Reise, Reise
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Reise, Reise, Rammstein's fourth studio album, was released on 27 September2004 in Germany, followed shortly by its release in the rest of Europe. It was released in North America on 16 November of the same year. It has been in the Top 10 in several European charts and a number 1 hit in Germany.
As used in Reise, Reise aufstehen! Kommt hoch nach alter Seemannsart, the album name is an old sailor's expression to wake or rise other sailors. Hence the translation of the title would be Arise, Arise. (We can also see how this expression is used in the self-titled song).
The album ranked at #67 for Top 100 Albums of 2004 by Rate Your Music.
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Album Art
The case cover shows a damaged airplane blackbox (which are painted orange to enable quick location among crash debris) depicted on the front and back covers. Its caption ("Flugrekorder//nicht öffnen") means "Flight recorder//do not open". The inner part of the Digipak edition case shows a picture of the six members in suits wielding suitcases and weapons leaving from a crashed airplane.
The CD itself has a silver matte/reflective relief surface which depicts a radar. All versions include a booklet with the lyrics.
The whole cover art is an allusion to the song Dalai Lama, which deals with an airplane accident.
Track listing
- "Reise, reise" ("Arise, arise")
- "Mein Teil" ("My part/penis")
- "Dalai Lama" ("Dalai Lama")
- "Keine Lust" ("Don't feel like it")
- "Los" ("Less/Go!")
- "Amerika" ("America")
- "Moskau" ("Moscow")
- "Morgenstern" ("Morning star")
- "Stein um Stein" ("Stone by stone")
- "Ohne Dich" ("Without you")
- "Amour" (French for "Love")
Easter egg: If the CD is rewound back 26 seconds into negative time at the beginning (right before Reise, Reise) and then played, a fragment of the flight recorder from the Japan Airlines Flight 123 crash can be heard.
On the American release, it is at the beginning of "Reise, Reise" and not hidden.
Singles
- "Mein Teil", the first single, released in July 2004.
- "Amerika", released in September 2004.
- "Ohne Dich", released in November 2004.
- "Keine Lust", released in February 2005.
Japanese Version
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In May, 2005, Rammstein realesed a special Japanese version of Reise, Reise. It has two extra tracks and a different cover. The reason why Rammstein came out with a different version for the Japanese isn't known. It could be to avoid offending the Japanese, as the black-box recording was from a Japanese flight. However, the likely reason is to give the Japanese a reason to buy it. Domestic releases are more expensive in Japan than imports.
Additional Tracks
- 1. Mein Teil (You Are What You Eat Edit) Remix by Pet Shop Boys
- 2. Amerika (Digital Hardcore Mix) Remix by Alex Empire
External Links
- Unprofessional Reviews (http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002XDODU/028-6795637-8958954) (German, Amazon.de)
- Lyrics & Translations (http://herzeleid.com/en/lyrics)bg:Reise, Reise
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