Rosenrot (song)

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"Rosenrot"
Motor (Part of UMG)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rammstein singles chronology
"Benzin"
(2005) 		"Rosenrot"
(2005) 		"Mann gegen Mann"
(2006)

"Rosenrot" (German for "Rose-red") is a song by German industrial metal band Rammstein. It was released on 16 December 2005, as the second single from the band's album of the same name.

The song was highly anticipated by fans of Rammstein, as it was first hailed in February 2004 to be the first single from the band's fourth studio album, Reise, Reise (the song "Mein Teil" took the honour instead).

Content

The lyrics tell of a man who is asked by his lover to retrieve a rose from a mountain, and falls to his death.

The lyrics contain elements from

Dalai Lama"), and the story "Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot," from the Brothers Grimm. Till also seldom uses his trademark rolled R's
in the song, uniquely among the band's discography.

The song features riffs used previously in "

Stein um Stein
".

Music video

The video was filmed at Măgura (near

burn him at the stake. These scenes are intercut with the other monks, played by the band's other members, engaging in self-flagellation
as an act of contrition. In the end, the remaining five monks leave the village.

Track listing

  1. "Rosenrot (Single Edit)" - 3:47
  2. "Rosenrot (The Tweaker Remix)" by Chris Vrenna - 4:34
  3. "Rosenrot (Northern Lite Remix)" by Northern Lite - 4:45
  4. "Rosenrot (3am At Cosy Remix)" by Jagz Kooner - 4:50
  • Two 2-track CD releases feature slightly different track lists:
    • "Rosenrot (Single Edit)" and "Rosenrot (Northern Lite Remix)"
    • "Rosenrot (Single Version)" and "Rosenrot (Northern Lite Remix)"

Chart positions

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 46
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 12
Denmark (Tracklisten)[3] 8
Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 28
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 43
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[6] 13
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 53
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 59

References

  1. ^ "Rammstein – Rosenrot" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Rammstein – Rosenrot" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Rammstein – Rosenrot". Tracklisten. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Rammstein – Rosenrot" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Rammstein – Rosenrot" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  6. Canciones Top 50
    . Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Rammstein – Rosenrot". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Rammstein – Rosenrot". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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