Ego (Oomph! album) explained

Ego is the seventh studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Oomph!, released on 7 July 2001 by German record label Virgin Schallplatten.^[1] The album took place in the German album charts. The album has a reissued version that includes two bonus tracks: ‘Niemand‘ and an unplugged version of ‘Swallow‘. The reissued version was released on 9 June 2019 through Austrian record label Napalm records.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Ego" – 4:19
2. "Supernova" – 3:59
3. "Willst du frei sein?" ("Do you want to be free?") – 3:54
4. "Drop the Lie" – 3:45
5. "Bitter" – 4:17
6. "Transformation" – 4:02
7. "Atem" ("Breath") – 3:58
8. "Serotonin" (instrumental) – 2:14
9. "Swallow" – 5:11
10. "Viel zu tief" ("Much too deep") – 3:47
11. "My Darkest Cave" – 3:38
12. "Rette mich" ("Rescue me") – 4:25
13. "Who You Are" – 3:58
14. "Kontrollverlust" ("Loss of control") – 4:46
15. "Dopamin" (instrumental) – 2:43
16. "Träum weiter" ("Dream on") – 1:41
17. "Niemand" ("Nobody") – 4:19 (2019 Reissue Bonus Track)
18. "Swallow" (Unplugged) – 2:47 (2019 Reissue Bonus Track)

Singles

• "Supernova" (B-side: "Niemand")

Music videos

• "Supernova"
• "Swallow"
• "Niemand"

Personnel

Oomph!

• Dero Goi – Lead vocals, drums
• Andreas Crap – Lead guitar, sampler
• Robert Flux – Rhythm guitar, bass, keyboards

Additional personnel

• Art Direction, Design – Friedel Muders (FUEGO)
• Björn Gralla – Management
• Ted Jensen – Mastering
• OOMPH – Mastering
• Dirk Schelpmeier – Photography
• OOMPH! – Photography
• OOMPH! – Producer
• Robert Flux – Recording, Mixing

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oomph - Ego Review • metal.de.
2. Web site: OOMPH!-Ego/CD . 2023-11-14 . www.napalmrecordsamerica.com . en.