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Welcome to Watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top ten Rammstein songs.
For this list we've chosen our entries based on a combination of the artists fan favorites
and most commercially successful songs.
Number 10
Waidmanns Heil
The final single from "Liebe ist für alle da"
Waidmanns Heil is a fine example of Rammstein signature style.
While the album performed far past expectations,
the singles chart success was cut severely short due to heavy censorship and Rammstein is native Germany.
While the clear meaning of the track is unclear,
fans believe it is about either the joy of the hunt or a young man on the prowl for his prey.
We're betting on the ladder.
Number 9
Mutter
Mutter is the first track on our list to show Rammstein's dark outlook.
The track is often reference to be about of the band and members,
own poor childhood relationships with their mothers.
Being featured prominently during the 2001-2002
Mutter to work only performed on a few tours before disappearing from like sets entirely.
The track returned once again in 2011 and has become a concert staple ever since.
Number 8
Amerika
A satirical commentary on Americanization.
Amerika deals with the expanding worldwide influence of the United States.
To further show the country's influence, Amerika is one of the few tracks to feature english lyrics.
Well at least the course that is.
During the live performances of the song on tour, band members often ride on a segway with confetti cannons
firing red, white and blue confetti in a parody of a ticker-tape parade.
Number 7
Engel
Do you need an "Engel"?
The first single from Sehnsucht, Engel will penetrate yours earholes immediately from the whistle intro.
To the help of German pop group, Bobo and White Wooden Houses
Rammstein made a unique industrial track you can actually dance to.
This track was often performed last during live tours due to its elaborate pyrotechnics set up.
Till Lindemann would on a pair of angel wings that shot flames from the tips, taking the metaphor a little too far.
Number 6
Feuer frei!
Titled after the command to star shooting in German Feuer frei!
is a heavy industrial track that will melt your face off, especially if you are to close during live shows.
Watch out for the flames!
The track is credited as the band's most popular one getting worldwide attention
for inclusion of the soundtrack for XXX.
Although it is nowhere to be found on the band's greatest hits album Made in Germany 1995-2011
for reasons that have not been explained.
Number 5
Ich tu dir weh
The second single of Rammstein latest album
this track is most known for its ridiculuos live performances.
Rammstein does above and beyond with a choreographed fight mid-song
that results in multiple large explosions.
Due to ich tu dir veh sado-masochistic content Liebe ist für alle da was censured
for three months in the band's native Germany severely affecting the album's overall success.
We are surprised as the band decided to release the music video on an adult website.
Number 4
Ich will
The second single of Rammstein's Mutter Ich will is a pulse-pounding track
that will sure get you ready to rock out.
As one of Rammstein's most popular hits you know it will have its fair share of troubles.
Following the common theme of censorship on this list the music video for Ich will,
was not air due to its release date, which was the night of the September, 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The title which in English translates to "I Want" sets up the propagandistic nature of the song.
Number 3
Mein Herz brennt
Mein Herz brennt first appeared as the opening song to the band's third album Mutter in 2001 and was used,
as one of the opening track for the concerts during that era.
The tracks popularity skyrocketed after 2011 re-release on Rammstein's greatest hits album
Made in Germany 1995-2011, expanding its influence defense all around the world.
All the tracks meaning is left to interpretation the band, has mentioned that it is in fact about handling
nightmares.
Time to Go to Sleep!
Number 2
Sonne
Originally written as an entrance song for Ukrainian professional boxer Vitali Klitschko.
Sonne was ultimately released as the first single from Rammstein's third album Mutter.
Another example of the bands dark humor, the music videos features the band members portraying
the Seven Dwarves as a mine gold for Snow White.
Being featured heavily in pop culture, the song has found its way into films and TV bring a whole audience
to the band's impressive discography.
Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
Number 1
Du hast
Should figured this one out, after the tracks inclusion on the matrix soundtrack
Du hast became a worldwide hit and is often the track most easily recognizable with Rammstein.
The track immediately became a concert staple, being played on every concert tour since 1997 release.
The live performance is normally longer than the studio version, and often accompanied by Rammstein
signature pyrotechnics show, with rockets being fired right over the audience's head.
Even years after its release, Rammstein fans can't get enough.
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