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song by

Die Ärzte (; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. It consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González (musician), Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs. The band has released 14 studio albums. ...

. It's the thirteenth track and the third single from their 1993 album '' Die Bestie in Menschengestalt''. This song is about a

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, that spreads

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and solutions for problems in the

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, and helps people. "Friedenspanzer" and "Schopenhauer" on the

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are identical versions as on the usual single. The opening lines "Ich möchte eine Welt, in der Würmer und Insekten endlich wieder schmecken. Ich möchte eine Welt, in der ich aus einer Toilette trinken kann ohne Ausschlag zu kriegen." (''I want a world, where

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s and

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s are tasty again. I want a world, where I can drink out of the

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without getting a

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.'') are samples from the end of the German version of the film " The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear". The song was written by Bela B. Felsenheimer and Rodrigo González. In the album version, González for the first time sings the verses and bridge. The pre-chorus and chorus however are sung Felsenheimer, who sings the entire song in the single version.

The video

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, where the band members and

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s at different times are, later having all the band members and a whole lot of

s singing in there.

Personnel

* Rodrigo González – lead vocals (album), lead guitar, bass * Bela B. – lead vocals (single), drums * Farin Urlaub – background vocals, rhythm guitar

Track listing

2 track CD/Vinyl single

# "Friedenspanzer (Neue Super-Fassung, ehrlich!)" (González/Felsenheimer) - 4:00 # "Schopenhauer (Auch neu, auch super, auch ehrlich)" (Urlaub) - 3:06

5" Maxi CD

# "Friedenspanzer" (Gonzalez/Felsenheimer) - 4:00 # "Die Wikingjugend hat mein Mädchen entführt" (The Ramones/Felsenheimer) - 2:28 # "Stick It Out/

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" (Frank Zappa) - 3:08 # "Die Allerschürfste (Outtake)" (Urlaub) - 1:30 # "Schopenhauer (Neu)" (Urlaub) - 3:06

B-sides

* "Die Wikingjugend hat mein Mädchen entführt" is the German version of

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' song " The KKK Took My Baby Away"; the song was on " Blitzkrieg over You!: A Tribute to the Ramones". * Both "Stick It Out" and "What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?" are

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covers with partly

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texts. * The original versions of "Die Allerschürfste" and "Schopenhauer" are from " Die Bestie in Menschengestalt".

Charts

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