"Ohne dich" is a power ballad by 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...

 band Rammstein

Rammstein

Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche Härte 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...

 from the album Reise, Reise

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...

. 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 (peaking at #12), Switzerland and Austria. Other countries' releases followed up from that date. It follows a slow, even romantic ballad style. The central motif is 'Without you, I cannot be..., With you, I am alone also...'

Live story

The song debuted live in its beta version in 2000, in a concert just for members of the fan club http://rammsteinniccage.com/concerts/shows/041600.html. After that, it was dropped during the 2001-2002 Mutter tour.
It returned to the setlists for the 2004-2005 Reise, Reise tour, in which it was played in almost every concert, exceptions being festivals. Usually, sparks would rain over Till Lindemann during the final chorus.
In those of the live shows that Apocalyptica

Apocalyptica

Apocalyptica is a band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 1993. The band is composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso and drummer Mikko Sirén...

 was the support act, they played the cellos in the song. The song wasn't played in the Liebe Ist Für Alle Da tour, but it reappared for the Made In Germany 1995 - 2011 tour

Video

The video was filmed in the Kaun Valley and on the Großglockner in Tyrol, 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...

. It shows the band climbing in the mountains when Rammstein's vocalist Till Lindemann

Till Lindemann

Till Lindemann is a German musician, actor and poet who is the frontman for the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.-Biography:...

 falls and gets badly hurt. The song then ends while the band sits in the tent and Till, with gangrene

Gangrene

Gangrene is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition that arises when a considerable mass of body tissue dies . This may occur after an injury or infection, or in people suffering from any chronic health problem affecting blood circulation. The primary cause of gangrene is reduced blood...

 eating away at his injured leg, longingly watches up on a mountain peak. The music starts again as the band starts to climb the mountain, carrying Till on their shoulders. In the end, they reach the mountain peak, Till takes a look around and dies satisfied.

Track listing

1. Ohne dich (Album Edit) - 4:31
2. Ohne dich (Mina Harker's Version) Remix
   Remix
   A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
   
    by Laibach
   Laibach (band)
   Laibach is a Slovenian avant-garde music group associated with industrial, martial, and neo-classical musical styles. Laibach formed June 1, 1980 in Trbovlje, Slovenia . Laibach represents the music wing of the Neue Slowenische Kunst art collective, of which it was a founding member in 1984...
   
   - 4:09
3. Ohne dich (Sacred Mix) Remix
   Remix
   A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
   
    by sven helbig
   Sven Helbig
   Sven Helbig is a German composer, director and music producer.- Bio :In 1996, Sven Helbig and hornist Markus Rindt founded the Dresden Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra is specialized in new, symphonic music in unusual productions and was the first European symphony orchestra to exclusively...
   
   - 4:34
4. Ohne dich (Schiller
   Schiller (band)
   Schiller is the main project of Christopher von Deylen , a German musician, composer and producer. He won the ECHO award in 2002 for the Best Dance Single of the Year.. Schiller has sold over 7 million albums worldwide.Christopher Von Deylen does not provide vocals for any of his compositions...
   
    Mix) - 5:22
5. Ohne dich (Under Byen
   Under byen
   ' is a Danish band founded in 1995 mainly by Katrine Stochholm and Henriette Sennenvaldt. is known for producing their own unorthodox interpretation of rock. They rarely use guitars. Instead their soundscape is dominated by piano, cello, violin, electrically distorted saw, organ, drums and...
   
    Remix) - 5:48
6. Ohne dich (Beta Version) - 4:23
   • A 2-track CD and pock-it CD were released featuring "Ohne dich (Album Edit)" and "Ohne dich (Mina Harker's Version)".

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Austria	38
Denmark	17
Finland	13
Germany	12
The Netherlands	30
Switzerland	42