"Mann gegen Mann"
Single by Rammstein
from the album Rosenrot
Released	March 3, 2006
Format	CD
Recorded	Teldex Studio, Berlin, 2005
Genre	Tanz-Metall
Length	3:51
Label	Motor (Part of UMG)
Producer(s)	Jacob Hellner and Rammstein
Peak chart positions
#20 (Germany) #32 (US Modern Rock) #59 (UK Singles Chart)
Rammstein singles chronology
"Rosenrot" (2005) "Mann gegen Mann" (2006) N/A

"Mann gegen Mann" (German for "Man against man") is the third single from the Rammstein album, Rosenrot. The song is about homosexuality, despite the band members being heterosexual [1]. The band members noted the ease with which gay people meet each other whereas heterosexual couples have to go through all the usual dating rituals. The song is critical of societies' closed minded attitudes towards homosexuality and contains many metaphors about homosexuality. Image File history File links Mgm. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Rammstein is a German industrial metal band. ... Rosenrot (German: rose-red, listen) is the German NDH-metal band Rammsteins fifth musical album. ... is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Compact Disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Industrial metal is a musical genre which draws elements from industrial music and heavy metal music. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Motor Music Records is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Jacob Hellner is a Swedish music producer who has produced bands like Rammstein and Clawfinger. ... Rammstein is a German industrial metal band. ... // A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... The Modern Rock Tracks chart is a music chart that has appeared in Billboard magazine since the early 1980s. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... Rammstein is a German industrial metal band. ... Rosenrot (German for Rose-red) is a song and single by the German band Rammstein on the Rosenrot album. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rammstein is a German industrial metal band. ... Rosenrot (German: rose-red, listen) is the German NDH-metal band Rammsteins fifth musical album. ... Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... Heterosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love or sexual desire exclusively for members of the opposite sex or gender, contrasted with homosexuality and distinguished from bisexuality and asexuality. ... The term date can refer to: A day according to a calendar; see calendar date. ...

Till repeatedly screams "Schwulah" [2], a "stylised" version of "Schwuler", "gay" in German, in the background. It can also be interpreted as the word "faggot".(See footnote 4 of the lyrics page, linked to below). Till Lindemann (b. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ...

The video

The video premiered on February 2, 2006 on MTV Germany and was directed by Jonas Åkerlund. In it, the entire band aside from Till plays totally naked with only their instruments to cover them up. As Till only has a microphone, he wore a "latex diaper" (according to guitarist Paul H. Landers in an interview) as well as a long, black wig and above the knee PVC boots. The video alternates between shots of the band playing and a teeming mass of naked men, covered in what appears to be oil and writhing all over one another. Jonas Ã…kerlund (born November 16, 1966 in Bromma) is a Swedish film director, most known for making music videos. ... Synthetic motor oil An oil is any substance that is in a viscous liquid state (oily) at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer, and is both hydrophobic (immiscible with water, literally water fearing) and lipophilic (miscible with other oils, literally fat loving). This general definition includes compound classes with otherwise unrelated...

Towards the end, Till becomes more manic and a forked tongue flicks from his mouth. The band is carried over the naked men and Till has turned into the demon, that can be seen on the cover, singing melodiously along with the guitar. The hands and the arms of naked men reach up towards him; the music picks up pace and the naked men begin to push each other around and everything begins to degenerate into chaos. Till then starts to rip his hair out as the song ends.

Track listing

1. "Mann gegen Mann" (3:51)
2. "Mann gegen Mann" (Popular Music Mix by Vince Clarke) (4:06)
3. "Mann gegen Mann" (Musensohn Remix by Sven Helbig) (3:12)
4. "Ich will" (Live video at Festival de Nimes) (4:02)

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Track listing (2 Track CD)

1. "Mann gegen Mann" (3:52)
2. "Rosenrot" (The Tweaker Remix by Chris Vrenna) (4:34)

Chris Vrenna (born in Erie, Pennsylvania on February 23, 1967) is an American musician, Grammy-winning producer, drummer, engineer, remixer, songwriter and programmer, and is a former drummer for Nine Inch Nails (1990–96). ...

Track listing (12" Vinyl)

1. "Mann gegen Mann" (3.52)
2. "Rosenrot (3AM At Cosey Remix by Jagz Kooner) (4:50)

Jagz Kooner is a UK born producer who has worked with Radio 4, Manic Street Preachers, Primal Scream, Garbage & Infadels. ...

Track listing (2 Track Promo CD)

Apparently, there is a promotional CD single, with a black cover and no picture, featuring the unreleased Alec Empire remix that was mentioned to exist some months before the official release of the single

1. "Mann gegen Mann" (3:51)
2. "Mann gegen Mann" (Remix by Alec Empire) (3:56)

Chart positions

• Germany: #20
• UK: #59

External links

• "Mann gegen Mann" Lyrics
• Web's Boulevard - Rammstein and pop culture (Brazil)

Rosenrot
Track listing
Benzin ("Gasoline") Mann gegen Mann ("Man against man") Rosenrot ("Rose-red") Spring ("Jump") Wo bist du? ("Where are you?") Stirb nicht vor mir (Don't die before I do) (feat. Sharleen Spiteri) Zerstören ("Destroy") Hilf mir ("Help me") Te Quiero Puta! (Spanish for "I love you, whore") Feuer & Wasser ("Fire & Water") Ein Lied ("A song")