"Schrei nach Liebe" is a punk

Punk rock

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 song 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...

. It is the second track and the first single from their 1993 album Die Bestie in Menschengestalt

Die Bestie in Menschengestalt

Die Bestie in Menschengestalt is the tenth album by German Punk rock band Die Ärzte, counting Uns geht's prima... as their first album...

. It is one of the best known political anthems and anti-fascist songs in Germany

Germany

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content and music style

The verses tell the story of a fictional right-wing extremist, who get's insulted. Excerpts from the songs lyrics (with English translation):

German: „Du bist wirklich saudumm […] Alles muss man dir erklären, weil du wirklich gar nichts weißt…“

English: "You are really stupid […] Everything has to be explained to you, because you really don't know anything…"

In the chorus the insults go further:

German: „Deine Gewalt ist nur ein stummer Schrei nach Liebe […] Du hast nie gelernt dich zu artikulieren. Deine Eltern hatten niemals für dich Zeit“.

English: "Your violence is just a silent cry for love […] You never learned to express yourself. Your parents never had time for you".

The chorus ends with "Arschloch", which is German for Asshole.

Music video

In the beginning three men wielding a chainsaw, an axe and something on a chain, with evil glints in their eyes, walk towards a church. Two children, one of them dark-skinned, run inside the church and hide under coffins. The weapon-wielding men find two old women and a man (Rod) sitting inside the church as Farin and Bela B. rise from the coffins and start to read the fascist morals. The three men are stunned by what they are told and their tough exterior shell breaks. In the end of the song, the two children who had run in to find sanctuary in the church clean their faces, removing the make-up which had ringed their eyes.

Track listing

1. "Wenn es Abend wird" (Farin Urlaub) - 6:30
2. "Schrei nach Liebe" (Felsenheimer, Farin Urlaub) - 4:13

Maxi

1. "Wenn es Abend wird" (Farin Urlaub) - 6:30
2. "Schrei nach Liebe" (Felsenheimer, Farin Urlaub) - 4:13
3. "Felicita" (De Stefanie, Gino, Farina, Dario/Minellono, Christiano) - 0:52
4. "Ja (Demo)" (Farin Urlaub) - 2:38

B-sides

• "Wenn es Abend wird" ("When the evening comes") is from Die Bestie in Menschengestalt
  Die Bestie in Menschengestalt
  Die Bestie in Menschengestalt is the tenth album by German Punk rock band Die Ärzte, counting Uns geht's prima... as their first album...
  
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• "Felicita" (Italian
  Italian language
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  : "Joy") is sung in Italian, a parody cover of the song by Al Bano and Romina Power
  Al Bano and Romina Power
  Al Bano and Romina Power were an Italian pop music duo formed by then-married couple Albano Carrisi and Romina Power. They are best known for their songs "Felicità", "Sempre sempre", "Nostalgia Canaglia", and "Libertà"...
  
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• "Ja" (Portuguese
  Portuguese language
  Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
  
  : "By now") is sung in Portuguese.

Charts

Year	Country	Position
1993	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...	9
1993	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...	6