Endlich Urlaub! is the first solo album of the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 singer Farin Urlaub

Farin Urlaub

Jan Ulrich Max Vetter, better known as Farin Urlaub was born on 27 October 1963 in West Berlin, Germany. He is best known as the guitarist/vocalist for the German punk rock band Die Ärzte...

 (guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

 of Die Ärzte

Die Ärzte

Die Ärzte is a punk band from Berlin. Die Ärzte are one of the best-known German punk rock bands and have released over 20 albums. The band consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B. and bass player Rodrigo González...

), released in 2001. It shows the typical humour and music style fans of Die Ärzte

Die Ärzte

Die Ärzte is a punk band from Berlin. Die Ärzte are one of the best-known German punk rock bands and have released over 20 albums. The band consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B. and bass player Rodrigo González...

 are used to but is also very diverse and seems even a bit experimental. The title translates to Vacation at last, or, seeing as this was his first solo effort, Urlaub at last.

The album originally had a cover with Farin walking away from a building that he supposedly set on fire. The idea was dropped with September 11 attacks in mind.

Track listing

All songs written by Farin Urlaub.

1. "Intro (manche nennen es Musik)" (Intro (some call it music)) - 1:02
2. "Jeden Tag Sonntag" (Every day Sunday) - 2:09
3. "Sumisu
   Sumisu
   "Sumisu" is a song by Farin Urlaub. It's the second single and third track from his debut album Endlich Urlaub!. The song is a homage to the Smiths – according to the lyrics, Farin used to listen to them, when he was down...
   
   " (Japanese for Smith – a tribute to The Smiths
   The Smiths
   The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
   
   ) - 2:13
4. "Glücklich
   Glücklich
   "Glücklich" [Happy] is the debut solo single by Farin Urlaub. It's the fourth track from his debut album Endlich Urlaub!. The song courages people to be what they are, to do what they want and like, what they like, as long as it makes them happy. The song is humorous in nature.-Video:Farin gets...
   
   " (Happy) - 2:56
5. "Ich gehöre nicht dazu" (I don't belong to them) - 3:15
6. "OK
   OK (Farin Urlaub song)
   "OK" is a song by Farin Urlaub. It's the third single and sixth track from his debut album Endlich Urlaub!. It's a hate song. It was originally meant for Die Ärzte. It's also one of the heaviest songs on the album.-Video:...
   
   " - 4:19
7. "Der Kavalier" (The gentleman) - 3:27
8. "Am Strand" (On the beach) - 2:45
9. "Wunderbar" (Wonderful) - 2:39
10. "Das schöne Mädchen" (The beautiful girl) - 4:37
11. "1000 Jahre schlechten Sex" (1000 years of bad sex) - 3:30
12. "...und die Gitarre war noch warm" (...and the guitar
    Guitar
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     was still warm) - 3:39
13. "Lieber Staat" (Dear state) - 3:53
14. "Phänomenal egal
    Phänomenal egal
    "Phänomenal egal" [Phenomenally indifferent] is a song by Farin Urlaub. It's the fourth single and fourteenth track from his debut album Endlich Urlaub!...
    
    " (Phenomenally indifferent) - 3:13
15. "Abschiedslied" (Farewell song) - 3:26
16. "Outro (ja, das wurde auch Zeit)" (Outro (yeah, it was about time)) - 2:22

Singles

2001: Glücklich

Glücklich

"Glücklich" [Happy] is the debut solo single by Farin Urlaub. It's the fourth track from his debut album Endlich Urlaub!. The song courages people to be what they are, to do what they want and like, what they like, as long as it makes them happy. The song is humorous in nature.-Video:Farin gets...

2001: Sumisu

Sumisu

"Sumisu" is a song by Farin Urlaub. It's the second single and third track from his debut album Endlich Urlaub!. The song is a homage to the Smiths – according to the lyrics, Farin used to listen to them, when he was down...

2002: OK

OK (Farin Urlaub song)

"OK" is a song by Farin Urlaub. It's the third single and sixth track from his debut album Endlich Urlaub!. It's a hate song. It was originally meant for Die Ärzte. It's also one of the heaviest songs on the album.-Video:...

2002: Phänomenal egal

Phänomenal egal

"Phänomenal egal" [Phenomenally indifferent] is a song by Farin Urlaub. It's the fourth single and fourteenth track from his debut album Endlich Urlaub!...

Personnel

• Farin Urlaub
  Farin Urlaub
  Jan Ulrich Max Vetter, better known as Farin Urlaub was born on 27 October 1963 in West Berlin, Germany. He is best known as the guitarist/vocalist for the German punk rock band Die Ärzte...
  
   (guitar, canto, bass, drums)
• Peter Quintern (saxophone)
• Robert Göhring (sackbut)
• Hans-Jörg Fischer (saxophone)
• Hardy Appich (trumpet)