Unsterblich Explained
Unsterblich (Immortal) is the eighth studio album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. The band has stated dissatisfaction with the cover, which is a photo by Johann Zambryski.[1] This album is considered overall one of the more peaceful and quiet DTH albums, although there are some loud songs on the album.
Track listing
- "Entschuldigung, es tut uns leid!" (Forgive us, we're sorry!) (Frege/Jacques Palminger, Frege, Joe Tirol) − 4:05
- "Lesbische, schwarze Behinderte" (Lesbian, black, disabled people) (van Dannen/van Dannen) − 2:28 (Funny van Dannen cover)
- "Warum werde ich nicht satt?" (roughly Why don't I get enough?) (Breitkopf, von Holst/Frege) − 3:28
- "Wofür man lebt" (Why one lives) (von Holst, Meurer/Frege) − 3:18
- "Helden und Diebe" (Heroes and thieves) (Breitkopf/Frege) − 6:05
- "Sonntag im Zoo" (Sunday at the zoo) (Frank Ziegert) − 2:37 (Frank Z. cover)
- "Schön sein" (To be beautiful) (Frege, van Dannen/Frege, van Dannen) − 3:12
- "Container-Lied" (Container song) (Meurer/Frege) − 1:07
- "Alles wie immer" (Everything as always) (Meurer/Frege) − 2:49
- "Unsterblich" (Immortal) (Frege, von Holst/Frege) − 3:46
- "Inter-Sex" (Meurer) − 0:40
- "Call of the Wild" (Breitkopf/Frege, T. V. Smith) − 3:23
- "Unser Haus" (Our house) (von Holst/Frege) − 3:22
- "Regen" (Rain) (Rohde/Frege) − 2:09
- "König der Blinden" (King of the blind) (Breitkopf, von Holst/Frege) − 3:32
- "Bayern" (lit. Bavaria, used as a reference for the German football club FC Bayern Munich) (van Dannen, Frege/van Dannen, Frege) − 4:16
- "Der Mond, der Kühlschrank und ich" (The moon, the refrigerator and me) (van Dannen, Frege/van Dannen, Frege) − 2:43
- "Die Unendlichkeit" (The endlessness) (von Holst/Frege) − 1:28
2007 remastered anniversary edition bonus tracks
- "Ich seh' die Schiffe den Fluß herunterfahren" (I see the ships floating downstream) (Ziegert, Strauss/Hansen) – 2:41 (from the compilation Pop 2000; Abwärts cover)
- "Fußball" (Football) (von Holst/Frege) – 2:09 (from "Schön sein")
- "Im Westen nichts Neues" (All quiet on the Western front) (Breitkopf/Frege) – 1:59 (from "Schön sein")
- "Gesicht 2000" (Face 2000) (Breitkopf/Frege) – 2:20 (Unsterblich demo)
- "Lass doch mal Dampf ab" (Let some steam off for once) (/Fred Weyrich) – 2:24 (from "Bayern"; Gert Fröbe cover)
- "Meine Stadt" (My city) (Breitkopf/Frege) – 2:47 (from the compilation Pro Asyl - On the Run)
- "Neandertaler" (Neanderthal) (van Dannen, Frege/van Dannen, Frege) – 3:22 (Unsterblich demo)
- "In der Nacht der lebenden Leichen" (In the night of the living corpses) (Meurer/Frege) – 2:33 (from the compilation Fritz 10 Jahre)
- "You're Dead" (von Holst/Frege, Smith) – 4:41 (from "Schön sein"/You Are Dead OST)
Singles
1999: "Schön sein"
2000: "Unsterblich"
2000: "Bayern"
2000: "Warum werde ich nicht satt?"
Demos
Two unreleased demos from the album surfaced in 2007 with the re-release of main DTH albums.
- "Zigarettenautomat" (Cigarette machine) (Frege, Hanns Christian Müller/Müller, Frege) – 2:04 (released on Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau)
- "Steht auf, zum Gebet!" (Stand up, for prayer[s]) (Frege/Frege) – 1:58 (released on Auf dem Kreuzzug ins Glück)
Personnel
- Campino - vocals
- Andreas von Holst - guitar
- Michael Breitkopf - guitar
- Andreas Meurer - bass
- Wolfgang Rohde - drums (4, 11, 14, 16)
- Vom Ritchie - drums
- Big Noise Orchestra (Hans Steingen) - brass instruments
- Birte Schuler - cello
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Archived copy . 2010-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722205023/http://www.dietotenhosen.de/en/veroeffentlichungen_backkatalog_remastered_unsterblich.php . 2011-07-22 . dead .
- Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. 8 September 2016.
- Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000. hitparade.ch. 13 December 2020.
