''Zucker'' (Sugar) is the sixth studio album by German pop duo

Rosenstolz Rosenstolz () was a German pop duo from Berlin that was active between 1991 and 2012 and had chart hits in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The duo consisted of singer AnNa R. and musician Peter Plate, who occasionally provided vocals. R ...

. Released in 1999 by

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, it was the first Rosenstolz album to enter the top 10 of the

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Background

Following its release in April 1999, ''Zucker'' went straight to No. 2 in the German albums chart. In an interview, singer AnNa R. of Rosenstolz described the album as being more personal than earlier Rosenstolz albums. She further stated that the album was more mature in terms of the lyrics and the themes dealt with, attributing this to the fact that the band members were getting older."Rosenstolz - Mit "Zucker" lacht das Leben"
(in German). ''GEGENPOL''. April 1999. "Perlentaucher" and "Fütter deine Angst", two songs from ''Zucker'', reached No. 40 and No. 52, respectively, in the

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. "Fütter deine Angst" was part of a double single with "Ja, ich will", and the latter together with "Zucker III" were included in a re-release of ''Zucker'' as bonus songs. "Ja, ich will" was a collaboration with German comedian

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, calling for the introduction of

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Concert tour and live album

Songs from ''Zucker'' were introduced in the Rosenstolz concert tour which took place in Germany and Switzerland during May and June 1999. These songs included "Zucker II", "Ein anderes Gefühl von Schmerz", "Fütter deine Angst" and "Schieß mich jetzt ab". During the tour, Rosenstolz's first

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was recorded. Titled ''Zuckerschlampen:live'', the album was released in September 1999 by Polydor Records and reached No. 5 in the German albums chart."Album – Rosenstolz, Zuckerschlampen Live"
(in German). charts.de.

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. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

Track listing

All songs were written by

Peter Plate Peter Plate (born 1 July 1967) is a German musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Between 1991 and 2012, he was the keyboardist and occasional vocalist of Rosenstolz, a German pop duo that had chart hits in Germany, Austria and Switzer ...

, AnNa R. and Ulf Leo Sommer, except "Heut' Nacht" ( Manfred Praeker) and "Ja, ich will (Hochzeitssong)" (Plate, AnNa R. and Hella von Sinnen). #"ZuckerRoterMond" – 4:21 #"Schieß mich jetzt ab" – 3:36 #"Fütter deine Angst" – 4:00 #"Perlentaucher" – 4:35 #"Nackt (Juli)" – 4:40 #"Schlange" – 4:04 #"Nirwana" – 4:46 #"Ein anderes Gefühl von Schmerz" – 4:47 #"Heut' Nacht" – 4:13 #"Das Ende meiner Karriere" – 4:09 #"Cleopatra" – 3:26 #"Vom Wesen der Liebe" – 4:39 #"Ich und mein Prinz" – 3:42 #"Mir muss es nicht gutgeh'n" – 4.33 #"Nackt (Reprise)" – 1:29 #"Zucker II" – 4:51 Bonus songs #

"Ja, ich will (Hochzeitssong)" (with Hella von Sinnen) – 4:24 #"Zucker III (Remix)" – 3:35

References

External links

''Zucker''
at official

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