13 (Die Ärzte album)

13
Studio album by
Released25 May 1998
GenrePunk rock, alternative rock
Length62:27
LabelHot Action, PolyGram (distribution)
ProducerUwe Hoffmann & Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte chronology
Le Frisur
(1996)
13
(1998)
Wir wollen nur deine Seele
(1999)
Singles from 13
  1. "Ein Schwein namens Männer"
    Released: 6 April 1998
  2. "Goldenes Handwerk"
    Released: 30 August 1998
  3. "1/2 Lovesong"
    Released: 10 November 1998
  4. "Rebell"
    Released: 4 June 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
laut.de[1]

13 is the eighth studio album by German rock band Die Ärzte, released on 25 May 1998. It is their most successful album, going platinum in Germany and gold in Austria and Switzerland.[2][3][4] The 13th track, "Männer sind Schweine", is their most successful single.

The CD version of the album features a hidden track in the pregap of the first song. This technique was later used frequently—on Geräusch, Jazz ist anders, Farin Urlaub's Am Ende der Sonne, and Bela B.'s Bingo. On vinyl versions of Jazz ist anders and Am Ende der Sonne though, the hidden tracks are not lost, but put after the last track.

The album features many film and TV samples. Samples are used on tracks 1, 4, 5,[5] 8, 10, 12, 13, 16, and on the hidden track.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Punk ist..." ("Punk is...")FelsenheimerFelsenheimer3:42
2."Ein Lied für dich" ("A song for you")UrlaubUrlaub2:43
3."Goldenes Handwerk" ("Golden handicraft")FelsenheimerFelsenheimer3:34
4."Meine Freunde" ("My friends")UrlaubUrlaub1:47
5."Party stinkt" ("Party stinks")FelsenheimerFelsenheimer3:26
6."1/2 Lovesong"Felsenheimer, GonzálezGonzález3:52
7."Ignorama" (contains a prelude to "Nie wieder Krieg, nie mehr Las Vegas!")FelsenheimerFelsenheimer, González2:46
8."Nie wieder Krieg, nie mehr Las Vegas!" ("No more war, no more Las Vegas!")UrlaubUrlaub2:36
9."Rebell" ("Rebel")UrlaubUrlaub3:51
10."Der Graf" ("The Count")FelsenheimerFelsenheimer3:44
11."Grau" ("Gray")UrlaubUrlaub2:45
12."Angeber" ("Show-off"; contains a prelude to "Männer sind Schweine")UrlaubUrlaub2:58
13."Männer sind Schweine" ("Men are pigs")UrlaubUrlaub4:17
14."Liebe und Schmerz" ("Love and sorrow")FelsenheimerFelsenheimer3:52
15."Nie gesagt" ("Never said")UrlaubUrlaub4:57
16."Der Infant" ("The infant")FelsenheimerFelsenheimer3:05
17."Grotesksong" (roughly "Grotesque song")UrlaubUrlaub3:40

Hidden track

The song "Lady" is hidden in the pregap of "Punk ist...". It was composed by González with lyrics by González and Felsenheimer. To hear it, one has to rewind the record from the first track to -3:55.

Personnel

Charts

Country Chart position
Germany 1
Austria 2
Switzerland 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1998) Position
German Albums Chart[6] 10

References

  1. ^ Joachim Gauger. "Laut.de Kritik". Laut.de (in German). Laut AG. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ^ Datenbank der Musikindustrie (German), retrieved 5 August 2012
  3. ^ ifpi Austria Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft – Suchanfrage erforderlich Archived 11 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Zugriff am 5. August 2012)
  4. ^ Edelmetallauszeichnungen für Die Ärzte hitparade.ch, retrieved 14 December 2007
  5. ^ simpsonspedia.net
  6. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 September 2016.