Open fire!

Open fire!
publication	October 14, 2002
length	3:08
Genre (s)	New German Hardness
Author (s)	Rammstein
Producer (s)	Jacob Hellner , Rammstein
Label	Motor Music
album	mother

Open fire! is a song by German New German Hardness - band Rammstein . It was written by Rammstein and produced by Jacob Hellner together with the band. The song is the fifth single from their third studio album Mutter and was released on October 14, 2002.

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Open fire! also appeared on the soundtrack of the action film xXx - Triple X by Rob Cohen , released in 2002 , in which Rammstein have a guest appearance, in which they fire free! perform live. The images from the guest appearance were also made available for the video on Feuer frei! used.

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Rammstein play fire free! live

The lyrics of the song are in the military field.

“He who knows pain is dangerous.
From the fire that burns the mind,
bang, bang.
Dangerous, the burned child
With fire that separates from life.
A hot scream
bang, bang
fire! "

- Text excerpt from fire free!

Music video

The music video for Feuer frei! was also directed by Rob Cohen . The filming with the band took place between January 9th and 12th, 2002 in a dilapidated church in the village of Celná in the Czech Republic .

In the making-of for the video, the musicians report that numerous German and Czech Rammstein fans were hired for their performance, who mimed the audience in the film and for whom the band played the song countless times. Guitarist Paul Landers described the shoot as extremely hot, as the film crew member responsible for the pyro effects created such a strong wall of flames in the back of the band that it ultimately led to some burn marks on the musicians. In addition to the appearance of the band, the video also shows some scenes from the film xXx - Triple X with numerous explosions.

According to lead guitarist Richard Kruspe , the band was very satisfied with the video created by Cohen, which was released in September 2002 . From his point of view, it made the song even stronger.

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Cover design

The single cover shows a pistol aimed directly at the viewer. In the upper left corner of the picture you can find the words Feuer frei! and the Rammstein logo in red. The background is completely white.

Track list

German version

1. Open fire! - 3:08
2. Open fire! (Rammstein vs Junkie XL Remix) - 4:10
3. Open fire! (Rammstein Remix 130) - 3:44
4. Open fire! (Rammstein Remix 95) - 3:34
5. You have (cover version of Battery) - 4:41
6. Bend over (cover version of Battery) - 3:39

• The single was also released as a 2-track CD, only with the songs Feuer frei! and fire free! (Rammstein vs Junkie XL Remix) .
• In the UK, the single was released in three different versions with different bonus titles.
• In the track list of the single, Battery is listed as the artist of the two cover versions , but this is an error. Actually, the cover version of Du hast comes from Josef Melen (keyboard, drums), Christian Meyer (vocals), Peter Durst (vocals) and Doj Moon (guitar) while the one at Bück dich comes from the band Colp .

Chart successes

Open fire! entered the German charts at number 33 on October 28, 2002 and stayed in the top 100 for nine weeks. The single also hit the charts in Austria and the United Kingdom, ranking 28th and 35th respectively.

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	33 (9 weeks)	9
Austria (Ö3)	28 (8 weeks)	8th
United Kingdom (OCC)	35 (2 weeks)	2

Web links

• Lyrics with interpretations
• Music video on YouTube.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ rammstein.de: History , accessed on May 27, 2018
2. ↑ movie-locations.com: XXX , accessed July 21, 2018
3. ↑ Universal Music Domestic Division, Rammstein Videos 1995-2012 , 2012, DVD 2, Making-of for Feuer frei!
4. ↑ Single cover
5. ↑ free fire! (single) - RammWiki. Retrieved November 29, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Chart tracking Fire at ease! on officialcharts.de
7. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: DE AT UK