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

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band

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, released on 28 October 2005. The album includes six songs artistically omitted from ''

Reise, Reise ''Reise, Reise'' (; a German '' military wake-up call'', literally "(a)rise, (a)rise") is the fourth studio album by Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 27 September 2004 through Universal Music in Germany and followed shortl ...

''. The album's first title was ''Reise, Reise Volume Two'', but on 18 August 2005 the album was announced as ''Rosenrot''. 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

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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 "Rosenrot" plays in the background of an

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containing photographs of the band and basic album information. As of February 2006, the album had shipped 1 million copies globally.

Track listing

*There is a compact cassette available (side A = 1–6; B = 7–11) *The US version features a

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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 (

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, Nîmes / France July 2005) #

Mein Teil "Mein Teil" (German for "My part" or "My share", slang for "My penis") is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, '' Reise, Reise'' (2004), on 26 July 2004. "Mein ...

(Club Citta,

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/ Japan June 2005) # Sonne (

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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

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 Till Lindemann (; born 4 January 1963) is a German singer, songwriter and poet. He is best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein and solo project Lindemann. Rammstein has sold over 25 million records ...

– vocals *

Christoph Schneider Christoph Schneider (born 11 May 1966) is a German musician, best known as the drummer of the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. Early life Christoph Schneider was born in Pankow, East Berlin, East Germany. He has one sister, who is two years ...

– drums *

Christian Lorenz Christian "Flake" Lorenz (; born 16 November 1966) is a German musician and keyboard player for Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, as well as the main composer of the band along with guitarist Richard Kruspe. He was also a member of the East G ...

– keyboards *

Oliver Riedel Oliver "Ollie" Riedel (born 11 April 1971) is a German musician, best known as the bassist for Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. Early life Riedel was born in Schwerin on 11 April 1971. Growing up, he had relatively good relationships with ...

– bass guitar *

Richard Kruspe Richard Kruspe (born Sven Kruspe; 24 June 1967) is a German musician. He is the lead guitarist of the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, as well as the lead singer and lead guitarist of the US-based industrial metal band Emigrate. Early life ...

– lead guitar, backing vocals *

Paul Landers Paul Landers (born Heiko Paul Hiersche; 9 December 1964) is a German musician, notable as the guitarist for the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, and the punk rock band Feeling B. Biography Early life Landers was born in East Berlin, Eas ...

– rhythm guitar, backing vocals ;Additional musicians *

Sharleen Spiteri Sharleen Eugene Spiteri (born 7 November 1967) is a Scottish singer and guitarist, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Texas. She has a contralto vocal range. In 2013, Texas's worldwide album sales were counted at 40 million records. ...

– vocals (track 6) *

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– backing vocals (track 6) *Christo Hermanndos – trumpet (track 9) *Carmen Zapata – vocals (track 9) *

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– string arrangement (track 8) *

Sven Helbig Sven Helbig (born in 1968) is a German composer and director. He composes orchestral, chamber and choral music. Beside this, he is active in the field of electronic music ( dark ambient, noise, field recordings). Helbig's versatility has made him ...

– trumpet arrangement (track 9) *Matthias Wilke –

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

Jacob Hellner Jacob Hellner (born 19 March 1961) is a Swedish music producer who has produced bands like Rammstein, Apocalyptica, and Clawfinger. He is best known for producing every Rammstein album from ''Herzeleid'' to '' Rammstein: Paris'', as well as assi ...

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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