Seemann (Rammstein song)

For other uses, see Seemann (disambiguation).

"Seemann"
Single by Rammstein
from the album Herzeleid
Released	8 January 1996
Recorded	Polar Studios, Stockholm, 1995
Length	4:48
Label	Motor
Songwriter(s)	Richard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Till Lindemann, Christian Lorenz, Oliver Riedel, Christoph Schneider
Producer(s)	Jacob Hellner Carl-Michael Herlöffson
Rammstein singles chronology
"Du riechst so gut" (1995) "Seemann" (1996) "Engel" (1997)

"Seemann" is a song by Rammstein, released as the second single from their LP Herzeleid. Its translation is "Seaman" or "Sailor".

The video shows Schneider, Riedel, Landers and Kruspe pulling a boat through the sand, with Lindemann and Flake, who's wearing a plague doctor mask, inside. Later, they decide to keelhaul Lindemann, still singing. The boat winds up in flames. The video is intertwined with shots of a woman, alternately dressed in a white robe and black clothing.

Track listing

1. "Seemann" - 4:48
2. "Der Meister" - 4:10
3. "Rammstein In The House (Timewriter-RMX)" – 6:26

Live performances

The first known performance of the song is from the New Year's Eve 1994-1995 concert in Saalfeld, Germany. It was probably played at every date of the Herzeleid tour. In the Sehnsucht tour, during this song, Flake (keyboard) usually sat in a small inflatable boat and sailed over the crowd who waves and bring the boat back to the stage after a short tour. This stunt is now performed in Haifisch instead of Seemann. Never played in the Mutter or Reise, Reise tours, Seemann was probably last played on 23 June 1999 in Los Angeles, California. Ten years later the song returned only on a few concerts during the 'Liebe ist für alle da' Tour. Seemann returned as a constant song for the Festival Tour of 2016 and 2017.

Apocalyptica cover

"Seemann"
File:Seemann300.jpg
Single by Apocalyptica featuring Nina Hagen
from the album Reflections
Released	6 October 2003
Genre	Cello rock
Label	Universal
Songwriter(s)	Rammstein
Apocalyptica singles chronology
"Faraway Vol.2" (2003) "Seemann" (2003) "Bittersweet" (2005)

"Seemann" was covered by Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica and featured Nina Hagen on the band's album, Reflections. It was released as a single on 6 October 2003. It was mixed and recorded by Mikko Raita.

Track listing

1. "Seemann" (Radio Edit) – 4:03
2. "Seemann" (Album Version) – 4:43
3. "Heat" – 3:24

Other versions contain:

1. "Seemann" (Radio Edit) – 4:03
2. "Faraway" – 3:31

Other covers

The song was covered by Rummelsnuff along with a music clip.

External links

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