Zick Zack (

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for 'Snip Snip' or 'Zig Zag') is a song by German

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band

Rammstein Rammstein (, "ramming stone") is a German band formed in Berlin in 1994. The band's lineup—consisting of lead vocalist Till Lindemann, lead guitarist Richard Kruspe, rhythm guitarist Paul Landers, bassist Oliver Riedel, drummer Christoph ...

. It was released on 7 April 2022 as the second

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from their eighth album, '' Zeit''. The song became Rammstein's fourth No. 1 single in Germany after " Zeit".

Content

"Zick Zack" is about cosmetic operations and the rising desire to need surgery in order to retain one's youth and to maintain an acceptable appearance as one ages.

Music video

The video depicts the band members performing to a small audience of

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fans, dressed in stereotypical '80s

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band costumes, performing the song, complete with bandaged

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s, who act as the band's beauticians backstage. All the band members appear in character as having undergone various cosmetic surgeries, or using prosthetics to exaggerate their appearance, from

Christoph Schneider Christoph Schneider (born 11 May 1966) is a German musician, best known as one of the founding members and the drummer of Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. He has released eight studio albums and three live albums with Rammstein. Schneider wa ...

wearing a

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to hide his

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Paul Landers Paul Landers (born Heiko Paul Hiersche; 9 December 1964) is a German musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist of Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, and punk rock bands Feeling B and First Arsch. Landers has released eight studio albums ...

having

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wearing a

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six pack, to

Oliver Riedel Oliver "Ollie" Riedel (born 11 April 1971) is a German musician, best known as one of the founders and the bassist of band Rammstein. Early life Riedel was born in Schwerin on 11 April 1971. Growing up, he had relatively good relationships wi ...

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a beard onto his face.

Till Lindemann Till Lindemann (; born 4 January 1963) is a German singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and lyricist of Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein and solo project Lindemann (band), Lindemann. Rammstein has sold over 25 million records worldw ...

's character appears heavily botoxed, and throughout the video, his face begins to sag as he performs the song, forcing him and

Flake Lorenz Christian "Flake" Lorenz (; born 16 November 1966) is a German musician. He is best known as the keyboardist in Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, as well as the main composer of the band along with guitarist Richard Kruspe. He was also a memb ...

's character to leave the stage. Lindemann goes to extreme measures, and attempts to literally piece his botox-filled face back together using a stapler and tape. At the end after Till leaves the stage, the cat ate the liposuction, much to the horror of one woman. The video was recorded in Teatr Sabat Małgorzaty Potockiej in Warsaw, Poland and in Tworkowski Hospital in

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, Poland.

Promotion

As part of the promotion for the single, Rammstein issued a press release on April 1, 2022, where they announced that the band had invested in a beauty clinic, in the Mitte District of Berlin. In a now deleted post, the press statement read:

“We are happy to reveal a well-kept secret today and announce our early-stage investment in a cutting-edge company: The Zick Zack Beauty Clinic In Berlin...Rammstein are super-excited this project is finally going live. ‘Prettier, bigger, harder’ – become the best version of yourself! Appointments will be available soon!”

Social media posts, depicting the band as they looked in the music video for the song began being uploaded from April 3, 2022, promoting the Zick Zack beauty clinic, complete with fake phone number and false advertising slogans (actually lyrics from the song). The Music Video premiered at 18:00 CET on Rammstein's official website. As further promotion, Rammstein released the CD Single with an exclusive, limited edition magazine that featured images of the band from the music video.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Rammstein 2022 singles Songs in German Number-one singles in Germany Rammstein songs Songs written by Till Lindemann Songs written by Paul Landers Songs written by Richard Z. Kruspe Songs written by Christian Lorenz Songs written by Oliver Riedel Songs written by Christoph Schneider Universal Music Group singles