- Mutter (song)
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"Mutter" Single by Rammstein from the album 'Mutter' Released March 25, 2002 Format CD Recorded Studio Miraval, France, 2000 Genre Neue Deutsche Härte
Industrial metalLength 4:28 Label Motor Producer Jacob Hellner and Rammstein Rammstein singles chronology "Ich will"
(2001)"Mutter"
(2002)"Feuer frei!"
(2002)"Mutter" (German for mother) is a song by Rammstein on the album of the same name.
Overview
The song was confirmed by Till Lindemann and Richard Kruspe to be a reference to their unhappy childhood relationships with their own mothers. The lyrics tell the story of a child not born from a womb but in an experiment, thus having no true father or mother. The lyrics describe his plan to kill both the mother "who never gave birth to him" and himself, a plan which he proceeds to carry out. However, he still fails to kill himself, instead ending up mutilated and no better off than before. The child begs, possibly prays, for strength, but his dead mother does not answer. The narrative of the song is similar to Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, in that the character takes revenge for his misfortunes on his 'parent', and then ends up no different than he was before the 'parent' died.
The video for Mutter follows the storyline of the song, whereby the character kills his mother and then dumps her body in a river, ending with the character in a cage or dungeon that is set into the ground.
The single includes an instrumental song, 5/4, that was played as intro for live shows since 2000, but wasn't released until 2002.
Live story
It debuted on April 2000 in its demo form, in a concert exclusively for members of the fan area. The only difference between it and the final release was that the demo version was less orchestrated. During the Mutter tour, it was played at every concert, and played in select concerts in the Pledge of Allegiances tour in North America. The song disappeared from Rammstein's shows up to 2011, when it became a staple in the Made in Germany 1995 - 2011 tour.
Track listing
- Mutter (Radio Edit) - 3:40
- Mutter (Vocoder Mix) - 4:32
- 5/4 - 5:30
- Mutter (Sono's Inkubator Mix) - 7:22
- The 2-track edition included Mutter (Radio Edit) and 5/4.
Albums Singles "Du riechst so gut" · "Seemann" · "Engel" · "Du hast" · "Das Modell" · "Du riechst so gut '98" · "Stripped" · "Asche zu Asche" · "Sonne" · "Links 2-3-4" · "Ich will" · "Mutter" · "Feuer frei!" · "Mein Teil" · "Amerika" · "Ohne dich" · "Keine Lust" · "Benzin" · "Rosenrot" · "Mann gegen Mann" · "Pussy" · "Ich tu dir weh" · "Haifisch" · "Mein Land"Compilations Original Single Kollektion · Made in Germany 1995–2011Videos Tours Herzeleid Tour · Sehnsucht Tour · Mutter Tour · Reise, Reise Tour · Liebe ist für alle da Tour · Made in Germany 1995–2011Related articles Categories:- 2002 singles
- Rammstein songs
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