Mutter (album)
Mutter | ||||
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Studio album by Rammstein | ||||
Released | April 2, 2001 | |||
Recorded | Studio Miraval, France, 2000 | |||
Genre | Neue Deutsche Härte, industrial metal, gothic metal | |||
Length | 45:02 | |||
Label | Motor Music | |||
Producer | Jacob Hellner, Rammstein | |||
Rammstein chronology | ||||
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Singles from Mutter | ||||
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Mutter (German for "mother") is the third album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on April 2, 2001 through Motor Music. The album's cover image is a photograph of a dead fetus, which was taken by Daniel & Geo Fuchs. Overall the album has spawned six singles which is, by far, the most amount of singles released from any Rammstein album.
Critical reception
Professional ratings | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Polish Albums Chart[23] | 4 |
Swiss Albums Chart[24] | 1 |
Swedish Albums Chart[25] | 2 |
UK Albums Chart[26] | 91 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[27] | 5 |
US Billboard 200[16] | 77 |
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (April 3, 2001). "Mutter – Rammstein". AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ Gray, Christopher (May 11, 2001). "Rammstein Mutter (Republic/Universal) – Music Review". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ Archived January 10, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Sinclair, Tom (April 6, 2001). "Mutter Review". Entertainment Weekly.
- ↑ Sterdan, Darryl (December 7, 2004). "Album Review – Mutter". Jam!. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ Paine, Andre (April 26, 2001). "Rammstein : Mutter". NME. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "CG: Rammstein". Robert Christgau. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ Albrecht, Frank. "Rammstein: Mutter". issue 168. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ↑ Blashill, Pat (April 2, 2001). "Rammstein: Mutter". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 7, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ↑ [...], 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 March 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Rammstein – Mutter". australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Rammstein – Mutter". austriancharts.at. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Rammstein – Mutter". ultratop.de. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Rammstein – Mutter". ultratop.de. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- 1 2 "Mutter – Rammstein : Awards : AllMusic.". Allmusic.com. April 3, 2001. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
- 1 2 "Rammstein – Mutter". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Rammstein – Mutter". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Rammstein – Mutter". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Rammstein – Mutter". lescharts.com. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Album – Rammstein, Mutter". charts.de. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Rammstein – Mutter". charts.org.nz. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Rammstein - Mutter". ZPAV. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Rammstein – Mutter". hitparade.ch. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Rammstein – Mutter". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Rammstein - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "20010422 Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40 | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
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