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"Nichimgriff" (''Notundercontrol'') is a song by
Farin Urlaub Racing Team 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. H ...
. It's the first single from
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 ...
's third solo studio album '' Die Wahrheit übers Lügen''. For the whole Racing Team, this is the second single and as that, the first taste of what FURT sounds in studio, because the only previous single " Zehn" is from the
live album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
'' Livealbum of Death''. The song is about a man, who thinks he's perfect in every way and others are to blame for his faults; nobody pays him respect. Thus, he doesn't have his life under control. The single was released on October 17.


Music video

The video debuted on
MTV Central MTV Germany is a German language free-to-air television channel operated by Paramount Global. The channel launched on 7 March 1997 as MTV Central, as part of a regionalisation strategy by Paramount Global, then MTV Networks Europe. Availabi ...
in the show "TRL" on September 26. It shows FURT performing in a gas station. A symbol from the album art of '' Endlich Urlaub!'', an orange
jerrycan A jerrycan (also written as jerry can or jerrican) is a robust liquid container made from pressed steel (and more recently, high density polyethylene). It was designed in Germany in the 1930s for military use to hold of fuel, and saw widesp ...
is seen throughout the song. A parallel storyline shows a young woman getting into an
Opel Commodore The Opel Commodore is an executive car (E-segment) produced by Opel from 1967 to 1982. It is the six-cylinder variant of the Rekord with styling differences. The Commodore nameplate was used by Opel from 1967 to 1982. However, its nameplate/lin ...
A with a friend and then driving off,
headbanging Headbanging is the action of violently shaking one's head in rhythm with music. It is common in the contemporary rock, punk and heavy metal music genres, where headbanging is often used by musicians on stage. Headbanging is also common in tradit ...
to the music. On the road, they pick up many different people and then all headbang together, till they drive into the gas station, which makes it blow up.


Track listing

# "Nichimgriff" – 2:46 # "Bewegungslos" (''Motionless'') – 3:14 # "Nichimgriff" (Video) – 2:58 2008 singles Songs written by Farin Urlaub Farin Urlaub Racing Team songs 2008 songs {{2000s-Germany-single-stub