Rebell is a song

Song

In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...

 by German punk rock

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 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...

. It's the ninth track and the fourth and final single from their 1998 album 13

13 (Die Ärzte album)

13 is the eighth studio album by Die Ärzte, counting "Debil" as the first, released on May 25, 1998. It is their most successful album. The 13th track, "Männer sind Schweine", is their most successful single....

. The song is about the rebellious attitude of adolescents, which it criticises ironically

Sarcasm

Sarcasm is “a sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt.” Though irony and understatement is usually the immediate context, most authorities distinguish sarcasm from irony; however, others argue that sarcasm may or often does involve irony or employs...

 at times.

The video

The video is in greyscale and shows the band singing the song, while the lyrics appear on the screen in red.

Track listing

1. Rebell (Urlaub) - 3:52
2. Punk ist... (Götz Alsmann Band feat. 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...
   
   ) (Felsenheimer) - 3:23
3. Backpfeifengesicht (Urlaub) - 2:24
4. Alles für dich (Urlaub) - 4:11

B-sides

• The original Die Ärzte version of "Punk ist..." (germ.
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  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...
  
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  13 (Die Ärzte album)
  13 is the eighth studio album by Die Ärzte, counting "Debil" as the first, released on May 25, 1998. It is their most successful album. The 13th track, "Männer sind Schweine", is their most successful single....
  
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• Backpfeifengesicht (germ.
  German language
  German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
  
   Slapface) is about a repulsive man.
• Alles für dich (germ.
  German language
  German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
  
   Everything for you) is a humorous song about wanting to marry somebody and promising a lot for her (not crossing the reality line).

Charts

Year	Country	Position
1999	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...	42