"Bitte bitte" ("Bitte, bitte" on CD)
Please please"is a song by German band
Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte (; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. The band has released 14 studio albums. The group consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs.
History Ea ...
. It is the eleventh track and the third single from their 1988 album ''
Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit...''. The song focuses on a desire to obey a
dominatrix
A dominatrix (; ) or femdom is a woman who takes the dominant role in BDSM activities. A dominatrix can be of any sexual orientation, but this does not necessarily limit the genders of her submissive partners. Dominatrices are known for inflic ...
.
The Domina Mix was later released on "
Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze
''Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze'' (''The best from shortly after earlier until now'') is a compilation album released by German rock band Die Ärzte on 26 August 1994. It consists of previously released studio, single, remix and ...
". The song was covered by the German band
Tanzwut
Tanzwut () is a German Neue Deutsche Härte and Medieval metal band which originated as a side project of Corvus Corax (band), Corvus Corax members. The band uses a Medieval theme during their live performances which are expressed through their ...
on their ''
Labyrinth der Sinne
''Labyrinth der Sinne'' is the second full-length studio album by German industrial rock/medieval metal band Tanzwut. It was released in 2000 by EMI Music. The album ranked #46 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC) Top Albums of 2000.
Track lis ...
'' album and was released as a single. The song was also covered by German band
Eisbrecher
Eisbrecher (; German for "icebreaker") are a German Neue Deutsche Härte band that consists primarily of Alexander Wesselsky (vocals) and Noel Pix (lead guitar/ programming), with live support from Jürgen Plangger (guitar), Rupert Keplinger ...
on their ''Shicksalsmelodien'' album.
Video
The video centers on a
dystopia
A dystopia (from Ancient Greek δυσ- "bad, hard" and τόπος "place"; alternatively cacotopiaCacotopia (from κακός ''kakos'' "bad") was the term used by Jeremy Bentham in his 1818 Plan of Parliamentary Reform (Works, vol. 3, p. 493). ...
-like censoring facility (resemblant of a factory), which is ruled by a dominatrix. As for the products censored, everything appears to be running smoothly until Ärzte-LPs start to be censored, as they will not go into a monstrous machine like they are intended to.
Track listing
# "Bitte bitte" (Urlaub) - 3:13
# "Gabi gibt 'ne Party" (Urlaub, Felsenheimer) - 3:10
Maxi
# "Bitte bitte (Domina Mix)" (Urlaub) - 7:35
# "Bitte bitte (Single Version)" (Urlaub) - 3:13
# "Bitte bitte (CBS Mix)" (Urlaub) - 6:06
# "Gabi gibt 'ne Party" (Urlaub, Felsenheimer) - 3:10
Personnel
*
Farin Urlaub
Jan Vetter (born 27 October 1963), better known as Farin Urlaub. (from the German ''Fahr in Urlaub!'', "Go on holiday!"), is a German singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist/vocalist for punk rock band Die Ärzte. He ...
- vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer
*
Bela B.
Dirk Albert Felsenheimer (born 14 December 1962),''Die Ärzte. Ein überdimensionales Meerschwein frisst die Erde auf'', p. 80 better known under his stage name Bela B (formerly Bela B.), is a German musician, songwriter, actor and author, b ...
- drums
B-sides
"Gabi gibt 'ne Party"
abi throws a partyis another song from
Gabi & Uwe series. It was later released on "
Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze
''Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze'' (''The best from shortly after earlier until now'') is a compilation album released by German rock band Die Ärzte on 26 August 1994. It consists of previously released studio, single, remix and ...
".
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bitte Bitte
1989 singles
Die Ärzte songs
Songs written by Farin Urlaub
1988 songs
Songs about BDSM
German-language songs
CBS Records singles