Reise, Reise
Studio album by Rammstein
Released	September 27, 2004
Recorded	2003-2004 in El Cortijo Studios, Málaga, Spain
Genre	Tanz-Metall
Length	47:44
Label	Motor, Republic Records
Producer	Jacob Hellner with Rammstein
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link RockReview (7/10) link
Rammstein chronology
Mutter (2001) Reise, Reise (2004) Rosenrot (2005)

Reise, Reise (German for "Arise, Arise" (naval jargon) or "Travel, travel" or "Journey, journey") is the German NDH-metal band Rammstein's fourth album. It was released on 27 September 2004 in Germany and followed shortly by its release in the rest of Europe. It was released in North America on 16 November 2004. It was in the Top 10 in several European charts and a #1 hit in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Iceland, Finland, Estonia and Mexico. 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. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Rammstein is a German industrial metal band. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Málaga Municipality Málaga  - Mayor Francisco de la Torre Prados Area    - City 385. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Motor Music Records is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. ... Republic Records logo. ... 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. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Rammstein is a German industrial metal band. ... For the Philadelphian medical museum, see Mütter Museum. ... Rosenrot (German: rose-red, listen) is the German NDH-metal band Rammsteins fifth musical album. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rammstein is a German industrial metal band. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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 waken 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 flight data recorder 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. An example of a FDR (Flight Data Recorder). ... A compact disc in Digipak-style packaging; seen here: Boards of Canadas 1998 release Music Has The Right To Children Digipak is a patented style of compact disc or DVD packaging, and is a registered trademark of MeadWestvaco, Inc. ...

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, known as ALTAIR, is used to detect and track space objects in conjunction with ABM testing at the Ronald Reagan Test Site on the Kwajalein atoll. ...

The 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. A Song Infobox has been requested for this article. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

The airplane accident on which the album is based occurred on the 12 August 1985, nearly 20 years earlier. A Boeing 747, Japan Airlines Flight 123 took off from Haneda airport, 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. is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... The Boeing 747, commonly nicknamed the Jumbo Jet, is a long-haul, widebody commercial airliner manufactured by Boeing. ... Japan Airlines Flight 123 was a JAL domestic flight from Tokyo International Airport in Haneda to Osaka International Airport in Itami. ... Tokyo International Airport (Japanese: 東京国際空港 Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō) is an international airport in Ota, Tokyo, Japan. ...   , literally Eastern capital) is a unique subnational administrative region of Japan with characteristics of both a prefecture and a city. ...

The song "Reise, Reise" itself contains a recording of the last 40 seconds of the flight, however, on some pressings, the track has to be rewound before the 0:00 mark to be heard.

Track listing

1. "Reise, Reise" – 4:45
2. "Mein Teil" – 4:32
3. "Dalai Lama" – 5:38
4. "Keine Lust" – 3:42
5. "Los" – 4:25
6. "Amerika" – 3:46
7. "Moskau" (feat. Viktoria Fersh) – 4:17
8. "Morgenstern" – 3:59
9. "Stein um Stein" – 3:56
10. "Ohne dich" – 4:32
11. "Amour" – 4:50

Some versions contain the black-box recording from the crash of the Japanese airplane JAL123, in which the pilots can be heard yelling in panicked Japanese and in the last few moments the on board computer saying, "Pull up! Pull up!". Mein Teil is a single by the German Industrial metal band Rammstein from the album Reise Reise. ... A Song Infobox has been requested for this article. ... Keine Lust is a song by the German band Rammstein. ... Amerika is a song by German band Rammstein, released as the second single from their album Reise Reise. ... Reise, Reise by Rammstein This article is about the song by Rammstein. ... Ohne dich is a song by German band Rammstein from the album Reise, Reise. ...

Song information

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1. Reise, Reise (Journey, journey)

Reise, Reise is a comparison of the life of a fisher and soldiers in the navy. Each one does things in his own way, but at the same time there are likenesses between them. And if one wants to, one could interpret this in comparison to track 6, America and say: We are all the same, even if we do it differently and not necessarily in the American way, every time. Reise, Reise was the opening song of the 2004/05 Ahoi! Tour.

2. Mein Teil (My part)

Mein Teil was inspired by the 2001 Armin Meiwes cannibalism case. It was written after one of the band members brought a newspaper with the story to a rehearsal. "Mein Teil" attracted 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 versions are included on the CD single). Mein Teil is a single by the German Industrial metal band Rammstein from the album Reise, Reise. ... Armin Meiwes (born December 1, 1961) is a German cannibal who achieved international notoriety for eating the penis of a voluntary victim he had found via the Internet. ... Arthur Baker was the creator of a distinctive and dramatic style of brush and pen calligraphy. ... Pet Shop Boys are an English synthpop/pop music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant who provides main vocals, keyboards and very occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals. ...

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 (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 alter ego, Oliver writhing on the floor; 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 Christoph "Doom" Schneider dressed as a woman. This content led to its airing on TV being restricted to after 11pm. This article is about the capital of Germany. ... Christoph Doom Schneider (b. ...

3. Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama is an adaptation of "Der Erlkönig", a poem written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) in 1782 and subsequently set to music by many composers, including Franz Schubert (1797-1828) in 1815. The band apparently considered calling the song "Erlkönig" in homage to Goethe's poem. "Flugangst" ("fear of flying", literally "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.  , IPA: , (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath. ... Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. ... Tenzin Gyatso (Tibetan: བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ་; Wylie: Bstan-dzin Rgya-mtsho; Lhasa dialect IPA: [) (born 6 July 1935) is the fourteenth and current Dalai Lama. ...

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.

4. Keine Lust (No desire)

"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 2005 and released a month later, portrays an aged, fat future version of the band, playing a reunion. 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 nominated for the MTV European Music Awards in November 2005. Keine Lust is a song by the German band Rammstein. ...

On the video "The Making of Keine Lust", guitarist Richard Zven Kruspe-Bernstein discusses the meaning of the song and video: Richard Kruspe during the Mutter era. ...

"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".

5. Los (-less)

Los features acoustic guitars, a bluesy electric guitar solo, and a harmonica. The rather curious lyrics may describe the experience of Rammstein as a musical group, and contain some interesting plays on words, such as "...sie sind Gott...LOS!" which is , "They are God... less", "They are God... Go!", or "They got rid of God!" But that depends on how it's said, if it were "Sie sind Gott" rather than "sie sind Gott" than it would be "you are god" in the formal tone instead of "they are god" in the informal tone. Jmd. los sein can furthermore mean rid of sb.. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Its a kick in the side towards the portrayal of Rammstein in the media. Rammstein dislikes the pretentious nature of media.

When performed live at Völkerball Los was extended with Flake playing an extra keyboard part then smashing the keyboard.

6. Amerika (America)

"Amerika" was the second single released from Reise, Reise. It deals with the worldwide dominance of the culture of the United States. 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. It has received mixed reviews: some perceive it as anti-American, others as being opposed to globalization. The band views it as a satirical commentary on Cocacolonization. Amerika is the second released single from Rammsteins fourth studio album titled Reise Reise. ... A KFC franchise in Kuwait. ... 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, a reference to the Apollo moon landing hoax accusations. Till Lindemann, Rammstein's lead singer, wears a space suit with the name "Armstrong" on it - a reference to Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon. Controversy surrounds the allegation that the Apollo program landings were faked by NASA with possible CIA support. ... Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5, 1930) is a former American astronaut, test pilot, university professor, and naval aviator. ... Apparent magnitude: up to -12. ...

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 and Latin America to be canceled. Inventor Dean Kamen demonstrates the p Series Segway HT at the U.S. Department of Commerce on February 14, 2002. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The German lyrics begin, "When there's dancing I want to lead, even when you're dancing alone. Let yourselves be controlled a little, I'll show you how it really goes." The song is more widely believed to be about America's major influence in the world.

7. Moskau (Moscow)

Rumoured to have originally been intended as a duet with Yulia Volkova of Russian pop duo t.A.T.u., but the duo managers didn't agree with it. 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 and prostitution. Yulia Volkova (Russian: ) is one of the members of the Russian duo t. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... t. ... Whore redirects here. ...

Diese Stadt is eiene Dirne, hat rote Flecken auf der Stirn. Ihre Zähne sind aus Gold, sie is fett und doch so hold. (This city is a prostitute, she has red spots upon her forehead. Her teeth are made of gold, she is fat and yet so lovely.)

also

Sie macht mich geil, ich leide Qualen, sie tanzt für mich, ich muss bezahlen. Sie schläft mit mir, doch nur für Geld. Ist doch die schönste Stadt der Welt. (She gets me horny and I suffer torment. She dances for me, and I have to pay. She sleeps with me, but only for money; she is still the most beautiful city in the world.)

8. Morgenstern (Morning-star)

This song is about a woman who is so ugly that she hides herself away during the daytime. (Sie ist hässlich das es graut // wenn sie in der Himmer schaut. (She is so ugly that it gets dark when she looks at the sky.) At night she prays to the 'morning star' to make her beautiful. The song is about how peoples' appearances are becoming more and more important in human life (Der Mensch ist doch ein Augentier//Schöne dinge wünsch ich mir// Doch du, du bist nicht schön, nein. (Humans are just creatures of the eye//Beautiful things are what I want, but you, you are not beautiful, no). And the overall tone of the song is: Mit dem Herzen sehen (To see with the heart) Sie ist wunderschön (She is beautiful). Wikipedia articles with Morning Star, morning star or morningstar in the title include: Morning star (weapon), a spiked mace Morning Star (chief), a Cheyenne leader, also known as Dull Knife The Morning Star, a newspaper published in the U.K. since 1930 The Morning Star (19th century U.S. newspaper...

9. Stein um Stein (Stone by stone)

A slow monologue about someone building a little house to entomb his victim alive - a possible interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask of Amontillado. The riff during the chorus resembles the riff after the second chorus in Rosenrot; it was originally going to be the first single from Reise, Reise but was dropped in favour of "Mein Teil"). Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor, critic and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. ... The Cask of Amontillado (sometimes spelled The Casque of Amontillado) is a short story, written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in the November 1846 issue of Godeys Ladys Book. ... Rosenrot (German for Rose-red) is a song and single by the German band Rammstein on the Rosenrot album. ...

A similar theme is to be found in the folklore of many Southeastern European peoples. In the Romanian folk poem Monastirea Argeşului ("The Monastery on the Argeş River"), Mesterul Manole has to wall in (seal up in a space with bricks) his wife, in order to finish the monastery he is building^[1]. Similarly, many Balkan folk songs tell of the immurement of a bride by a builder (most often called Manol or Pavel) or a group (of three or nine) of builders in order to successfully finish the construction, either a bridge over a major river or a fortress. Upon her immurement, the bride begs the builders not to wall in one of her hands and breasts, so she could nurse her child.^[2] The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe southeastern Europe (see the Definitions and boundaries section below). ... ArgeÅŸ is a river of Southern Romania, which rises from the FăgăraÅŸ Mountains, in the Carpathians and flows into the Danube. ... In Romanian mythology, Mesterul Manole is the architect of the Curtea de Arges Monastery in Wallachia. ... ...

Another interpretation is that the song refers to the Berlin Wall and the former East German government; until the end of 1989, East Germans were not readily allowed into the capitalist West. East German construction workers building the Berlin Wall, November 20, 1961. ...

An interesting pun exists in the lyrics during the final verse of the song. Till sings, "Wenn ich sie in dein Leibholz ramm-...Stein um Stein..." The literal translation is, "When I ram them into your body-wood...Stone by stone..." However, because of German grammar and conjugation rules, the verb "ramm," meaning "to ram" must be placed at the end of the sentence. Thus, this creates "ramm-...Stein," wordplay alluding to the name of the band.

10. Ohne dich (Without you)

Even though this song has a unquestionable romantic feel, and seems like it is about the loss of someone it could be about drugs and how the addict can't live without them, but still feels alone even when it has them. Knowing that even if it's not worth it, the addict counts the minutes until they next get their dose. Ohne dich is a song by German band Rammstein from the album Reise, Reise. ...

"Ohne dich" was released as the third single from the album on 22 November 2004 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Other countries' releases followed. 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... is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The single includes as its 6th track the so-called beta version of what should have been part of Mutter. "Ohne dich" was planned for Mutter, but then dismissed.

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

11. Amour (Fr. Love)

The song talks about love and the pain that goes with it. The song compares love to a wild animal that looks forward to catch and keep people with its long teeth and arms. It also talks about the subtle nature of love (lässt sich fallen weich wie schnee- it falls like soft snow) but also how it often ends ( am ende tut es weh- at the ends it hurts). It ends with a sarcastic remark about our dependency on love. Bitte Bitte, gib mir gift (Please please, give me poison). French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ...

U.S. edition

On this release, the easter egg fragment is placed at the beginning of "Reise, Reise" in normal playback.

The 2005 pressing does not contain the easter egg, but the original 2004 pressing does. On the European version the 'Easter Egg' is in negative time, to access it, you must rewind the CD past the beginning of Reise, Reise.

Japanese edition

In May 2005 Rammstein released a special Japanese version of Reise, Reise. It has two bonus tracks, a bonus DVD and different cover art which was later used as the Rosenrot cover art, slightly altered. Example of book cover art. ... Rosenrot (German: rose-red, listen) is the German NDH-metal band Rammsteins fifth musical album. ...

The first 38 seconds (the introduction in the American version and "easter egg" in the European version) of the title track were removed for the Japanese Edition in deference to the Japan Airlines Flight 123 disaster. Japan Airlines Flight 123 was a JAL domestic flight from Tokyo International Airport in Haneda to Osaka International Airport in Itami. ...

Bonus tracks

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

2. Amerika (Digital Hardcore Mix) Remix by Alec Empire

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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 metal band Rammstein from the album Reise Reise. ... Amerika is a song by German band Rammstein, released as the second single from their album Reise Reise. ... Ohne dich is a song by German band Rammstein from the album Reise, Reise. ... Keine Lust is a song by the German band Rammstein. ...

References

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