Mutter (album)
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| Studio album by Rammstein | ||||
| Released | April 2, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Studio Miraval, France, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Neue Deutsche Härte, industrial metal | |||
| Length | 45:02 | |||
| Label | Motor Music | |||
| Producer | Jacob Hellner, Rammstein | |||
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Mutter (German for "mother") is the third album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 2 April 2001 through Motor Music. The album's cover image is a photograph of a dead fetus, which was taken by Daniel & Geo Fuchs.
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Austin Chronicle |  [2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
| Jam! | (favourable)[5] |
| NME | (5/10)[6] |
| Q | |
| Robert Christgau |  [7] |
| Rock Hard (de) | 10/10[8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
In 2005, Mutter was ranked number 324 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[10]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Rammstein.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mein Herz brennt" (My Heart Burns) | 4:39 | |
| 2. | "Links 2-3-4" (Left 2-3-4) | 3:36 | |
| 3. | "Sonne" (Sun) | 4:32 | |
| 4. | "Ich will" (I Want) | 3:37 | |
| 5. | "Feuer frei!" (Fire At Will!) | 3:11 | |
| 6. | "Mutter" (Mother) | 4:32 | |
| 7. | "Spieluhr" (Music Box) | 4:46 | |
| 8. | "Zwitter" (Hermaphrodite) | 4:17 | |
| 9. | "Rein raus" (In Out) | 3:09 | |
| 10. | "Adios" (Goodbye) | 3:49 | |
| 11. | "Nebel" (Fog) | 4:54 | |
Total length: |
45:02 | ||
There are various editions of Mutter, each with different features:
- The Limited Tour Edition had the same cover, but red with the Rammstein logo embossed on the front. It also had a second CD with the following live tracks:
- "Ich will" – 3:57
- "Links 2-3-4" – 4:54
- "Sonne" – 4:42
- "Spieluhr" – 5:27
- The Japanese edition had "Hallelujah" as a hidden track, found after "Nebel" (there is a two minute intermission of silence). The track was later included in Resident Evil soundtrack, but does not appear in the film.
- Another Japanese edition had "Hallelujah" as a 12th track.
- The limited edition had a second CD with just one track, "Hallelujah", and a CD-ROM area featuring the "Sonne" video.
- A 12" vinyl version and a MC version were released, with the same tracklist (Side A = 1–6; B = 7–11)
- The Limited Tour Edition was also released as a double cassette set, with the second cassette containing the live tracks (Side A = 1–2; B = 3–4).
Note: Some copies that have "Hallelujah" as a hidden track can not be played for unknown reasons. On April 3, 2010 Rammstein posted a video with an official translation of "Hallelujah" on their Facebook page, "in light of recent events".[11]
Personnel
- Rammstein
- Till Lindemann – vocals
- Richard Z. Kruspe – electric guitar
- Paul H. Landers – electric guitar
- Oliver "Ollie" Riedel – bass guitar
- Christoph "Doom" Schneider – drums
- Christian "Flake" Lorenz – keyboards
- Guest musicians
- Bobo – background vocals (track 11)
- Khira Li Lindemann – vocals (track 7)
- Olsen Involtini – string arrangements (tracks 1, 6, 11)
- Orchestra parts by the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg, conducted by Gunter Joseck
- Production
- Ulf Kruckenberg – engineer
- Dirk Rudolph – sleeve design
- Daniel & Geo Fuchs – photography
Chart positions
| Charts (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[12] | 10 |
| Austrian Albums Chart[13] | 1 |
| Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders)[14] | 7 |
| Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia)[15] | 45 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[16] | 14 |
| Danish Albums Chart[17] | 22 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[18] | 4 |
| Finnish Albums Chart[19] | 7 |
| French Albums Chart[20] | 23 |
| German Albums Chart[21] | 1 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[22] | 12 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart[17] | 12 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[23] | 1 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[24] | 2 |
| UK Albums Chart[25] | 91 |
| US Billboard 200[16] | 77 |
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2001-04-03). "Mutter - Rammstein". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ Gray, Christopher (2001-05-11). "Rammstein Mutter (Republic/Universal) - Music Review". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑
- ↑ Sinclair, Tom (April 6, 2001). "Mutter Review". Entertainment Weekly.
- ↑ Sterdan, Darryl (2004-12-07). "Album Review - Mutter". Jam!. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ Paine, Andre (2001-04-26). "Rammstein : Mutter". NME. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ "CG: Rammstein". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ Albrecht, Frank. "Rammstein: Mutter". issue 168. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ Blashill, Pat (2001-04-02). "Rammstein: Mutter". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
- ↑ [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 80. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
- ↑ "Halleluja / translation". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ↑ "Rammstein - Mutter". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ "Rammstein - Mutter". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ "Rammstein - Mutter". ultratop.de. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ "Rammstein - Mutter". ultratop.de. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Mutter - Rammstein : Awards : AllMusic.". Allmusic.com. 2001-04-03. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Rammstein - Mutter". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ "Rammstein - Mutter". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ "Rammstein - Mutter". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ "Rammstein - Mutter". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ "Album - Rammstein, Mutter". charts.de. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ "Rammstein - Mutter". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ "Rammstein - Mutter". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ "Rammstein - Mutter". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ "Rammstein albums chart history - chartstats.com". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
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