"Seemann" ("Seaman"/"Sailor") is a song by German band

Rammstein Rammstein (, "ramming stone") is a German band formed in Berlin in 1994. The band's lineup—consisting of lead vocalist Till Lindemann, lead guitarist Richard Kruspe, rhythm guitarist Paul Landers, bassist Oliver Riedel, drummer Christoph ...

, released as the second single from their album ''

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''. It was composed by bass player

Oliver Riedel Oliver "Ollie" Riedel (born 11 April 1971) is a German musician, best known as one of the founders and the bassist of band Rammstein. Early life Riedel was born in Schwerin on 11 April 1971. Growing up, he had relatively good relationships wi ...

, with lyrics by Till Lindemann. The video shows Christoph Schneider,

, Paul Landers and Richard Kruspe pulling a boat through the sand, with Till Lindemann and Flake, who's wearing a plague doctor mask, inside. Later, they decide to keelhaul Lindemann, still singing. The boat winds up in flames. The video is intertwined with shots of a woman, alternately dressed in a white robe and black clothing.

Track listing

# "Seemann" – 4:48 # "Der Meister" – 4:10 # "Rammstein in the House (Timewriter-RMX)" – 6:26

Live performances

The first known performance of the song is from the New Year's Eve 1994–1995 concert in

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, Germany. In the '' Sehnsucht'' tour, during this song, Flake usually sat in a small

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and sailed over the crowd who waves and bring the boat back to the stage after a short tour. This stunt is now performed in " Ausländer" instead of Seemann. Never played in the '' Mutter'' or ''

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'' tours, "Seemann" was probably last played on 23 June 1999 in Los Angeles, California. Ten years later the song returned only on a few concerts during the '' Liebe ist für alle da Tour''. Seemann returned as a constant song for the ''Festival Tour'' of 2016 and 2017.

Cover versions

"Seemann" was covered by Finnish cello metal band

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and featured

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on the band's album, '' Reflections''. It was released as a single on 6 October 2003. It was mixed and recorded by Mikko Raita. The song was also covered by Rummelsnuff along with a music clip.

References

{{Authority control 1995 songs 1996 singles 2004 singles Rammstein songs Apocalyptica songs Nina Hagen songs Songs written by Richard Z. Kruspe Songs written by Paul Landers Songs written by Till Lindemann Songs written by Christian Lorenz Songs written by Oliver Riedel Songs written by Christoph Schneider Songs about oceans and seas Songs about sailors