Nichts bleibt für die Ewigkeit
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"Nichts bleibt für die Ewigkeit" (Nothing remains for eternity) is a song by Die Toten Hosen
. It's the first single and the sixth track from the album Opium fürs Volk
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Lyrically the song is a reminder of how time goes by fast and that people think too much about future.
The cover of the single shows a detail of a painting by Andrea Mantegna
, "Lamentation over the Dead Christ", which can be seen as an illustration to the lyrics.
On the album, the song is followed by a dub
track "Ewig währt am längsten", which is a continuation or a reprise of "Nichts bleibt für die Ewigkeit".
. This is one of the most expensive DTH music videos.
It's shown mostly in black & white and shows an eerie atmosphere with creepy images. At the start, a fresh cow head is shown decaying till only dust is left. Campino is singing in a cage, that holds his head still. Throughout the video, ominous figures are seen. Also a skull with wings plays an important role.
Die Toten Hosen
Die Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Düsseldorf. They have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany.The band's name literally means "The Dead Pants" in English, although the phrase "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "nothing going on" or "boring"...
. It's the first single and the sixth track from the album Opium fürs Volk
Opium fürs Volk
Opium fürs Volk is the seventh studio album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. Although it's not considered a concept album, it has a central theme of religion . It's regarded as one of the best DTH albums...
.
Lyrically the song is a reminder of how time goes by fast and that people think too much about future.
The cover of the single shows a detail of a painting by Andrea Mantegna
Andrea Mantegna
Andrea Mantegna was an Italian painter, a student of Roman archeology, and son in law of Jacopo Bellini. Like other artists of the time, Mantegna experimented with perspective, e.g., by lowering the horizon in order to create a sense of greater monumentality...
, "Lamentation over the Dead Christ", which can be seen as an illustration to the lyrics.
On the album, the song is followed by a dub
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
track "Ewig währt am längsten", which is a continuation or a reprise of "Nichts bleibt für die Ewigkeit".
Music video
The music video was directed by Hans NelemanHans Neleman
Hans Neleman is an international photographer and film director, and founder of WIN-Initiative stock photography agency.-Biography:Hans Neleman is a Dutch-born photographer and director residing in Connecticut and working in New York City. He is also the founder of boutique stock photography...
. This is one of the most expensive DTH music videos.
It's shown mostly in black & white and shows an eerie atmosphere with creepy images. At the start, a fresh cow head is shown decaying till only dust is left. Campino is singing in a cage, that holds his head still. Throughout the video, ominous figures are seen. Also a skull with wings plays an important role.
Track listing
- "Nichts bleibt für die Ewigkeit" (single edit) (von Holst, Frege/Müller, von Holst, Frege) − 3:54
- "Alkohol" (AlcoholAlcoholIn chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....
) (Rohde/Frege) − 2:03 - "Prominentenpsychose" (Celebrity psychosis) (Frege/Frege) – 3:14
- "Die '7' ist alles" (The '7' is everything) (Meurer/Frege) − 5:12
Charts
| Year | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
24 |
| 1996 | Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
22 |
| 1996 | Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
27 |