Amerika (single)

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"Amerika" is a song by German band Rammstein, released as the second single from their album Reise Reise. It deals with the worldwide dominance of the culture of the United States of America. It is sung largely in German with a chorus partly in English: We're all living in America, Amerika ist wunderbar, We're all living in America, America, America. It has received mixed reviews: some perceive it as anti-American, others as being opposed to globalization. The band views it as a satirical commentary on Cocacolonization. It features mentioning of Coca-Cola, Wonderbra, and, to a lesser extent, Wunderbar (german for wonderful).

The video shows the band in Apollo-era space suits on the Moon with shots of other cultures acting like Americans. The end of the video shows that the band have actually been in a fake Moon set in a studio, complete with film crew, as a reference to Apollo moon landing hoax accusations. Till Lindemann, Rammstein's lead singer, wears a space suit with the name "Armstrong" on it - an obvious reference to Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon.

During live performances of this song, Flake is often seen riding around on a Segway HT; confetti cannons, with red, white and blue confetti in them, are also used. This parodies the ticker-tape parade. During a concert in Gothenburg, Sweden on July 30, 2005, Till Lindemann suffered a knee injury when Flake accidentally ran into him with the Segway. This caused concerts scheduled in Asia to be canceled.

Track listing

German CDS

Amerika
Amerika (English Version)
Amerika (Digital Hardcore - Remix by Alec Empire)
Amerika (Western Remix - Remix by Olson Involtini)
Amerika (Andy Panthen & Mat Diaz's Clubmix)
Amerika (Electro Ghetto Remix - Remix by Bushido & Ilan)
Amerika (Jam & Spoon So kann's gehen Mix)
Mein Herz brennt (Orchesterlied V) (Album Version)

UK Maxi-Single

Amerika
Amerika (Digital Hardcore Mix - Remix by Alec Empire)
Mein Herz brennt
Ich will (Orchesterlied VII)

UK Vinyl-Single

Amerika
Wilder Wein

Reise, Reise
Track listing
Reise, Reise ("Arise, Arise") Mein Teil ("My Part") Dalai Lama ("Dalai Lama") Keine Lust ("No Desire") Los ("(Let's) Go"/"-less") Amerika ("America") Moskau ("Moscow") Morgenstern ("Morning Star") Stein um Stein ("Stone by Stone") Ohne dich ("Without You") Amour (French for "Love")

Discography
Rammstein
Till Lindemann \| Christian "Flake" Lorenz \| Christoph "Doom" Schneider \| Richard Z. Kruspe \| Oliver Riedel \| Paul H. Landers
Albums: Herzeleid \| Sehnsucht \| Mutter \| Reise, Reise \| Rosenrot
Single: Du riechst so gut \| Seemann \| Engel \| Engel, Fan-Edition \| Du hast \| Das Modell \| Du riechst so gut '98 \| Stripped \| Single Collection \| Asche zu Asche \| Sonne \| Links 2 3 4 \| Ich will \| Mutter \| Feuer frei! \| Schtiel \| Mein Teil \| Amerika \| Ohne dich \| Keine Lust \| Benzin \| Rosenrot \| Mann gegen Mann
VHS and DVDs: Live aus Berlin \| Lichtspielhaus

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