"Mein Land" (
German for "My country") is a song by German
Neue Deutsche Härte band
Rammstein. It was released as a single from their greatest hits album, ''
Made in Germany 1995–2011'', on 11 November 2011 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and internationally on 14 November.
The cover art is based on
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian Wilson, Brian, Dennis Wilson, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their f ...
' ''
Surfer Girl'' album cover.
Music video
The music video for "Mein Land" was filmed on 23 May 2011 at Sycamore Cove State Beach in
Malibu, California
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. It was directed by
Jonas Åkerlund
Hans Uno Jonas Åkerlund (; born 10 November 1965) is a Swedish filmmaker and musician who is best known for his work in music videos. Åkerlund was a member of the Swedish black metal band Bathory. He has directed well-known videos for artists ...
and depicts band members in casual 1960s beach attire. It shows them having a party while words in
Beach Boys-type font describe the beach party. Near the end of the video, it cuts to 2012 and shows the band performing at the same beach, but dressed up industrially with flames shooting from various things around the stage. During the stage performance, each band member wears
corpse paint. The music video was released on 11 November 2011.
Track listing
All songs by Rammstein.
;CD single
# "Mein Land"
("My Land") - 3:53
# "Vergiss uns nicht"
("Don't forget us") - 4:10
# "My Country" (
The BossHoss) - 4:08
# "Mein Land" (
Mogwai
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Mix) - 4:30
;7" vinyl
# "Mein Land" - 3:53
# "Vergiss uns nicht" - 4:10
Charts
References
Rammstein To Release New Single, “Mein Land,” on November 11 Revolvermag.com. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
External links
Rammstein - Mein LandMaking of the "Mein Land" music video!-- Official Rammstein YouTube channel -->
2011 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
Music videos directed by Jonas Åkerlund
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