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are

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song by

Die Ärzte (; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. It consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González (musician), Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs. The band has released 14 studio albums. ...

. It's the thirteenth track from their 1998 album '' 13''. The

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lyrics are based on the

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of men always wanting sex, warning women not to fall for their false promises of true love.

Ein Schwein namens Männer

The song has also been released on the single Ein Schwein namens Männer ("A pig called men"). It's the first single release from the album '' 13''. This was the band's first single to reach number one in the German charts.

The video

The video clip features a digital

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model,

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officially approved Lara's appearance. It starts with the band performing the song in an old warehouse. When Lara appears, the clip transforms into a

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style action movie including excessive shooting, fist fights and many sound effects actually eclipsing the song.

Track listing

# "Männer sind Schweine" (Urlaub) - 4:28 # "Du bist nicht mein Freund" (Felsenheimer) - 1:38 # "Saufen" (Urlaub) - 3:48 # "Ein Lächeln (für jeden Tag deines Lebens)" (Felsenheimer, Gonzalez, Urlaub) - 4:21 # "Männer sind Schweine (Jetzt noch kürzer!)" (Urlaub) - 3:33

B-sides

* "Du bist nicht mein Freund" ("You are not my

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") is about somebody getting pleasure from gloating the singer. * "Saufen" (" Boozing") is a

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, written 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 . He has also ...

, who's a

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. * "Ein Lächeln (für jeden Tag deines Lebens)" ("A

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(for every

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and (later)

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as the only instruments and the band members whisper each other's

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s several times throughout the song, ending in a

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. * "Männer sind Schweine (Jetzt noch kürzer!)" ("Now even shorter!") is a shortened

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lacking the intro and only at the 5-Track-Maxi-CD.

Personnel

- vocals, guitar * Rodrigo González - bass, keyboard * Bela B. - drums *Frank Delle - saxophone *Ulrich Plettendorf - trombone *BOb Lanese - trumpet

Charts

Year-end charts

Trivia

The song had a massive appearance on

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and various party music compilations which the band regarded with strong dislike. For that reason, since 2003, Die Ärzte have only once played the song live at its full length. In an 2008 interview, Farin Urlaub referred to the song as the bands "wayward child".Zitty magazine, 11/2008; Interview, about Männer sind Schweine

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manner Sind Schweine 1998 singles Number-one singles in Austria Die Ärzte songs Songs written by Farin Urlaub