Bäst of explained

Bäst of
Type:	greatest hits
Artist:	Die Ärzte
Cover:	Baestof.jpg
Released:	6 October 2006
Recorded:	1993–2003
Length:	177:48
Label:	Hot Action
Producer:	Uwe Hoffmann & Die Ärzte
Prev Title:	Devil
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Jazz ist anders
Next Year:	2007

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")

1. "Schrei nach Liebe" [Cry for love] – 4:12
2. "Mach die Augen zu" [Close your eyes] – 3:58
3. "Friedenspanzer" (Single-Version) [Peace tank] – 3:58
4. "Quark" (Album-Version) [Rubbish; lit: [[Curd]]] – 2:45
5. "Kopfüber in die Hölle/Revolution" (Single-Version "Revolution '94") [Headfirst into hell] – 2:59
6. "Schunder-Song" (Single-Version) – 2:58
7. "Hurra" (Single-Version) [Hooray] – 3:26
8. "3-Tage-Bart" [<nowiki/>[[Designer stubble]], lit: 3-Days-Beard] – 3:02
9. "Mein Baby war beim Frisör" [My Baby got a haircut] – 2:15
10. "Männer sind Schweine" (Single-Version) [Men are pigs] – 4:27
11. "Goldenes Handwerk" [Golden handicraft] – 3:34
12. "1/2 Lovesong" – 3:52
13. "Rebell" [Rebel] – 3:51
14. "Elke" (live), Single-Version) – 3:37
15. "Wie es geht" (Single-Version) [How it works] – 3:42
16. "Manchmal haben Frauen..." [Sometimes, women have...] – 4:13
17. "Yoko Ono" (Album-Version) – 0:30
18. "Rock'n'Roll-Übermensch" (Single-Version) [Rock'n'roll [[Übermensch]]] – 3:54
19. "Komm zurück (unplugged)" [Come back] – 3:28
20. "Die Banane (unplugged)" [The banana] – 4:59
21. "Unrockbar" (Single-Version) [Unrockable] – 3:44
22. "Dinge von denen" [Things of which] – 3:54
23. "Nichts in der Welt" [Nothing in the world] – 3:50
24. "Deine Schuld" [Your fault] – 3:35
25. "Die klügsten Männer der Welt" [The wisest men in the world] – 3:58

Total time: 88:41

CD 2 – B-Seiten ("B-sides")

1. "Wahre Liebe" [True love] – 3:12
2. "Punkrockgirl" (Original-Version) – 1:50
3. "Stick It Out/What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body" – 3:08
4. "Regierung" [Government] – 2:30
5. "Sex Me, Baby" – 2:51
6. "Warrumska" – 3:50
7. "Saufen" [Quaffing] – 3:47
8. "Ein Lächeln (für jeden Tag deines Lebens)" [A smile (for every day of your life)] – 4:21
9. "Wunderbare Welt des Farin U." [Wonderful world of Farin U.] – 2:49
10. "Rod Army" – 2:49
11. "Ein Lied über Zensur" [A song about censorship] – 3:19
12. "Schlimm" [Bad] – 3:33
13. "Danke für jeden guten Morgen" [Thank you for each good morning] – 2:42
14. "Punk ist..." (Götz Alsmann Band feat. Die Ärzte) [Punk is...] – 3:22
15. "Backpfeifengesicht" [Bitchslapface] – 2:23
16. "Alles für dich" [Everything for you] – 4:09
17. "Die Instrumente des Orchesters" [The instruments of the orchestra] – 2:36
18. "Kpt. Blaubär" (Extended Version) – 4:14
19. "Rettet die Wale" [Save the whales] – 1:48
20. "Die Welt ist schlecht" [The world is bad] – 3:39
21. "Kontovollmacht..." [Account authorization] – 4:37
22. "Aus dem Tagebuch eines Amokläufers" [From the diary of a school shooter] – 2:35
23. "Biergourmet (unplugged)" [Beergourmet] – 1:54
24. "Frank'n'stein" (Syllable-Jive-Version) – 2:31
25. "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

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[1]	42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[2]	40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[3]	75

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 2006. austriancharts.at. 7 December 2021.
2. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 7 December 2021.
3. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2006. hitparade.ch. 7 December 2021.
4. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 7 December 2021.
5. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 7 December 2021.