Bäst of is a greatest hits album by German rock band Die Ärzte, containing singles from 1993 to 2004 and some of their B-sides. The album comes in a metal box.
Track listing CD 1 – Alle Singles seit 1993 ("Every single since 1993") "Schrei nach Liebe" [Cry for love] – 4:12 "Mach die Augen zu" [Close your eyes] – 3:58 "Friedenspanzer" (Single-Version) [Peace tank] – 3:58 "Quark" (Album-Version) [Rubbish; lit: Curd] – 2:45 "Kopfüber in die Hölle/Revolution" (Single-Version "Revolution '94") [Headfirst into hell] – 2:59 "Schunder-Song" (Single-Version) – 2:58 "Hurra" (Single-Version) [Hooray] – 3:26 "3-Tage-Bart" [Designer stubble, lit: 3-Days-Beard] – 3:02 "Mein Baby war beim Frisör" [My Baby got a haircut] – 2:15 "Männer sind Schweine" (Single-Version) [Men are pigs] – 4:27 "Goldenes Handwerk" [Golden handicraft] – 3:34 "1/2 Lovesong" – 3:52 "Rebell" [Rebel] – 3:51 "Elke" (live), Single-Version) – 3:37 "Wie es geht" (Single-Version) [How it works] – 3:42 "Manchmal haben Frauen..." [Sometimes, women have...] – 4:13 "Yoko Ono" (Album-Version) – 0:30 "Rock'n'Roll-Übermensch" (Single-Version) [Rock'n'roll Übermensch] – 3:54 "Komm zurück (unplugged)" [Come back] – 3:28 "Die Banane (unplugged)" [The banana] – 4:59 "Unrockbar" (Single-Version) [Unrockable] – 3:44 "Dinge von denen" [Things of which] – 3:54 "Nichts in der Welt" [Nothing in the world] – 3:50 "Deine Schuld" [Your fault] – 3:35 "Die klügsten Männer der Welt" [The wisest men in the world] – 3:58 Total time: 88:41
CD 2 – B-Seiten ("B-sides") "Wahre Liebe" [True love] – 3:12 "Punkrockgirl" (Original-Version) – 1:50 "Stick It Out/What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body" – 3:08 "Regierung" [Government] – 2:30 "Sex Me, Baby" – 2:51 "Warrumska" – 3:50 "Saufen" [Quaffing] – 3:47 "Ein Lächeln (für jeden Tag deines Lebens)" [A smile (for every day of your life)] – 4:21 "Wunderbare Welt des Farin U." [Wonderful world of Farin U.] – 2:49 "Rod Army" – 2:49 "Ein Lied über Zensur" [A song about censorship] – 3:19 "Schlimm" [Bad] – 3:33 "Danke für jeden guten Morgen" [Thank you for each good morning] – 2:42 "Punk ist..." (Götz Alsmann Band feat. Die Ärzte) [Punk is...] – 3:22 "Backpfeifengesicht" [Bitchslapface] – 2:23 "Alles für dich" [Everything for you] – 4:09 "Die Instrumente des Orchesters" [The instruments of the orchestra] – 2:36 "Kpt. Blaubär" (Extended Version) – 4:14 "Rettet die Wale" [Save the whales] – 1:48 "Die Welt ist schlecht" [The world is bad] – 3:39 "Kontovollmacht..." [Account authorization] – 4:37 "Aus dem Tagebuch eines Amokläufers" [From the diary of a school shooter] – 2:35 "Biergourmet (unplugged)" [Beergourmet] – 1:54 "Frank'n'stein" (Syllable-Jive-Version) – 2:31 "Zusamm'fassung" (Extended 1–13) [Summary] – 14:38 "Zusamm'fassung" is actually 13 different tracks, which are the tracks 25–37. Total time: 89:07
Song information
Singles Tracks 1–5 from "Die Bestie in Menschengestalt" Tracks 6, 7 from "Planet Punk" Tracks 8, 9 from "Le Frisur" Tracks 10–13 from "13" Track 14 from "Wir wollen nur deine Seele" Tracks 15–18 from "Runter mit den Spendierhosen, Unsichtbarer!" Tracks 19, 20 from "Unplugged – Rock'n'Roll Realschule" Tracks 21–25 from "Geräusch"
B-sides Tracks 1, 2 from "Mach die Augen zu" Track 3 from "Friedenspanzer" Track 4 from "Ein Song namens Schunder" Tracks 5, 6 from "Hurra" Tracks 7, 8 from "Ein Schwein namens Männer" Tracks 9, 10 from "Goldenes Handwerk" Tracks 11–13 from "1/2 Lovesong" Tracks 14–16 from "Rebell" Tracks 17, 18 from "Wie es geht" Track 19 from "Manchmal haben Frauen..." Track 20 from "Yoko Ono" Tracks 21, 22 from "Unrockbar" Tracks 23, 24 from "Deine Schuld" Track 25 from "Mein Baby war beim Frisör"
Personnel Farin Urlaub – guitar, vocals Bela Felsenheimer – drums, vocals Rodrigo González – bass, vocals
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 42 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 40 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 75 Chart (2007) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 60 Chart (2008) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 59
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