Sehnsucht (Rammstein album)

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Sehnsucht
Rammstein - Sehnsucht.jpg
One of six different cover arts for the album, with this one featuring Till Lindemann
Studio album by
Rammstein
Released22 August 1997
RecordedNovember 1996 – July 1997
StudioTemple (St. Paul's Bay, Malta)
Genre
Length43:51
LabelMotor
Producer
Rammstein chronology
Herzeleid
(1995) 		Sehnsucht
(1997) 		Live aus Berlin
(1999)
Singles from Sehnsucht
  1. "Engel"
    Released: 1 April 1997
  2. "Du hast"
    Released: 19 July 1997

Sehnsucht (German pronunciation: [ˈzeːn̩zʊxt]; "Desire") is the second studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 22 August 1997 through Motor Music in Europe and Slash Records in the United States. It is the only album entirely in German to be certified platinum by the RIAA in the US. The album peaked at No. 1 on the Austrian and German charts.

In 2020, Metal Hammer included it in their list of top 10 1997 albums.[1]

Cover art[]

The album booklet folds out to reveal six different covers, one for each band member (each photo depicting the member with bizarre facial-wear, made out of ordinary kitchen objects like spatulas, spoons, forks etc.). The cover most commonly seen shows Till Lindemann with an egg lifter worn as a muzzle and bent forks over his eyes worn as sunglasses. The cover art was created by Austrian artist Gottfried Helnwein,[2] who also created the cover for the Scorpions' Blackout album, which resembles the Sehnsucht cover.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
Pitchfork2.9/10[4]
Q3/5 stars[5]
Robert Christgau(neither)[6]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[7]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5 stars[8]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Rammstein, except "Sehnsucht" (written by Rammstein and Orgasm Death Gimmick) and "Tier" (written by Rammstein and Jürgen Engler).

No.TitleLength
1."Sehnsucht" ("Desire")4:04
2."Engel" ("Angel"; featuring Bobo)4:24
3."Tier" ("Animal")3:47
4."Bestrafe mich" ("Punish Me")3:38
5."Du hast" ("You Have"[nb 1])3:55
6."Bück dich" ("Bend Over")3:22
7."Spiel mit mir" ("Play with Me")4:46
8."Klavier" ("Piano")4:24
9."Alter Mann" ("Old Man")4:24
10."Eifersucht" ("Jealousy")3:37
11."Küss mich (Fellfrosch)" ("Kiss Me (Fur Frog)")3:30
Total length:43:51

Additional notes[]

  1. ^ The spoken form of the title is a play on words (in German) that can mean both "you have" (the translation of the written form) and "you hate"; the English version uses "you hate" in the lyrics.

Special editions[]

Multiple special editions of Sehnsucht were released, offering different bonus tracks:

  • The following songs as tracks 12 and 13 for the North American and Japanese releases:
  • "Du riechst so gut '98" as track 12. A version also includes the video for "Du riechst so gut '98".
  • A limited edition release in Europe features 14 tracks:
  • "Stripped" as a twelfth track, which may be included on the micro-cassette version and/or be included as a hidden track.
  • "Stripped" as a twelfth track and the "Asche zu Asche" single as a second CD. The "Asche zu Asche" single may be included on the first CD to make a total of 18 tracks.
  • A 2001 Australian Tour Edition, which had "Stripped" as a twelfth track, and a second CD with the "Asche zu Asche" single as the first track, followed by five live songs.

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Certifications for Sehnsucht
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[26] Platinum 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[27] Platinum 100,000^
Germany (BVMI)[28] Platinum 500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[29] Gold 50,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[30] Gold 50,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[31] 2× Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[33] Platinum 1,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[34] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "The Top 10 best albums of 1997". Metal Hammer. Future plc. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Rammstein Album "Sehnsucht" was Released with Six Different Covers by Gottfried Helnwein". Helnwein Music. 22 July 1997. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (13 January 1998). "Sehnsucht – Rammstein". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Q review Archived 13 November 2004 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Rammstein".
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ STAFF, Simon (29 June 2015). "Rammstein – Sehnsucht". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Sehnsucht credits". AllMusic. All Media Guide (Rovi). Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Rammstein – Sehnsucht". Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Rammstein – Sehnsucht" (in German). Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Rammstein – Sehnsucht" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rammstein – Sehnsucht" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Rammstein: Sehnsucht" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Lescharts.com – Rammstein – Sehnsucht". Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rammstein – Sehnsucht" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  17. ^ "Charts.nz – Rammstein – Sehnsucht". Hung Medien.
  18. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Rammstein – Sehnsucht". Hung Medien.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Rammstein – Sehnsucht". Hung Medien.
  20. ^ "Rammstein Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  21. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1997". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  22. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  23. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1997". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  24. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  25. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  26. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Rammstein – Sehnsucht" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  27. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Rammstein – Sehnsucht". Music Canada.
  28. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rammstein; 'Sehnsucht')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  29. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Rammstein – Sehnsucht" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 28 August 2019. Enter Sehnsucht in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  30. ^ "Wyróżnienia - Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2001 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  31. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Rammstein; 'Sehnsucht')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  32. ^ "British album certifications – Rammstein – Sehnsucht". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Sehnsucht in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  33. ^ "American album certifications – Rammstein – Sehnsucht". Recording Industry Association of America.
  34. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1998". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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