Live aus Berlin

For the Rosenstolz album, see Live aus Berlin (Rosenstolz album).

Live aus Berlin
Live album by
Rammstein
Released31 August 1999
Recorded22 and 23 August 1998
VenueParkbühne Wuhlheide (Berlin)
Genre
Length78:42 (regular edition CD)
111:17 (limited edition)
97:04 (uncensored video and DVD releases)
Label
Producer
Rammstein chronology
Sehnsucht
(1997) 		Live aus Berlin
(1999) 		Mutter
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Live aus Berlin (pronounced [ˈlaɪf ʔaʊs bɛʁˈliːn], "Live from Berlin") is a recording of a concert by the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, performed in 1998 and released a year later. The release contains live performances of nearly every song from the band's debut album, Herzeleid (9 out of 11 songs, omitting "Der Meister" and "Das Alte Leid"), and most of the songs from their second album, Sehnsucht (8 out of 11 songs, omitting "Alter Mann", "Eifersucht", and "Küss Mich (Fellfrosch)"). It also includes a full-band rendition of the Sehnsucht b-side "Wilder Wein".

The album has been released in several formats:

  • CD (15 tracks)
  • 2 CD Limited Edition (18 tracks + multimedia content)
  • Censored VHS/DVD (without Bück dich)
  • Uncensored VHS (with Bück dich)
  • Uncensored DVD (released in 2020)[3]

The performance of "Bück dich" ("Bend down", "Bend over") is controversial. The mimed portrayal of anal sex using a water-squirting dildo led to the video being given an 18 certificate in Europe. The first DVD release of the concert does not include the performance, although it is included on the uncensored version of the VHS and CD releases and the 2020 reissue of the DVD.

Track listing

Regular edition CD
No.TitleLength
1."Spiel mit mir ("Play with Me")"5:22
2."Bestrafe mich ("Punish Me")"3:49
3."Weißes Fleisch ("White Flesh")"4:35
4."Sehnsucht ("Longing")"4:25
5."Asche zu Asche ("Ashes to Ashes")"3:24
6."Wilder Wein ("Wild Wine")"5:17
7."Heirate mich ("Marry Me")"6:16
8."Du riechst so gut ("You Smell So Good")"5:24
9."Du hast ("You Have")"4:27
10."Bück dich[Notes 1] ("Bend Over")"5:57
11."Engel ("Angel")"5:57
12."Rammstein"5:29
13."Laichzeit ("Breeding Season")"5:14
14."Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen? ("Do You Want to See the Bed in Flames?")"5:52
15."Seemann ("Seaman")"6:54
Total length:78:42
  • Audio cassette version is available (Side A = 1-8; B = 9-15)
  • Some editions contains a hidden track in the pregap, rewind about 58 seconds before track 1.

Limited edition

Limited edition - CD 1
No.TitleLength
1."Spiel mit mir ("Play with Me")"6:09
2."Herzeleid ("Heartache")"3:57
3."Bestrafe mich ("Punish Me")"3:48
4."Weißes Fleisch ("White Flesh")"4:36
5."Sehnsucht ("Longing")"4:25
6."Asche zu Asche ("Ashes to Ashes")"3:24
7."Wilder Wein ("Wild Wine")"5:57
8."Klavier ("Piano")"4:50
9."Heirate mich ("Marry Me")"7:47
10."Du riechst so gut ("You Smell So Good")"5:25
11."Du hast ("You Have")[Notes 2]"4:27
12."Bück dich ("Bend Over")"6:00
Total length:60:45
Limited edition - CD 2
No.TitleLength
1."Engel ("Angel")[Notes 3]"6:43
2."Rammstein"5:42
3."Tier ("Animal")"3:42
4."Laichzeit ("Spawning Time")"5:13
5."Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen? ("Do You Want to See the Bed in Flames?")"6:15
6."Seemann ("Seaman") (including "Was hast du mit meinem Herz getan?" ("What have you done with my heart?") by Nicholas Lens)"9:56
Total length:37:31
CD-ROM tracks
No.TitleLength
7."Tier"3:52
8."Asche zu Asche"3:42
9."Wilder Wein"5:27
Total length:13:01

Video

Video track list
No.TitleLength
1."Spiel mit mir ("Play with Me")"6:20
2."Herzeleid ("Heartache")"3:58
3."Bestrafe mich ("Punish Me")"3:51
4."Weißes Fleisch ("White Flesh")"4:34
5."Sehnsucht ("Longing")"4:25
6."Asche zu Asche ("Ashes to Ashes")"3:26
7."Wilder Wein ("Wild Wine")"5:58
8."Klavier ("Piano")"4:49
9."Heirate mich ("Marry Me")"7:48
10."Du riechst so gut ("You Smell So Good")"5:24
11."Du hast ("You Hate")"4:34
12."Bück dich ("Bend Over")[Notes 4]"5:48
13."Engel ("Angel")"6:33
14."Rammstein"5:43
15."Tier ("Animal")"3:42
16."Laichzeit ("Spawning Time")"5:15
17."Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen? ("Do You Want to See the Bed in Flames?")"6:23
18."Seemann ("Seaman")"8:26
Total length:97:04
  • The DVD version also contains a subtitled 1997 interview, with the band's members, discussing Rammstein in general, and a multi-angle area featuring Tier, Du hast, and Rammstein. There is also a 2-stage quiz accessible through PCs.

Easter eggs

  • When accessing the number pad feature at the menu of the original DVD and entering '23' anywhere in the main menu, the music video Stripped will play. The song is a cover of the Depeche Mode song and is also featured as a bonus track on Rammstein's second album Sehnsucht.
  • After winning the second part of the quiz, a weblink and secret password is given in order to download a Rammstein screensaver. The webpage is no longer available.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999–2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 76
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 2
Austrian Music DVD (Ö3 Austria)[6] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 93
Danish Music DVD (Hitlisten)[8] 10
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 43
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 35
Finnish Music DVD (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 97
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 46
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 29
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 42
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 8
US Billboard 200[18] 179

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
German Albums Chart[19] 60

Certifications

Certifications for "Live aus Berlin" (album)
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[20] Gold 20,000^
Germany (BVMI)[21] Platinum 500,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[22] Gold 25,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


Certifications for "Live aus Berlin" (video album)
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23] Gold 7,500^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[24] Gold 20,000^
Germany (BVMI)[25] 2× Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[26] Platinum 6,000^
United States (RIAA)[27] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Notes

  1. ^ Spelled 'Bueck Dich' on CD jewelcase
  2. ^ listed as 4:36
  3. ^ listed as 6:31
  4. ^ omitted in censored version

References

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  11. ^ Listat – 44/2009 at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 January 2022)
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  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rammstein – Live aus Berlin" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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  18. ^ "Live aus Berlin – Rammstein: Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  20. ^ "Guld og platin i 2005". IFPI Denmark (in Danish). Archived from the original on 11 June 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rammstein; 'Live aus Berlin')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  22. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Live aus Berlin')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  23. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  24. ^ "Musik DVD Top 10 Uge 19/2006". hitlisten.nu (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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  26. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Live aus Berlin')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
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