You have to win Zweikampf is the sixth studio album released by the German rock band Sportfreunde Stiller

Sportfreunde Stiller

Sportfreunde Stiller is a German antifascist rock band from Germering, near Munich, in Bavaria.The band was founded in 1996 by Peter "Balboa" Brugger , Florian "Rakete" Weber , and Rüdiger "Rüde" Linhof . They took their original name, Stiller, from their former football manager, Hans Stiller, at...

. It was released on May 19, 2006, only a few weeks before the opening of the 2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

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 that was being hosted in Germany. The album is a concept album

Concept album

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 focused around Association football. Football has featured prominently in the band previous releases (cf. "10:1", So wie einst Real Madrid), but this was their first album with solely football-related tracks.

While Herbert Grönemeyer

Herbert Grönemeyer

Herbert Grönemeyer is a German musician and actor, popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He starred as war correspondent Lieutenant Werner in Wolfgang Petersen's movie Das Boot, but later concentrated on his musical career...

's "Zeit, dass sich was dreht" was the official World Cup theme song, the single "'54, '74, '90, 2006" became a fan hymn for the German World Cup squad

Germany national football team

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 and was a number one hit in Germany. The song commemorates German championships in the 1954

1954 FIFA World Cup

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, 1974

1974 FIFA World Cup

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, and 1990

1990 FIFA World Cup

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 World Cups. After Germany lost in the semi-final against Italy

Italy national football team

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 on July 4, 2006, the song was reworked as "'54, '74, '90, 2010" in anticipation of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup

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 in South Africa

South Africa

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Track list

1. Unser Freund Ist Aus Leder
2. Pogo in Togo
3. 54, '74, '90, 2006
4. Eine Liebe, Die Nie Endet
5. Nix Geht Mehr
6. Budenzauber
7. Die Frisur von Björn Borg
8. Dem Fritz Sein Wetter
9. Come Sara?
10. Mag Tischtennis!
11. All Die Schlachten, Die Wir Schlagen