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Liebe ist für alle da (2009)

Where the lyrics of Liebe ist für alle da take you, and where it was really made.

The title was first confirmed in a promo video for the single 'Pussy', and the album was later censored in Germany and kept away from minors.

Key places

Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles (2009)

Recording site A&M Recording Studios — Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles is listed as a recording location for this album. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Scoring Stage Babelsberg (2009)

Recording site Scoring Stage Babelsberg — Scoring Stage Babelsberg is listed as a recording location for this album, placed at the Babelsberg area. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Sonoma Mountain Recording Estate, San Rafael (2009)

Recording site Tarpan Studios — Sonoma Mountain Recording Estate is named as a recording location for this album, located in San Rafael; the point sits at city-center level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Liebe ist für alle da, often abbreviated LIFAD, is the sixth studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein
• Released through Universal Music in Europe on 16 October 2009
• UK release on 19 October 2009, US release on 20 October 2009
• The band's last album for nearly a decade, until their untitled follow-up in May 2019

Background

• Title confirmed on 1 September 2009 in a promo video for the new single 'Pussy'
• 'Pussy' single released 18 September 2009 in the EU and 19 September 2009 in the US
• Demo of the title track leaked onto the internet in June 2009, along with various promo materials
• Guitarist Paul Landers said unused tracks would appear as B-sides and a special edition would add five bonus tracks
• First live show for the tour came on 8 November 2009 in Lisbon, Portugal, the band's first live show in four years

Recording

• Pictures taken throughout the recording later appeared on the band's official website
• Recording locations listed: Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles, Scoring Stage Babelsberg, and Sonoma Mountain Recording Estate in San Rafael
• 26 demos from the recording sessions leaked in February 2012

Cover

• In the US the cover was censored and hidden behind an extra paper showing the same artwork with an empty table

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band formed in Berlin in 1994.
• Before forming, some members were associated with the punk acts Feeling B and First Arsch.
• The band won a Berlin amateur contest in 1994 with a 4-track demo, which earned them a week in a professional studio.
• The band was first called Tempelprayers; the name Rammstein came from an early song about the 1988 Ramstein air show disaster.
• The band was signed by Motor Music and recorded its debut album Herzeleid in 1995 with producer Jacob Hellner.

Members

• Lineup: Till Lindemann (vocals), Richard Kruspe (lead guitar), Paul Landers (rhythm guitar), Oliver Riedel (bass), Christoph Schneider (drums), Christian "Flake" Lorenz (keyboards).
• The lineup has remained unchanged throughout the band's history.
• Lindemann writes and sings the lyrics over instrumental pieces the rest of the band completes beforehand.

Career

• Sehnsucht (1997) debuted at No. 1 in Germany and led to a worldwide tour lasting nearly four years.
• After signing with Universal Music, the band released Mutter (2001) and Reise, Reise (2004).
• Liebe ist für alle da (2009) was placed on the German Federal Review Board's index over the song "Ich tu dir weh".
• The untitled seventh album (2019) reached No. 1 in 14 countries; the eighth album Zeit was released in April 2022.
• The band is considered the most successful German-language band of all time.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• The album was certified platinum in Finland before its release, solely from pre-release sales
• It debuted at number 3 in the French charts
• In Germany it entered the charts at number 1 after the best start of a music album in 2009, beating Xavier Naidoo's new album Alles kann besser werden
• It stayed high in the German charts until it was censored

Records

• US charts: number 13, Rammstein's highest-charting album in the United States
• In the US it fell off the charts after four weeks
• Finland: platinum certification before release, based on pre-release sales
• France: debut at number 3

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The title was confirmed in a promo video for 'Pussy', and the video for 'Pussy' appeared on the adult website Visit-X two days before the single.
• The bonus track 'Donaukinder' portrays the aftermath of the 2000 Baia Mare cyanide spill into the Danube river.
• The song 'Frühling in Paris' features lyrics from Edith Piaf's 'Non, je ne regrette rien'.
• The album was added to Germany's list of media harmful to young persons, and in 2009 the album was re-released there in an edited version without the song and the picture.
• The USA censored the song title of 'Pussy' to P***y, using a sticker.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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