"Sonne" (; ) is a song by the German industrial metal band Rammstein. It served as the lead single from their third studio album, Mutter (2001). According to Till Lindemann, the song was originally written as an entrance song for the boxer Vitali Klitschko, whose surname was also the working title of the song.Rammstein Press: Maternity Leave | Herzeleid.com | The number one source for Rammstein The female vocals come from Spectrasonics' "Symphony of Voices" sample library.
Released on 12 February 2001, "Sonne" peaked at number two on the German Singles Chart, giving Rammstein their fourth top-five hit as well as their highest-charting single (alongside 2004's "Mein Teil" and "Amerika") until "Pussy" reached number one in 2009. It additionally entered the top 10 in Austria, Finland and Spain. The music video for the band's 2019 single "Deutschland" features a piano-based version of "Sonne" in the ending credits.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:
Music video The video features the band as the Seven Dwarfs mining gold for Snow White. According to Paul Landers in the Making of Sonne, the idea came from a video made by Oliver Riedel, who mixed the song with parts of Snow White. The role of Snow White was played by Joulia Stepanova.
Live performances
The song debuted as "Klitschko" on 16 April 2000. It was very different from the final version released in Mutter. It was played in some concerts on the Japanese/Australia-New Zealand leg of the Sehnsucht tour, before Mutter was released and its tour started. These concerts were the only time the third verse of the song was played; when played live, the band usually omits the final stanza, and instead plays a slightly longer intro and outro.
Track listing
The single is also available as a two-track CD, featuring "Sonne" and "Adios".
Charts
Weekly charts +Chart (2001)PeakpositionCanada (Nielsen SoundScan)47Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)13Poland (Music & Media)14 +Chart (2023)PeakpositionLithuania (AGATA)11
Year-end charts +Chart (2001)PositionAustria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)50Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)198Germany (Media Control)41
Certifications
Release history +RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Europe12 February 2001CDUnited States10 July 2001
References