(, "Rose-Red") is the fifth studio album by German band

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, released on 28 October 2005. The album includes six songs artistically omitted from ''

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''. The album's first title was ''Reise, Reise Volume Two'', but on 18 August 2005 the album was announced as . The cover art is nearly identical to the Japanese import of ''Reise, Reise''. The image is a slightly altered photograph of the icebreaker USS ''Atka'', taken on 13 March 1960 at

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. While Rammstein did not actively promote the album, the band built anticipation through a variety of means. The first

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from the album, "Benzin", premiered at the Berliner Wuhlheide and was subsequently released on disc. Rammstein's official website featured one-minute samples from six of the tracks, and had featured a prominent release-date countdown. A brief section of the chorus from "" plays in the background of an

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containing photographs of the band and basic album information. As of February 2006, the album had shipped 1 million copies globally.

Track listing

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available (side A = 1–6; B = 7–11) *The US version features a parental advisory label that is printed on the cover.

Limited edition bonus DVD

The limited edition includes the normal CD plus a DVD with three live performances: # Reise, Reise (

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/ France July 2005) #

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(Club Citta,

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/ Japan June 2005) # Sonne (

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, London / UK February 2005) All bonus performances were later featured on the DVD

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. * The Limited Edition featured slightly altered artwork, namely "Limited Edition" printed in white on the top left corner, and the band and album name is reflective. * The US version is the Special Edition, with that printed on the top left corner and the parental advisory logo below, alongside the reflective band and album name. * The Japanese version, released in 2009, has a SHMCD and the DVD.

Personnel

;Rammstein *

Till Lindemann Till Lindemann (; born 4 January 1963) is a German singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and lyricist of Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein and solo project Lindemann (band), Lindemann. Rammstein has sold over 25 million records worldw ...

– vocals *

Christoph Schneider Christoph Schneider (born 11 May 1966) is a German musician, best known as one of the founding members and the drummer of Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. He has released eight studio albums and three live albums with Rammstein. Schneider wa ...

– drums *

Christian Lorenz Christian "Flake" Lorenz (; born 16 November 1966) is a German musician. He is best known as the keyboardist in Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, as well as the main composer of the band along with guitarist Richard Kruspe. He was also a mem ...

– keyboards *

Oliver Riedel Oliver "Ollie" Riedel (born 11 April 1971) is a German musician, best known as one of the founders and the bassist of band Rammstein. Early life Riedel was born in Schwerin on 11 April 1971. Growing up, he had relatively good relationships wi ...

– bass guitar *

Richard Kruspe Richard Kruspe (born Sven Kruspe; 24 June 1967) is a German musician. He is best known as one of the founders and the lead guitarist of the band Rammstein, as well as the frontman of the industrial metal band Emigrate. Kruspe has released eigh ...

– lead guitar, backing vocals *

Paul Landers Paul Landers (born Heiko Paul Hiersche; 9 December 1964) is a German musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist of Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, and punk rock bands Feeling B and First Arsch. Landers has released eight studio albums ...

– rhythm guitar, backing vocals ;Additional musicians *

Sharleen Spiteri Sharleen Eugene Spiteri (born 7 November 1967) is a Scottish singer–songwriter and guitarist who has a contralto vocal range, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Texas (band), Texas, who rose to prominence in 1989 with the release ...

– vocals (track 6) *

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– backing vocals (track 6) *Christo Hermanndos – trumpet (track 9) *Carmen Zapata – vocals (track 9) * Olsen Involtini –

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arrangement (track 8) *

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– trumpet arrangement (track 9) *Matthias Wilke –

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conductor (tracks 1, 2 & 4) ;Production *Produced by

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Release history

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

External links

Official ''Rosenrot'' information page

Official ''Rosenrot'' information page
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