"Feuer frei!" () is a song by German

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band

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. The song was released as the fifth

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from their third album '' Mutter''. The title is from the command to start shooting in

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language (literally "fire freely!") and can be compared to "fire at will" or "open fire". "Feuer frei!" is one of the band's most well known songs. Despite this, it does not feature on the band's greatest hits collection '' Made in Germany 1995–2011'', for reasons that have not been explained. The song is featured in the film ''

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'' and during the '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' episode "Slaves of Las Vegas". The UK "Feuer frei!" single was released in three parts (2 CDs, 1 DVD), in three different colors (Yellow-Green-Orange), each with different track listings.

Live performances

"Feuer frei!" debuted live in a concert exclusively for members of the fan area in April 2000, when it was called "Punk". Its next performance was not until May 2001 (this being the album version), and it has been played in almost every Rammstein concert since then. During live performances of this song,

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and sometimes

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will wear masks with flamethrowers attached that shoot flames several metres into the air.

Music video

The video was directed by

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who also directed the film ''

''. The video for "Feuer frei!" was released in America on

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, to promote the film. The music video consists of the band playing on a fiery stage, with several clips from the film. In addition, Rammstein is featured playing the song in a club in

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in the film's opening.

Track listing

German version # "Feuer frei!" – 3:13 # "Feuer frei! (Rammstein vs.

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)" – 4:10 # "Feuer frei! (Rammstein Remix 130)" – 3:44 # "Feuer frei! (Rammstein Remix 95)" – 3:34 # "

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" ("A Tribute to Rammstein",

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by Battery) – 4:42 # "

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" ("A Tribute to Rammstein", cover version by Battery) – 3:39 UK version, part 1 (yellow cover) # "Feuer frei!" – 3:11 # " Mutter (Radio Edit)" – 3:40 # " Kokain" – 3:08 # "Feuer frei!" (video) # Interview ("On the Set of Sonne") UK version, part 2 (green cover) # "Feuer frei! (

vs.

Remix)" – 4:10 # "Mutter" – 4:33 # "Feuer frei! (

Remix 95)" # Interview ("On the Set of

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") # Photo gallery UK CDS Part 3 (DVD) (orange cover) # "Feuer frei!" (video) – 3:11 # Interview ("The Early Years Discussed") # "Du hast" ("A Tribute to Rammstein", cover version by Battery) – 4:42 # "Bück dich" ("A Tribute to Rammstein", cover version by Battery) – 3:39 # Photo gallery * Although the liner notes list both cover versions as performed by Battery, this is an error. "Du hast" was performed by Josef Melen (keyboard, drum programming), Christian Meyer (vocals), Peter Durst (vocals) and Doj Moon (guitars), and the band Colp performed "Bück dich".

Charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Feuer Frei! 2000 songs 2002 singles Rammstein 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 Universal Music Group singles