"Sumisu" is a song by

Farin Urlaub Jan Vetter (born 27 October 1963), better known as Farin Urlaub. (from the German ''Fahr in Urlaub!'', "Go on holiday!"), is a German singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist/vocalist for punk rock band Die Ärzte. He ...

. It's the second single and third track from his debut album ''

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''. The song is a homage to

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– according to the lyrics, Farin used to listen to them, when he was down. "Sumisu" ("スミス") is "Smith" in Japanese. Also,

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and New Order are mentioned in the song.

Video

Farin portrays a vampire, who attacks a woman, supposedly in her home. The end is supposed to seem happy. Most scenes are on the basis of or adopted from the 1922 movie ''Nosferatu'' by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau. The references to the Smiths in the video are: * Farin plays the album ''

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'' on a grammophone. * The woman in the video is embroidering something that says "

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San" (Morrissey is a member of the band and "San" is a simple title in the Japanese language). * Later ''

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'' is shown playing, although the cover features the title "Rankle".

Track listing

# "Sumisu" – 2:14 # "Stein des Anstoßes" ("a stone that causes people to stumble") – 5:43 ( Family 5 cover) # "Buch zum Lesen" ("Book to read") – 1:49 # "Sumisu" (Video) – 2:56 {{Authority control 2001 singles Songs written by Farin Urlaub Farin Urlaub songs 2001 songs