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Stripped is a single by the German industrial metal band Rammstein. It is a cover of the Depeche Mode song. However, the song cut the lyric "Let me see you stripped down to the bone" to "Let me see you stripped." (The lyric is restored in the Heavy Mental Mix by Charlie Clouser.) The song was originally on the tribute album, For the Masses. Depeche Mode is said to have liked the cover.[citation needed] It is unusual among Rammstein songs in that it is sung entirely in English.
The cover art is a drawing by Austrian artist Gottfried Helnwein[1].
The video includes nothing but footage from the film Olympia, directed by Leni Riefenstahl, which documented the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, which sparked controversy because they were held while Adolf Hitler was in office.
[edit] Live story
Stripped was first played live in 1999 during the North American Sehnsucht tour. Initially it was played on selected concerts during the Mutter tour, but became a regular again in November 2001 as the show's final song. It was played in virtually every concert of the Reise, Reise tour again as the final song, except for festivals, when it was played in the middle of the show. While performing the song live their bassist Oliver Riedel will surf the crowd while in an inflatable boat. This routine used to be performed to the song "Seemann" by Flake. When performed live, the song's length varies from 5 to almost 10 minutes, depending on its position in the setlist and if the inflatable boat stunt is used.
[edit] Track listing
- Stripped - 4:25
- Stripped - (Psilonaut Mix) - 4:28
- Remix by Johan Edlund (Tiamat)
- Stripped - (Heavy Mental Mix) - 5:12
- Remix by Charlie Clouser)
- Stripped - (Tribute to Düsseldorf Mix) - 5:10
- Remix by Charlie Clouser
- Stripped - (FKK Mix) - 4:35
- Remix by Günter Schulz (KMFDM)
- Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen?
- Live Arena, Berlin '96
