"Friss oder stirb" (''Feed or die'') is a song by

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. It was released as a non-album single in 2004. It is a socially critical song about the current situation in

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. An

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version, titled "Dog Eat Dog", was recorded for the soundtrack of ''

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''. "Goodbye Garageland", the b-side to this single, is a tribute to

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, who died in 2002. Campino is a big fan of

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. The song contains quotes from classic Clash songs.

Music video

The music video was directed by Daniel Siegler. The band performs in an abstract, animated, black, white, and red city, where a highway with cars and trucks, fields with

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s, a jet airplane and a field with

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s play a prominent role as symbols of

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Track listing

# "Friss oder stirb" (von Holst/Frege) - 3:44 # "Goodbye Garageland" (Frege, Ritchie,

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) - 2:25 # "Lebt wohl & danke sehr" (''Live well & thank you very much'') - 2:17 # "Wir sind das Volk" (''We are the people'') - 1:29 {{authority control 2004 singles Die Toten Hosen songs Songs written by Campino (singer) Songs written by Andreas von Holst 2004 songs