Rammstein (album)

Rammstein
Studio album by
Publication (s)	17th May 2019
admission	2018
Label (s)	Universal
Format (s)	CD , vinyl , download
Genre (s)	New German Hardness
Title (number)	11
running time	46 min 20 s
occupation	Singing : Till Lindemann Guitar : Richard Kruspe Guitar: Paul Landers Bass : Oliver Riedel Drums : Christoph Schneider Keyboard : Christian Lorenz
production	Olsen Involtini
Studio (s)	Studio La Fabrique, St. Rémy de Provence, France
chronology Made in Germany 1995–2011 (2011) Rammstein -
Single releases March 28, 2019 Germany April 26, 2019 radio May 31, 2019 Foreigners

Rammstein (according to the CD text ), described by the band as an untitled album , is the seventh studio album by the German band Rammstein . It was released on May 17, 2019, making it their first studio album after a ten-year hiatus.

Promotion and publication

In an interview with Kerrang in January 2019, Richard Kruspe said that there would be five music videos for the album. Teaser clips for the first music video were released in late March. These clips contained images from the video together with the Roman numerals for the date March 28, 2019. On that day, the song Deutschland was released as the album's lead single on popular music streaming platforms and the 9:23 minute long music video was released on YouTube uploaded. In addition, the single was also released as a remix by Kruspe. The band officially revealed the album's release date, May 17, 2019, and also that the album has no title. After just four days, the music video had 19 million views. Germany was physically released on April 12 as both a 7-inch vinyl and CD single, with the remix acting as the b-side. The album's tracklist was posted on the band's YouTube channel between April 16 and April 19, 2019 with excerpts of riffs from each song. The cover of the album was unveiled there on April 18th. A little over a week later, a music video was released for the song radio , which was released on April 26 as a second single. The band presented the album on their Europe Stadium tour .

illustration

The album cover is kept minimalist and shows only a match on a completely white background. The booklet is based on the geometric shape of a parallelepiped . On the inside there are dark photos of the six band members, which were taken in a corner of a room. On the back you can see six pairs of shoes in front of a puddle in which the band members are reflected. In addition to the song lyrics, a combination of matches results in the respective number of the track. On the front of the booklet there are also matches which, when put together, form the Rammstein logo.

Track list

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Singles

Germany   DE 1 04/05/2019 (22 weeks)   AT 4th 04/12/2019 (12 weeks)   CH 1 04/07/2019 (15 weeks)   UK 98 04/11/2019 (1 week) radio   DE 4th 05/03/2019 (7 weeks)   AT 13 05/10/2019 (3 weeks)   CH 17th 05/05/2019 (5 weeks) Foreigners   DE 2 05/24/2019 (9 weeks)   AT 29 05/31/2019 (2 weeks)   CH 38 05/26/2019 (4 weeks) Show yourself   DE 13 05/24/2019 (3 weeks)   AT 20th 05/31/2019 (1 week)   CH 30th 05/26/2019 (1 week) Doll   DE 22nd 05/24/2019 (2 weeks) sex   DE 27 05/24/2019 (2 weeks) What I love   DE 33 05/24/2019 (1 week) diamond   DE 36 05/24/2019 (1 week) Far away   DE 37 05/24/2019 (1 week) Tattoo   DE 39 05/24/2019 (1 week) Hallomann   DE 58 05/24/2019 (1 week)

#	title	length
1	Germany	5:23
2	radio	4:37
3	Show yourself	4:15
4th	Foreigners	3:51
5	sex	3:56
6th	Doll	4:33
7th	What I love	4:29
8th	diamond	2:34
9	Far away	4:20
10	Tattoo	4:11
11	Hallomann	4:11

Information about the songs

Some of the lyrics are based in part on Lindemann's volume of poems In silent nights . For example, Doll is largely based on When Mum Goes to Work Late . What I love is thematically based on the poem of the same name, as well as Far Away , which is based on Midnight . Likewise, the Hallomann chorus was inspired by Sing for me .

Some passages of Sex are based on the poem Summer , which can be found in the poetry book 100 Poems published in 2020 .

According to the booklet, the background vocals in the songs Deutschland and Tattoo are from Meral Al-Mer . In Hello man is Carla Bruhn heard in the background. The choir and string arrangements are by Sven Helbig . The choir is the The Symphony Orchestra of The National Television and Radio Company of Belarus from Minsk .

Commercial win

Chart successes

With Rammstein , the band achieved their tenth number one album in Germany. With over 260,000 units sold in the first week, it had the most successful start for a group in the millennium. The album also took first place in the German album and vinyl annual charts in 2019 .

In the UK, the album reached number three on the album charts. For Rammstein, this is the first top 10 success in the British charts. Rammstein also reached number one in the album charts in Austria, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Portugal . In the United States, the album was placed ninth on the Billboard 200 with 28,000 units sold. It is also the band's first top 10 placement in the United States.

Chart placements Charts Top ranking Weeks Chart placements  Germany (GfK) 1 (... Where.) ...  Austria (Ö3) 1 (... Where.) ...  Switzerland (IFPI) 1 (63 weeks) 63  United Kingdom (OCC) 3 (7 weeks) 7th  United States (Billboard) 9 (2 weeks) 2

Annual charts Charts (2019) placement Annual charts (2019)  Germany (GfK) 1  Austria (Ö3) 1  Switzerland (IFPI) 1

Awards for music sales

Worldwide sales of the album totaled around 900,000 units through the end of 2019.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	10,000
Germany (BVMI)	5 × gold	500,000
France (SNEP)	gold	50,000
Austria (IFPI)	2 × platinum	30,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
Czech Republic (IFPI)	gold	2,500
United States (RIAA)	-	28,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	-	12,130
All in all	6 × gold 4 × platinum	657.630

Main article: Rammstein / Awards for Music Sales

Web links

• Rammstein at Discogs
• Album review on laut.de (4/5)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.rammstein.de/de/rammstein-album-nummer-7/
2. ^ Spencer Kaufman: Rammstein tease fans with dramatic video clips. In: Consequence of Sound. March 27, 2019, accessed on May 16, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Joe DiVita: Rammstein Release 'Germany' Music Video [NSFW]. In: Loudwire. March 28, 2019, accessed on May 16, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Kelsey Chapstick: Rammstein's "Germany": Hear Industrial Dance Remix by Richard Z. Kruspe. In: Revolver. March 28, 2019, accessed on May 16, 2019 . 
5. ^ Spencer Kaufman: Rammstein announce release date for new album. In: Consequence of Sound. March 28, 2019, accessed on May 16, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Leonid Bershidsky: What Has Revealed About Rammstein Germany's Soul? In: Bloomber. April 1, 2019, accessed on May 16, 2019 . 
7. ↑ RS: Rammstein: All information about the physical release of "Germany" - where can you get the single? In: Rolling Stone Germany. April 8, 2019, accessed May 16, 2019 . 
8. ^ Rammstein reveal new album cover art, tease last two songs "Tattoo", "Hallomann". In: Revolver. April 19, 2019, accessed on May 16, 2019 . 
9. ^ Rammstein tease a new video for Friday. In: Kerrang . April 26, 2019, accessed on May 16, 2019 . 
10. ↑ album cover
11. ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK Charts US
12. ↑ In silent nights. Poems. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2013, accessed on May 17, 2019 . 
13. ↑ 100 poems. Poems. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2020, accessed on April 6, 2020 . 
14. ↑ Rammstein with a starting record at number one in the official German charts. GFK Entertainment, May 24, 2019, accessed May 24, 2019 . 
15. ↑ ^{a b} Annual Charts 2019: DE
16. ↑ Rammstein are also rocking the 2019 vinyl annual charts. GFK Entertainment, December 19, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
17. ↑ ^{a b} Rammstein - Rammstein. Swiss hit parade , accessed on May 31, 2019 . 
18. ↑ Keith Claufield: Tyler, the Creator's 'Igor' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Billboard Magazine, May 30, 2019, accessed June 16, 2019 . 
19. ^ Rammstein - Rammstein. GfK Entertainment , accessed on May 24, 2019 . 
20. ^ Rammstein - Rammstein. Ö3 Austria Top 40 , accessed on May 29, 2019 . 
21. ↑ Official album chart results matching: Rammstein. Official Charts Company , accessed May 24, 2019 . 
22. ^ Billboard: Rammstein. Billboard , accessed May 31, 2019 . 
23. ↑ Annual charts 2019: AT
24. ↑ Annual charts 2019: CH
25. ↑ Global top albums of 2019. ifpi.org, accessed on April 2, 2020 (English). 
26. ↑ Keith Claufield: Tyler, the Creator's 'Igor' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Billboard Magazine, May 30, 2019, accessed June 16, 2019 . 
27. ^ Alan Jones: Charts analysis: Lewis Capaldi makes No.1 debut with first album. musicweek.com, May 24, 2019, accessed on July 10, 2019 .