Völkerball Explained

Völkerball
Type:live
Artist:Rammstein
Cover:Rammstein_-_Völkerball.jpg
Released:17 November 2006
Recorded:28 November 2004 – 23 July 2005
Venue:Sport Complex Olympiski (Moscow, Russia)
Brixton Academy (London, England)
Club Citta (Tokyo, Japan)
Les Arènes de Nîmes (France)
Genre:Neue Deutsche Härte, industrial metal
Length:104:59
Label:Universal
Producer:Jacob Hellner
Prev Title:Rosenrot
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Liebe ist für alle da
Next Year:2009

Völkerball (German for "Dodgeball"; "Peoples' ball") is the second live album and DVD by German rock band Rammstein. It was released on 17 November 2006 in Europe, 19 December 2006 in Canada and on 18 September 2007 in the US. The album was advertised within media by the "Ich will" live video featured on the DVD and "Mann gegen Mann" single.

The standard edition-packaging comes in both CD-sized and DVD-sized formats. The special edition features two DVDs and one CD. The extra DVD comes with the documentary Anakonda im Netz and the Making of Reise, Reise. The limited edition has two DVDs, two CDs and a photobook. The logo is derived from that of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Versions

Standard edition: two-disc set

Special edition: three-disc set

Limited 'tourbook' edition: four-disc set

Track listing

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Live DVD
Les Arènes de Nîmes, France, 23 July 2005
  1. Reise, Reise
  1. Links 2-3-4
  1. Keine Lust
  1. Feuer frei!
  1. Asche zu Asche
  1. Morgenstern
  1. Mein Teil
  1. Stein um Stein
  1. Los
  1. Du riechst so gut
  1. Benzin
  1. Du hast
  1. Sehnsucht
  1. Amerika
  1. Rammstein
  1. Sonne
  1. Ich will
  1. Ohne dich
  1. Stripped
Brixton Academy, London, England, 2–4 February 2005
  1. Sonne
  1. Rein raus
  1. Ohne dich
  1. Feuer frei!
Club Citta, Tokyo, Japan, 3 June 2005
  1. Mein Teil
  1. Du hast
  1. Los – Trailer
Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow, Russia, 28 November 2004
  1. Moskau (Special)
Live in NîmesEntire Nîmes concert
  1. Intro
  2. Reise, Reise
  3. Links 2-3-4
  4. Keine Lust
  5. Feuer frei!
  6. Asche zu Asche
  7. Morgenstern
  8. Mein Teil
  9. Los
  10. Du riechst so gut
  11. Benzin
  12. Du hast
  13. Sehnsucht
  14. Amerika
  15. Sonne
  16. Ich will
Disc one
  1. Intro
  1. Reise, Reise
  1. Links 2-3-4
  1. Keine Lust
  1. Feuer frei!
  1. Asche zu Asche
  1. Morgenstern
  1. Mein Teil
  1. Stein um Stein
  1. Los
Disc two
  1. Du riechst so gut
  1. Benzin
  1. Du hast
  1. Sehnsucht
  1. Amerika
  1. Rammstein
  1. Sonne
  1. Ich will
  1. Ohne dich
  1. Stripped
  1. Outro
Bonus DVD – documentaries & interviews
Not present
  • Anakonda im Netz: 60 min
  • Making of Reise, Reise: 25 min

Release history

CountryDate
Europe17 November 2006
Canada19 December 2006
United States18 September 2007

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
German Albums Chart[1] 1
Finnish Albums Chart[2] 1
Mexican Albums Chart[3] 1
Russian Albums Chart[4] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[5] 3
Hungarian Albums Chart[6] 5
Dutch Albums Chart[7] 7
Swiss Albums Chart[8] 7
Japanese Albums Chart11
Swedish Albums Chart[9] 11
Danish Albums Chart[10] 18
Czech Albums Chart[11] 19
Norwegian Albums Chart[12] 24
Polish Albums Chart[13] 36
Belgium Albums Chart[14] 48
Australian Albums Chart[15] 49
French Albums Chart[16] 54
Portuguese Albums Chart[17] 58
Italian Albums Chart[18] 61
Spanish Albums Chart[19] 65
NZ Albums Chart[20] 82
UK Albums Chart[21] 99
Canadian Albums Chart[22] 108
US Billboard 200[23] 147
Irish Albums Chart[24] 167

Year-end

Reception

Völkerball was nominated for Echo Awards 2007 in the Best DVD category, which was won by Pink Floyd's Pulse.

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Germany Music Charts - Top Albums . Allcharts.org . 29 January 2011.
  2. Web site: Finland - Top Album Chart . Allcharts.org . 23 January 2011 . 29 January 2011.
  3. Web site: Top 100 Música – Los Más Vendidos – Semana de 14 al 20 de Noviembre del 2011 . 29 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111027035425/http://www.centrodedesarrollodigital.com/amprofon3/Top100.pdf . 27 October 2011 .
  4. Web site: "2M" - Чарт продаж альбомов 48-2009 . 2m-online.ru . 20 April 2010 . 29 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091218060940/http://www.2m-online.ru/news/detail.php?ID=5490 . 18 December 2009 .
  5. Web site: oe3.ORF.at / Woche 43 / 2009 . Charts.orf.at . 29 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093909/http://charts.orf.at/oe3/longplay/2009/woche43 . 6 July 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: Hungary Album charts (5th on DVD Top 20) [You need to search for Rammstein in order to access the data, since its not linkable]]. 26 April 2019.
  7. Web site: Netherlands - Top Album Chart . Allcharts.org . 22 January 2011 . 29 January 2011.
  8. Web site: Steffen Hung . Schweizer Hitparade - Alben Top 100 30.01.2011 . hitparade.ch . 29 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100926121036/http://www.hitparade.ch/weekchart.asp?cat=a . 26 September 2010 .
  9. Web site: Steffen Hung . swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts - Albums Top 60 2011-01-28 . Swedish Charts . 29 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101116113105/http://www.swedishcharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=a . 16 November 2010 .
  10. Web site: Hitlisten.NU . Hitlisterne.dk . 29 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226143206/http://www.hitlisterne.dk/lister.asp?list=a40 . 26 February 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  11. Web site: ds . Čns Ifpi . Ifpicr.cz . 29 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193200/http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/ . 13 May 2013 .
  12. Web site: Ukens singleliste - VG-lista. Offisielle hitlister fra og med 1958 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051029012944/http://lista.vg.no/show_list.php?ListsOp=showWeek&listID=2 . dead . 29 October 2005 . Lista.vg.no . 29 January 2011 .
  13. Web site: Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart . OLiS . 23 January 2011 . 29 January 2011.
  14. Web site: Ultratop Belgian Charts . ultratop.be . 29 January 2011.
  15. Web site: Australian Record Industry Association . Ariacharts.com.au . 24 January 2011 . 29 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110216110716/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_album.asp?chart=1G50 . 16 February 2011 .
  16. Web site: Meilleures ventes d'Albums en France (Top Albums) . Chartsinfrance.net . 29 January 2011.
  17. Web site: A&E: Top Oficial Da Associação Fonogràfica Portuguesa . Artistas-espectaculos.com . 29 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100715192723/http://www.artistas-espectaculos.com/topafp/pt/ . 15 July 2010 .
  18. Web site: FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Classifiche . Fimi.it . 11 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722033319/http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_artisti.php?anno=2006&mese=11&id=84 . 22 July 2011 .
  19. http://promusicae.org/listassemanales/albumes/top%20100%20albumes%20w43.2009.pdf
  20. Web site: RIANZ . RIANZ . 29 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090309095604/http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp . 9 March 2009 .
  21. Web site: Radio 1 - The Official Chart with Reggie Yates - The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart . BBC . 29 January 2011.
  22. Web site: CANOE - JAM! Music SoundScan Charts . https://archive.today/20041226005640/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html . usurped . 26 December 2004 . Jam.canoe.ca . 20 January 2011 . 29 January 2011 .
  23. Web site: 'New Moon' Rises To No. 1 on Billboard 200 . Billboard . 22 November 2008 . 2 August 2013.
  24. Web site: >> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >> . Irma.ie . 29 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105120403/http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp . 5 November 2012 .

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