Friedenspanzer

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“Friedenspanzer”
“Friedenspanzer” cover
Single by Die Ärzte
from the album Die Bestie in Menschengestalt
Released 1994
Genre Punk rock
Length 4:00
Label Metronome Musik GmbH
Writer(s) Rod Gonzalez & Farin Urlaub
Producer Uwe Hoffmann & Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte singles chronology
"Mach die Augen zu"
(1993)		 "Friedenspanzer"
(1994)		 "Quark"
(1994)

"Friedenspanzer" [ Peace tank] is a punk song by Die Ärzte. It's the thirteenth track and the third single from their 1993 album Die Bestie in Menschengestalt. This song is about a war machine, that spreads peace, love and solutions for problems in the world, and helps people. "Friedenspanzer" and "Schopenhauer" on the maxi single are actually the same versions as on the usual single.

Contents

[edit] The video

The video features the band performing live and in between showing clips of scenes in a bathroom, where the band members and groupies at different times are, later having all the band members and a whole lot of groupies singing in there.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Friedenspanzer (Neue Super-Fassung, ehrlich!)" (Gonzalez/Felsenheimer) - 4:00
  2. "Schopenhauer (Auch neu, auch super, auch ehrlich)" (Urlaub) - 3:06

[edit] Maxi

  1. "Friedenspanzer" (Gonzalez/Felsenheimer) - 4:00
  2. "Die Wikingjugend hat mein Mädchen entführt" (The Ramones/Felsenheimer) - 2:28
  3. "Stick it out/What's the ugliest part of your body" (Frank Zappa) - 3:08
  4. "Die Allerschürfste (Outtake)" (Urlaub) - 1:30
  5. "Schopenhauer (Neu)" (Urlaub) - 3:06

[edit] B-sides

"Die Wikingjugend hat mein Mädchen entführt" is the German version of The Ramones' song "The KKK Took My Baby Away"; the song was on "Blitzkrieg over You!: A Tribute to the Ramones". Both "Stick It Out" and "What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?" are Frank Zappa covers. The original versions of "Die Allerschürfste" and "Schopenhauer" are from "Die Bestie in Menschengestalt".