Herzeleid

Herzeleid (dated German for "Heartache") is the debut album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 29 September 1995. The album's original cover depicted the bandmembers' upper bodies without clothing. This caused critics to accuse the band of trying to sell themselves as "poster boys for the master race."^[2] The songs "Heirate Mich" and "Rammstein" are featured in David Lynch's film Lost Highway. The direct translation of "Herzeleid" is "Heartache"; however, according to an interview on Talking Metal's podcast in 2007, Richard Kruspe stated that it doesn't translate to "Heartache", but in the German language, it simply means "Heartbreak". The album is a culmination of the relationship troubles of all but one of the six band members, hence the title "Herzeleid".

Track listing

1. "Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen?" ("Do you Want to See the Bed in Flames?") – 5:18
2. "Der Meister" ("The Master") – 4:08
3. "Weißes Fleisch" ("White Flesh") – 3:36
4. "Asche zu Asche" ("Ashes to Ashes") – 3:51
5. "Seemann" ("Sailor") – 4:48
6. "Du riechst so gut" ("You Smell So Good") – 4:49
7. "Das alte Leid" ("The Old Sorrow") – 5:44
8. "Heirate mich" ("Marry Me") – 4:44
9. "Herzeleid" ("Heartache") – 3:41
10. "Laichzeit" ("Spawning-time") – 4:21
11. "Rammstein" ("Rammstein") – 4:25

• Also available as a micro-cassette (side A = 1-6; side B = 7-11). The US version is also available as a micro-cassette (side A = 1-5; side B = 6-11)

Release history

Music videos

• Du riechst so gut
• Seemann
• Rammstein (Soundtrack for the motion picture Lost Highway).
• Du riechst so gut '98

Chart positions

References

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