer frei! (Rammstein vs. Junkie XL Remix)	Remixes	04:10	Junkie XL	27 Mar 2020	2020 Remaster.
Feuer frei! (Rammstein Remix 130)	Feuer frei!	03:43	Rammstein	14 Oct 2002
Feuer frei! (Rammstein Remix 130)	Remixes	03:43	Rammstein	27 Mar 2020	2020 Remaster.
Feuer frei! (Rammstein Remix 95)	Feuer frei!	03:33	Rammstein	14 Oct 2002
Feuer frei! (Rammstein Remix 95)	Feuer frei! (UK)	03:33	Rammstein	13 Nov 2002	Different master.
Feuer frei! (Rammstein Remix 95)	Remixes	03:33	Rammstein	27 Mar 2020	2020 Remaster.

Live

Live performance

Mutter Tour

The song would start off with a siren synth, followed by Schneider drumming. Shortly afterwards, Till would start singing the first verse. After the line "Ein heißer Schrei, Feuer frei!", two small explosions would go off at the center of the stage. Till would often hunch over while yelling "bang, bang", as well as headbang after this. While yelling the "bang, bang" after the second verse, multiple flames would shoot out from behind Schneider. After Till sang the second chorus, Flake would start playing very high-pitched, distorted notes, causing Till to either act annoyed or put his hands on his head. After the third verse, Till would leave the stage while the others continued playing instrumentally, with the main instrument being the keyboard.

Till would return wearing a flamethrower mask to sing the last chorus. When he turned a valve attached to his body, the mask would shoot flames in the air. Flames would also shoot from behind Schneider again for every "bang, bang". After singing the chorus, everyone would stop playing and Till would leave the stage again. Schneider would grab different drumsticks and hold them out in front of him, aimed upwards. Each top would produce a big explosion, with a last "bang, bang" synth matching the explosions. Richard and Paul also yelled "bang, bang" alongside Till for the entire song. The line "Dein Glück, ist nicht mein Glück, ist mein Unglück" would be absent. On some shows, Till would use a handheld flamethrower instead of the flamethrower mask and three flames would go up behind Schneider

From July 2001 onwards, Flake would be outfitted with another mask during the performance of the song. His mask would be able to squirt a liquid, rather than fire. While Flake played the loud notes on his keyboard, sparks would fly out the top of his station twice. At the end of the song, Till would no longer shoot flames in the air, rather, he would now aim towards Flake. Flake, in return, would spray liquid towards Till, as well as towards the audience. Flames would no longer shoot out behind Schneider.

The next changes to the song's performance would happen around September/October. Explosions would no longer go off at the beginning of the song. Also, on 11 October, Flake's station also did not produce any sparks while playing the loud notes, rather, his station would now start producing sparks twice after the first time Till shot flames at Flake. On 23 October, Till went over to Flake's station while he was playing the loud notes, and made it look like he hit it twice. After every hit, sparks would fly from the station.

In November, explosions at the start of the song would be present again. There would no longer be two small explosions at the front of the stage, but instead one very big explosion at the lighting rig. Paul and Richard would now be outfitted with flamethrower masks as well for the duration of the song. Near the end, Flake and Till would shoot at each other, while Paul and Richard shot upwards towards the center of the stage from their spots. Till hitting Flake's station and Schneider's exploding drumsticks would still be present. The song was performed in this manner for the remainder of 2001.

In 2002, most of the previous effects would still be the same as before. The exception being that Flake is no longer outfitted with his own mask. At the end of the song, Till would shoot fire at him, and he would try and ignore it the first few times. Afterwards, Flake would pick up a fire extinguisher and shoot it towards Till.

Throughout the whole tour, the song's light show would consist of red, orange and blue.

Reise, Reise Tour

The song's performance would be mostly the same, with some key exceptions. Till would often grab his crotch whilst singing the second verse. He would no longer go and hit Flake's station, and it would no longer produce sparks. Instead, Till now heads over to Flake and knocks him down. Till, Paul, and Richard now all shoot their flames at one specific point in the air and Flake is no longer involved with this part. The three would also keep their flame in the air until Schneider made his drumsticks explode, before going backstage.

The song's light show remained mostly the same as the previous tour with the exception of the first few dates which would be mostly blue.

Liebe ist für alle da Tour

Till would now routinely slap his face while singing the line "Ich werf ein Licht in mein Gesicht". Schneider would no longer use the exploding drumsticks at the end of the song, instead, two explosions went off at the back of the stage. On 19 May 2011, Till swung a microphone stand against the stage wall after the first verse, causing a small explosion.

The band would again experiment with making the light show mostly blue but this only lasted a few dates before it went back to red and orange.

Made in Germany Tour

The performance remained the same as on the previous tour during the first two years. 2013 would see some changes done to the performance again. The explosion after the first verse was changed again. Two smaller explosions would go off at the sides of the stage now. Till would also knock Flake down once again. Another stunt that was added has Till walking towards his microphone whilst singing the second verse. After he sang the line "Von Feuer, das in Lust verbrennt", he would headbutt his microphone, sometimes leading to an open wound that would be visible for the remainder of the show.

The light show had some blue in it for the first few dates but after that, it went back to the same as the previous tour.

2016 / 2017 Tour

The performance remained the same as on the previous tour.

Professional recordings

Date	Type	Location	City	Country
14 Jul 2001	Video	Big Field Day Festival	Gilford	United States
4 Aug 2001	Video	Pabellón Este, Palacio de los Deportes	Mexico City	Mexico
13 Nov 2001	Video	Spodek	Katowice	Poland
1 Nov 2004	Video	Maimarkthalle	Mannheim	Germany
10 Jun 2005	Video	Hurricane Festival	Scheeßel	Germany
6 Jun 2010	Video	Rock am Ring	Nürburg	Germany
19 May 2011	Video	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Los Angeles	United States
16 Jun 2013	Video	Download Festival	Donington	United Kingdom
17 Jul 2016	Video	FEQ	Quebec City	Canada

Music Videos

Name	Director	Released	Notes
Feuer frei!	Robert Cohen	September, 2002

Lyrics

Getadelt wird, wer Schmerzen kennt
Vom Feuer, dass die Haut verbrennt
Ich werf ein Licht in mein Gesicht
Ein heißer Schrei, Feuer frei!

Bang bang, bang bang

Geadelt ist, wer Schmerzen kennt
Von Feuer, das in Lust verbrennt
Ein Funkenstoß in ihren Schoß
Ein heißer Schrei, Feuer frei!

Bang bang, bang bang
Feuer frei!
Bang bang, bang bang
Feuer frei!

Gefährlich ist, wer Schmerzen kennt
Von Feuer, das den Geist verbrennt (Bang bang)
Gefährlich, das gebrannte Kind
Mit Feuer, das vom Leben trennt
Ein heißer Schrei (Bang bang), Feuer frei!

Dein Glück, ist nicht mein Glück, ist mein Unglück
Dein Glück, ist nicht mein Glück, ist mein Unglück

Bang bang, bang bang
Feuer frei!
Bang bang, bang bang
Feuer frei!
Bang bang, bang bang
Feuer frei!

(Official Japanese translation by Makiko Shimada)

身を焦がす炎の痛みを知るものは
非難されるのだ
俺の顔に
光を当てると
叫ぶ声がする
撃て!

情欲の炎の痛みを知るものは
非難されるのだ
彼らの膝で
火花が散る
叫ぶ声がする
撃て!

精神を燃やす炎の痛みを知るもの
光は危険な人物なり
命を絶つ炎で
焼かれた子は危険なり
叫ぶ声がする
撃て!

Media

1. Feuer frei!	14 October 2002
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Rammstein
Members	Richard Kruspe · Oliver Riedel · Christoph Schneider · Till Lindemann · Paul Landers · Christian Lorenz
Studio albums	Herzeleid · Sehnsucht · Mutter · Reise, Reise · Rosenrot · Liebe ist für alle da · Rammstein · Zeit
Live releases	Rammstein Life · Live aus Berlin · Völkerball · In Amerika · Rammstein: Paris
Singles	Du riechst so gut · Seemann · Engel · Engel (Fan‑Edition) · Du hast · Das Modell · Du riechst so gut '98 · Stripped · Sehnsucht · Asche zu Asche · Sonne · Links 2‑3‑4 · Ich will · Mutter · Feuer frei! · Mein Teil · Amerika · Ohne dich · Keine Lust · Benzin · Rosenrot · Te quiero puta! · Mann gegen Mann · Pussy · Ich tu dir weh · Haifisch · Waidmanns Heil / Liebe ist für alle da · Mein Land · Mein Herz brennt · Pussy / Mein Teil · Deutschland · Radio · Ausländer · Zeit · Zick Zack · Dicke Titten · Angst · Adieu · Du hast / Spiel mit mir (2023 Mix)
Compilations	Original Single Kollektion · Trial By Fire · Lichtspielhaus · Made in Germany · Videos 1995‑2012 · Raritäten · XXI · Klavier · Remixes · XXXIII
Concert tours	Club Tour · Herzeleid Tour · Sehnsucht Tour · Mutter Tour · Reise, Reise Tour · Liebe ist für alle da Tour · Made in Germany Tour · 2016 / 2017 Tour · Stadium Tour
List:Rammstein songs · List of Rammstein music videos