Unsterblich

Unsterblich
Studio album by Die Toten Hosen
Released	6 December 1999 2007 (jubilee edition)
Recorded	August – November 1999
Genre	Alternative rock, punk rock, hard rock
Length	54:21 79:23 (re-release)
Label	JKP
Producer	Jon Caffery & Die Toten Hosen
Die Toten Hosen chronology
Crash-Landing (1999) Unsterblich (1999) Mehr davon! Die Single-Box 1995-2000 (2001)
Alternate cover

Unsterblich (Immortal) is the eighth studio album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. The band has stated dissatisfaction with the cover, which is a photo by Johann Zambryski.^[1] This album is considered overall one of the more peaceful and quiet DTH albums, although there are some loud songs on the album.

Track listing

1. "Entschuldigung, es tut uns leid!" (Forgive us, we're sorry!) (Frege/Jacques Palminger, Frege, Joe Tirol) − 4:05
2. "Lesbische, schwarze Behinderte" (Lesbian, black, disabled people) (van Dannen/van Dannen) − 2:28 (Funny van Dannen cover)
3. "Warum werde ich nicht satt?" (roughly Why don't I get enough?) (Breitkopf, von Holst/Frege) − 3:28
4. "Wofür man lebt" (Why one lives) (von Holst, Meurer/Frege) − 3:18
5. "Helden und Diebe" (Heroes and thieves) (Breitkopf/Frege) − 6:05
6. "Sonntag im Zoo" (Sunday at the zoo) (Frank Ziegert) − 2:37 (Frank Z. cover)
7. "Schön sein" (To be beautiful) (Frege, van Dannen/Frege, van Dannen) − 3:12
8. "Container-Lied" (Container song) (Meurer/Frege) − 1:07
9. "Alles wie immer" (Everything as ever) (Meurer/Frege) − 2:49
10. "Unsterblich" (Immortal) (Frege, von Holst/Frege) − 3:46
11. "Inter-Sex" (Meurer) − 0:40
12. "Call of the Wild" (Breitkopf/Frege, T. V. Smith) − 3:23
13. "Unser Haus" (Our house) (von Holst/Frege) − 3:22
14. "Regen" (Rain) (Rohde/Frege) − 2:09
15. "König der Blinden" (King of the blind) (Breitkopf, von Holst/Frege) − 3:32
16. "Bayern" (lit. Bavaria, used as a reference for the German football club FC Bayern Munich) (van Dannen, Frege/van Dannen, Frege) − 4:16
17. "Der Mond, der Kühlschrank und ich" (The moon, the refrigerator and me) (van Dannen, Frege/van Dannen, Frege) − 2:43
18. "Die Unendlichkeit" (The infinity) (von Holst/Frege) − 1:28

2007 remastered anniversary edition bonus tracks

19. "Ich seh' die Schiffe den Fluß herunterfahren" (I see the ships floating downstream) (Ziegert, Strauss/Hansen) – 2:41 (from the compilation Pop 2000; Abwärts cover)
20. "Fußball" (Football) (von Holst/Frege) – 2:09 (from "Schön sein")
21. "Im Westen nichts Neues" (All quiet on the Western front) (Breitkopf/Frege) – 1:59 (from "Schön sein")
22. "Gesicht 2000" (Face 2000) (Breitkopf/Frege) – 2:20 (Unsterblich demo)
23. "Lass doch mal Dampf ab" (Let some steam off for once) (Christian Bruhn [de]/Fred Weyrich) – 2:24 (from "Bayern"; Gert Fröbe cover)
24. "Meine Stadt" (My city) (Breitkopf/Frege) – 2:47 (from the compilation Pro Asyl - On the Run)
25. "Neandertaler" (Neanderthal) (van Dannen, Frege/van Dannen, Frege) – 3:22 (Unsterblich demo)
26. "In der Nacht der lebenden Leichen" (In the night of the living corpses) (Meurer/Frege) – 2:33 (from the compilation Fritz 10 Jahre)
27. "You're Dead" (von Holst/Frege, Smith) – 4:41 (from "Schön sein"/You Are Dead OST)

Singles

1999: "Schön sein"
2000: "Unsterblich"
2000: "Bayern"
2000: "Warum werde ich nicht satt?"

Demos

Two unreleased demos from the album surfaced in 2007 with the re-release of main DTH albums.

• "Zigarettenautomat" (Cigarette machine) (Frege, Hanns Christian Müller/Müller, Frege) – 2:04 (released on Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau)
• "Steht auf, zum Gebet!" (Stand up, for prayer[s]) (Frege/Frege) – 1:58 (released on Auf dem Kreuzzug ins Glück)

Personnel

• Campino - vocals
• Andreas von Holst - guitar
• Michael Breitkopf - guitar
• Andreas Meurer - bass
• Wolfgang Rohde - drums (4, 11, 14, 16)
• Vom Ritchie - drums
• Big Noise Orchestra (Hans Steingen) - brass instruments
• Birte Schuler - cello

Charts

Weekly charts 1999 weekly chart performance for Unsterblich Chart (1999) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 6 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 9 2024 weekly chart performance for Unsterblich Chart (2024) Peak position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Unsterblich Chart (2000) Peak position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 18 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 54

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Die Toten Hosen – Unsterblich" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Die Toten Hosen – Unsterblich" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
4. "Swisscharts.com – Die Toten Hosen – Unsterblich". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Die Toten Hosen – Unsterblich" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
6. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
7. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 13 December 2020.