Ich bin die Sehnsucht in dir

"Ich bin die Sehnsucht in dir" (I am the longing in you) is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the lead single and the third track from the album Zurück zum Glück.

It's a nostalgic song about a life together with somebody. The narrator sings about how much he affected the other side and that what she did.

Music video

The music video was directed by Philipp Stölzl.

It shows clips of various people and what they are missing (the word is shown on or near them): "to see you again", "warmth", "clarity", "to get to know my father", "a miracle", "a girlfriend", "to move the soul", "honour", "Maria", "to be young one more time", "forgiveness", "to be world champion", "courage", "justice", "a daughter", "to be somewhere else", "to fuck", "freedom", "respect".

Track listing

1. "Ich bin die Sehnsucht in dir" (von Holst/Frege, Weitholz) − 4:03
2. "Es geht auch ohne" (It's okay without) (Meurer/van Dannen, Frege) - 2:07
3. "Niemandslied" (No one's song) (van Dannen, Frege/van Dannen, Frege) - 2:24
4. "Fallen" (Falling) (Breitkopf/Frege) - 3:30

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