Reise, Reise
Album by Rammstein
Released	27 September, 2004
Recorded	2003-2004 in Málaga, Spain
Genre	Tanz-Metall
Length	47 min 40 s
Label	Motor
Producer(s)	Jacob Hellner with Rammstein
Professional reviews
AMG (3/5) link RYM (4/5) link RockReview (7/10) link
Rammstein chronology
Mutter (2001)	Reise Reise (2004)	Rosenrot (2005)

Reise, Reise, Rammstein's fourth studio album, was released on 27 September 2004 in Germany, followed shortly by its release in the rest of Europe. It was released in North America on 16 November of the same year. It has been in the Top 10 in several European charts and a number 1 hit in Germany. The album ranked at #67 for Top 100 Albums of 2004 by Rate Your Music. Cover of Rammsteins album Reise Reise This work is copyrighted. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Rammstein is a German band formed in 1993. ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... See also: 2004 in music (UK) other events of 2004 list of years in music 2000s in music // Events January 1 - Vienna New Years Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Vienna, conducted by Riccardo Muti January 1 - Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol January 3 - Britney Spears marries Jason... See also: 2002 in music, 2003 in music (UK), other events of 2003, 2004 in music, list of years in music, 2000s in music // Events January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500... See also: 2004 in music (UK) other events of 2004 list of years in music 2000s in music // Events January 1 - Vienna New Years Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Vienna, conducted by Riccardo Muti January 1 - Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol January 3 - Britney Spears marries Jason... Málaga is a port city in Andalucia, southern Spain, on the Costa del Sol coast of the Mediterranean. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of electronic and experimental music. ... This article contains information that has not been verified. ... Look up Second in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The second (symbol: s) is the SI base unit of time. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Motor Music Records is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) is (among many other tasks) primarily responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for mass production and commercial release. ... Rammstein is a German band formed in 1993. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Rate Your Music is a metadata database where musical albums, EPs, singles and bootlegs are rated and reviewed by users. ... Rammstein is a German band formed in 1993. ... This article is about the album by Rammstein. ... See also: 2000 in music, 2001 in music (UK), other events of 2001, 2002 in music, 2000s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - Comeback of Guns N Roses in House of Blues January 1 - Hum disbands. ... See also: 2004 in music (UK) other events of 2004 list of years in music 2000s in music // Events January 1 - Vienna New Years Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Vienna, conducted by Riccardo Muti January 1 - Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol January 3 - Britney Spears marries Jason... Rosenrot (German for Rose-Red, listen) is the German Tanz-Metall band Rammsteins fifth studio album. ... See also: 2005 in music (UK) other events of 2005 list of years in music 2000s in music // Events January 22 - Tsunami Relief concert held at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales - the largest live music event in the UK since the Live Aid concert of 1985. ... Rammstein is a German band formed in 1993. ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... Rate Your Music is a metadata database where musical albums, EPs, singles and bootlegs are rated and reviewed by users. ...

As used in Reise, Reise aufstehen! Kommt hoch nach alter Seemannsart, the album name is an old sailor's expression to wake or rise other sailors. Hence the translation of the title would be Arise, Arise, as seen in the song of the same name. Given Rammstein's propensity to use puns, a double meaning could well be intended, in which case the title would also translate to 'Journey, Journey'.

Album Art

The case cover shows a damaged airplane blackbox (which are painted orange to enable quick location among crash debris) depicted on the front and back covers. Its caption ("Flugrekorder//nicht öffnen") means "Flight recorder//do not open". The inner part of the Digipak edition case shows a picture of the six members in suits wielding suitcases and weapons leaving from a crashed airplane. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Black Box (transportation). ... A digipak is a compact disc or DVD packaging. ...

The CD itself has a silver matte/reflective relief surface which depicts a radar. All versions include a booklet with the lyrics. This long range radar antenna (approximately 40m (130ft) in diameter) rotates on a track to observe activities near the horizon. ...

The whole cover art is an allusion to the song Dalai Lama, which deals with an airplane accident. It is also suggestive of the overarching 'travelling' theme of the album. Fixed-wing aircraft is a term used to refer to what are more commonly known as aeroplanes in Commonwealth English (excluding Canada) or airplanes in North American English. ...

The airplane accident on which the album is based occurred on the 12 August 1985, very nearly 20 years ago exactly. A Boeing 747, Japan Airlines flight 123 took off from Hadena aiport, Tokyo, and about 30 minutes later, crashed into the side of a mountain. 520 out of the 524 passengers and crew died, and it is still the worst single aircraft disaster in history. Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-412 The Boeing 747, commonly called the Jumbo Jet, is one of the most recognizable modern airliner and is the largest airliner currently in service. ... Japan Fire personnel prepare a survivor for airlift Japan Airlines flight 123 (JAL123, JL123), a Boeing 747SR-46, JA8119, crashed into the ridge of Mount Takamagahara in Gunma Prefecture, Japan 100 km from Tokyo, on August 12, 1985. ... Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Kokyo Imperial Palace. ...

Track listing

1. "Reise, Reise" ("Arise, arise")
2. "Mein Teil" ("My part")
3. "Dalai Lama"
4. "Keine Lust" ("No desire")
5. "Los" ("(Let's) go" or "-less")
6. "Amerika" ("America")
7. "Moskau" ("Moscow")
8. "Morgenstern" ("Morning star")
9. "Stein um Stein" ("Stone by stone")
10. "Ohne Dich" ("Without you")
11. "Amour" ("French for Love")

¹"Teil" means "part" or "piece", but it is also a slang word for penis, similar to the english word "thing". The penis (plural penises) or phallus (plural phalli) is the external male sexual organ of some animals, and, in mammals, the external male organ of urination. ...

Easter egg: If the CD is rewound back 38 seconds into negative time at the beginning (right before Reise, Reise) and then played, a fragment of the flight recorder of the aforementioned aircraft disaster can be heard. (This can only be done on the European version of the album. The American version has this "hidden" track on the beginning of the album with no rewinding involved.) A virtual Easter egg is a hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, book, CD, DVD, or computer program. ... In aircraft, the flight data recorder (FDR) and the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) are used to record aircraft and pilot behavior in order to analyze accidents, and are usually called black boxes by the news media. ...

Mein Teil

Mein Teil (My Part, German slang for "my penis") was inspired by the 2001 Armin Meiwes cannibalism case. It was written after one of the band brought a newspaper with the story to a rehearsal. Mein Teil attracted considerable controversy in Germany, with the media dubbing it the "Kannibalensong", and this helped to boost it to second place in the German music charts after its release in early August 2004. The song has also been remixed by Arthur Baker and Pet Shop Boys (these are included on the CD single). Armin Meiwes (born 1961) is an Internet user who became known as Der Metzgermeister (The Master Butcher). ... Arthur Baker was the creator of a distinctive and dramatic style of brush and pen calligraphy. ... Pet Shop Boys are a British electronic music act, formed by Neil Tennant (born on 10 July 1954) who provides main vocals, keyboards and very occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe (born on 4 October 1959) on keyboards and occasionally on vocals, too. ...

In live performance, Till Lindemann appears dressed as a blood-stained chef holding a microphone with a large butcher's knife attached to the end. He pulls out a giant cooking pot with a portable keyboard attached to one side. Keyboardist Christian "Flake" Lorenz appears in the pot, with metal cylinders attached to his arms and legs, and plays the keyboard during the song. After the second chorus, Till takes a flamethrower and roasts the bottom of the pot, "cooking" Flake. Flake escapes from the pot and starts running around the stage with flames erupting from his arms and legs, while chased by a knife-wielding Till. Till Lindemann in 2004 Till Lindemann [pronounced Lind-eh-mahn] (b. ... Christian Flake Lorenz [pronounced Lor-ents] (born November 16, 1966, and sometimes called Doktor Lorenz) is a German musician, best known as keyboardist in the German Tanz-Metall (dance metal) band Rammstein. ...

The video shows Till eating and copulating with an angel; Flake performing ballet; Richard wrestling his twin, Oliver writhing on the floor in a spasm; the whole band fighting in a mudpit; and five of the band members crawling out of a Berlin U-Bahn (subway) station while held on leashes carried by "Frau" Christoph Schneider, who is dressed as a woman. This content led to its airing on TV being restricted to after 11pm. This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ...

Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama is an adaptation of der Erlkönig, a poem written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in 1782 and subsequently set to music by many composers, including Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) in 1815. The band apparently considered calling the song "Erlkönig" in homage to Goethe's poem. "Flugangst" ("fear of flying", or more loosely "flight fright") was also considered as a name before Rammstein settled on "Dalai Lama" in reference to the current Dalai Lama's well-publicised dislike of air travel. Other than this somewhat oblique reference, the song does not have anything to do with Tibetan Buddhism or the Dalai Lama. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe â–¶(?) (IPA: ) (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German novelist, dramatist, poet, humanist, scientist, philosopher, and for ten years chief minister of state at Weimar. ... The 14th and current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (born 1935) The 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso (1876-1933) In Tibetan Buddhism, the successive Dalai Lamas (taa-lai bla-ma) form a tulku lineage of Gelugpa leaders which trace back to 1391. ...

The song replaces Goethe's travelling man and child on horseback with a man and child on an aircraft, and the Erlkönig himself with the "king of all the winds". As in the poem, the travellers are menaced by a mysterious spirit which "invites" the child to join him (though only the child can hear the spirit's invitation). Rammstein's version differs markedly from Goethe's original in describing the fate of the child. In the poem, the child cries out that the Erlkönig is abducting it. The alarmed father rides for help, holding the child in his arms, only to find that his son is dead; Rammstein replaces this with a typically morbid twist: after running into a storm sent by the "king of all the winds" which threatens all the passengers, the terrified father suffocates the child by holding him too tightly and the child's soul joins its "brothers" in the winds.

Keine Lust

Keine Lust, also released as a single, digipack and two-track, describes the band's disaffection with fame and money. The video, filmed in January of 2005 and released a month later, portrays a visibly aged and fat future version of the band, playing a reunion of sorts. Flake appears in a motorized wheelchair. At the end of the video, the rest of the band abandons Flake, after he arrives late. The Video was up for a nomination for the MTV European Music Awards in November 2005.

On the video "The Making of Keine Lust", guitarist Richard Kruspe-Bernstein discussed the meaning of the song and video. Richard Z. Kruspe-Bernstein (born June 24, 1967 as Richard Zven Kruspe) is a German musician, most notable as the lead-guitarist for the German Tanz-Metall (dance metal) band Rammstein. ...

"You know, after all of these years we're full-up! Fame, success, money. We don't want to do anything anymore! Nothing! That's the idea in the song. We've returned to the starting point again. We just want to make music again. We don't want all the circus that goes with it anymore. So, we meet up again, one more time, for one more performance- just to make music together. The fact that we are fat is just symbolic for excess. It's really just about returning to the beginning."

Los

Los is almost complete acoustic, featuring a bluesy electric guitar solo and harmonica. It was due to be released as the fifth single from "Reise, Reise" but it was cancelled following the release of the first single, Benzin, from the next album, Rosenrot. A harmonica A harmonica is a very common free reed musical wind instrument (also known, among other things, as a mouth organ, French harp, blues harp, simply harp, or Mississippi saxophone), having multiple, variably-tuned brass or bronze reeds, each secured at one end over an airway slot of like... Rosenrot (German for Rose-Red, listen) is the German Tanz-Metall band Rammsteins fifth studio album. ...

Amerika

"Amerika" was the second single released from Reise Reise. It deals with the worldwide dominance of the culture of the United States of America. It is sung largely in German with a chorus partly in English: We're all living in Amerika, Amerika ist wunderbar, We're all living in Amerika, Amerika, Amerika. It has received mixed reviews: some perceive it as anti-American, others as being opposed to globalization. The band view it as a satirical commentary on Cocacolonization Globalization describes the changes in societies and the world economy that result from dramatically increased international trade and cultural exchange. ... Cocacolonization or coca-colonization is a term for Americanization. ...

The video shows the band in Apollo-era space suits on the Moon with shots of other cultures acting like Americans. The end of the video shows that the band have actually been in a fake Moon set in a studio, complete with film crew, as a reference to Apollo moon landing hoax accusations. Till Lindemann, Rammstein's lead singer, wears a space suit with the name "Armstrong" on it - an obvious reference to Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon.

During live performances of this song, Flake is often seen riding around on a Segway HT; confetti cannons, with red, white and blue confetti in them, are also used. This parodies the ticker-tape parade. During a concert in Gothenburg, Sweden on July 30, 2005, Till Lindemann suffered a knee injury when Flake accidentally ran into him with the Segway. This caused concerts scheduled in Asia to be canceled. Inventor Dean Kamen demonstrates the Segway HT at the U.S. Department of Commerce on February 14, 2002. ...

Moskau

Rumored to have originally been intended as a duet with Julia Volkova of Russian pop duo T.A.T.u., it instead features the vocals of Viktoria Fersh, whose voice bears a strong resemblance to Volkova's. The song refers to the Russian capital of Moscow and features two perspectives on the city: its beauty and culture, and the undercurrents of corruption. Julia Volkova Yuliya Olegovna Volkova (Юлия Олеговна Волкова) (usually known as Julia Volkova) is a member of the two-girl group t. ... Julia Volkova (left) and Lena Katina (right) of t. ...

Stein um Stein

The song is a slow and brooding monologue of someone building a little house to entomb his victim alive - a possible interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask of Amontillado. This daguerreotype of Poe was taken less than a year before his death at the age of 40. ... The Cask of Amontillado is a horror short story by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1846. ...

Ohne Dich

The song is seen as expressing mourning over the loss of a loved person. It was released as a the third single from the album on 22 November 2004 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Other countries' releases followed up from that date. It follows a slow, even romantic balladic style. The central motif is Without you, I cannot be, without you..., With you, I am also alone, without you...

The single includes as its 6th track the so-called beta version of what should have been part of Mutter. Indeed, Ohne dich was planned for Mutter, but then dismissed. Both versions, the current and the beta version, are very similar. Much of the instrumentation is the same for both versions, and Lindemann's voice is softer in the current version.

The video was filmed in the Kaun Valley and on the Pitz Valley glacier in Tyrol, Austria. It shows the band members climbing and hiking.

Amour

Amour has a rather mellow beat and lyrics that deal with love and the pain that goes with it. In fact, the strongest metaphor in the song is the camparison of love to a wild animal that many try and fail to tame.

USA Edition

On this release, the easter egg fragment is placed at the beginning of "Reise, Reise" in normal playback and not hidden.

Japanese Edition

Cover for Japanese edition of Reise, Reise

In May 2005 Rammstein released a special Japanese version of Reise, Reise. It has two bonus tracks, a bonus DVD and different cover art. The reason why Rammstein came out with a different version for the Japanese has not been specified, but it may have been to avoid offending the Japanese audience by removing any Japan Airlines Flight 123 allusions. Image File history File links Cover of special Japanese version of Reise, Reise File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Cover of special Japanese version of Reise, Reise File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article is about the month of May. ... See also: 2005 in music (UK) other events of 2005 list of years in music 2000s in music // Events January 22 - Tsunami Relief concert held at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales - the largest live music event in the UK since the Live Aid concert of 1985. ... An example of a regular cardbox for a 1998 PC game. ... Japan Fire personnel prepare a survivor for airlift Japan Airlines flight 123 (JAL123, JL123), a Boeing 747SR-46, JA8119, crashed into the ridge of Mount Takamagahara in Gunma Prefecture, Japan 100 km from Tokyo, on August 12, 1985. ...

The cover art uses the same source image as that of Rosenrot. Rosenrot (German for Rose-Red, listen) is the German Tanz-Metall band Rammsteins fifth studio album. ...

Bonus Tracks

1. Mein Teil (You Are What You Eat Edit) Remix by Pet Shop Boys

2. Amerika (Digital Hardcore Mix) Remix by Alex EmpireT

Singles

• "Mein Teil", the first single, released in July 2004.
• "Amerika", released in September 2004.
• "Ohne Dich", released in November 2004.
• "Keine Lust", released in February 2005.

Mein Teil is a single by the German industrial band Rammstein from the album Reise Reise. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... See also: 2004 in music (UK) other events of 2004 list of years in music 2000s in music // Events January 1 - Vienna New Years Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Vienna, conducted by Riccardo Muti January 1 - Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol January 3 - Britney Spears marries Jason... Amerika is the second released single from Rammsteins fourth studio album titled Reise Reise. ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... See also: 2004 in music (UK) other events of 2004 list of years in music 2000s in music // Events January 1 - Vienna New Years Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Vienna, conducted by Riccardo Muti January 1 - Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol January 3 - Britney Spears marries Jason... Ohne dich is the third released single from Rammsteins fourth studio album titled Reise, Reise. ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... See also: 2004 in music (UK) other events of 2004 list of years in music 2000s in music // Events January 1 - Vienna New Years Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Vienna, conducted by Riccardo Muti January 1 - Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol January 3 - Britney Spears marries Jason... A Song Infobox has been requested for this article. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... See also: 2005 in music (UK) other events of 2005 list of years in music 2000s in music // Events January 22 - Tsunami Relief concert held at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales - the largest live music event in the UK since the Live Aid concert of 1985. ...

External links

• Unprofessional Reviews (German, Amazon.de)
• Lyrics & Translations