"Wie es geht" ("How to do it", lit. "How it goes") is a
punk song
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetitio ...
by
Die Ärzte. It is the first track and the first single from their 2000 album ''
Runter mit den Spendierhosen, Unsichtbarer!''. The singer addresses a woman, trying several times to tell her "I love you", but keeps on ending up saying "(I just don't know) how to do it"; at the end of the song he finally manages to say the words.
The packaging of the single was made to resemble a cheap, consumer level
CD-R and alludes to
music piracy.
The video
In the video, most of the time, the band is performing the song on a
yacht
A yacht is a sailing or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a , as opposed to a , such a pleasu ...
. Other scenes include the band driving a
motorboat and Farin singing to different women.
Track listing
# "Wie es geht" (Urlaub) - 3:40
# "Poser, du bist ein..." (Felsenheimer) - 2:00
# "Die Instrumente des Orchesters" (Urlaub) - 2:36
# "Kpt. Blaubär (Extended Version)" (Urlaub, Felsenheimer, Gonzalez) - 4:17
# "Halsabschneider" (Urlaub) - 1:28
B-sides
*"Poser, du bist ein..." ("Poser, you are a...") criticises people who want all the attention.
*"Die Instrumente des Orchesters" ("The instruments of the orchestra") is an ode to the
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
, which is not included on the vinyl single.
*"Kpt. Blaubär" ("Cpt. Bluebear") is about a seaman who tells made-up and exaggerated stories (
Käpt'n. Blaubär is a popular German
cartoon
A cartoon is a type of visual art that is typically drawn, frequently animated, in an unrealistic or semi-realistic style. The specific meaning has evolved over time, but the modern usage usually refers to either: an image or series of images ...
character; the song is a longer version of the one on the soundtrack of "Käpt'n Blaubär", which is titled "Bleib sauber, Blaubär").
*"Halsabschneider" ("Neckchopper") is a song against
Jörg Haider.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
{{Authority control
2000 singles
Die Ärzte songs
Songs written by Farin Urlaub
2000 songs