Zurück zum Glück explained

Zurück zum Glück
Type:	studio
Artist:	Die Toten Hosen
Cover:	Zurückzumglück.gif
Released:	11 October 2004
Recorded:	2004
Genre:	Punk rock, alternative rock, melodic hardcore
Length:	46:43
Label:	JKP
Producer:	Jon Caffery & Die Toten Hosen
Prev Year:	2002
Next Year:	2005

Zurück zum Glück (Pun: Back to happiness/Fortunately back) is the tenth studio album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. The cover is designed by Dirk Rudolph.

Track listing

1. "Kopf oder Zahl" (Heads or tails; lit. Head or number) (von Holst, Frege/Frege) − 2:46
2. "Wir sind der Weg" (We are the way) (Breitkopf/Frege) − 2:18
3. "Ich bin die Sehnsucht in dir" (I am the longing in you) (von Holst/Frege, Weitholz) − 4:03
4. "Weißes Rauschen" (White noise) (Meurer/Frege) − 2:07
5. "Alles wird vorübergehen" (Everything will go by) (von Holst/Frege) − 3:11
6. "Beten" (Praying) (von Holst/Frege) − 2:47
7. "Wunder" (Wonders) (Breitkopf/Frege, Funny van Dannen) − 2:41
8. "Herz brennt" (Heart burns) (Meurer/Frege) − 3:57
9. "Zurück zum Glück" (Back to happiness) (van Dannen, Frege/Frege, van Dannen) − 2:42
10. "Die Behauptung" (The statement) (von Holst/Frege) − 3:05
11. "How Do You Feel?" (Breitkopf/T. V. Smith) − 3:22
12. "Freunde" (Friends) (Frege, von Holst/Frege) − 4:01
13. "Walkampf" (Whale struggle; a play on the word "Wahlkampf" [''Election campaign'']) (Frege, van Dannen/van Dannen, Frege) − 3:34
14. "Goldener Westen" (Golden West) (von Holst, Frege/Frege) − 2:50
15. "Am Ende" (In the end) (Meurer/Frege) − 3:19

Singles

• 2004: "Ich bin die Sehnsucht in dir"
• 2004: "Walkampf"
• 2005: "Alles wird vorübergehen"
• 2005: "Freunde"

Demos

One unreleased demo from the album surfaced in 2007 with the re-release of Auswärtsspiel.

• "Das Leben ist schwer, wenn man dumm ist" (Life is hard, when one's dumb) (von Holst/Frege) – 3:39

Personnel

• Campino – vocals
• Andreas von Holst – guitar
• Michael Breitkopf – guitar
• Andreas Meurer – bass
• Vom Ritchie – drums
• Raphael Zweifel – cello on 10
• Hans Steingen's orchestra on 10

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[1]	44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[2]	92
Chart (2005)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[3]	82

Notes and References

1. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. 5 July 2020.
2. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004. hitparade.ch. 5 July 2020.
3. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. 5 July 2020.