Asche zu Asche

"Asche zu Asche" (German: [ˈaʃə tsuː ˈʔaʃə]) is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released in January 2001, as the fourth single from their album Herzeleid. The single is also included as a bonus disc in the re-released "Australian Tour Edition" of Sehnsucht. This release contains the 1995 album version of the song, as well as five live tracks taken from Live aus Berlin. It was released exclusively in Australia, as a promotion for the Big Day Out festival (2001), for which Rammstein were a headlining act.

"Asche zu Asche"
Single by Rammstein
from the album Herzeleid
Released15 January 2001
FormatCD single
RecordedPolar Studios, Stockholm, 1995
GenreNeue Deutsche Härte, industrial metal
Length3:51
LabelMotor
Songwriter(s)Richard Kruspe, Paul Landers, Till Lindemann, Christian Lorenz, Oliver Riedel, Christoph Schneider
Producer(s)Jacob Hellner and Carl-Michael Herlöffson
Rammstein singles chronology
"Stripped"
(1998)		 "Asche zu Asche"
(2001)		 "Sonne"
(2001)

Live performances

Since its release, "Asche zu Asche" has been a staple in Rammstein's live shows. It was the only Rammstein song to have been played in every one of the band's tours until 2013. During performances, the microphone stands would be set on fire near the end of the song and clouds of smoke would cover the stage. The song was played at almost every concert from 1995 to 2002. Initially it wasn't played during the Reise, Reise tour, but was included again by the end of February 2005, ultimately replacing the song "Rein raus" in the setlists. More recently, "Asche zu Asche" has been absent during most of Rammstein's Liebe ist für alle da tour, but has made some rare appearances in Germany and Denmark, replacing the song "Ich tu dir weh", which was "indexed" (banned) by the German Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien. During these performances, the effects for "Ich tu dir weh" were used instead of the flaming stand. In the Made in Germany 1995–2011 tour, the song was again on the setlist.

Track listing
  1. Asche zu Asche (Album version)
  2. Spiel mit mir (Live version)
  3. Laichzeit (Live Version)
  4. Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen? (Live version)
  5. Engel (Live version)
  6. Asche zu Asche (Live version)
  7. Website extras, included as Enhanced CD content

Charts
Year Chart Peak
2001 Australian ARIA Singles Chart[1] 94

References
  1. "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Archived from the original on 2002-02-21. Retrieved 2012-01-14.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
Herzeleid
Track listing
  1. Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen? ("Do you want to see the bed in flames?")
  2. Der Meister ("The master")
  3. Weißes Fleisch ("White flesh")
  4. Asche zu Asche ("Ashes to ashes")
  5. Seemann ("Seaman")
  6. Du riechst so gut ("You smell so good")
  7. Das alte Leid ("The old sorrow")
  8. Heirate mich ("Marry me")
  9. Herzeleid ("Heartache")
  10. Laichzeit ("Spawning time")
  11. Rammstein ("Rammstein")
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