In aller Stille
Encyclopedia
In aller Stille is the eleventh studio album
by the German
punk
band Die Toten Hosen
. It's the first studio album in 4 years. The cover was designed by Dirk Rudolph. The central theme for this album is energy
.
The album was released in 3 versions:
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2009: "Alles was war
"
2009: "Auflösen
"
2009: "Ertrinken"
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|Germany
|3x Gold
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by 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...
punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Die Toten Hosen
Die Toten Hosen
Die Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Düsseldorf. They have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany.The band's name literally means "The Dead Pants" in English, although the phrase "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "nothing going on" or "boring"...
. It's the first studio album in 4 years. The cover was designed by Dirk Rudolph. The central theme for this album is energy
Energy
In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
.
The album was released in 3 versions:
- Standard Edition - regular CD
- Limited Edition - CD + DVD:
- "Innen alles neu - Wie alles anfing" (Inside all new - How it all started) - a documentary
- "StromStrom (song)"Strom" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the first single and the lead track from the album In aller Stille."Strom" can be described as the "soul" of the album, because its theme, energy, is also the main theme of the album. It's lyrically a comeback-song and an introduction to the album.The...
" video - Vinyl, hand-signed by the band, limited to 2000 units
Track listing
- "StromStrom (song)"Strom" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the first single and the lead track from the album In aller Stille."Strom" can be described as the "soul" of the album, because its theme, energy, is also the main theme of the album. It's lyrically a comeback-song and an introduction to the album.The...
" (CurrentElectric currentElectric current is a flow of electric charge through a medium.This charge is typically carried by moving electrons in a conductor such as wire...
) (Frege/Frege) − 2:48 - "Innen alles neu" (Inside all new) (Meurer/Frege) − 2:57
- "Disco" (Frege/Frege) − 3:22
- "Teil von mir" (Part of me) (von Holst/Frege) − 3:00
- "AuflösenAuflösen"Auflösen" is a song by Die Toten Hosen, namely a duet between Campino and Birgit Minichmayr. It's the third single and the eighth track from the album In aller Stille....
" (Break up) (Frege/Frege, Minichmayr) − 3:19 (duet with Birgit MinichmayrBirgit MinichmayrBirgit Minichmayr is an Austrian actress and singer born in Linz, Austria. Birgit Minichmayr studied drama at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna.-Career:...
) - "Leben ist tödlich" (Life is deadly) (Meurer/Frege) − 3:26
- "Ertrinken" (Drowning) (Breitkopf/Frege, Weitholz) − 4:13
- "Alles was warAlles was war"Alles was war" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the second single and the eighth track from the album In aller Stille. The release was initially planned for February 27th, but moved to February 20...
" (All that was) (Breitkopf/Frege) − 3:05 - "Pessimist" (Breitkopf/Frege) − 2:47
- "Wir bleiben stumm" (We stay silent) (von Holst/Frege) − 3:33
- "Die letzte Schlacht" (The final battle) (von Holst, Meurer/Frege) − 3:03
- "Tauschen gegen dich" (Trade for you) (von Holst/Steingen, Frege) − 3:16
- "Angst" (Fear) (von Holst/Frege) − 3:12
Musicload bonus track
- "Das ist vorbei" (It's over) − 3:26
Singles
2008: "StromStrom (song)
"Strom" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the first single and the lead track from the album In aller Stille."Strom" can be described as the "soul" of the album, because its theme, energy, is also the main theme of the album. It's lyrically a comeback-song and an introduction to the album.The...
"
2009: "Alles was war
Alles was war
"Alles was war" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the second single and the eighth track from the album In aller Stille. The release was initially planned for February 27th, but moved to February 20...
"
2009: "Auflösen
Auflösen
"Auflösen" is a song by Die Toten Hosen, namely a duet between Campino and Birgit Minichmayr. It's the third single and the eighth track from the album In aller Stille....
"
2009: "Ertrinken"
Personnel
- Campino - vocals
- Andreas von Holst (Kuddel) - guitarGuitarThe 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...
- Michael Breitkopf (Breiti) - guitar
- Andreas Meurer (Andi) - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Stephen George Ritchie (Vom) - drums
- Raphael Zweifel - celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
on 5, 12 - Hans Steingen - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
, string instrumentString instrumentA string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones...
s - Birgit MinichmayrBirgit MinichmayrBirgit Minichmayr is an Austrian actress and singer born in Linz, Austria. Birgit Minichmayr studied drama at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna.-Career:...
- vocals on 5
Charts
| Year | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 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.... |
3 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2008) | Rank |
|---|---|
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
40 |
| Chart (2009) | Rank |
|---|---|
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
44 |
Certifications
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! Country
! Certification
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
(sales thresholds)
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|Germany
Bundesverband Musikindustrie
The Bundesverband Musikindustrie or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 350 labels and music industry related enterprises....
|3x Gold