Haifisch
Rammstein
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10 facts about this song
Song Creation"Haifisch" is a song by the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, released in their 2009 album, "Liebe ist für alle da".
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Video InspirationThe music video for "Haifisch" is inspired by the 1954 novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding.
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Universial ThemeThe main theme of "Haifisch" is betrayal, loneliness, and hatred wrapped in a poetic expression.
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Lyrics ImageryThe song portrays its themes with strong imagery of an "oceanic" metaphor, relating the band's struggles with the loneliness and predatory nature of a shark.
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Single Status"Haifisch" was released as the third single from "Liebe ist für alle da". The song's title translates to "Shark" in German.
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Unique VideoThe video to "Haifisch" uniquely features the band members themselves, showcasing a hypothetical situation of the members' responses to the death of lead vocalist Till Lindemann.
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Band Member CameoThe band's keyboardist, Christian "Flake" Lorenz, has a brief cameo in the "Haifisch" music video as himself being sacrificed by the other band members.
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Director CreditThe music video for "Haifisch" was directed by Joern Heitmann, who has directed several other Rammstein videos.
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Special VersionsThe single version of "Haifisch" also contains remixes by Hurts, Schwefelgelb, and Meshuggah.
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Chart SuccessDespite its dark themes, "Haifisch" achieved notable commercial success, reaching the top 30 in several European countries including Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
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