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. The band has stated dissatisfaction with the cover, which is a photo by Johann Zambryski. This album is considered overall one of the more peaceful and quiet DTH albums, although there are some loud songs on the album.

Track listing

# "Entschuldigung, es tut uns leid!" (''Forgive us, we're sorry!'') (Frege/

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, Frege, Joe Tirol) − 4:05 # "Lesbische, schwarze Behinderte" (''Lesbian, black, disabled people'') (van Dannen/van Dannen) − 2:28 (

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Warum werde ich nicht satt? "Warum werde ich nicht satt?" (roughly ''Why am I not satisfied?'') is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the fourth single and the third track from the album ''Unsterblich''. It's narrated by a wealthy man, who nevertheless isn't happy with what h ...

" (roughly ''Why don't I get enough?'') (Breitkopf, von Holst/Frege) − 3:28 # "Wofür man lebt" (''Why one lives'') (von Holst, Meurer/Frege) − 3:18 # "Helden und Diebe" (''Heroes and thieves'') (Breitkopf/Frege) − 6:05 # "Sonntag im Zoo" (''Sunday at the zoo'') (Frank Ziegert) − 2:37 ( Frank Z. cover) # "

Schön sein "Schön sein" (''To be beautiful'') is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the lead single and the seventh track from the album ''Unsterblich''. The song is about a wish to be beautiful and rich, which in many people's minds is supposed to make thei ...

" (''To be beautiful'') (Frege, van Dannen/Frege, van Dannen) − 3:12 # "Container-Lied" (''Container song'') (Meurer/Frege) − 1:07 # "Alles wie immer" (''Everything as always'') (Meurer/Frege) − 2:49 # "

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" (''Immortal'') (Frege, von Holst/Frege) − 3:46 # "Inter-Sex" (Meurer) − 0:40 # "Call of the Wild" (Breitkopf/Frege,

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) − 3:23 # "Unser Haus" (''Our house'') (von Holst/Frege) − 3:22 # "Regen" (''Rain'') (Rohde/Frege) − 2:09 # "König der Blinden" (''King of the blind'') (Breitkopf, von Holst/Frege) − 3:32 # " Bayern" (''lit. Bavaria, used as a reference for the German football club

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'') (van Dannen, Frege/van Dannen, Frege) − 4:16 # "Der Mond, der Kühlschrank und ich" (''The moon, the

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and me'') (van Dannen, Frege/van Dannen, Frege) − 2:43 # "Die Unendlichkeit" (''The endlessness'') (von Holst/Frege) − 1:28

2007 remastered anniversary edition bonus tracks

"Ich seh' die Schiffe den Fluß herunterfahren" (''I see the ships floating downstream'') (Ziegert, Strauss/Hansen) – 2:41 (from the compilation ''Pop 2000'';
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'') (von Holst/Frege) – 2:09 (from "
Schön sein "Schön sein" (''To be beautiful'') is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the lead single and the seventh track from the album ''Unsterblich''. The song is about a wish to be beautiful and rich, which in many people's minds is supposed to make thei ...
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"Im Westen nichts Neues" (''
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'') (Breitkopf/Frege) – 1:59 (from "Schön sein")
"Gesicht 2000" (''Face 2000'') (Breitkopf/Frege) – 2:20 (''Unsterblich'' demo)
"Lass doch mal Dampf ab" (''Let some steam off for once'') (/
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) – 2:24 (from " Bayern";
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"Meine Stadt" (''My city'') (Breitkopf/Frege) – 2:47 (from the compilation ''Pro Asyl - On the Run'')
"Neandertaler" (''Neanderthal'') (van Dannen, Frege/van Dannen, Frege) – 3:22 (''Unsterblich'' demo)
"In der Nacht der lebenden Leichen" (''In the night of the living corpses'') (Meurer/Frege) – 2:33 (from the compilation ''Fritz 10 Jahre'')
"You're Dead" (von Holst/Frege, Smith) – 4:41 (from "Schön sein"/''You Are Dead'' OST)

Singles

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2000: "

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2000: " Bayern"
2000: "

Demos

Two unreleased demos from the album surfaced in 2007 with the re-release of main DTH albums. *"Zigarettenautomat" (''Cigarette machine'') (Frege, Hanns Christian Müller/Müller, Frege) – 2:04 (released on ''

Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau ''Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau'' ("A little bit of horrorshow") (subtitled: ''Die Lieder aus Clockwork Orange und andere schmutzige Melodien'' The songs from Clockwork Orange and other dirty melodies" is the sixth LP by Die Toten Hosen, relea ...

'') *"Steht auf, zum Gebet!" (''Stand up, for prayer ') (Frege/Frege) – 1:58 (released on '' Auf dem Kreuzzug ins Glück'')

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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(4, 11, 14, 16) *Vom Ritchie - drums *Big Noise Orchestra (Hans Steingen) -

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Track listing

2007 remastered anniversary edition bonus tracks

Singles

Demos

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References