Mann gegen Mann
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| Single by Rammstein from the album Rosenrot |
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| Released | March 3, 2006 | ||||
| Format | CD | ||||
| Recorded | Teldex Studio, Berlin, 2005 | ||||
| Genre | Tanz-Metall | ||||
| Length | 3:51 | ||||
| Label | Motor (Part of UMG) | ||||
| Producer | Jacob Hellner and Rammstein | ||||
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"Mann gegen Mann" (German for "Man against man") is the third single from the Rammstein album, Rosenrot. The song is about homosexuality, despite the band members being heterosexual.[1] The band members noted the ease with which gay people meet each other whereas heterosexual couples have to go through all the usual dating rituals. The song is critical of societies' closed minded attitudes towards homosexuality and contains many metaphors about homosexuality.
Till repeatedly screams "Schwulah", [2] a "stylised" version of "Schwuler", "gay" in German, in the background. It can also be interpreted as the word "faggot".(See footnote 4 of the lyrics page, linked to below).
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[edit] The video
The video premiered on February 2, 2006 on MTV Germany and was directed by Jonas Åkerlund. In it, the entire band aside from Till plays totally naked with only their instruments to cover them up. As Till only has a microphone, he wore a "latex diaper" (according to guitarist Paul H. Landers in an interview) as well as a long, black wig and above the knee PVC boots. The video alternates between shots of the band playing and a teeming mass of naked men, covered in what appears to be oil and writhing all over one another.
Towards the end, Till becomes more manic and a forked tongue flicks from his mouth. The band is carried over the naked men and Till has turned into the demon, that can be seen on the cover, singing melodiously along with the guitar. The hands and the arms of naked men reach up towards him; the music picks up pace and the naked men begin to push each other around and everything begins to degenerate into chaos. Till then starts to rip his hair out as the song ends.
[edit] Track listing
- "Mann gegen Mann" (3:51)
- "Mann gegen Mann" (Popular Music Mix by Vince Clarke) (4:06)
- "Mann gegen Mann" (Musensohn Remix by Sven Helbig) (3:12)
- "Ich will" (Live video at Festival de Nimes) (4:02)
[edit] Track listing (2 Track CD)
- "Mann gegen Mann" (3:52)
- "Rosenrot" (The Tweaker Remix by Chris Vrenna) (4:34)
[edit] Track listing (12" Vinyl)
- "Mann gegen Mann" (3.52)
- "Rosenrot (3AM At Cosey Remix by Jagz Kooner) (4:50)
[edit] Track listing (2 Track Promo CD)
Apparently, there is a promotional CD single, with a black cover and no picture, featuring the unreleased Alec Empire remix that was mentioned to exist some months before the official release of the single
- "Mann gegen Mann" (3:51)
- "Mann gegen Mann" (Remix by Alec Empire) (3:56)
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] References
- ^ Rammstein Frequently Asked Questions: Band | Herzeleid.com | The number one source for Rammstein
- ^ Rammstein Lyrics and Translations: Rosenrot | Herzeleid.com | The number one source for Rammstein
[edit] External links
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