In aller Stille (in complete silence) is the eleventh studio album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. It's the first studio album in 4 years. The cover was designed by Dirk Rudolph. The central theme of this album is energy.
The album was released in 3 versions: Standard Edition - regular CD Limited Edition - CD + DVD: "Innen alles neu - Wie alles anfing" (Inside all-new- How it all started) - a documentary "Strom" video Vinyl, hand-signed by the band, limited to 2000 units
In 2009 it was awarded a diamond certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 250,000 copies throughout Europe.
Track listing "Strom" (Current) (Frege/Frege) − 2:48 "Innen alles neu" (All new inside) (Meurer/Frege) − 2:57 "Disco" (Frege/Frege) − 3:22 "Teil von mir" (Part of me) (von Holst/Frege) − 3:00 "Auflösen" (Dissolve) (Frege/Frege, Minichmayr) − 3:19 (duet with Birgit Minichmayr) "Leben ist tödlich" (Life is deadly) (Meurer/Frege) − 3:26 "Ertrinken" (Drowning) (Breitkopf/Frege, Weitholz) − 4:13 "Alles was war" (All that was) (Breitkopf/Frege) − 3:05 "Pessimist" (Breitkopf/Frege) − 2:47 "Wir bleiben stumm" (We remain mute) (von Holst/Frege) − 3:33 "Die letzte Schlacht" (The final battle) (von Holst, Meurer/Frege) − 3:03 "Tauschen gegen dich" (Trade for you) (von Holst/Steingen, Frege) − 3:16 "Angst" (Fear) (von Holst/Frege) − 3:12
Musicload bonus track "Das ist vorbei" (It's over) − 3:26
Singles 2008: "Strom" 2009: "Alles was war" 2009: "Auflösen" 2009: "Ertrinken"
Personnel Campino - vocals Andreas von Holst (Kuddel) - guitar Michael Breitkopf (Breiti) - guitar Andreas Meurer (Andi) - bass Stephen George Ritchie (Vom) - drums Raphael Zweifel - cello on 5, 12 Hans Steingen - piano, accordion, string instruments Birgit Minichmayr - vocals on 5
Charts Year Country Position 2008 Germany 1 Austria 2 Switzerland 3
Year-end charts Chart (2008) RankGerman Albums Chart40 Chart (2009) RankGerman Albums Chart44
Certifications Country Certification(sales thresholds)Germany3× Gold
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