(, "Rose-Red") is the fifth studio album by German band Rammstein, released in 2005. The album includes six songs written for but omitted from their previous album Reise, Reise. The album's first title was Reise, Reise Volume Two, but on 18 August 2005 the album was announced as . The image is a slightly altered photograph of the icebreaker USS Atka, taken on 13 March 1960 at McMurdo Station, Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica.
While Rammstein did not actively promote the album, the band built anticipation through a variety of means. The first single from the album, "Benzin", premiered at the Berliner Wuhlheide and was subsequently released on disc. Rammstein's official website featured one-minute samples from six of the tracks, and had a prominent release-date countdown. A brief section of the chorus from "" plays in the background of an e-card containing photographs of the band and basic album information. As of February 2006, the album had shipped 1 million copies globally.
Track listing
There is a compact cassette available (side A = 1–6; B = 7–11) The US version features a parental advisory label that is printed on the cover.
Limited edition bonus DVD The limited edition includes the normal CD plus a DVD with three live performances: Reise, Reise (Arena of Nîmes, Nîmes / France July 2005) Mein Teil (Club Citta, Kanagawa / Japan June 2005) Sonne (Brixton Academy, London / UK February 2005)
All bonus performances were later featured on the DVD Völkerball.
The Limited Edition featured slightly altered artwork, namely "Limited Edition" printed in white on the top left corner, and the band and album name is reflective. The US version is the Special Edition, with that printed on the top left corner and the parental advisory logo below, alongside the reflective band and album name. The Japanese version, released in 2009, has a SHMCD and the DVD.
Personnel Rammstein Till Lindemann – vocals Christoph Schneider – drums Christian Lorenz – keyboards Oliver Riedel – bass guitar Richard Kruspe – lead guitar, backing vocals Paul Landers – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Additional musicians Sharleen Spiteri – vocals (track 6) Bobo – backing vocals (track 6) Christo Hermanndos – trumpet (track 9) Carmen Zapata – vocals (track 9) Olsen Involtini – string arrangement (track 8) Sven Helbig – trumpet arrangement (track 9) Matthias Wilke – choir conductor (tracks 1, 2 & 4) Production Produced by Jacob Hellner
Release history Country Date Europe 28 October 2005 Canada 6 December 2005 United States 28 March 2006
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2005–2006) Peakposition Canadian Albums (Billboard) 49 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) 8 Polish Albums (OLiS) 7
Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 22 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 33 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 84 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 61 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 12 French Albums (SNEP) 110 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 23 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 55 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 26 Chart (2006) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 50 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 81
Certifications and sales
References
External links
Official Rosenrot information page Official Rosenrot information page