Shtil (Calm)

"Shtil"
Single by Aria feat. Udo Dirkschneider
from the album Shtil
Released	2001
Format	CD
Recorded	2001
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	4:50 minutes

"Shtil" (Russian: Штиль, lit. "Calm") is a song by the Russian band Aria from the 2001 album Himera.

History

The song was originally recorded for a Tribute to Harley Davidson and the title is a duet between Valery Kipelov and Udo Dirkschneider. The title is based on Jack London's short story "Francis Spaight" and tells about a ship crew that is lost at sea and starved to cannibalism.

Track listing

1. "Shtil (Штиль)"

Personnel

• Music is by Vitaly Dubinin
• Lyrics by Margarita Pushkina.

Till Lindemann and Richard Z. Kruspe version

"Schtiel"
Single by Till Lindemann and Richard Z. Kruspe
Released	August 30, 2003
Format	CD
Recorded	2003
Genre	Neue Deutsche Härte Industrial metal
Length	5:12
Label	Motor
Producer	Richard Z. Kruspe

Till Lindemann and Richard Z. Kruspe (vocalist and guitarist of German industrial metal band Rammstein, respectively) covered the song and released it as a single. Till sang the song completely in the original Russian.

History

It was released as a single with 400 copies for the 2003 Harley Party in Moscow, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Harley Davidson motorbikes. It was re-titled "Schtiel", so as to be pronounced properly in German, the language in which most of Rammstein’s songs are written.

Track listing

1. "Schtiel"

Personnel

• Till Lindemann – lead vocals, drums
• Richard Z. Kruspe – guitars, bass guitars, backing vocals