Geräusch is a studio album by 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...

. The album was sold on two CDs

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, which look like LPs

LP album

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. The package is designed, using upside-down techniques, to make it difficult to decide which of the covers is the front.

The track "Schneller leben" is titled "Oje, was singen Die denn da? AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHH" (Oh dear, what are they singing?) in CD-Text

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Track listing

Schwarzes Geräusch ("Black noise")

1. "Als ich den Punk erfand..." ("When I invented punk...") (Felsenheimer, Urlaub) – 1:53
   • "Hände innen" ("Hands inside") (Urlaub) is hidden in the pregap of this song, starting at -3:59
2. "System" (Urlaub) - 2:44
3. "T-Error" (González/González, Blitz) – 3:37
4. "Nicht allein" ("Not alone") (Urlaub) - 5:19
5. "Dinge von denen
   Dinge von denen
   "Dinge von denen" [Things of which] is a song by Die Ärzte. It's the fifth track on CD1 and the second single from their 2003 album Geräusch. It's about not wanting to hear of others doing wrong and/or gross things.- The video :...
   
   " ("Things of which") (González/González, Blitz) - 3:57
6. "Der Grund" ("The reason") (Felsenheimer) - 2:54
7. "Geisterhaus" ("Ghost house") (González/González, Blitz) – 3:49
8. "Ein Mann" ("A man") (Urlaub) – 2:18
9. "Anders als beim letzten Mal" ("Different from last time") (Urlaub) – 4:17
10. "Ruhig angehn" ("Takin' it calmly") (Felsenheimer) – 3:24
11. "Jag älskar Sverige!" (Swedish
    Swedish language
    Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
    
    : "I love Sweden!") (Urlaub) – 3:40
12. "Richtig schön evil" ("Really quite evil") (Felsenheimer) – 3:21
13. "Schneller leben" ("Live faster") (Urlaub) – 3:03

Rotes Geräusch ("Red noise")

1. "Unrockbar
   Unrockbar
   "Unrockbar" is a punk song by Die Ärzte. It's the first track on CD2 and the first single from their 2003 album Geräusch. It's about a man, whose girlfriend doesn't like rock....
   
   " ("Unrockable" (rough translation)) (Urlaub) – 4:01
2. "Deine Schuld
   Deine Schuld
   "Deine Schuld" [Your fault] is a song by Die Ärzte. It's the second track on CD2 and the fourth single from their 2003 album Geräusch. It's a politically critical song about not doing something to make the world better.- The video :...
   
   " ("Your fault") (Urlaub) – 3:35
3. "Lovepower" (González/González, Blitz) – 2:32
4. "Der Tag" ("The day") (Urlaub) – 3:48
5. "Die Nacht" ("The night") (Felsenheimer) – 5:02
6. "Nichts in der Welt
   Nichts in der Welt
   "Nichts in der Welt" is a song by Die Ärzte. It is the sixth track on CD2 and the third single from their 2003 album Geräusch...
   
   " ("Nothing in the world") (Urlaub) – 3:47
7. "Die klügsten Männer der Welt
   Die klügsten Männer der Welt
   "Die klügsten Männer der Welt" [The wisest men in the world] is a song by Die Ärzte. It's the seventh track on CD2 and the fifth single from their 2003 album Geräusch. It's a sarcastic ode to politicians. The CD-single features a computer game "Päcman" and also the video.- The video :Bela B...
   
   " ("The wisest men in the world") (Felsenheimer) – 3:58
8. "Piercing" (González/González, Blitz) – 4:17
9. "Besserwisserboy" ("Knowitallboy") (Urlaub) – 3:41
10. "Anti-Zombie" (González/González, Blitz) – 4:09
11. "Pro-Zombie" (Urlaub) – 2:08
12. "WAMMW" (short for "Wenn alle Männer Mädchen wären" - "If all men were girls") (Urlaub) – 1:51
13. "NichtWissen" ("NotKnowing") (Felsenheimer) – 4:59

Singles

• 2003: "Unrockbar
  Unrockbar
  "Unrockbar" is a punk song by Die Ärzte. It's the first track on CD2 and the first single from their 2003 album Geräusch. It's about a man, whose girlfriend doesn't like rock....
  
  "
• 2003: "Dinge von denen
  Dinge von denen
  "Dinge von denen" [Things of which] is a song by Die Ärzte. It's the fifth track on CD1 and the second single from their 2003 album Geräusch. It's about not wanting to hear of others doing wrong and/or gross things.- The video :...
  
  "
• 2004: "Nichts in der Welt
  Nichts in der Welt
  "Nichts in der Welt" is a song by Die Ärzte. It is the sixth track on CD2 and the third single from their 2003 album Geräusch...
  
  "
• 2004: "Deine Schuld
  Deine Schuld
  "Deine Schuld" [Your fault] is a song by Die Ärzte. It's the second track on CD2 and the fourth single from their 2003 album Geräusch. It's a politically critical song about not doing something to make the world better.- The video :...
  
  "
• 2004: "Die klügsten Männer der Welt
  Die klügsten Männer der Welt
  "Die klügsten Männer der Welt" [The wisest men in the world] is a song by Die Ärzte. It's the seventh track on CD2 and the fifth single from their 2003 album Geräusch. It's a sarcastic ode to politicians. The CD-single features a computer game "Päcman" and also the video.- The video :Bela B...
  
  "

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
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  , 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
• Celina Bostic - additional vocals on 4 (CD2)
• Gunter Gabriel - additional vocals on 9 (CD2)
• Martin Klempnow - additional vocals on 10 (CD2)

Charts

Land	Chart position
Germany 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...	1
Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	2
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	7