"Bück dich" is a song by the Neue Deutsche Härte

Neue Deutsche Härte

Neue Deutsche Härte is a genre of industrial metal. The term was invented by the German music press after the release of the debut album Herzeleid by Rammstein....

 band Rammstein

Rammstein

Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band from Berlin, formed in 1994. The band consists of members Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul H. Landers , Oliver "Ollie" Riedel , Christoph "Doom" Schneider and Christian "Flake" Lorenz...

 that first appeared on their second full-length album, Sehnsucht

Sehnsucht (Rammstein album)

-Chart positions:- Personnel :*Till Lindemann – Vocals*Richard Z. Kruspe – Lead guitars, backing vocals*Paul Landers – Rhythm guitars*Oliver Riedel – Bass guitar*Christoph Schneider – Drums*Christian "Flake" Lorenz – Keyboards*Bobo – Additional female vocals...

. The lyrics refer to sodomy

Sodomy

Sodomy is an anal or other copulation-like act, especially between male persons or between a man and animal, and one who practices sodomy is a "sodomite"...

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Live performance and controversy

This song is best known for its live performance. When performing it live, vocalist Till Lindemann

Till Lindemann

Till Lindemann is a German musician, actor and poet who is the frontman for the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.-Biography:...

 has simulated sodomy

Sodomy

Sodomy is an anal or other copulation-like act, especially between male persons or between a man and animal, and one who practices sodomy is a "sodomite"...

 with keyboardist Christian "Flake" Lorenz

Christian Lorenz

Christian "Flake" Lorenz is a German musician, notable as the keyboardist for the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. He is also known for his role in the band Feeling B.-Early years:...

 using a dildo

Dildo

A dildo is a sex toy, often explicitly phallic in appearance, intended for bodily penetration during masturbation or sex with partners.- Description and uses :...

. Christian "Flake" Lorenz has confirmed in an interview that the dildo squirts a mixture of Pernod liquor and water; however, bandmate Paul Landers

Paul Landers

Paul H. Landers is a German musician, notable as rhythm guitarist for the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.-Early life:...

 claims it's water and Ouzo

Ouzo effect

The ouzo effect is a phenomenon observed when water is added to ouzo and other anise-flavored liqueurs and spirits, such as pastis, raki, arak and absinthe, forming a milky oil-in-water microemulsion...

. (Both are anise liquors.) This performance is controversial, and once led to Lindemann and Lorenz being arrested during a concert on June 5, 1999 in Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....

 (USA). They were each fined $200 and spent the night in jail despite the fact shock-rock band Gwar

Gwar

Gwar is a satirical heavy metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia, United States, in 1984. The band is best known for its elaborate science fiction/horror film inspired costumes, obscene lyrics and graphic stage performances, which feature humorous enactments of politically and morally taboo...

 performs similar acts. Consequently, two versions of Rammstein's Live aus Berlin

Live aus Berlin

Live aus Berlin , is a recording of a concert by the German NDH-metal band Rammstein in 1998. It has been released in several formats:* CD * 2 CD Limited Edition...

were released - one VHS including "Bück dich" and another VHS and DVD without it.

The song made a comeback in the Made In Germany 1995-2011 tour.

Trivia

• The line Bück dich, dein Gesicht ist mir egal ("Bend down/over, I don't care about your face") is from the film Tokyo Decadence
  Tokyo Decadence
  is a 1992 Japanese film. The film was directed by Ryu Murakami with music by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The film stars Miho Nikaido and is known by two other titles, Topaz, Sex Dreams of Topaz. It has been banned in Australia and South Korea...
  
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