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Amerika

Release date: 6th September 2004

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Released in September 2004 as the second single from Rammstein's fourth album 'Reise, Reise', 'Amerika' is a satirical commentary on American cultural dominance and the misconceptions surrounding the American utopia. The track peaked at number two in Germany and entered the top five in Austria, Denmark, and Switzerland. The song's bilingual construction, verses in German, chorus in English, mirrors its subject. Rammstein adopt the voice of cultural imperialism itself, the lyrics listing Coca-Cola, Mickey Mouse, and Santa Claus as exports, the refrain 'We're all living in Amerika' delivered as both observation and complaint. The band frame the track explicitly as critique rather than celebration, the bridge insisting 'This is not a love song'. The irony extends to form: Rammstein sing largely in German but switch to English for the chorus, the very act of code-switching a small concession to the globalised pop grammar the song interrogates. The final verse adds 'sometimes war' to the list of American exports, the understatement doing more work than volume.

"Amerika" is a single by Rammstein, released 6th September 2004. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Rammstein.

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Lyrics

Amerika

We're all living in Amerika
Amerika ist wunderbar
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika, Amerika
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika ist wunderbar
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika, Amerika
Wenn getanzt wird, will ich führen
Auch wenn ihr euch alleine dreht
Lasst euch ein wenig kontrollieren
Ich zeige euch, wie es richtig geht
Wir bilden einen lieben Reigen
Die Freiheit spielt auf allen Geigen
Musik kommt aus dem Weißen Haus
Und vor Paris steht Micky Maus

We're all living in Amerika
Amerika ist wunderbar
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika, Amerika
Ich kenne Schritte, die sehr nützen
Und werde euch vor Fehltritt schützen
Und wer nicht tanzen will am Schluss
Weiß noch nicht, dass er tanzen muss
Wir bilden einen lieben Reigen
Ich werde euch die Richtung zeigen
Nach Afrika kommt Santa Claus
Und vor Paris steht Micky Maus
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika ist wunderbar
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika, Amerika
We're all living in Amerika
Coca-Cola, Wonderbra
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika, Amerika
This is not a love song
This is not a love song
I don't sing my mother tongue
No, this is not a love song

We're all living in Amerika
Amerika ist wunderbar
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika, Amerika
We're all living in Amerika
Coca-Cola, sometimes war
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika, Amerika

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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Christian Lorenz, Christoph Schneider, Oliver Riedel, Paul Landers, Richard Z. Kruspe, Till Lindemann
    Lyricist
    Christian Lorenz, Christoph Schneider, Oliver Riedel, Paul Landers, Richard Z. Kruspe, Till Lindemann
    Composer
    Christian Lorenz, Christoph Schneider, Oliver Riedel, Paul Landers, Richard Z. Kruspe, Till Lindemann
    Producer
    Jacob Hellner, Rammstein
    Engineer
    Ulf Kruckenberg
    Bass
    Oliver Riedel
    Drums
    Christoph Schneider
    Guitar
    Paul Landers, Richard Z. Kruspe
    Keyboards
    Christian Lorenz
    Vocals
    Till Lindemann
    Choir
    Canzonetta Kinderchor, Kammerchor Cantamus Dresden
    Choir Arranger
    Sven Helbig
    Choir Conductor
    Andreas Pabst
    Mastering Engineer
    Howie Weinberg, Svante Forsbäck
    Mixing Engineer
    Stefan Glaumann
    Programmer
    Florian Ammon
    Recording Engineer
    Ulf Kruckenberg
    Video Director
    Jörn Heitmann
    Video Director Of Photography
    Bernd Wondollek
    Video Editor
    Patrick Wilfert
    Video Producer
    Alex Kiening, Ingo Georgi
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