(, "Rose-Red") is the fifth studio album by German band

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, released on 28 October 2005. The album includes six songs artistically omitted from '' Reise, Reise''. The album's first title was ''Reise, Reise Volume Two'', but on 18 August 2005 the album was announced as . The cover art is nearly identical to the Japanese import of ''Reise, Reise''. The image is a slightly altered photograph of the icebreaker USS ''Atka'', taken on 13 March 1960 at McMurdo Station,

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. While Rammstein did not actively promote the album, the band built anticipation through a variety of means. The first single from the album, "Benzin", premiered at the Berliner Wuhlheide and was subsequently released on disc. Rammstein's official website featured one-minute samples from six of the tracks, and had featured a prominent release-date countdown. A brief section of the chorus from "" plays in the background of an e-card containing photographs of the band and basic album information. As of February 2006, the album had shipped 1 million copies globally.

Track listing

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available (side A = 1–6; B = 7–11) *The US version features a parental advisory label that is printed on the cover.

Limited edition bonus DVD

The limited edition includes the normal CD plus a DVD with three live performances: # Reise, Reise ( Arena of Nîmes,

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, London / UK February 2005) All bonus performances were later featured on the DVD

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. * The Limited Edition featured slightly altered artwork, namely "Limited Edition" printed in white on the top left corner, and the band and album name is reflective. * The US version is the Special Edition, with that printed on the top left corner and the parental advisory logo below, alongside the reflective band and album name. * The Japanese version, released in 2009, has a SHMCD and the DVD.

Personnel

;Rammstein * Till Lindemann – vocals * Christoph Schneider – drums * Christian Lorenz – keyboards *

Oliver Riedel Oliver "Ollie" Riedel (born 11 April 1971) is a German musician, best known as one of the founders and the bassist of band Rammstein. Early life Riedel was born in Schwerin on 11 April 1971. Growing up, he had relatively good relationships wi ...

– bass guitar * Richard Kruspe – lead guitar, backing vocals * Paul Landers – rhythm guitar, backing vocals ;Additional musicians * Sharleen Spiteri – vocals (track 6) * Bobo – backing vocals (track 6) *Christo Hermanndos – trumpet (track 9) *Carmen Zapata – vocals (track 9) * Olsen Involtini –

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arrangement (track 8) * Sven Helbig – trumpet arrangement (track 9) *Matthias Wilke –

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conductor (tracks 1, 2 & 4) ;Production *Produced by Jacob Hellner

Release history

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

External links

Official ''Rosenrot'' information page

Official ''Rosenrot'' information page
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