''Asche zu Asche'' (; "Ashes to Ashes") is a song by German metal band

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. It was released in January 2001, as the fourth single from their album ''

Herzeleid ''Herzeleid'' (; "Heartbreak") is the debut studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, first released on 25 September 1995 via Motor Music. Production and writing After signing up with Motor Music, the band was instructed to se ...

''. The single is also included as a bonus disc in the re-released "Australian Tour Edition" of ''

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''. This release contains the 1995 album version of the song, as well as five live tracks taken from ''

Live aus Berlin ''Live aus Berlin'' (, "Live from Berlin") is a recording of a concert by the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, performed in 1998 and released a year later. The release contains live performances of nearly every song from the band's ...

''. It was released exclusively in Australia, as a promotion for the

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festival (2001), for which Rammstein were a headlining act.

Live performances

Since its release, "Asche zu Asche" has been a staple in Rammstein's live shows. It was the only Rammstein song to have been played in every one of the band's tours until 2013. During performances, the microphone stands would be set on fire near the end of the song and clouds of smoke would cover the stage. The song was played at almost every concert from 1995 to 2002. Initially it was not played during the ''

Reise, Reise ''Reise, Reise'' (; a German '' military wake-up call'', literally "(a)rise, (a)rise") is the fourth studio album by Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 27 September 2004 through Universal Music in Germany and followed shor ...

'' tour, but was included again by the end of February 2005, ultimately replacing the song "Rein raus" in the setlists. More recently, "Asche zu Asche" has been absent during most of Rammstein's ''

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'' tour, but has made some rare appearances in Germany and Denmark, replacing the song " Ich tu dir weh", which was "indexed" (banned) by the German '' Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien''. During these performances, the effects for "Ich tu dir weh" were used instead of the flaming stand. In the '' Made in Germany 1995–2011'' tour, the song was again on the setlist. On the 2024 leg of Rammstein's Stadium Tour, the song was returned to the setlist with only smoke effects and no burning microphone stands.

Track listing

# "Asche zu Asche" (album version) # "Spiel mit mir" (live version) # "Laichzeit" (live Version) # "Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen?" (live version) # " Engel" (live version) # "Asche zu Asche" (live version) # Website extras, included as

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References

External links

Web's Boulevard - Rammstein and scientific-pop culture
{{authority control Rammstein songs 2001 singles 1995 songs Songs written by Richard Z. Kruspe Songs written by Paul Landers Songs written by Till Lindemann Songs written by Christian Lorenz Songs written by Oliver Riedel Songs written by Christoph Schneider