Monster (Oomph! album)

Monster
Studio album by Oomph!
Released	August 22, 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Neue Deutsche Härte
Oomph! chronology
Rohstoff (2007) Monster (2008) Truth Or Dare (2010)

Monster is the tenth studio album by the German band Oomph!. The band held a contest for fans to create the cover art for the album, similar to the contest for Korn's album Issues.^[1] The winning artwork was chosen by the band and presented on Oomph!'s MySpace page on July 23, 2008.

The first single, "Wach Auf!", was released early in 2008 as a promo for the movie Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. The video for the second single, "Beim ersten Mal tut's immer weh",^[2] was released on July 14, 2008.^[3] The video for the third single, "Labyrinth", was released on August 12, 2008.^[4] A video for the fourth single, "Sandmann", was released on 9 January 2009, while in-between an additional video for the song "Auf Kurs" was released on November 12, 2008. A reissue of the album was later released featuring "Sandmann". The album was uploaded onto the band's MySpace page in its entirety on August 14, 2008.

Track listing

No.	Title	English translation	Length
1.	"Beim ersten Mal tut's immer weh"	"The First Time Always Hurts"	4:01
2.	"Labyrinth"	"Labyrinth"	4:13
3.	"6 Fuß tiefer"	"6 Feet Deeper"	3:32
4.	"Wer schön sein will muss leiden"	"Whoever Wants To Be Beautiful Must Suffer"	3:04
5.	"Die Leiter"	"The Ladder"	3:50
6.	"Lass mich raus"	"Let Me Out"	4:20
7.	"Revolution"	"Revolution"	3:54
8.	"Auf Kurs"	"On Course"	3:35
9.	"Bis zum Schluss"	"Until The End"	4:04
10.	"In deinen Hüften"	"In Your Hips"	3:48
11.	"Wach Auf!"	"Wake Up!"	3:30
12.	"Geborn zu sterben"	"Born To Die"	3:41
13.	"Brich aus"	"Break Out"	3:40

Re-issue track listing

No.	Title	English translation	Length
1.	"Beim ersten Mal tut's immer weh"	"The First Time Always Hurts"	4:01
2.	"Labyrinth"	"Labyrinth"	4:13
3.	"6 Fuß tiefer"	"6 Feet Deeper"	3:32
4.	"Wer schön sein will muss leiden"	"Whoever Wants To Be Beautiful Must Suffer"	3:04
5.	"Sandmann"	"Sandman"	3:50
6.	"Die Leiter"	"The Ladder"	3:50
7.	"Lass mich raus"	"Let Me Out"	4:20
8.	"Revolution"	"Revolution"	3:54
9.	"Auf Kurs"	"On Course"	3:35
10.	"Bis zum Schluss"	"Until The End"	4:04
11.	"In deinen Hüften"	"In Your Hips"	3:48
12.	"Wach Auf!"	"Wake Up!"	3:30
13.	"Geborn zu sterben"	"Born To Die"	3:41
14.	"Brich aus"	"Break Out"	3:40

Singles

• "Wach Auf!"
• "Beim ersten Mal tut's immer weh"
• "Labyrinth"
• "Sandmann" (as a single)

Videos

• "Wach auf!"
• "Beim ersten Mal tut's immer weh"
• "Labyrinth"
• "Auf Kurs"
• "Sandmann"

B-sides

• "Unter deiner Haut" ("Under Your Skin") [Müller ltd. version bonus track, appears on "Labyrinth" premium single] - 3:45
• "Ich will dich nie mehr sehn" ("I Never Want To See You Again") [Amazon.de ltd. version bonus track, appears on "Labyrinth" premium single] - 3:42
• "Du lügst" ("You Lie") [iTunes bonus track, appears on "Sandmann" premium single] - 2:50

References

1. ^ Be a part of "Monster"!
2. ^ Deutsche Alternative Charts - Singles
3. ^ "Chat Crashes Oomph! Server". Oomph.de. http://www.oomph.de/oomph/news_en.php. Retrieved July 21, 2008. 
4. ^ "Video premiere of the new Oomph! video". Oomph.de. http://www.oomph.de/oomph/news_en.php. Retrieved August 13, 2008.