Herzeleid
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Herzeleid is the debut album by German 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...

. It was released on 29 September 1995. The album's original cover depicted the bandmembers' upper bodies without clothing. This caused critics to accuse the band of trying to sell themselves as "poster boy
Poster Boy
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s for the master race
Master race
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." The songs "Heirate Mich" and "Rammstein" are featured in David Lynch
David Lynch
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's film Lost Highway. The direct translation of "Herzeleid" is "Heartache"; however, according to an interview on Talking Metal's podcast in 2007, Richard Kruspe stated that it doesn't translate to "Heartache", but in the German language, it simply means "Heartbreak". The album is a culmination of the relationship troubles of all but one of the six band members, hence the title "Herzeleid".

Track listing

  1. "Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen?" ("Do you Want to See the Bed in Flames?") – 5:18
  2. "Der Meister" ("The Master") – 4:08
  3. "Weißes Fleisch
    Weißes Fleisch
    Weißes Fleisch is a song by the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It is the third track on their debut album Herzeleid. It is a song about assault and rape...

    " ("White Flesh") – 3:36
  4. "Asche zu Asche
    Asche zu Asche
    "Asche zu Asche" is a single by the German band Rammstein, from their first studio album, Herzeleid. The single was included as a "Bonus CD" for the re-released Australian Tour Edition of Sehnsucht, and as a separate CD Single. It contains the 1995 album version of "Asche zu Asche", and five live...

    " ("Ashes to Ashes") – 3:51
  5. "Seemann" ("Sailor") – 4:48
  6. "Du riechst so gut
    Du riechst so gut
    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...

    " ("You Smell So Good") – 4:49
  7. "Das alte Leid" ("The Old Sorrow") – 5:44
  8. "Heirate mich" ("Marry Me") – 4:44
  9. "Herzeleid" ("Heartache") – 3:41
  10. "Laichzeit" ("Spawning-time") – 4:21
  11. "Rammstein
    Rammstein (song)
    "Rammstein" is a song by the German industrial metal band Rammstein. It is the eleventh and final track on their debut album Herzeleid and was the first song written by the band. It is essentially about the Ramstein airshow disaster...

    " ("Rammstein") – 4:25
    • Also available as a micro-cassette
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       (side A = 1-6; side B = 7-11). The US version is also available as a micro-cassette (side A = 1-5; side B = 6-11)

Release history

Country Date
Europe
Europe
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29 September 1995
United States
United States
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24 November 1998

Music videos

  • Du riechst so gut
  • Seemann
  • Rammstein (Soundtrack for the motion picture Lost Highway).
  • Du riechst so gut '98

Chart positions

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart
Ö3 Austria Top 40
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11
Belgian Albums Chart
Ultratop
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 (Flanders
Flanders
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)
96
Dutch Albums Chart
MegaCharts
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77
French Albums Chart
Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique
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85
German Albums Chart
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...

6
Swiss Albums Chart
Swiss Music Charts
The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...

20
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