"Deutschland" (; "Germany") is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. Released as the lead single from their untitled seventh studio album on 28 March 2019, it was their first new music since the song "Mein Land" in 2011.
The song became Rammstein's second No. 1 single in Germany after "Pussy" in 2009. It was also a No. 1 hit in Hungary and Switzerland, reached the top 5 in Austria and Finland, and was nominated for the 2019 Kerrang! Award for Best Single.Kerrang!, issue 1774, May 2019, page 8.
Music video The song's music video was directed by Specter Berlin and was released on 28 March 2019 at 18:00 CET, following a 35-second teaser trailer on 26 March. The lengthy music video sparked controversy; its dark, violent, and macabre styletypical of the band's aestheticfeatures various events from German history, including Roman times, the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, the Middle Ages, witch hunting, the November Revolution, the Golden Twenties, Nazi book burnings, the Hindenburg disaster, the First and Second World Wars, the Holocaust, the Weimar Republic, the Red Army Faction, and the division of the country into West and East Germany; it also features science fiction scenes set in outer space, cannibalism in which people eat Germania, the personification of Germany, and a bank robbery featuring lead singer Till Lindemann crossdressing as Ulrike Meinhof. The Afro-German actress Ruby Commey appears as Germania throughout the video.
The ending credits feature a piano version of the band's 2001 single "Sonne" performed by Clemens Pötzsch featured on the album XXI - Klavier. The introduction features the song called "The Beast" from the Sicario soundtrack by Jóhann Jóhannsson.
Track listing
Charts Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for "Deutschland" Chart (2019) Peakposition Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA) 39 Estonia (Eesti Tipp-40) 20France (SNEP Sales Chart) 2 Latvia (LAIPA) 13 Lithuania (AGATA) 36 Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard) 34 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 27 Russia Streaming (TopHit) 5 Ukraine Streaming (TopHit) 13 +2023 weekly chart performance for "Deutschland" Chart (2023) Peakposition Lithuania (AGATA) 20
Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Germany (Official German Charts) 20 Hungary (Single Top 40) 23 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 86
Certifications
Release history Region Date Format Label Catalogue number Various 28 March 2019 Universal Europe 12 April 2019 7-inch 7761888 CD 7755354 North America 30 April 2019 7-inch TBA
References
External links Rammstein "Deutschland" music video