1, 2, 3, 4, – Bullenstaat! [1, 2, 3, 4, – Cop state

Police state

A police state is one in which the government exercises rigid and repressive controls over the social, economic and political life of the population...

!] is an EP by Die Ärzte. This EP was only sold at concerts. It features some live punk-song covers and a faster version of "Paul". The band's name on the cover reads "die Ärezte" and in the booklet "eure Ärezteh!!" [your Ärezteh!!]. All of the songs were later released as bonus tracks on "5, 6, 7, 8 – Bullenstaat!".

Track listing

1. Lest die Pravda (12XU) [Read Pravda
   Pravda
   Pravda was a leading newspaper of the Soviet Union and an official organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party between 1912 and 1991....
   
   ] (Gilbert, Lewis, Newman, Gotobed) – 1:20 (Wire
   Wire (band)
   Wire are an English rock band, formed in London in October 1976 by Colin Newman , Graham Lewis , Bruce Gilbert , and Robert Gotobed...
   
   )
2. Ihr Helden [You heroes] (Peter Blümer) – 1:26 (Hass)
3. I Hate Hitler (Stephane Larsson) – 0:40 (Buttocks)
4. Samen im Darm [Semen in bowel] (Michael Reimann, Frank Bekedorf, Frank Schrader, Thomas Tier) – 3:03 (Cretins)
5. BGS [Bundesgrenzschutz
   Bundesgrenzschutz
   Bundesgrenzschutz was the first federal police organization in Western Germany after World War II permitted by the Allied occupation authorities. In July 2005, the BGS was renamed Bundespolizei to reflect its transition to a multi-faceted police agency.It was established in 1951...
   
    – Federal Border Guard/Federal riot police] (Stephane Larsson) – 1:04 (Buttocks)
6. Kein Problem [No problem] (Illing, Horst/Wehmer, Ernst, August) – 2:58 (Rotzkotz)
7. Tittenfetischisten [Titsfetishists] (Brutal Glöckel Terror) – 0:16 (Brutal Glöckel Terror)
8. Paul (Urlaub) – 3:00
9. So froh [So happy] (DP/Timo Bluck, Detlef Diederichsen) – 0:25 (Ede & die Zimmermänner)

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
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  , vocals
• Bela Felsenheimer – drums, vocals
• Rodrigo González – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , vocals