Völkerball (
GermanGerman is a West Germanic language, thus related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. It is one of the world's major languages and the most widely spoken first language in the European Union. Around the world, German is spoken by approximately 105 million native speakers and also by...
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DodgeballDodgeball means any game in which players try to hit other players with balls and avoid being hit. There are many such games; see List of dodgeball variations. This article is about a well-known form, also called battleball: a team sport with codified rules that is often played in physical...
", lit. "Peoples' ball") is the
GermanGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
Neue Deutsche Härte band
RammsteinRammstein is a German rock band from Berlin, formed in 1994. The band consists of members Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul H. Landers , Oliver "Ollie" Riedel , Christoph "Doom" Schneider and Christian "Flake" Lorenz...
's
live albumA live album – commonly contrasted with a studio album – is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances. Live albums may be recorded at a single concert, or combine recordings made at multiple concerts...
/
DVDDVD, also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc,is an optical disc storage media format, and was founded in 1995. Its main uses are video and data storage...
set. It was released on November 17, 2006 in Europe, December 19 2006 in Canada, and on September 18, 2007 in the U.S. The album was advertised within media by the
Ich will"Ich will" is a single by Rammstein. It was originally released in Germany on September 10, 2001. Since it was released the day before the September 11, 2001 attacks, many channels did not air the music video...
live video featured on the DVD and
Mann gegen Mann"Mann gegen Mann" is the third and final single from the Rammstein album, Rosenrot. The song is about homosexuality.-Music video:...
single.
The standard edition-packaging comes in both CD-sized and DVD-sized formats.
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Völkerball (
GermanGerman is a West Germanic language, thus related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. It is one of the world's major languages and the most widely spoken first language in the European Union. Around the world, German is spoken by approximately 105 million native speakers and also by...
for "
DodgeballDodgeball means any game in which players try to hit other players with balls and avoid being hit. There are many such games; see List of dodgeball variations. This article is about a well-known form, also called battleball: a team sport with codified rules that is often played in physical...
", lit. "Peoples' ball") is the
GermanGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
Neue Deutsche Härte band
RammsteinRammstein is a German rock band from Berlin, formed in 1994. The band consists of members Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul H. Landers , Oliver "Ollie" Riedel , Christoph "Doom" Schneider and Christian "Flake" Lorenz...
's
live albumA live album – commonly contrasted with a studio album – is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances. Live albums may be recorded at a single concert, or combine recordings made at multiple concerts...
/
DVDDVD, also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc,is an optical disc storage media format, and was founded in 1995. Its main uses are video and data storage...
set. It was released on November 17, 2006 in Europe, December 19 2006 in Canada, and on September 18, 2007 in the U.S. The album was advertised within media by the
Ich will"Ich will" is a single by Rammstein. It was originally released in Germany on September 10, 2001. Since it was released the day before the September 11, 2001 attacks, many channels did not air the music video...
live video featured on the DVD and
Mann gegen Mann"Mann gegen Mann" is the third and final single from the Rammstein album, Rosenrot. The song is about homosexuality.-Music video:...
single.
The standard edition-packaging comes in both CD-sized and DVD-sized formats. The special edition features two DVDs and one CD. The extra DVD comes with the documentary 'Anakonda Im Netz' and the 'Making Of Reise, Reise album'. The limited edition has two DVDs, two CDs and a photobook.
Name
Völkerball is the German name for the game of dodge ball. Literally it means
Peoples' Ball. One could also think that the combination of the word
Ball, being a dancing event like English
ball or
prom, in connection with
Peoples and relating to the musical act Rammstein, means
Dancing/Musical event of (all) peoples.
Standard Edition: 2 Disc Set
- 1 DVD, 140min concert footage filmed in: Nîmes
Nîmes is a city in southern France. It is the capital of the Gard department. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and it is a popular tourist destination.-History:...
, Tokyo, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and is located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the city of Tokyo in the eastern part of the prefecture, totaling over 8 million people....
, London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
, and MoscowMoscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a...
- 1 Audio CD, 75min live audio recorded in Nîmes
Special Edition: 3 Disc Set
- 1 DVD, 140min concert footage filmed in: Nîmes
Nîmes is a city in southern France. It is the capital of the Gard department. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and it is a popular tourist destination.-History:...
, Tokyo, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and is located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the city of Tokyo in the eastern part of the prefecture, totaling over 8 million people....
, London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
, and MoscowMoscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a...
- 1 Audio CD, 75min live audio recorded in Nîmes
- 1 DVD, 90min documentary: Anaconda in the Net and Reise, Reise: The Making of the Album
Limited 'Tourbook' Edition: 4 Disc Set
- 1 DVD, 140min concert footage filmed in: Nîmes
Nîmes is a city in southern France. It is the capital of the Gard department. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and it is a popular tourist destination.-History:...
, Tokyo, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and is located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the city of Tokyo in the eastern part of the prefecture, totaling over 8 million people....
, London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
, and MoscowMoscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a...
- 2 Audio CDs, the entire live-audio-recording of the concert in Nîmes (105 minutes, dead airs were edited)
- 1 DVD, 90min documentary: Anaconda in the Net and Reise, Reise: The Making of the Album
- 190 page special numbered tour-photobook
A photobook is a book whose primary content is photographic. It may or may not have text. Many show the work of a single photographer-In Japan:...
(27cm x 31cm),
- Only 40,000 copies were produced, each one marked with a unique serial number.
Track listing
| Standard Edition |
Special Edition |
Limited Edition |
| Live DVD |
Les Arènes de NîmesThe Arena of Nîmes is a Roman amphitheater found in the French city of Nîmes. Built around 70A.D., it was remodeled in 1863 to serve as a bullring. The Arenas of Nimes is the site of two annual bullfights, and it is also used for other public events....
, France, July 23, 2005
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- Intro
- Reise, Reise
Reise, Reise is Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein's fourth studio album. It was released on 27 September 2004 in Germany and followed shortly by its release across Europe. It was released in North America on 16 November 2004...
- Links 2 3 4
- Keine Lust
"Keine Lust" is a song by the German band Rammstein. It was released as a fourth & final single from the album "Reise, Reise" on 28 February 2005 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as a maxi-single, a limited edition digipak single, a 7" Vinyl single, a 12" Vinyl single, and as a two-track...
- Feuer frei!
"Feuer frei!" is a song by German rock band Rammstein. The song is released as the fifth single from their third album Mutter. The title is from the command to start shooting in German military language, can be compared to "fire at will", or "open fire". Feuer frei! is one of the band's most known...
- Asche zu Asche
"Asche zu Asche" is a single by the German band Rammstein, from their first studio album, Herzeleid. The single was included as a "Bonus CD" for the re-released Australian Tour Edition of Sehnsucht, and as a separate CD Single. It contains the 1995 album version of Asche zu Asche, and five live...
- Morgenstern
- Mein Teil
"Mein Teil" is the first single by the German industrial metal band Rammstein from their fourth album Reise, Reise. The song is inspired by the case of Armin Meiwes and Bernd Jürgen Armando Brandes. In March 2001, in Rotenburg an der Fulda, the two men aged in their 40s met each other, cut off and...
- Stein um Stein
- Los
- Du riechst so gut
"Du riechst so gut" was the first single Rammstein released, and the first from the album Herzeleid. It describes a predator seeking its victim and features themes of insanity and obsession in a stalker...
- Benzin
"Benzin" is a song by German rock band Rammstein, released as the first single from their album Rosenrot.In Germany, gasoline is called Benzin . Till has confirmed in an interview that the song Benzin is about the rising gas prices...
- Du hast
"Du hast" is a song by German Industrial Metal band Rammstein. The song is released as the second single from their second album Sehnsucht. It is also arguably the band's most well known song, with "Feuer frei!" also being said to be their most well known song...
- Sehnsucht
- Amerika
"Amerika" is a song performed by German band Rammstein, released as the second single from their album Reise, Reise. It deals with the worldwide dominance of the culture of the United States of America. The song's two verses are sung in German with a chorus in English: We're all living in Amerika,...
- Rammstein
"Rammstein" is a song by the German Industrial metal band Rammstein. It is the eleventh and final track on their debut album Herzeleid and was the first song written by the band. It is essentially about the Ramstein airshow disaster...
- Sonne
- Ich will
"Ich will" is a single by Rammstein. It was originally released in Germany on September 10, 2001. Since it was released the day before the September 11, 2001 attacks, many channels did not air the music video...
- Ohne dich
"Ohne dich" is a power ballad by German band Rammstein from the album Reise, Reise. It is seen as expressing mourning over the loss of a loved person. It was released as the third single from the album on 22 November 2004 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Other countries' releases followed up...
- Stripped
- Outro
Brixton AcademyThe Brixton Academy, currently officially known as the O2 Academy, Brixton, is one of London's leading music venues, nightclubs and theatres. Situated in Brixton, South London, England, the building has hosted a range of leading rock acts since becoming a music venue in 1983...
, London, England, February 3, 2005 to February 5, 2005
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- Sonne
"Sonne" is a song by the German Neue Deutsche Härte group Rammstein. It was the first single released from the then forthcoming album Mutter...
- Rein raus
- Ohne dich
"Ohne dich" is a power ballad by German band Rammstein from the album Reise, Reise. It is seen as expressing mourning over the loss of a loved person. It was released as the third single from the album on 22 November 2004 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Other countries' releases followed up...
- Feuer frei!
"Feuer frei!" is a song by German rock band Rammstein. The song is released as the fifth single from their third album Mutter. The title is from the command to start shooting in German military language, can be compared to "fire at will", or "open fire". Feuer frei! is one of the band's most known...
Club Citta, Tokyo, Japan, June 3, 2005
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- Mein Teil
"Mein Teil" is the first single by the German industrial metal band Rammstein from their fourth album Reise, Reise. The song is inspired by the case of Armin Meiwes and Bernd Jürgen Armando Brandes. In March 2001, in Rotenburg an der Fulda, the two men aged in their 40s met each other, cut off and...
- Du hast
"Du hast" is a song by German Industrial Metal band Rammstein. The song is released as the second single from their second album Sehnsucht. It is also arguably the band's most well known song, with "Feuer frei!" also being said to be their most well known song...
- Los – Trailer
Sport Complex OlympiskiOlympic Stadium, known locally as the Olimpiysky, is a large indoor arena located in Moscow, Russia. It was built for the 1980 Summer Olympics and hosted the basketball and boxing events. A part of the Olimpiysky Sports Complex, it makes up one architectural ensemble with another venue, constructed...
, Moscow, Russia, November 28, 2004
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- Moskau (Special)
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| Live in Nîmes |
Entire Nîmes concert |
- Intro
- Reise, Reise
- Links 2 3 4
- Keine Lust
"Keine Lust" is a song by the German band Rammstein. It was released as a fourth & final single from the album "Reise, Reise" on 28 February 2005 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as a maxi-single, a limited edition digipak single, a 7" Vinyl single, a 12" Vinyl single, and as a two-track...
- Feuer frei!
"Feuer frei!" is a song by German rock band Rammstein. The song is released as the fifth single from their third album Mutter. The title is from the command to start shooting in German military language, can be compared to "fire at will", or "open fire". Feuer frei! is one of the band's most known...
- Asche zu Asche
"Asche zu Asche" is a single by the German band Rammstein, from their first studio album, Herzeleid. The single was included as a "Bonus CD" for the re-released Australian Tour Edition of Sehnsucht, and as a separate CD Single. It contains the 1995 album version of Asche zu Asche, and five live...
- Morgenstern
- Mein Teil
"Mein Teil" is the first single by the German industrial metal band Rammstein from their fourth album Reise, Reise. The song is inspired by the case of Armin Meiwes and Bernd Jürgen Armando Brandes. In March 2001, in Rotenburg an der Fulda, the two men aged in their 40s met each other, cut off and...
- Los
- Du riechst so gut
"Du riechst so gut" was the first single Rammstein released, and the first from the album Herzeleid. It describes a predator seeking its victim and features themes of insanity and obsession in a stalker...
- Benzin
"Benzin" is a song by German rock band Rammstein, released as the first single from their album Rosenrot.In Germany, gasoline is called Benzin . Till has confirmed in an interview that the song Benzin is about the rising gas prices...
- Du hast
"Du hast" is a song by German Industrial Metal band Rammstein. The song is released as the second single from their second album Sehnsucht. It is also arguably the band's most well known song, with "Feuer frei!" also being said to be their most well known song...
- Sehnsucht
- Amerika
"Amerika" is a song performed by German band Rammstein, released as the second single from their album Reise, Reise. It deals with the worldwide dominance of the culture of the United States of America. The song's two verses are sung in German with a chorus in English: We're all living in Amerika,...
- Sonne
- Ich will
"Ich will" is a single by Rammstein. It was originally released in Germany on September 10, 2001. Since it was released the day before the September 11, 2001 attacks, many channels did not air the music video...
|
CD 1
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- Intro
- Reise, Reise
- Links 2 3 4
- Keine Lust
"Keine Lust" is a song by the German band Rammstein. It was released as a fourth & final single from the album "Reise, Reise" on 28 February 2005 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as a maxi-single, a limited edition digipak single, a 7" Vinyl single, a 12" Vinyl single, and as a two-track...
- Feuer frei!
"Feuer frei!" is a song by German rock band Rammstein. The song is released as the fifth single from their third album Mutter. The title is from the command to start shooting in German military language, can be compared to "fire at will", or "open fire". Feuer frei! is one of the band's most known...
- Asche zu Asche
"Asche zu Asche" is a single by the German band Rammstein, from their first studio album, Herzeleid. The single was included as a "Bonus CD" for the re-released Australian Tour Edition of Sehnsucht, and as a separate CD Single. It contains the 1995 album version of Asche zu Asche, and five live...
- Morgenstern
- Mein Teil
"Mein Teil" is the first single by the German industrial metal band Rammstein from their fourth album Reise, Reise. The song is inspired by the case of Armin Meiwes and Bernd Jürgen Armando Brandes. In March 2001, in Rotenburg an der Fulda, the two men aged in their 40s met each other, cut off and...
- Stein um Stein
- Los
CD 2
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- Du riechst so gut
"Du riechst so gut" was the first single Rammstein released, and the first from the album Herzeleid. It describes a predator seeking its victim and features themes of insanity and obsession in a stalker...
- Benzin
"Benzin" is a song by German rock band Rammstein, released as the first single from their album Rosenrot.In Germany, gasoline is called Benzin . Till has confirmed in an interview that the song Benzin is about the rising gas prices...
- Du hast
"Du hast" is a song by German Industrial Metal band Rammstein. The song is released as the second single from their second album Sehnsucht. It is also arguably the band's most well known song, with "Feuer frei!" also being said to be their most well known song...
- Sehnsucht
- Amerika
"Amerika" is a song performed by German band Rammstein, released as the second single from their album Reise, Reise. It deals with the worldwide dominance of the culture of the United States of America. The song's two verses are sung in German with a chorus in English: We're all living in Amerika,...
- Rammstein
"Rammstein" is a song by the German Industrial metal band Rammstein. It is the eleventh and final track on their debut album Herzeleid and was the first song written by the band. It is essentially about the Ramstein airshow disaster...
- Sonne
- Ich will
"Ich will" is a single by Rammstein. It was originally released in Germany on September 10, 2001. Since it was released the day before the September 11, 2001 attacks, many channels did not air the music video...
- Ohne dich
"Ohne dich" is a power ballad by German band Rammstein from the album Reise, Reise. It is seen as expressing mourning over the loss of a loved person. It was released as the third single from the album on 22 November 2004 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Other countries' releases followed up...
- Stripped
- Outro
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| Bonus DVD – Documentaries & Interviews |
| Not present |
- "Anakonda im Netz": 60 min
- "Making of the Album Reise, Reise
Reise, Reise is Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein's fourth studio album. It was released on 27 September 2004 in Germany and followed shortly by its release across Europe. It was released in North America on 16 November 2004...
: 25 min |
Trivia
- The emblem on the front of the package below the Rammstein
Rammstein is a German rock band from Berlin, formed in 1994. The band consists of members Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul H. Landers , Oliver "Ollie" Riedel , Christoph "Doom" Schneider and Christian "Flake" Lorenz...
emblem is identical to that of the 1980 Summer OlympicsThe 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in MoscowMoscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a...
, a possible tribute to the Olympics lead vocalist Till LindemannTill Lindemann is a German musician and poet who is the frontman and lead vocalist for the German rock band Rammstein.-Biography:...
was to compete in.
- Most of the Nîmes footage was taped in the old Arènes, but the close-ups of the band members were filmed during the UK tour.
- The outro is Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Scala & Kolacny Brothers is a Belgian girls' choir, conducted by Stijn Kolacny and accompanied by Steven Kolacny on the piano.Formed in 1996 and winning the Belgian 'Choir of the Year'-contest in 2000, they have made 5 studio albums, starting with On The Rocks in 2002.Most songs are covers of...
's version of Engel.
- Völkerball was nominated for Echo Awards 2007 in the Best DVD category, which was won by Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band who, in the late 1960s, earned recognition for their psychedelic and space rock music, and in the 1970s, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. Pink Floyd's work is marked by philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album cover art,...
's Pulse.
Personnel
- Till Lindemann
Till Lindemann is a German musician and poet who is the frontman and lead vocalist for the German rock band Rammstein.-Biography:...
- vocalsSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist...
- Richard Z. Kruspe - Lead Guitars, backing vocals
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
- Paul Landers
Paul H. Landers is a German musician, notable as the rhythm-guitarist for the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.-Early life:...
- Rhythm Guitars, backing vocalsA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
- Oliver Riedel
Oliver "Ollie" Riedel is a German musician, notable for being the Bassist for the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.-Early years:...
- Bass GuitarThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
, backing vocalsA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
on 'Stein Um Stein' and 'Sehnsucht'
- Christoph Schneider
Christoph "Doom" Schneider is a German musician. He is a drummer in the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.-Early life:...
- drumsA drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person . The term "drum kit" first became used in the 1700s in Britain...
- Christian Lorenz
Christian "Flake" Lorenz , sometimes called "Doktor Lorenz") is a German musician, notable as the keyboardist for the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. He is also known for his role in the band Feeling B.-Early years:...
- keyboardsA keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organs as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
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