Sehnsucht (Rammstein album)

Sehnsucht
Studio album by Rammstein
Released	25 August 1997[1]
Recorded	Temple Studios, Malta, 1997
Genre	Neue Deutsche Härte
Length	44:00
Label	Motor Music, Slash
Producer	Jacob Hellner, Rammstein
Rammstein chronology
Herzeleid (1995) Sehnsucht (1997) Live aus Berlin (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Pitchfork Media	[3]
Q
Robert Christgau	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Sehnsucht (German for "Longing", see Sehnsucht) is the second album by German industrial metal band Rammstein. It was released on 25 August 1997.^[1]

The album booklet folds out to reveal six different covers, one for each band member (each photo depicting the member with bizarre facial-wear made out of ordinary kitchen objects like spatulas, spoons, forks etc.). The cover most commonly seen features Till Lindemann with an egg-lifter worn as a muzzle and bent forks over his eyes worn as sunglasses. The cover art was created by Austrian artist Gottfried Helnwein,^[6] who also created the cover for the Scorpions' Blackout album, which is very similar to the Sehnsucht cover and even the forks in both covers are the same. The album is the only album entirely in German to be certified Platinum by the RIAA in the United States. The song "Tier" closely resembles "Dawning of Doom" by Die Krupps.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sehnsucht ("Longing")"	4:05
2.	"Engel" ("Angel") feat. Bobo "	4:25
3.	"Tier ("Animal")"	3:48
4.	"Bestrafe mich ("Punish Me")"	3:37
5.	"Du hast ("You Have"[note 1])"	3:56
6.	"Bück dich ("Bend over")"	3:23
7.	"Spiel mit mir ("Play With Me")"	4:46
8.	"Klavier ("Piano")"	4:26
9.	"Alter Mann ("Elder man")"	4:25
10.	"Eifersucht ("Jealousy")"	3:37
11.	"Küss mich (Fellfrosch) ("Kiss me (fur frog)")"	3:30

Special edition (North America)
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Engel (English version)"
13.	"Du hast (English version) These songs are also included on Micro-cassettes, and may be hidden tracks on certain editions. "Du riechst so gut '98" as track 12. A version also includes the video for "Du riechst so gut '98""

Limited edition (Europe)
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Rammstein (Eskimos & Egypt Radio Edit)"
13.	"Du riechst so gut '98"
14.	"Du hast (Remix By Clawfinger) "Stripped" as a 12th track, which may be included on the micro-cassette version and/or be included as a hidden track. "Stripped" as a 12th track and the Asche zu Asche single as a second CD. The Asche zu Asche single may be included on the first CD to make a total of 18 tracks."

Music videos

• "Engel"
• "Du hast"
• "Stripped"

Chart positions

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[7]	25
Austrian Albums Chart[8]	1
Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders)[9]	50
Dutch Albums Chart[10]	28
French Albums Chart[11]	76
German Albums Chart[12]	1
New Zealand Albums Chart[13]	23
Portuguese Albums Chart[14]	97
Swiss Albums Chart[15]	3
Swedish Albums Chart[16]	17
US Billboard 200[17]	45

Personnel

• Till Lindemann – Vocals
• Richard Z. Kruspe – Lead guitars, backing vocals
• Paul Landers – Rhythm guitars
• Oliver Riedel – Bass guitar
• Christoph Schneider – Drums
• Christian "Flake" Lorenz – Keyboards
• Bobo – Additional female vocals

Notes

1. ^ The German "du hast", which means "you have" is pronounced the same as "du hasst", meaning "you hate". In the lyrics of the English version of the song, "you hate" is used instead of "you have" (the English version is not a translation), nevertheless the correct translation of the original is "you have".

References

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3. ^ "Rammstein: Sehnsucht". Pitchfork Media. http://web.archive.org/web/20070627061405/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/21246-sehnsucht. 
4. ^ "Rammstein". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=rammstein. 
5. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/42183/albums/album/305610^{[dead link]}
6. ^ "Rammstein Album "Sehnsucht" Was Released with Six Different Covers by Gottfried Helnwein". Helnwein Music. July 22, 1997. http://www.helnwein-music.com/article280.html. Retrieved February 15, 2009. 
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