Laune der Natur ("Whim of Nature") is the sixteenth studio album by German band Die Toten Hosen. It was produced by Vincent Sorg and released both as a single and a double album together with the album Learning English Lesson Two on May 5, 2017 on the band's own label JKP. The additional album Learning English Lesson Two contains cover versions in English only and is not available separately.[2]

Laune der Natur
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)
GenrePunk, rock[1]
Length49:51
LabelJKP
ProducerVincent Sorg, Tobias Kuhn
Die Toten Hosen chronology
Entartete Musik – Willkommen in Deutschland
(2013)
Laune der Natur
(2017)
Das Laune der Natour-Finale
(2019)
Singles from Laune der Natur
  1. "Unter den Wolken"
    Released: 7 April 2017
  2. "Wannsee"
    Released: 7 July 2017
  3. "Alles passiert"
    Released: 5 November 2017
  4. "Laune der Natur"
    Released: 4 May 2018

Tracklist

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Laune der Natur contains 15 German-language titles that deal with the death, loss and transience of relationships. As with the previous studio album Ballast der Republik, some of the lyrics are a collaboration between Campino, the band's front man, and the hip-hop musician Marteria. The music title Unter den Wolken was added to the album as the first single in April 2017.

  1. Urknall ("Big Bang") – 2:28 (Musik: Michael Breitkopf, Andreas Meurer /Text: Campino, Marteria)
  2. Alles mit nach Hause ("Everything Home") – 3:18 (Andreas von Holst, Vincent Sorg / Campino)
  3. Wannsee – 3:04 (von Holst, Sorg, Meurer / Campino, Marteria)
  4. Unter den Wolken ("Below the Clouds") – 3:34 (Andreas von Holst / Campino, Marteria)
  5. Pop & Politik ("Pop & Politics") – 2:53 (Tobias Kuhn, Campino / Campino)
  6. Laune der Natur ("Mood of Nature") – 3:25 (Campino, Marteria / Jadu Laciny, Marteria, Campino)
  7. Energie ("Energy") – 2:47 (Campino, Breitkopf / Marteria, Campino)
  8. Alles passiert ("Everything happens") – 4:07 (Meurer, Sorg, Meurer / Campino, Marteria)
  9. Die Schöne und das Biest ("The Beauty and the Beast") – 3:30 (Campino / Campino, Marteria)
  10. Eine Handvoll Erde ("A handful of soil") – 4:40 (Andreas von Holst, Meurer / Campino)
  11. Wie viele Jahre (Hasta la Muerte) ("How many Years (until Death)")– 3:14 (Breitkopf / Campino)
  12. ICE nach Düsseldorf ("ICE to Düsseldorf") – 2:10 (Meurer, Kuhn / Campino)
  13. Geisterhaus ("Haunted House") – 3:14 (von Holst / Campino, Marteria)
  14. Lass los ("Let go") – 3:28 (Breitkopf / Campino)
  15. Kein Grund zur Traurigkeit ("No Reason for Sadness") – 3:59 (Wolfgang Rohde and Cäpt’n Suurbier)

Personnel

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  • Campino – vocals
  • Andreas von Holst – electric guitar
  • Michael Breitkopf – electric guitar
  • Andreas Meurer – bass guitar
  • Vom Ritchie – drums

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[3] Gold 7,500
Germany (BVMI)[4] 2× Platinum 400,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[5] Gold 10,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "DIE TOTEN HOSEN- "Laune der Natur" – laut.de – News". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  2. ^ "Die Toten Hosen: Neue Single "Unter Den Wolken" – laut.de – News". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  3. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Die Toten Hosen – Laune der Natur" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Die Toten Hosen; 'Laune der Natur')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Laune der Natur')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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