"Bayern" (''

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'') is a punk hymn by

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. It's the third single and the sixteenth track from the album ''

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''. It is an anti-

FC Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional association foo ...

song. A slogan from this song has become synonymous with DTH among the fans, which can be shortened: "Es kann soviel passieren. Es kann soviel geschehen/Nur eins weiß ich hundertprozentig. Nie im Leben würde ich zu Bayern gehen." (''Many things can happen. Many things can come to pass/One thing I know for sure. Never in my life would I go to Bayern.'' ere meaning the football club. Spanish club

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and English club

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are also mentioned in the song, along with

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, the former sporting director of Bayern Munich. The Tipp-Kick version is more anthem-like, as it features the line "Wir würden nie zum FC Bayern München gehen" (''We would never go to FC Bayern Munich'') throughout the song, not only in the end and the emphasis is taken off the I-character (the narrator). In 2012, Campino mentioned that Die Toten Hosen lost significant CD sales in the South of Germany since the release of the song, and the sales had not yet recovered.

Music video

The music video was directed by Peter Thorwarth. Most of it consists of a friendly football match, where various people (and a dog) take part of, including the band. After the match the band is shown playing at a gig. In the end, a figure in a Bayern jacket is seen (implied to be

, the club's president) watching the VHS of the music video, noting "Das ist der Dreck, an dem unsere Gesellschaft irgendwann ersticken wird." ("This is the kind of filth that will choke our society at some point."), an actual quote from Hoeneß about the song.

Track listing

# "Bayern" (Tipp-Kick Version) (van Dannen, Frege/van Dannen, Frege) − 4:19 # "Laß doch mal Dampf ab" (''Let some steam off for once'') (/ Fred Weyrich) – 2:24 (

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cover) # "

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" (

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) - 2:36 # "

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" (Ferrell, Russolt) - 2:30 (

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cover)

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bayern (Song) 2000 singles Die Toten Hosen songs Songs written by Campino (singer) Songs written by Funny van Dannen 2000 songs Association football songs and chants FC Bayern Munich