Mann gegen Mann

"Mann gegen Mann" (German: [ˈman ɡeːɡn̩ ˈman]; "Man Against Man") is a song by the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, released in March 2006 as the third and final single from the band's fifth studio album, Rosenrot. The song's narrative portrays a man with strong homosexual desires, and it is the first Rammstein music video to feature nudity since the video for their cover of Depeche Mode's "Stripped".

"Mann gegen Mann"
Single by Rammstein
from the album Rosenrot
Released3 March 2006
Recorded2005
StudioTeldex Studio (Berlin)
GenreNeue Deutsche Härte, industrial metal
Length3:51
LabelMotor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rammstein singles chronology
"Rosenrot"
(2005)
"Mann gegen Mann"
(2006)
"Pussy"
(2009)

Music video

The music video, directed by Jonas Åkerlund, premiered on MTV Germany on 2 February 2006. It shows the band members performing on a dark stage while almost entirely naked, aside from frontman Till Lindemann, who wears long black hair extensions, thigh-high feminine high-heeled boots, and a set of black latex briefs. The rest of the band members wear only black army boots, with their instruments covering their genitals. The video alternates between the band playing and scenes of a writhing group of naked, muscular, oiled men on the same dark stage. It starts to rain on the band during the bridge of the song, and a frenzied Lindemann screams as a forked tongue flicks from his mouth. The tempo of the song then changes to a melodic pace as the band members then crowd-surf over the oiled and naked men. Lindemann becomes a kind of winged demon, with the hands and arms of naked men reaching up towards him and worshipping him; the song's tempo changes back to its frenzied pace. The group of men with the band members begin to wrestle and fight with one another as it rains on them. Screaming again, Lindemann starts to rip his hair out as the song closes.

Track listings

2-track UK CD single

  1. "Mann gegen Mann" – 3:52
  2. "Rosenrot (The Tweaker Remix)" by Chris Vrenna – 4:34

Enhanced CD single

  1. "Mann gegen Mann" – 3:51
  2. "Mann gegen Mann (Popular Music Mix)" by Vince Clarke – 4:06
  3. "Mann gegen Mann (Musensohn Remix)" by Sven Helbig – 3:12
  4. "Ich will" (live video at Festival de Nimes) – 4:02
  • Also released as a 2-track CD featuring "Mann gegen Mann" and "Mann gegen Mann (Popular Music Mix)"

Australian version

  1. "Mann gegen Mann" – 3:52
  2. "Mann gegen Mann (Popular Music Mix)" by Vince Clarke – 4:06
  3. "Mann gegen Mann (Musensohn Remix)" by Sven Helbig – 3:12
  4. "Mann gegen Mann (Type O Remix)" by Josh Silver – 3:59

12" vinyl single

  1. "Mann gegen Mann" – 3:52
  2. "Rosenrot (3am at Cosey Remix)" by Jagz Kooner – 4:50

2-track promo CD

  1. "Mann gegen Mann (Futurist Remix)" by Alec Empire – 3:53
  2. "Mann gegen Mann (Popular Music Mix)" by Vince Clarke – 4:06

12" promo vinyl

  1. "Mann gegen Mann (Futurist Remix)" by Alec Empire – 3:53
  2. "Mann gegen Mann (Popular Music Mix)" by Vince Clarke – 4:06

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)[1] 20
Hungary (Single Top 40)[2] 6
Poland (LP3)[3] 46
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 59
Venezuela Pop Rock (Record Report)[5] 1

References

  1. "Offiziellecharts.de – Rammstein – Mann Gegen Mann". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  2. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  3. "Notowanie nr 1260" (in Polish). 24 March 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. "Rammstein: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  5. "Pop Rock" (in Spanish). Record Report. 2006-07-15. Archived from the original on 2006-07-16.
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