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Engel (song)

"Engel" (German for "Angel" or "Angels") is a song by German Industrial metal band Rammstein. It was released in April 1997 as the first single from their second album, Sehnsucht. The female part of song's chorus is sung by Christiane "Bobo" Hebold of the German pop band Bobo in White Wooden Houses. An English version of "Engel" can be found on US special editions of Sehnsucht. According to an interview,[1] keyboardist Christian Lorenz came up with the main riff for this song on a synthesizer along with a whistle melody.

"Engel"
Single by Rammstein
from the album Sehnsucht
B-side
  • "Sehnsucht"
  • "Rammstein"
  • "Feuerräder"
  • "Wilder Wein"
Released1 April 1997
Recorded1996–1997
StudioTemple (Mistra, Malta)
GenreIndustrial metal
Length4:24
LabelMotor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rammstein singles chronology
"Seemann"
(1996) 		"Engel"
(1997) 		"Du hast"
(1997)
Engel Fan-Edition cover
Music video
"Engel" on YouTube

Music video

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While Lindemann, Schneider and Flake are in the audience, Paul Landers can be seen taking Schneider's place by playing the drums and Kruspe and Riedel are seen singing. The video references the 1996 film, From Dusk till Dawn.

Live performances

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A regular during the Sehnsucht tour, it was used as the last song of the main set in non-festival concerts. In the first months of the Mutter (2001) tour, "Engel" appeared in the setlists sporadically, but became a regular again in November, and continued as the last song of the main set until the end of the tour.

When performed on stage, flames were shot into the air, and Schneider's drumsticks would shoot sparks. In the "Live aus Berlin" shows, Bobo joined Rammstein to sing her parts from inside a flaming cage, instead of the usual pre-recorded chorus used in most of the shows. Having been excluded in the entire Reise, Reise tour, "Engel" returned to the setlists as the closing song of the Liebe ist für alle da tour, taking place during 2009 and 2011. This time around, vocalist Till Lindemann sang the chorus instead of Bobo's pre-recorded lines. For the pyrotechnics, Lindemann wears a set of angel wings that shoot flames from the tips and have sparks go off along them.[2] "Engel" was the penultimate song on the setlist during the Made in Germany 1995-2011 tour, and the tour in 2016.

 
Engel in the LIFAD Tour
 
Rammstein playing "Engel" in Minsk, Belarus

In other media

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The song was used during the end credits of the 1997 film, Mortal Kombat Annihilation, and also appears on its soundtrack.

Track listings

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Single

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All lyrics by Till Lindemann.

  1. Engel - 4:23 (music: Christian Lorenz)
  2. Sehnsucht - 4:02 (music: Richard Kruspe, Christian Lorenz)
  3. Rammstein (Eskimos & Egypt Radio Edit) - 3:40 (music: Richard Kruspe)
  4. Rammstein (Eskimos & Egypt Instrumental Edit) - 3:32
  5. Rammstein - 4:25

Fan-Edition

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A second single called Engel (Fan-Edition) was released on 23 May 1997.[3] It includes different track listing from the original and a different artwork, showing singer Till Lindemann.

  1. Engel (Extended Version) - 4:34
  2. Feuerräder (Live Demo Version 1994) - 4:47
  3. Wilder Wein (Demo Version 1994) - 5:41
  4. Rammstein (Eskimos & Egypt Instrumental) - 3:27

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[13] Gold 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Flake - Mein Leben (English subtitles!!!) Part 2 of 3, 27 July 2012, retrieved 2022-12-14
  2. ^ nasbootlegs (5 February 2010). "RAMMSTEIN - Engel + Final live London 2010 Wembley Arena". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Rammstein – Engel [Fan-Edition] (1997, CD)". Discogs. 23 May 1997.
  4. ^ "Rammstein – Engel" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 20. June 21, 1997. p. 10. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Rammstein – Engel" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Rammstein – Engel". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Rammstein – Engel". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  9. ^ "2023 21-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1997". austriancharts.at. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  11. ^ "1997 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 52. 27 December 1997. p. 7. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  13. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rammstein; 'Engel')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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