Ich bin die Sehnsucht in dir explained

Ich bin die Sehnsucht in dir
Cover:Ichbindiesehnsuchtindir.gif
Type:single
Artist:Die Toten Hosen
Album:Zurück zum Glück
Released:September 6, 2004
Genre:Punk rock, post-hardcore
Length:4:03
Label:JKP
Prev Title:Friss oder stirb
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:Walkampf
Next Year:2004

"Ich bin die Sehnsucht in dir" (I am the longing in you) is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the lead single and the third track from the album Zurück zum Glück. The lead singer takes on the role of personified desire and describes his destructive, yet symbiotic relationship with an unidentified individual whom he addresses directly, possibly the listener.

Music video

The music video was directed by Philipp Stölzl.

It shows clips of various people and what they are missing (the word is shown on or near them): "to see you again", "warmth", "clarity", "to get to know my father", "a miracle", "a girlfriend", "to move the soul", "honour", "Maria", "to be young one more time", "forgiveness", "to be world champion", "courage", "justice", "a daughter", "to be somewhere else", "to fuck", "freedom", "respect".

Track listing

  1. "Ich bin die Sehnsucht in dir" (von Holst/Frege, Weitholz) − 4:03
  2. "Es geht auch ohne" (It's okay without) (Meurer/van Dannen, Frege) - 2:07
  3. "Niemandslied" (No one's song) (van Dannen, Frege/van Dannen, Frege) - 2:24
  4. "Fallen" (Falling) (Breitkopf/Frege) - 3:30

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. April 29, 2020.