Das Modell (Rammstein song)

Infobox Single
Name = Das Modell


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Artist = Rammstein
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Released = November 23, 1997
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Recorded = Temple Studios, Malta, 1997
Genre = Tanz-Metall
Length = 11 min, 30 s
Label = Motor
Writer = Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos, Emil Schult
Producer = Jacob Hellner with Rammstein
Certification =
Chart position = * #5 (Germany)
Last single = "Du hast"
(1997)
This single = "Das Modell"
(1997)
Next single = "Du riechst so gut '98"
(1998)
Misc ="Das Modell" (German for "The model") was a single released by the industrial metal band Rammstein in 1997. It is a cover of the earlier Kraftwerk single of the same name, from the album The Man-Machine (released as "Die Mensch-Maschine" in Germany).

The video for this song was never released, possibly due to subject matter closely related to Princess Diana.Das Modell is introduced by a French phrase which loosely translates to "Ladies and Gentlemen, tonight we have the honor to present you with the new collection of Rammstein" - something that one would expect to hear about a clothing collection. The beginning sounds like a fashion catwalk. Someone belches then a bump and a scream is heard, followed by laughter and cameras clicking, apparently to sound as if the model stumbled and fell.

The single contains three non-album tracks taken from the Sehnsucht recording sessions. In the special version of Alter Mann, Christiane Herbold (aka. Bobo) sings alongside Till in the chorus. Also included is the Computer Game "Asche zu Asche" for Microsoft Windows.

Live story

Despite being a single, Das Modell has only been played live one time, on October 23rd, 1998 [http://rammsteinniccage.com/concerts/shows/102398.html] in St. Louis, MO, USA, during the Family Values tour. It had a shortened intro and outro, making it one of the few Rammstein songs to be shortened instead of extended when played live. According to Flake Lorenz the second song from the single, Kokain, was played live a few times. Moreover Flake stated it was a hard song to put across live.

Tracklisting

# Das Modell - 4:43
# Kokain - 3:07
# Alter Mann (Special Version) (feat. Bobo) - 4:23
# Asche zu Asche (Computer Game)

* [http://www.websboulevard.blogspot.com/ Web's Boulevard - Rammstein and scientific-pop culture] (Brazil)