"Du riechst so gut" (, "you smell so good") is a song by German

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. It was released the band's first single on 24 August 1995, also acting as the lead single from their debut studio album, ''

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'' (1995). The song describes the inner thoughts of a predator hunting his prey. The title is said to be inspired by

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's ''

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'', a favourite novel of

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's, the band's lead singer. The single was re-released in 1998 under the name "Du riechst so gut '98", featuring a different edit of the song and a new music video.

Music video

A music video was released for the song, depicting the band members shirtless in an all-white environment. The video opens with a

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'' album cover and this single.

is portrayed in simple close-up shots, sternly singing the lyrics and at one point sporting a menacing pair of goggles. The goggles known as "Schlitzbrille" were shown again in the music video for "

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Live performances

The song was first performed during the very first Rammstein show, on 14 April 1994 in Leipzig, Germany. A fan favorite, it was used as the last song of the show during many of the ''Herzeleid'' tour concerts. During live concerts in the ''

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'' tour, Till usually simulated firing rockets over the audience with a bow (actually propelled sitting on a string) and then the bow started to propel sparks in all directions as Till rotated it. During some concerts, he used it during different songs, like Laichzeit at the Bizarre Festival in 1997, or

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, during the Family Values tour in 1998. Guitarists Paul and Richard would conduct the audience during the extended solo. The song wasn't played at all during the 2001-2002 '' Mutter'' tour, but it returned to the setlists on their ''

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'' tour. This time, Richard and Paul wore jackets that shot flames/sparks from one of their sleeves, running from the shoulder down to their forearms; one would stand facing away from the audience, the other would stand facing the audience, and then the pyrotechnics would be activated simultaneously while the two performed the tapping hammer on solo. After being dropped for the Liebe Ist Für Alle Da tour in 2009, the song returned to the setlist on the 2010 part of the tour, and the song was occasionally performed with the pyrotechnic jackets, however this time it was done with both guitarists facing the audience.

Track listing

# Du riechst so gut (Single Version) - 4:50 # Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen? (Album Version) - 5:19 # Du riechst so gut (Scal

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Du riechst so gut '98

On 17 April 1998, "Du riechst so gut" was re-released as a single under the title, "Du riechst so gut '98". The song retains its original arrangement, except the start is shorter.

Music video

A new music video was filmed as well. It depicts the band members as

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Track listing

#Du riechst so gut '98 - 4:24 #Du riechst so gut (RMX By

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Charts

Footnotes

External links

Web's Boulevard - Rammstein and scientific-pop culture
(Brazil) {{DEFAULTSORT:Du Riechst So Gut Rammstein songs 1995 singles 1998 singles Songs written by Richard Z. Kruspe Songs written by Paul Landers Songs written by Till Lindemann Songs written by Christian Lorenz Songs written by Oliver Riedel Songs written by Christoph Schneider