Rammstein "Zeit"

Zeit (English: Time) is the eighth studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, released on 29 April 2022 through Universal Music. Produced by the band with Olsen Involtini, the album was unplanned and recorded as a result of the band's tour being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the band, the enforced lockdowns due to the pandemic spurred the band's creativity, resulting in spontaneous writing and recording sessions. Rammstein recorded the album in late 2020 and early 2021 at La Fabrique Studios in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, where they recorded their previous album. The album's title track was released as the lead single on 10 March 2022.

Following the release of their sixth studio album, Liebe ist für alle da (2009), Rammstein dedicated nearly a decade to touring and performing live at festivals, with band members Till Lindemann and Richard Kruspe releasing music with their respective side projects Lindemann and Emigrate during this period as well. Rammstein's untitled seventh studio album was released in May 2019, ending their lengthy recording hiatus. To support the album, the band embarked on their Stadium Tour. Kruspe originally predicted that the band would spend three to four years touring in support of the album. The band announced dates for two legs in Europe and one leg in North America. The first European leg concluded in August 2019, with the second leg having been originally due to begin in May 2020. However, after the COVID-19 pandemic began severely impacting both Europe and North America, resulting in lockdowns being enforced across both continents, the band delayed both remaining legs of the tour to 2021. They were both delayed once more to 2022.

During the initial COVID-19 lockdown in Germany, Rammstein began writing new music, leaving open the idea of recording a new album. The band chose to begin writing new music to fill the void created by the postponement of their tour. By September 2020, the band returned to La Fabrique Studios in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, where they had recorded their untitled seventh studio album, to begin recording new material. Keyboardist Christian "Flake" Lorenz stated that the sessions were spontaneous and that the lockdown caused the band to "[have] more time to think of new things and less distraction". Recording of the album concluded by February 2021. In October 2021, a song from the album was premiered when shared with astronaut Thomas Pesquet while he was onboard the International Space Station.

Rammstein began posting clips to their social media accounts on 8 March 2022, teasing forthcoming new material with the hashtag "#ZEITkommt". The band announced their eighth studio album Zeit on 10 March alongside the release of its lead single, the title track, and the song's music video. On March 25, 2022, the band's website announced that 11 "Zeit capsules" had been placed in 11 different cities around the world. Each capsule contained a code. The fan who found any of the 11 capsules should enter the code to Rammstein's website, revealing to the world the title to one of the unreleased tracks. The fan would also receive two tickets to any Rammstein concert of their choice, as well as travel and accommodations for the aforementioned concert. The band began teasing the release of the album's second single, "Zick Zack", in early April. They opened a telephone hotline that provided the song's release date as well as portions of the song's instrumental and vocals. The song was released on 7 April 2022, accompanied by a music video. A CD release that came with a teen-style magazine designed after the music video was released on 14 April, as well as a standard 7-inch vinyl.

Zeit was released on 29 April 2022 through Universal Music, receiving both physical and digital releases. Physically, the album received both a standard and deluxe CD release, both housed as a digipak, as well as a double, heavyweight vinyl release. The album's release was preceded by a listening event, held at certain movie theaters around the world, on 28 April. The cover art for Zeit depicts the members of Rammstein walking down a staircase connected to the Trudelturm, a monument dedicated to aerial research, located at Aerodynamic Park in Adlershof, Berlin. The photograph used for the cover art was taken by Canadian musician Bryan Adams.

Track listing

Zeit track listing

1. "Armee der Tristen" ("Army of the Dreary Ones") 3:25
2. "Zeit" ("Time") 5:21
3. "Schwarz" ("Black") 4:18
4. "Giftig" ("Toxic") 3:08
5. "Zick Zack" ("Snip Snap") 4:04
6. "OK" ("Ohne Kondom" ["Without a Condom"]) 4:03
7. "Meine Tränen" ("My Tears") 3:57
8. "Angst" ("Fear") 3:44
9. "Dicke Titten" ("Big Tits") 3:38
10. "Lügen" ("Lies") 3:49
11. "Adieu" ("Farewell") 4:39

Total length: 44:06

Rammstein "Benzin (Single & Video)

"Benzin" (German, in English: Gasoline or Petrol) is a song by German industrial metal band Rammstein, released as the first single from their album Rosenrot.

In Germany, gasoline is called Benzin (which is derived from the chemical mixture benzine). The song uses the word "Gasolin", however the word does not exist in the German language, but it is an English word made German. There was, however, a German chain of gas stations called "Gasolin."

Benzin was Rammstein's first number one single, getting to number one in Finland after its release in 2005.

In the video, Rammstein are firefighters. They have not had a call for a long time, and are thus very ill-equipped for dealing with an emergency. They enter a huge, three-lane-wide fire-engine, and set off on their journey, not taking any notice of the damage they are causing, or the people they are killing. They plow through high-voltage power-lines, trains, trees and normal road vehicles; despite this, the truck remains unscratched. During the journey, the scene changes to a fantasy by guitarist Paul H. Landers, during which he saves a "damsel-in-distress" from a burning building. During this fantasy, the band members are seen playing their instruments in the background amongst the smoke. The scene returns to the Fire-engine, plowing through traffic and buildings before it overturns and sends the band-members crashing through the windscreen. As Till comes round, a man points to the top of a nearby building. It dawns on them that they have crashed right outside the emergency. They scramble to get a safety trampoline out for the jumper, who happens to be Christian "Flake" Lorenz. The trampoline rips just as he jumps, at which point the video ends, implying the man's death seconds later - the actual event likely considered too graphic to include - and thus the destruction up to that point having achieved nothing.

The song was first played live in the Reise, Reise tour on 23 June 2005 in Berlin's Wuhlheide , months before its release. It replaced Moskau on the setlist. Benzin was played on the next two nights, lyrics changing a little bit even from one night to the next. Theatrical flames shot twenty metres into the air during those live performances. It was then played in the non-festival concerts until the end of the tour, but this time without any pyrotechnics. However, as of the Liebe Ist Für Alle Da tour, Benzin has returned to being performed with pyrotechnics, including a flamethrower disguised as a petrol pump. By the end of the song Till Lindemann uses it to set a 'fan' on fire, who runs through the stage until the song is over.

Track listing

All songs by Rammstein.

1. Benzin - 3:47
2. Benzin (Combustion Remix) by Meshuggah - 5:05
3. Benzin (Smallstars Remix) by Ad Rock - 3:45
4. Benzin (Kerosinii Remix) by Apocalyptica - 3:48

Rammstein "Amerika (Single & Video)"

"Amerika" is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 6 September 2004 as the second single from their fourth studio album, Reise, Reise (2004). The song peaked at number 2 in Germany and entered the top 5 in Austria, Denmark, and Switzerland.

The song deals with the worldwide cultural and political imperialism of the United States of America. The song's text and most video images point unambiguously toward a critique of America's cultural imperialism, political propaganda and self-assumed role as global police force. The two verses are sung in German with a chorus in Denglisch: We're all living in Amerika, Amerika ist wunderbar, We're all living in Amerika, Amerika, Amerika and We're all living in Amerika, Coca-Cola, sometimes war. The band views it as a satirical commentary on Americanization, and the lyrics refer to such things considered American as Coca-Cola, Wonderbra, Santa Claus, and Mickey Mouse. Uncharacteristically for Rammstein, the song incorporates an interlude in which the lyrics explicitly state the band's intentions: This is not a love song, This is not a love song, I don't sing my mother tongue, No this is not a love song.

The video shows the band in Apollo-era space suits on the Moon, with shots of other cultures acting like stereotypical Americans, and that American culture is everywhere. There are Africans eating pizza, Buddhist monks eating hamburgers, Japanese, Native Americans, Inuit and Aboriginal Australians. There is also a Muslim man worshiping, but only after having first removed his Nike sneakers and then praying in the direction of an oil refinery. Near the end, various ethnic groups sing and dance along. The end of the video shows that the band have actually been in a fake moon set in a studio, complete with film crew, an allusion to the Moon landing conspiracy theories. Till Lindemann, Rammstein's lead singer, wears a space suit with the name "Armstrong" on it, a reference to Neil Armstrong. The video ends with a band photograph left behind on the moon's surface while the recording of Jack Swigert's quote "Houston, we've had a problem here" is being played.

As with every song from Reise, Reise (except "Ohne dich"), "Amerika" debuted live in three consecutive concerts for members of the Rammstein fan club. During the live performances of this song on tour, Flake is often seen riding around on a Segway PT with confetti cannons firing red, white and blue confetti in a parody of a ticker-tape parade. It was the last song of the band's main set, and was played at every concert of the Reise, Reise tour. During a concert in Gothenburg, Sweden on July 30, 2005, frontman Till Lindemann suffered a knee injury when keyboardist Flake accidentally ran into him with the Segway PT; this caused concerts scheduled in Asia to be cancelled.

Track listing

CD Single

1. Amerika
2. Amerika (English Version)
3. Amerika (Digital Hardcore Mix) by Alec Empire
4. Amerika (Western-Remix) by Olsen Involtini
5. Amerika (Andy Panthen & Mat Diaz's Clubmix)
6. Amerika (Electro Ghetto Remix) by Bushido & Ilan
7. Amerika (Jam & Spoon So Kann's Gehen Mix)
8. Mein Herz brennt Orchesterlied V

Released in a jewelcase, digipack and as a digital download

Rammstein "Ich Will (Single & Video)"

"Ich will" (German for "I Want") is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein from their third studio album Mutter. It was originally released in Germany on 10 September 2001, but many channels did not air the music video (which was to debut on U.S. television the next evening) as it was released the day before the September 11 attacks. The German single contains a live cover of the Ramones song "Pet Sematary" sung by Rammstein keyboardist Christian "Flake" Lorenz.

The music video of "Ich Will" features the band members staging a bank robbery, making it seem as realistic as possible. The video shows both the robbery and its aftermath, and moves between these two scenes.

During the robbery scenes, the band is shown entering a bank wearing stockings over their heads, except for Flake, who has a very large and elaborate bomb strapped to his chest. They quickly remove their masks and head for the front desk. A bank employee reaches for the panic button, but she is seen by Richard, who presses her hand against the button, intentionally triggering the alarm. The woman faints, and Richard dances with her unconscious body until Ollie confirms that the German Polizei and Media have arrived. The group continues to terrorize the hostages and vandalize the bank, while also fantasizing about the media storm when they exit. In another room, Till is giving a live interview to the press, who appear to be slain in the next scene, though the broadcast continues. As the band (excluding Flake) exit the bank unarmed, they are swarmed by members of the Spezialeinsatzkommando instead of the media as anticipated. Despite this the band seems to revel in the attention they are getting, and shortly after the timer on Flake's bomb reaches zero. The video quickly flicks through a series of short clips from some of Rammstein's other music videos, then comes to an end.

During the aftermath scenes, the band (Flake excluded) emerges from a police bus wearing shackles and prison attire. They are escorted by guards down a red carpet surrounded by a large cheering crowd and many cameras, toward a podium where they receive a Goldene Kamera (Golden Camera) award, a German version of the Emmy award. Behind the podium is the main entrance of the bank they destroyed earlier, with a large sepia picture of Flake over the door. (most of the "aftermath" is shown at the beginning of the clip, although it is also revisited later).

In an interview, Rammstein described the music video of "Ich will" as being a demonstration of the media's obsession with a good story, as well as an illustration of the immortality that can be achieved by those who commit wrongs. The video was filmed in Berlin in the former State Council of the German Democratic Republic building (Staatsratsgebäude) which now houses the European School of Management and Technology.

Along with "Nebel", "Ich will" was the only song from Mutter that was not played live in its demo form in the concert for members of the Fan Area on April 2000. Instead, it debuted on 1 May 2001, in another concert for members of the Fan Area. When played live, explosions are part of the performance, and it usually closes the show during festivals. It has been played paired with "Sonne" during the encores in every Rammstein concert up until Made in Germany 1995–2011 (tour), where "Sonne" opened the show while "Ich will" maintained its position in the encore.

Track listing

Maxi-single

1. Ich will (Album Version) - 3:37
2. Ich will (Live Preussag Arena, Hannover, Germany on 1 June 2001) - 4:17
3. Ich will (Westbam Mix) - 6:19
4. Ich will (Paul van Dyk Mix) - 6:13
5. Pet Sematary (Performed live with Clawfinger) - 6:31
6. Ich will (Live CD-R Track) - 4:05

• Comes as a 2-track CD with Ich will (Album Version) and Ich will (Live).

UK CD Part 1 (Red Cover)

1. Ich will (Radio Edit)
2. Links 2 3 4 (Clawfinger Geradeaus Remix) - 4:28
3. Du hast (Remix By Jacob Hellner) - 6:44
4. Ich will (Video) - 4:05

UK CD Part 2 (Green Cover)

1. Ich will (Radio Edit)
2. Halleluja - 3:45
3. Stripped (Heavy Mental Mix By Charlie Clouser) - 5:18

UK DVD Part 3 (Orange Cover)

• Ich will (Live Video Version)
• 4 x 30 Seconds Video Clips
• Bück dich
• Rammstein
• Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen?
• Asche zu Asche
• Photo Gallery (10 Shots)
• 2 x Audio Tracks
• Feuerräder (Live Demo Version 1994)
• Rammstein (Live)

Rammstein "Links 2 3 4 (Single & Video)"

"Links 2 3 4" (also spelled "Links 2-3-4"; English: "Left 2 3 4") is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released as the second single from their third studio album, Mutter, on 14 May 2001. It is a politically charged song, taking aim at early allegations of Nazism against the band by revealing that they are politically left-wing. The song was a top 40 hit in Germany, Austria, and Finland.

The lyrics were written in response to allegations of fascism/Nazism directed at the band. In the song, they say "my heart beats to the left, 2-3-4", insinuating they are on the left of the political spectrum. The refrain is an allusion to the revolutionary song Einheitsfrontlied, written by Bertolt Brecht for the Communist Party of Germany in the 1930s and re-popularized by Hannes Wader in the German Democratic Republic.

The song uses an alternate pronunciation of the German two, using zwo (pronounced tsvoo) rather than zwei (tsvy). "Zwo" is more commonly used within the German military, or in the Austrian dialect, and this song presents a strong, militaristic theme, 'left – two – three – four' being a common drill instructor's cadence to keep a marching formation in step.

The music video for the song uses CGI to portray the struggle of an ant-colony against attacking beetles. The ants in the video are doing human-like tasks such as playing football, watching television, and dancing. During the video, the band can be seen playing on a movie theater screen. Also a Rammstein logo can be seen with two crossed hammers which symbolize the Communist proletariat working party.

During the movie theater scene the beetles attack, killing many ants. The beetles symbolize Nazism and the ant-colony symbolizes Communism. One ant is seen watching what the monstrous beetles are doing. The same ant then goes underground to rally the other ants and kill the beetles which symbolizes how the Left may crush the Right if they work together. There is also a right hand belonging to a body lying near a grave with a cross on it, covered by ants near the end of the video (symbolizing the defeat of the Right hand parties).

The song debuted live in April 2000 on a concert just for members of the fan club. Then it was called simply "Links" and had some minor differences compared to the final version released in Mutter. It was also played during some concerts of Big Day Out 2001. When played live, it usually extends to almost five minutes because of added instrumentals. Since its debut, it has been played in virtually every Rammstein concert, exceptions being most of the shows in Big Day Out 2001 and three consecutive concerts exclusively for members of the Fan Area in October 2004.

The single has a B-side of "Halleluja", a track frequently performed live by the band during the Mutter Tour. An early version of it is also available on the Limited Edition release of Mutter, as well as the Japanese edition and Resident Evil Soundtrack.

A DVD version of "Links 2 3 4" contains the audio tracks, as well as a video portion with the official music video, its making-of documentary and a photo gallery. Both videos were subsequently re-released on the Lichtspielhaus DVD.

Maxi-CD

1. "Links 2 3 4" – 3:43
2. "Halleluja" – 3:46
3. "Links 2 3 4 (Clawfinger Geradeaus Remix)" – 4:28
4. "Links 2 3 4 (Westbam Technolectro Mix)" – 5:58
5. "Links 2 3 4 (Westbam Hard Rock Cafe Bonus Mix)" – 3:43
6. The 2-track CD features "Links 2 3 4" and "Halleluja"

DVD maxi single

Audio section

1. "Links 2 3 4" – 3:43
2. "Halleluja" – 3:46
3. "Links 2 3 4 (Clawfinger Geradeaus Remix)" – 4:28
4. "Links 2 3 4 (Westbam Technolectro Mix)" – 5:58
5. "Links 2 3 4 (Westbam Hard Rock Cafe Bonus Mix)" – 3:43

Video section

1. "Links 2 3 4 (Video)" – 3:37
2. "Links 2 3 4 (Making of)" – 10:11
3. Photo gallery

Rammstein "Asche zu Asche (Single & Video)"

"Asche zu Asche" (German: [ˈaʃə tsuː ˈʔaʃə]) is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released in January 2001, as the fourth single from their album Herzeleid. The single is also included as a bonus disc in the re-released "Australian Tour Edition" of Sehnsucht. This release contains the 1995 album version of the song, as well as five live tracks taken from Live aus Berlin. It was released exclusively in Australia, as a promotion for the Big Day Out festival (2001), for which Rammstein were a headlining act.

Since its release, "Asche zu Asche" has been a staple in Rammstein's live shows. It was the only Rammstein song to have been played in every one of the band's tours until 2013. During performances, the microphone stands would be set on fire near the end of the song and clouds of smoke would cover the stage. The song was played at almost every concert from 1995 to 2002. Initially it wasn't played during the Reise, Reise tour, but was included again by the end of February 2005, ultimately replacing the song "Rein raus" in the setlists. More recently, "Asche zu Asche" has been absent during most of Rammstein's Liebe ist für alle da tour, but has made some rare appearances in Germany and Denmark, replacing the song "Ich tu dir weh", which was "indexed" (banned) by the German Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien. During these performances, the effects for "Ich tu dir weh" were used instead of the flaming stand. In the Made in Germany 1995–2011 tour, the song was again on the setlist.

Track listing

1. Asche zu Asche (Album version)
2. Spiel mit mir (Live version)
3. Laichzeit (Live Version)
4. Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen? (Live version)
5. Engel (Live version)
6. Asche zu Asche (Live version)
7. Website extras, included as Enhanced CD content

Rammstein "Stripped (Single & Video)"

Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein recorded a cover of "Stripped" for the 1998 Depeche Mode tribute album For the Masses. This version cut the line "Let me see you stripped down to the bone" to "Let me see you stripped" because of singer Till Lindemann's difficulty singing "down to the bone" in a manner that fit with the rest of the song (the entire line is restored in the "Heavy Mental Mix" by Charlie Clouser). Released as a single on 28 July 1998, it reached number 14 on the German single charts. The song also appears as the twelfth track on some special editions of the band's sophomore release, Sehnsucht (1997). It was also the band's first song done entirely in English.

The video for the song incorporated footage from Olympia, a documentary film on the 1936 Summer Olympics directed by Leni Riefenstahl. Following the Second World War Riefenstahl was classified as a Nazi sympathizer by postwar authorities; the choice to use footage from a film by her led to threats against the band. Members of the band praised Riefenstahl's filmmaking abilities and aesthetic choices in a 2011 documentary of the making of the video, particularly the imagery of the athletes, while simultaneously disassociating themselves from Riefenstahl's political views. Members of Depeche Mode, especially Dave Gahan, responded positively to the cover, since it was so different from any other versions of Depeche Mode's work.

Track listing

1. "Stripped" – 4:25
2. "Stripped (Psilonaut Mix by Johan Edlund-Tiamat)" – 4:28
3. "Stripped (Heavy Mental Mix by Charlie Clouser)" – 5:12
4. "Stripped (Tribute to Düsseldorf Mix by Charlie Clouser)" – 5:10
5. "Stripped (FKK Mix by Günter Schulz-KMFDM)" – 4:35
6. "Wollt ihr das bett in Flammen sehen? (Live Arena, Berlin '96)" [Video] – 5:01

Rammstein "Engel (Single & Video)"

"Engel" (German for "Angel" or "Angels") is a song by German industrial metal band Rammstein. It was released in April 1997 as the first single from their second album, Sehnsucht. The female part of song's chorus is sung by Christiane "Bobo" Hebold of the German pop band Bobo in White Wooden Houses. An English version of "Engel" can be found on US special editions of Sehnsucht.

While Lindemann, Schneider and Flake are in the audience, Paul Landers can be seen taking Schneider's place by playing the drums and Kruspe and Riedel are seen singing. The video references to the 1996 film, From Dusk till Dawn.
The song was used during the end credits of the 1997 film, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, and also appears on its soundtrack.

A regular during the Sehnsucht tour, it was used as the last song of the main set in non-festival concerts. In the first months of the Mutter (2001) tour, "Engel" appeared in the setlists sporadically, but became a regular again in November, and continued as the last song of the main set until the end of the tour.

When performed on stage, flames were shot into the air, and Schneider's drumsticks would shoot sparks. In the "Live aus Berlin" shows, Bobo joined Rammstein to sing her parts from inside a flaming cage, instead of the usual pre-recorded chorus used in most of the shows. Having been excluded in the entire Reise, Reise tour, "Engel" returned to the setlists as the closing song of the Liebe ist für alle da tour, taking place during 2009 and 2011. This time around, vocalist Till Lindemann sang the chorus instead of Bobo's pre-recorded lines. For the pyrotechnics, Lindemann wears a set of angel wings that shoot flames from the tips and have sparks go off along them. Engel was the penultimate song on the setlist during the Made in Germany 1995-2011 tour, and the tour in 2016.

The song was used during the end credits of the 1997 film, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, and also appears on its soundtrack.

Track listings

Single

1. Engel - 4:23
2. Sehnsucht - 4:02
3. Rammstein (Eskimos & Egypt Radio Edit) - 3:40
4. Rammstein (Eskimos & Egypt Instrumental Edit) - 3:32
5. Rammstein - 4:25

Fan-Edition

A second single called Engel (Fan-Edition) was released on 23 May 1997. It includes different track listing from the original and a different artwork, showing singer Till Lindemann.

1. Engel (Extended Version) - 4:34
2. Feuerräder (Live Demo Version 1994) - 4:47
3. Wilder Wein (Demo Version 1994) - 5:41
4. Rammstein (Eskimos & Egypt Instrumental) - 3:27

Rammstein "Du Hast (Single & Video)"

"Du hast" (German: You Have) is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released as the second single from their second album Sehnsucht (1997). It has appeared on numerous soundtracks for films, most notably The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture, How High, and the home video CKY2K. It is featured in the music video games Guitar Hero 5 and Rock Band 3. The song's title is a play on the homophones du hasst ("you hate") and du hast ("you have").

There are two versions of the song: the original version completely in German, and a second version partially in English (found on special editions of the Sehnsucht album). In the second version, the first chorus and the verses are in English and the last chorus is in German. The English lyrics are not a direct translation of the German; the original lyrics take advantage of a pair of German homophones: when conjugated in the second person singular form (i.e. "you"), the verbs haben (to have) and hassen (to hate) become respectively du hast and du hasst, which sound identical.

The first known performance of the song dates from 9 April 1997 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Over the years, several stunts have been used during the live performances of "Du hast", ranging from the dildo used in "Bück dich", to the bow used in "Du riechst so gut". In their Reise, Reise and Liebe ist für alle da tour, flames shoot several feet into the air and Till Lindemann fired with a different bow into the air, "starting" a chain reaction that fired rockets over the audience. Being a fan favourite, it has been played in almost every concert to date since its initial performance. When performed live, the intro is always a bit longer than in the studio version.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rammstein.

1. "Du hast (Single Version)" 3:54
2. "Bück dich (Album Version)" 3:21
3. "Du hast (Remix by Jacob Hellner)" 6:44
4. "Du hast (Remix by Clawfinger)" 5:23

The UK version of the single does not include "Bück dich".

"Du hast" peaked at number twenty on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in the United States. It is the most successful German language song in the history of that chart.

Rammstein "Rosenrot"

Rosenrot (German pronunciation: [ˈʁoːzn̩ˌʁoːt], "Rose-Red") is the fifth album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, released on 28 October 2005. As of February 2006, the album has shipped 1 million copies globally.

The album includes six songs artistically omitted from Reise, Reise. The album's first title was Reise, Reise Volume Two, but on 18 August 2005 the album was announced as Rosenrot.

The cover art is nearly identical to the Japanese import of Reise, Reise. The image is a slightly altered photograph of the icebreaker USS Atka, taken on 13 March 1960 at McMurdo Station, Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica.

While Rammstein did not actively promote the album, the band built anticipation through a variety of means. The first single from the album, "Benzin", premiered at the Berliner Wuhlheide and was subsequently released on disc. Rammstein's official website featured one-minute samples from six of the tracks, and had featured a prominent release-date countdown. A brief section of the chorus from "Rosenrot" plays in the background of an e-card containing photographs of the band and basic album information.

On 18 August 2005 it was announced that "Benzin" would be the first video for Rosenrot. The "Benzin" video premiered on German MTV on Friday 16 September 2005. In the video, all of the members of Rammstein except Flake play the role of reckless firemen driving a massive fire truck destroying things along the way. Flake does not appear until the end of the video as a man about to commit suicide by jumping off the roof of a tall building. The other band members open a life net for him but it ends up ripping. The video was shot in Berlin over three days in August 2005. It was directed by Uwe Flade.

The second video from the album, "Rosenrot", premiered on 30 November 2005 on MTV Germany.


The third video, "Mann gegen Mann", was released on 1 February 2006. It shows the band (genuinely) naked and utilizing their respective instruments to cover themselves, with the exception of Till, who is wearing a latex diaper, and sporting an inverted mohawk haircut. The video switches between the band playing, and teeming masses of naked male bodybuilders. Towards the end, Till transforms into the demon that is portrayed on the cover of the single.

The limited edition includes the normal CD plus a DVD with three live performances:

Reise, Reise (Arena of Nîmes, Nîmes / France July 2005)
Mein Teil (Club Citta, Kanagawa / Japan June 2005)
Sonne (Brixton Academy, London / UK February 2005)
All bonus performances were later featured on the DVD Völkerball.

The Limited Edition featured slightly altered artwork, namely "Limited Edition" printed in white on the top left corner, and the band and album name is reflective.
The US version is the Special Edition, with that printed on the top left corner and the parental advisory logo below, alongside the reflective band and album name.

The Japanese version, released in 2009, has a SHMCD and the DVD.