Herzeleid

Herzeleid
Studio album by Rammstein
Released 29 September 1995
Recorded Polar Studios, Stockholm, 1995
Genre Neue Deutsche Härte
Length 49:26
Label Motor Music
Producer Jacob Hellner and Carl-Michael Herlöfsson
Rammstein chronology
Rammstein
(1994)
Herzeleid
(1995)
Sehnsucht
(1997)
Singles from Herzeleid
  1. "Du riechst so gut"
    Released: 1995
  2. "Seemann"
    Released: 1996
  3. "Du riechst so gut '98"
    Released: 1998
  4. "Asche zu Asche"
    Released: 2001
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Allmusic [1]

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".

Contents

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

Release history

Country Date
Europe 29 September 1995
United States 24 November 1998

Music videos

Chart positions

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[3] 11
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[4] 96
Dutch Albums Chart[5] 77
French Albums Chart[6] 85
German Albums Chart[7] 6
Swiss Albums Chart[8] 20

References

  1. ^ "Herzeleid - Rammstein". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/herzeleid-r244056. 
  2. ^ "Are Rammstein nazis? (FAQ:Band)". herzeleid.com (Rammstein fan website). http://herzeleid.com/en/faq/band. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 
  3. ^ "Rammstein - Herzeleid". austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Rammstein&titel=Herzeleid&cat=a. 
  4. ^ "Rammstein - Herzeleid". ultratop.be. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Rammstein&titel=Herzeleid&cat=a. 
  5. ^ "Rammstein - Herzeleid". dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Rammstein&titel=Herzeleid&cat=a. 
  6. ^ "Rammstein - Herzeleid". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Rammstein&titel=Herzeleid&cat=a. 
  7. ^ "Album - Rammstein, Herzeleid". charts.de. http://charts.de/album.asp?artist=Rammstein&title=Herzeleid&cat=a&country=de. 
  8. ^ "Rammstein - Herzeleid". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Rammstein&titel=Herzeleid&cat=a.