Deutschland (song)


"Deutschland" is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. Released as the lead single from their untitled seventh studio album on 28 March 2019, it was their first new music since the song "Mein Land" in 2011.
The song became Rammstein's second No. 1 single in Germany after "Pussy" in 2009. It was also a No. 1 hit in Hungary and Switzerland, reached the top 5 in Austria and Finland, was nominated for the 2019 Kerrang! Award for Best Single.

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Specter Berlin and was released on 28 March 2019 at 18:00 CET, following a 35-second teaser trailer on 26 March. The video sparked criticism; its dark, violent, and macabre styletypical of the band's aestheticfeatures various events from German history, including Roman times, the Middle Ages, witch hunting, the November Revolution, the Golden Twenties, Nazi book burnings, the Hindenburg disaster, the First and Second World Wars, the Holocaust, the Weimar Republic, the Red Army Faction, and the division of the country into West and East Germany; it also features sci-fi scenes set in outer space, cannibalism, and a bank robbery featuring lead singer Till Lindemann as a crossdresser. German actress Ruby Commey appears as Germania throughout the video. The ending credits feature a piano version of the main riff from the band's 2001 single "Sonne".

Track listing

  1. "Deutschland" – 5:23
  2. "Deutschland" – 5:46

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