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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name = 13
| name = 13
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Die Ärzte]]
| artist = [[Die Ärzte]]
| Cover = Dieaerzte13.jpg
| cover = 13 (Die Ärzte album).jpg
| Recorded = 1998
| alt =
| Released = May 25, 1998
| released = 25 May 1998
| Length = 62:27
| recorded =
| venue =
| Genre = [[Punk rock]], [[Alternative rock]]
| studio =
| Label = [[Hot Action Records|Hot Action]]
| Producer = [[Uwe Hoffmann]]<br />[[Die Ärzte]]
| genre = [[Punk rock]], [[alternative rock]]
| length = 62:27
| Last album = ''[[Le Frisur]]''<br />(1996)
| label = [[Hot Action Records|Hot Action]], [[PolyGram]] (distribution)
| This album = '''''13'''''<br />(1998)
| producer = Uwe Hoffmann & Die Ärzte
| Next album = ''[[Wir wollen nur deine Seele]]''<br />(1999)
| prev_title = [[Le Frisur]]
| Misc =
| prev_year = 1996
{{Singles
| next_title = [[Wir wollen nur deine Seele]]
| Name = 13
| Type = studio
| next_year = 1999
| single 1 = [[Ein Schwein namens Männer]]
| misc = {{Singles
| single 1 date = April 6, 1998
| name = 13
| single 2 = [[Goldenes Handwerk]]
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Ein Schwein namens Männer]]
| single 2 date = August 30, 1998
| single1date = 6 April 1998
| single 3 = [[1/2 Lovesong]]
| single2 = [[Goldenes Handwerk]]
| single 3 date = November 10, 1998
| single2date = 30 August 1998
| single 4 = [[Rebell]]
| single3 = [[1/2 Lovesong]]
| single 4 date = June 4, 1999
| single3date = 10 November 1998
}}
| single4 = [[Rebell]]
| single4date = 4 June 1999
}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[laut.de]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laut.de/Die-Aerzte/Alben/13-3609|title=Laut.de Kritik|author=Joachim Gauger|publisher=Laut AG|work=Laut.de|language=German|accessdate=19 April 2018}}</ref>
}}
'''''13''''' is the eighth studio album by German rock band [[Die Ärzte]], released on 25 May 1998. It is their most successful album, going [[platinum record|platinum]] in Germany and [[Music recording sales certification|gold]] in Austria and Switzerland.<ref>[http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/#topSearch Datenbank der Musikindustrie] (German), retrieved 5 August 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin ifpi Austria Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft – Suchanfrage erforderlich] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511092844/http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin |date=11 May 2011 }} (Zugriff am 5. August 2012)</ref><ref>[http://hitparade.ch/search_certifications.asp?search=Die+%C4rzte Edelmetallauszeichnungen für Die Ärzte] hitparade.ch, retrieved 14 December 2007</ref> The 13th track, "[[Männer sind Schweine]]", is their most successful single.


The CD version of the album features a hidden track in the [[pregap]] of the first song. This technique was later used frequently—on ''[[Geräusch]]'', ''[[Jazz ist anders]]'', [[Farin Urlaub]]'s ''[[Am Ende der Sonne]]'', and [[Bela B.]]'s ''[[Bingo (Bela B. album)|Bingo]]''. On vinyl versions of ''Jazz ist anders'' and ''Am Ende der Sonne'' though, the hidden tracks are not lost, but put after the last track.
'''''13''''' is the eighth studio album by [[Die Ärzte]], counting "[[Debil]]" as the first, released on May 25, 1998. It is their most successful album. The 13th track, "[[Männer sind Schweine]]", is their most successful single.

The CD version of the album features a hidden track in the pregap of the first song. This technique was later used frequently - on ''[[Geräusch]]'', ''[[Jazz ist anders]]'', [[Farin Urlaub]]'s ''[[Am Ende der Sonne]]'' and [[Bela B.]]'s ''[[Bingo (album)|Bingo]]''. On vinyl versions of ''Jazz ist anders'' and ''Am Ende der Sonne'' though, the hidden tracks are not lost, but put after the last track.

The album features a large amount of film and TV samples. Samples are used on tracks 1, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16 and on the hidden track.

A promotional single titled "Eine Botschaft von Die Ärzte - In Stereoooooooh!" was released in 1998. The title track "Eine Botschaft von Die Ärzte" (''A message from Die Ärzte'') is a kind of a commercial for ''13''. It also features "[[Goldenes Handwerk]]" as the B-side.


The album features many film and TV samples. Samples are used on tracks 1, 4, 5,<ref>[http://simpsonspedia.net/index.php?title=7F20 simpsonspedia.net]</ref> 8, 10, 12, 13, 16, and on the hidden track.
"Nie wieder Krieg, nie mehr Las Vegas!" also goes by the title "Hütchenspiel" (''[[Shell game]]''). "Nie gesagt" was initially titled "Du fehlst mir" (roughly ''I miss you'').


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Tracklist
{{Tracklist
| lyrics_credits = yes
| music_credits = yes
| title1 = Punk ist...
| title1 = Punk ist...
| note1 = "Punk is..."
| note1 = "Punk is..."
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| length2 = 2:43
| length2 = 2:43
| title3 = [[Goldenes Handwerk]]
| title3 = [[Goldenes Handwerk]]
| note3 = "Golden [[handicraft]]"
| note3 = "Golden handicraft"
| lyrics3 = Felsenheimer
| lyrics3 = Felsenheimer
| music3 = Felsenheimer
| music3 = Felsenheimer
| length3 = 3:34
| length3 = 3:34
| title4 = Meine Freunde
| title4 = Meine Freunde
| note4 = "My [[friend]]s"
| note4 = "My friends"
| lyrics4 = Urlaub
| lyrics4 = Urlaub
| music4 = Urlaub
| music4 = Urlaub
| length4 = 1:47
| length4 = 1:47
| title5 = Party stinkt
| title5 = Party stinkt
| note5 = "[[Party]] stinks"
| note5 = "Party stinks"
| lyrics5 = Felsenheimer
| lyrics5 = Felsenheimer
| music5 = Felsenheimer
| music5 = Felsenheimer
| length5 = 3:26
| length5 = 3:26
| title6 = [[1/2 Lovesong]]
| title6 = [[1/2 Lovesong]]
| lyrics6 = Felsenheimer, Gonzalez
| lyrics6 = Felsenheimer, [[Rodrigo González (musician)|González]]
| music6 = Gonzalez
| music6 = González
| length6 = 3:52
| length6 = 3:52
| title7 = Ignorama
| title7 = Ignorama
| note7 = contains a prelude to "Nie wieder Krieg, nie mehr Las Vegas!"
| note7 = contains a prelude to "Nie wieder Krieg, nie mehr Las Vegas!"
| lyrics7 = Felsenheimer
| lyrics7 = Felsenheimer
| music7 = Felsenheimer, Gonzalez
| music7 = Felsenheimer, González
| length7 = 2:46
| length7 = 2:46
| title8 = Nie wieder Krieg, nie mehr Las Vegas!
| title8 = Nie wieder Krieg, nie mehr Las Vegas!
| note8 = "No more war, no more [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]!"
| note8 = "No more war, no more Las Vegas!"
| lyrics8 = Urlaub
| lyrics8 = Urlaub
| music8 = Urlaub
| music8 = Urlaub
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| length9 = 3:51
| length9 = 3:51
| title10 = Der Graf
| title10 = Der Graf
| note10 = "[[Count Dracula|The count]]"
| note10 = "[[Count Dracula|The Count]]"
| lyrics10 = Felsenheimer
| lyrics10 = Felsenheimer
| music10 = Felsenheimer
| music10 = Felsenheimer
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| length12 = 2:58
| length12 = 2:58
| title13 = [[Männer sind Schweine]]
| title13 = [[Männer sind Schweine]]
| note13 = "[[Man|Men]] are [[pig]]s"
| note13 = "Men are pigs"
| lyrics13 = Urlaub
| lyrics13 = Urlaub
| music13 = Urlaub
| music13 = Urlaub
| length13 = 4:17
| length13 = 4:17
| title14 = Liebe und Schmerz
| title14 = Liebe und Schmerz
| note14 = "[[Love]] and [[sorrow]]"
| note14 = "Love and sorrow"
| lyrics14 = Felsenheimer
| lyrics14 = Felsenheimer
| music14 = Felsenheimer
| music14 = Felsenheimer
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| length15 = 4:57
| length15 = 4:57
| title16 = Der Infant
| title16 = Der Infant
| note16 = "The [[infant]]"
| note16 = "The infant"
| lyrics16 = Felsenheimer
| lyrics16 = Felsenheimer
| music16 = Felsenheimer
| music16 = Felsenheimer
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===Hidden track===
===Hidden track===
The song "'''Lady'''" is [[Hidden track|hidden]] in the [[pregap]] of "Punk ist...". It was composed by Gonzalez with lyrics by Gonzalez and Felsenheimer. To hear it, one has to rewind the record from the first track to -3:55.
The song "'''Lady'''" is hidden in the [[pregap]] of "Punk ist...". It was composed by González with lyrics by González and Felsenheimer. To hear it, one has to rewind the record from the first track to -3:55.

==Lyrical meaning==
====Punk ist...====
A slow jazz number with Bela and Farin recounting what they're being told by an unknown person about what punk really is. While they agree a lot, they reply that the person should do what he wants, but must also be responsible for it as well as let other people do what they want. The Song kicks up in a fast punk song at the very end.

====Ein Lied für Dich====
An ode to the fans and critics of the band, as well as the consumers of their merchandise. The band ironically thanks them for the money they spend which subsequently funds the band.

====Goldenes Handwerk====
A country song sung by Bela, lamenting his lack of intelligence but noting that he's still useful as the drummer of the band.

====Meine Freunde====
Farin questioning whether or not the practices attributed in the song to Bela and Rod ([[homosexuality]], [[BDSM]], [[satanism]]) are allowable or legal. The song drifts into a [[Heavy metal music|metal]] song during the 3rd verse about satanism, including a [[Death growl]] layered under Farin's vocals.

====Party stinkt====
Bela complains about the lack of fun, low quality of beverages, etc. at a party he is about to leave. The song contains samples from the German version of [[The Simpsons]] episode [[The War of the Simpsons]] at the beginning and end.

====1/2 Lovesong====
A lovesong sung by Rod about a romance which is about to be spoilt by the lovers inevitable break-up.

====Ignorama====
A song about a man who is obsessed with his lover and swears to ignore any and all social evils and problems in the world as long as she is in a relationship with him. The last chorus contains a pun concerning the word "hart" (hard), with the singer promising to remain hard (meaning both in his stance to ignore the world around him, as well as his penis) as long as the woman remains sitting on him. The song also indicates that the other person is appalled with the singer shutting himself off from the world, or possibly his obsession.

====Nie wieder Krieg, nie mehr Las Vegas====
A song sung from the viewpoint of a gambling addict who has lost all his money and woke up naked and hung-over in the gutter. The person swears to get rid of his gambling vice.

====Rebell====
A song about the self-identification as a rebell against society and conformity, with the singer directly confronting the accusations made against him, as well as the disgust and rejection he is confronted by due to his refusal to conform.

====Der Graf====
Bela sings from the viewpoint of [[Dracula]] who has trouble finding useful blood due to the spread of [[HIV]].

====Grau====
The singer describes his frustration with the world around him and airs his desire to leave and get out of his current environment.

====Angeber====
The singer lists the problems he has with a local show-off.

====Männer sind Schweine====
A warning to women about men who are simply trying to get sex by appearing polite and well-groomed before reverting to their true selves, disgusting pigs, after getting into a relationship.

====Liebe und Schmerz====
A lover contemplating the pain that will be caused if the couple were to break-up.

====Nie gesagt====
The singer declaring that after a break-up to not desire a return to the relationship, masking his desire to do so.

====Der Infant====
A very childish man describing the desires he is now fulfilling himself after legally becoming an adult. These desires are largely banal or extremely dangerous, (ranging from eating fishsticks with porridge to building boms) and were subsequently forbidden to him when he was a child and under the care of his parents. The song begins with an allusion to [[Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]] and ends with Bela screaming "I'm on a [[Highway to Hell]]", both references to songs by [[AC/DC]].

====Grotesksong====
A protest song in which the singer laments protest movements, particularly of environmental organizations such as [[Greenpeace]]. The singer swears revenge by causing pollution and killing wildlife.

====Lady====
The singer describes an encounter with a woman during a vacation on the [[Maldives]].


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Farin Urlaub]]&nbsp;– [[guitar]], [[vocals]]
*[[Farin Urlaub]]&nbsp;– guitar, vocals
*[[Bela Felsenheimer]]&nbsp;– [[drums]], vocals
*[[Bela Felsenheimer]]&nbsp;– drums, vocals
*[[Rodrigo Andrés González Espindola|Rodrigo González]]&nbsp;– [[bass guitar]], vocals
*[[Rodrigo González (musician)|Rodrigo González]]&nbsp;– bass guitar, vocals


==Charts==
==Charts==
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! width="55%" | Country || width="45%" | Chart position
! width="55%" | Country || width="45%" | Chart position
|-
|-
| [[Germany]] || 1
| Germany || 1
|-
|-
| [[Austria]] || 2
| Austria || 2
|-
|-
| [[Switzerland]] || 1
| Switzerland || 1
|}
|}

===Year-end charts===

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!scope="column"|Chart (1998)
!scope="column"|Position
|-
|align="left"|[[German Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1998 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=German |publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|accessdate=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|align="center"|10
|}

==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:39, 23 July 2024

13
Studio album by
Die Ärzte
Released25 May 1998
GenrePunk rock, alternative rock
Length62:27
LabelHot Action, PolyGram (distribution)
ProducerUwe Hoffmann & Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte chronology
Le Frisur
(1996) 		13
(1998) 		Wir wollen nur deine Seele
(1999)
Singles from 13
  1. "Ein Schwein namens Männer"
    Released: 6 April 1998
  2. "Goldenes Handwerk"
    Released: 30 August 1998
  3. "1/2 Lovesong"
    Released: 10 November 1998
  4. "Rebell"
    Released: 4 June 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
laut.de[1]

13 is the eighth studio album by German rock band Die Ärzte, released on 25 May 1998. It is their most successful album, going platinum in Germany and gold in Austria and Switzerland.[2][3][4] The 13th track, "Männer sind Schweine", is their most successful single.

The CD version of the album features a hidden track in the pregap of the first song. This technique was later used frequently—on Geräusch, Jazz ist anders, Farin Urlaub's Am Ende der Sonne, and Bela B.'s Bingo. On vinyl versions of Jazz ist anders and Am Ende der Sonne though, the hidden tracks are not lost, but put after the last track.

The album features many film and TV samples. Samples are used on tracks 1, 4, 5,[5] 8, 10, 12, 13, 16, and on the hidden track.

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Punk ist..." ("Punk is...")FelsenheimerFelsenheimer3:42
2."Ein Lied für dich" ("A song for you")UrlaubUrlaub2:43
3."Goldenes Handwerk" ("Golden handicraft")FelsenheimerFelsenheimer3:34
4."Meine Freunde" ("My friends")UrlaubUrlaub1:47
5."Party stinkt" ("Party stinks")FelsenheimerFelsenheimer3:26
6."1/2 Lovesong"Felsenheimer, GonzálezGonzález3:52
7."Ignorama" (contains a prelude to "Nie wieder Krieg, nie mehr Las Vegas!")FelsenheimerFelsenheimer, González2:46
8."Nie wieder Krieg, nie mehr Las Vegas!" ("No more war, no more Las Vegas!")UrlaubUrlaub2:36
9."Rebell" ("Rebel")UrlaubUrlaub3:51
10."Der Graf" ("The Count")FelsenheimerFelsenheimer3:44
11."Grau" ("Gray")UrlaubUrlaub2:45
12."Angeber" ("Show-off"; contains a prelude to "Männer sind Schweine")UrlaubUrlaub2:58
13."Männer sind Schweine" ("Men are pigs")UrlaubUrlaub4:17
14."Liebe und Schmerz" ("Love and sorrow")FelsenheimerFelsenheimer3:52
15."Nie gesagt" ("Never said")UrlaubUrlaub4:57
16."Der Infant" ("The infant")FelsenheimerFelsenheimer3:05
17."Grotesksong" (roughly "Grotesque song")UrlaubUrlaub3:40

Hidden track

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The song "Lady" is hidden in the pregap of "Punk ist...". It was composed by González with lyrics by González and Felsenheimer. To hear it, one has to rewind the record from the first track to -3:55.

Personnel

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Charts

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Country Chart position
Germany 1
Austria 2
Switzerland 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1998) Position
German Albums Chart[6] 10

References

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  1. ^ Joachim Gauger. "Laut.de Kritik". Laut.de (in German). Laut AG. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ^ Datenbank der Musikindustrie (German), retrieved 5 August 2012
  3. ^ ifpi Austria Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft – Suchanfrage erforderlich Archived 11 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Zugriff am 5. August 2012)
  4. ^ Edelmetallauszeichnungen für Die Ärzte hitparade.ch, retrieved 14 December 2007
  5. ^ simpsonspedia.net
  6. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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