''Opium fürs Volk'' (''

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for the people'') is the seventh

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by the

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punk band

Die Toten Hosen Die Toten Hosen (literally "The Dead Trousers", figuratively "The Deadbeats") is a German punk rock band from Düsseldorf. History The current members of Die Toten Hosen are Campino (Andreas Frege), Kuddel (Andreas von Holst), Vom (Stephe ...

. Although it's not considered a

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, it has a central theme of religion (exemplified by the intro "Vaterunser", "Die zehn Gebote" and " Paradies"). It is regarded as one of the best Die Toten Hosen albums. The title is derived from a common misquotation of Karl Marx, who called religion the Opium of the People - ''Opium des Volkes''.

Track listing

# "Vaterunser" ('' Our Father'') (Traditional) − 1:10 # "Mensch" ('' Man'') (von Holst/Frege) − 4:08 # "Die Fliege" (''The

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'') (Frege/Frege) − 1:54 # "Die zehn Gebote" (''The ten commandments'') (Rohde/Frege) − 4:04 # "Böser Wolf" (roughly '' Big Bad Wolf'') (von Holst/Frege) − 4:02 # " Nichts bleibt für die Ewigkeit" (''Nothing lasts forever'') (von Holst, Frege/Müller, von Holst, Frege) − 4:10 # "Ewig währt am längsten (Dub)" (lit. ''Forever lasts the longest''; a pun on ''Ehrlich währt am längsten'' oughly ''Honesty is the best policy'' (Meurer/Müller, von Holst, Frege) − 2:54 # "Und so weiter" (''And so on'') (Rohde/Frege, Müller) − 1:40 # "

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" (Breitkopf/Frege) − 3:30 # "Der Froschkönig" ('' The Frog Prince'') (Breitkopf/Frege) − 3:47 # " XTC" (Meurer/Frege) − 4:16 # "Lügen" (''Lies'') (von Holst/Frege) − 4:12 # " Paradies" ('' Paradise'') (Frege/Frege) − 4:08 # "Und wir leben" (''And we're living'') (Meurer/Frege) − 3:50 # "Er denkt, sie denkt" (''He thinks, she thinks'') (Frege/Frege) − 4:34 # "Seelentherapie" (''Soul therapy'') (Breitkopf/Frege) − 5:13 # "Viva la Revolution" (Breitkopf/Frege) − 4:46 # "

Zehn kleine Jägermeister "Zehn kleine Jägermeister" (German: ''Ten Little Huntsmen/Jägermeisters'') is a song by German punk rock group Die Toten Hosen. It was released in June 1996 as the fourth single from the album '' Opium fürs Volk''. It is the band's biggest hit ...

" (roughly ''Ten little hunters/ Jägermeisters'', a pun on ''

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'') (Rohde/Müller, Frege) − 4:45

2007 remastered anniversary edition bonus tracks

"Fliegen" (''Flying'') (Frege/Frege) – 4:28 (from "
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")
"Prominentenpsychose" (''Celebrity psychosis'') (Frege/Frege) – 3:14 (from " Nichts bleibt für die Ewigkeit")
"Herzglück harte Welle" (roughly ''Heartluck strong wave'') (Rohde/Frege) – 1:57 (from "
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")

Demos

One unreleased demo from the album surfaced in 2007 with the re-release of '' Auf dem Kreuzzug ins Glück''. *" Kitsch" (Breitkopf/Frege) – 3:53

Personnel

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- vocals *Andreas von Holst - guitar *Michael Breitkopf - guitar *Andreas Meurer -

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*Wolfgang Rohde -

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Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Opium furs Volk Die Toten Hosen albums 1996 albums 1990s German-language albums