Du riechst so gut
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Du riechst so gut is a song by the German Neue Deutsche Härte
band Rammstein
. It was the band's first single and was released on its first album, Herzeleid
. It describes the inner thoughts of a predator hunting his prey. The title is said to be inspired by Patrick Süskind
's Perfume, a favourite novel of Till Lindemann
's, the singer of the band.
shown in the Herzeleid
album cover and this single. Till Lindemann
is portrayed in simple close-up shots, sternly singing the lyrics and at one point sporting a menacing pair of goggles. These are strikingly similar to Till's eyepieces shown on the Sehnsucht
cover.
tour concerts.
During live concerts in the Sehnsucht
tour, Till usually simulated firing rockets over the audience with a bow (actually propelled sitting on a string) and then the bow started to propel sparks in all directions as Till rotated it. During some concerts, he used it during different songs, like Laichzeit at the Bizarre Festival in 1997, or Du hast
, during the Family Values tour in 1998. Guitarists Paul and Richard would conduct the audience during the extended solo.
The song wasn't played at all during the whole 2001-2002 Mutter
tour, but it returned to the setlists
on their Reise, Reise
tour. This time Richard and Paul wore jackets that shot flames/sparks from one of their sleeves, running from the shoulder down to their forearms; one would stand facing away from the audience, the other would stand facing the audience, and then the pyrotechnics would be activated simultaneously while the two performed the tapping hammer on solo. After being dropped for the Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da tour in 2009, the song returned to the setlist on the 2010 part of the tour, and the song was occasionally performed with the pyrotechnic jackets, however this time it was done with both guitarists facing the audience.
.
creatures, who look like albinos and follow a young woman to a castle, infect her, then escape.
In the novel Day Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko it is mentioned that the werewolves of the series played a part in creating the music video in order to romanticize themselves.
The video first premiered on 25 May 1998. The videoclip was shot between 20 and 25 April 1998, at castle Babelsberg
in Potsdam/Berlin, Jagdschloß
in Berlin district Pankow and was directed by Philipp Stölzl.
The video was inspired by the 1984 film The Company of Wolves
.
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...
. It was the band's first single and was released on its first album, Herzeleid
Herzeleid
Herzeleid is the debut album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 29 September 1995. The album's original cover depicted the bandmembers' upper bodies without clothing...
. It describes the inner thoughts of a predator hunting his prey. The title is said to be inspired by Patrick Süskind
Patrick Süskind
Patrick Süskind is a German writer and screenwriter.- Life and work :The public knows little about Patrick Süskind. He has withdrawn from the literary scene in Germany and never grants interviews or allows photos. He was born in Ambach am Starnberger See, near Munich in Germany...
's Perfume, a favourite novel of 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:...
's, the singer of the band.
Music video
A music video was released for this single, depicting the band members shirtless in an all white environment. The video opens with a Doberman Pinscher walking across the screen, with repeated cuts throughout of the dog looking curiously at the camera along with flowersGerbera
Gerbera L. is a genus of ornamental plants from the sunflower family . It was named in honour of the German botanist and naturalist Traugott Gerber who travelled extensively in Russia and was a friend of Carolus Linnaeus....
shown in the Herzeleid
Herzeleid
Herzeleid is the debut album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 29 September 1995. The album's original cover depicted the bandmembers' upper bodies without clothing...
album cover and this single. 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:...
is portrayed in simple close-up shots, sternly singing the lyrics and at one point sporting a menacing pair of goggles. These are strikingly similar to Till's eyepieces shown on the 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...
cover.
Live story
The song was first performed during the very first Rammstein show, on April 14, 1994 in Leipzig, Germany. A fan favorite, it was used as the last song of the show during many of the HerzeleidHerzeleid
Herzeleid is the debut album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 29 September 1995. The album's original cover depicted the bandmembers' upper bodies without clothing...
tour concerts.
During live concerts in the Sehnsucht
Sehnsucht
Sehnsucht is a German word literally meaning "longing", which C. S. Lewis used to describe an "insatiable longing" for "we know not what".Sehnsucht could also refer to:* Sehnsucht , 2009 album* "Sehnsucht"...
tour, Till usually simulated firing rockets over the audience with a bow (actually propelled sitting on a string) and then the bow started to propel sparks in all directions as Till rotated it. During some concerts, he used it during different songs, like Laichzeit at the Bizarre Festival in 1997, or Du hast
Du hast
"Du hast" German, "You have", whose title is a play on the homophones "hast" and "hasst" , is a song by German industrial metal band Rammstein. It was released as the second single from their second album Sehnsucht...
, during the Family Values tour in 1998. Guitarists Paul and Richard would conduct the audience during the extended solo.
The song wasn't played at all during the whole 2001-2002 Mutter
Mutter
Mutter is the third album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 2 April 2001 through Motor Music.-Track listing:All tracks written by Rammstein.# "Mein Herz brennt" – 4:39...
tour, but it returned to the setlists
on their Reise, Reise
Reise, Reise
Reise, Reise is Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein's fourth studio album. It was released on 27 September 2004 in Germany and followed shortly by its release across Europe. It was released in North America on 16 November 2004...
tour. This time Richard and Paul wore jackets that shot flames/sparks from one of their sleeves, running from the shoulder down to their forearms; one would stand facing away from the audience, the other would stand facing the audience, and then the pyrotechnics would be activated simultaneously while the two performed the tapping hammer on solo. After being dropped for the Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da tour in 2009, the song returned to the setlist on the 2010 part of the tour, and the song was occasionally performed with the pyrotechnic jackets, however this time it was done with both guitarists facing the audience.
Track listing
- Du riechst so gut (Single Version) - 4:50
- Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen? (Album Version) - 5:19
- Du riechst so gut (Scal RemixRemixA remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
) by Project PitchforkProject PitchforkProject Pitchfork is an electronic musical group from Hamburg, Germany.-History:Project Pitchfork was formed by Peter Spilles and Dirk Scheuber. Having agreed to work together, they then picked the project's name by picking a word at random from the dictionary. The demo K.N.K.A. was recorded...
- 4:45- The Limited Edition features a scented digipack.
1998 re-release
On April 17, 1998, "Du riechst so gut" was re-released as a single under the title, "Du riechst so gut '98". The song is exactly the same as the original, except the start is shorter and it features a new music video. It was released only a few months after Rammstein's second studio album, SehnsuchtSehnsucht (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...
.
Music video
The music video depicts the band members as some sort of WerewolfWerewolf
A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope , is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse...
creatures, who look like albinos and follow a young woman to a castle, infect her, then escape.
In the novel Day Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko it is mentioned that the werewolves of the series played a part in creating the music video in order to romanticize themselves.
The video first premiered on 25 May 1998. The videoclip was shot between 20 and 25 April 1998, at castle Babelsberg
Potsdam-Babelsberg
Babelsberg is the largest district of the Brandenburg capital Potsdam in Germany. The affluent neighbourhood named after a small hill on the Havel river is famous for Babelsberg Palace and Park, part of the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as for Studio...
in Potsdam/Berlin, Jagdschloß
Jagdschloss
A Jagdschloss is a palace or a castle in a zoo or a hunting zone such as a forest, field or lake and served primarily as the accommodation for a ruler, and the court, on the occasion of the hunt in the area....
in Berlin district Pankow and was directed by Philipp Stölzl.
The video was inspired by the 1984 film The Company of Wolves
The Company of Wolves
The Company of Wolves is a 1984 gothic fantasy-horror film directed by Neil Jordan, and starring Sarah Patterson and Angela Lansbury.The film is based on the werewolf story of the same name in Angela Carter's short story collection The Bloody Chamber...
.
Track listing
- Du riechst so gut '98 - 4:24
- Du riechst so gut (RMX By Faith No MoreFaith No MoreFaith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...
) - 1:58 - Du riechst so gut (RMX By Günter Schulz-KMFDMKMFDMKMFDM is an industrial band led by German multi-instrumentalist Sascha Konietzko, who founded the group in 1984 as a performance art project...
& Hiwatt Marshall) - 4:07 - Du riechst so gut (RMX By Sascha KonietzkoSascha KonietzkoSascha Konietzko , also known as Sascha K and Käpt'n K, is a German musician and producer. He is the founder, frontman, and "anchor" of industrial rock band KMFDM. Konietzko jokingly purports himself to be the father of industrial rock...
-KMFDM) - 4:47 - Du riechst so gut (RMX By Olav Bruhn-Bobo in White Wooden Houses) - 4:45
- Du riechst so gut (RMX By Sascha Moser-Bobo in White Wooden Houses) - 3:53
- Du riechst so gut (RMX By Jacob HellnerJacob HellnerJacob Hellner is a Swedish music producer who has produced bands like Rammstein, Apocalyptica, and Clawfinger. Currently Jacob Hellner is working with Carl-Michael Herlöfsson in the band Bomkrash....
/Marc Stagg) - 4:34 - Du riechst so gut ("Migräne"-RMX) by Günter Schulz (KMFDM) - 5:18
- Du riechst so gut '95 (Multimedia music video)