''13'' is the eighth studio album by German rock band
Die Ärzte
(; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. It consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González (musician), Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs. The band has released 14 studio albums.
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, released on 25 May 1998. It is their most successful album, going
platinum
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in Germany and
gold
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in Austria and Switzerland. The 13th track, "
Männer sind Schweine", is their most successful single.
The CD version of the album features a hidden track in the
pregap
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of the first song. This technique was later used frequently—on ''
Geräusch
''Geräusch'' ("Noise" or "Sound") is a studio album by German rock band Die Ärzte. The album was sold on two CDs that look like LPs. The package is designed, using upside-down techniques, to make it difficult to decide which of the covers is ...
'', ''
Jazz ist anders'',
Farin Urlaub's ''
Am Ende der Sonne'', and
Bela B.'s ''
Bingo''. On vinyl versions of ''Jazz ist anders'' and ''Am Ende der Sonne'' though, the hidden tracks are not lost, but put after the last track.
The album features many film and TV samples. Samples are used on tracks 1, 4, 5,
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Track listing
Hidden track
The song "Lady" is hidden in the pregap
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of "Punk ist...". It was composed by González with lyrics by González and Felsenheimer. To hear it, one has to rewind the record from the first track to -3:55.
Personnel
* Farin Urlaub – guitar, vocals
* Bela Felsenheimer – drums, vocals
* Rodrigo González – bass guitar, guitar, vocals
Charts
Year-end charts
References
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1998 albums
Die Ärzte albums
1990s German-language albums