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"Zick Zack"
"Zick Zack"
	LP version cover
Single by Rammstein
from the album Zeit
B-side	"Zick Zack" (Boys Noize RMX)
Released	7 April 2022
Studio	La Fabrique (Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France)
Genre	Neue Deutsche Härte
Length	4:04
Label	Universal
Songwriter(s)	Richard Kruspe; Paul Landers; Till Lindemann; Christian Lorenz; Oliver Riedel; Christoph Schneider;
Producer(s)	Olsen Involtini; Rammstein;
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Music video
	"Zick Zack" on YouTube
CD version cover

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Zick Zack (German for 'Snip Snip' or 'Zig Zag') is a song by German industrial metal band Rammstein. It was released on 7 April 2022 as the second single from their eighth album, Zeit. The song became Rammstein's fourth No. 1 single in Germany after "Zeit".^[1]

Content

"Zick Zack" is about cosmetic operations and the rising desire to need surgery in order to retain one's youth and to maintain an acceptable appearance as one ages.

Music video

The video depicts the band members performing to a small audience of elderly fans,^[2] dressed in stereotypical '80s hair metal band costumes, performing the song, complete with bandaged showgirls, who act as the band's beauticians backstage. All the band members appear in character as having undergone various cosmetic surgeries, or using prosthetics to exaggerate their appearance, from Christoph Schneider wearing a toupée to hide his baldness, Paul Landers having dentures, Richard Kruspe wearing a silicone six pack, to Oliver Riedel tattooing a beard onto his face.

Till Lindemann's character appears heavily botoxed, and throughout the video, his face begins to sag as he performs the song, forcing him and Flake Lorenz's character to leave the stage. Lindemann goes to extreme measures, and attempts to literally piece his botox-filled face back together using a stapler and tape.

At the end after Till leaves the stage, the cat ate the liposuction, much to the horror of one woman.

The video was recorded in Teatr Sabat Małgorzaty Potockiej in Warsaw, Poland and in Tworkowski Hospital in Tworki, Poland.

Promotion

As part of the promotion for the single, Rammstein issued a press release on April 1, 2022,^[3] where they announced that the band had invested in a beauty clinic, in the Mitte District of Berlin. In a now deleted post, the press statement read:

“We are happy to reveal a well-kept secret today and announce our early-stage investment in a cutting-edge company: The Zick Zack Beauty Clinic In Berlin...Rammstein are super-excited this project is finally going live. ‘Prettier, bigger, harder’ – become the best version of yourself! Appointments will be available soon!”

Social media posts, depicting the band as they looked in the music video for the song began being uploaded from April 3, 2022,^[4] promoting the Zick Zack beauty clinic, complete with fake phone number and false advertising slogans (actually lyrics from the song). The Music Video premiered at 18:00 CET on Rammstein's official website.

As further promotion, Rammstein released the CD Single with an exclusive, limited edition magazine that featured images of the band from the music video.^[5]

Track listing

CD
7" vinyl
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Zick Zack"	4:04
2.	"Zick Zack" (RMX by Boys Noize)	4:00

Digital download
Streaming
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Zick Zack"	4:04
2.	"Zick Zack" (RMX by Boys Noize)	4:00
3.	"Zick Zack" (RMX by Boys Noize (Instrumental))	4:00

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Zick Zack"
Chart (2022)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[6]	8
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[7]	41
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[8]	20
Germany (GfK)^[9]	1
Hungary (Single Top 40)^[10]	13
Netherlands (Single Tip)^[11]	2
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[12]	97
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	62
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	11
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)^[15]	27
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[16]	4

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "Zick Zack"
Chart (2022)	Position
Germany (Official German Charts)^[17]	84

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[18]	Gold	15,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Discographie Rammstein". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ Rammstein - Zick Zack (Official Video), 7 April 2022, retrieved 2022-04-12
^ "Rammstein have invested in a beauty clinic in Berlin". Kerrang!. April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
^ Rammstein [@RSprachrohr] (3 April 2022). "Schöner, größer, härter! Become the hot in hotline - make it ring! +49 30 24 77 99 99" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Twitter.
^ "»Zick Zack« Single + Exclusive Magazine". www.rammstein.de. Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
^ "Rammstein – Zick Zack" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 18. týden 2022 in the date selector. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^ "Rammstein: Zick Zack" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "Rammstein – Zick Zack" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
^ "Dutch Single Tip 16/04/2022". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ "ČNS IFPI". IFPI ČR. Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202218 into search. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 18". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^ "Rammstein – Zick Zack". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
^ "Pink Floyd Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^ "Jahrescharts 2022" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Austrian single certifications – Rammstein – Zick Zack" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

[GER-1] "Discographie Rammstein". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

[2] Rammstein - Zick Zack (Official Video), 7 April 2022, retrieved 2022-04-12

[3] "Rammstein have invested in a beauty clinic in Berlin". Kerrang!. April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-12.

[4] Rammstein [@RSprachrohr] (3 April 2022). "Schöner, größer, härter! Become the hot in hotline - make it ring! +49 30 24 77 99 99" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Twitter.

[5] "»Zick Zack« Single + Exclusive Magazine". www.rammstein.de. Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-04-12.

[sc_Austria_Rammstein-6] "Rammstein – Zick Zack" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[sc_Czechdigital_-7] "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 18. týden 2022 in the date selector. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[sc_Finland_Rammstein-8] "Rammstein: Zick Zack" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[sc_Germany_Rammstein-9] "Rammstein – Zick Zack" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

[sc_Hungarysingle_-10] "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 21 April 2022.

[11] "Dutch Single Tip 16/04/2022". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 May 2022.

[SL-12] "ČNS IFPI". IFPI ČR. Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202218 into search. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[13] "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 18". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

[sc_Switzerland_Rammstein-14] "Rammstein – Zick Zack". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[sc_UKrock_-15] "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

[16] "Pink Floyd Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[17] "Jahrescharts 2022" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

[AustriaRammsteinZick_ZacksingleCertRef-18] "Austrian single certifications – Rammstein – Zick Zack" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

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-'''Zick Zack''' ([[German language|German]] for 'Snip Snip' or 'Zig Zag') is a song by German [[industrial metal]] band [[Rammstein]]. It was released on 7 April 2022 as the second [[Single (music)|single]] from their eighth album, ''[[Zeit (Rammstein album)|Zeit]]''. The song became Rammstein's fourth No. 1 single in Germany after Zeit.<ref name="GER">{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Rammstein&do_search=do|title=Discographie Rammstein|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref>
+'''Zick Zack''' ([[German language|German]] for 'Snip Snip' or 'Zig Zag') is a song by German [[industrial metal]] band [[Rammstein]]. It was released on 7 April 2022 as the second [[Single (music)|single]] from their eighth album, ''[[Zeit (Rammstein album)|Zeit]]''. The song became Rammstein's fourth No. 1 single in Germany after "[[Zeit (Rammstein song)|Zeit]]".<ref name="GER">{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Rammstein&do_search=do|title=Discographie Rammstein|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref>
 == Content ==
-"Zick Zack" is about [[Plastic surgery|cosmetic operations]] and the rising desire to need surgery in order to retain one's youth and to maintain an acceptable appearance as one ages. "Zick Zack" is meant as the [[onomatopoeia]] of [[cutting]] and therefore can be translated as "snip-snip".
+"Zick Zack" is about [[Plastic surgery|cosmetic operations]] and the rising desire to need surgery in order to retain one's youth and to maintain an acceptable appearance as one ages.
 == Music video ==
-The video depicts the band members performing to a small audience of [[Old age|elderly]] fans,<ref>{{Citation |title=Rammstein - Zick Zack (Official Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBTNyJ33LWI |language=en |access-date=2022-04-12}}</ref> dressed in stereotypical '80s [[Hair metal|hair]] band clothes, performing the song, complete with bandaged [[showgirl]]s, who act as the band's [[Cosmetology|beauticians]] backstage. All the band members appear in character as having undergone various cosmetic surgeries, or using prosthetics to exaggerate their appearance, from [[Christoph Schneider]] wearing a [[toupée]] to hide his [[Hair loss|baldness]], [[Paul Landers]] having [[dentures]], [[Richard Kruspe]] wearing a [[silicone]] [[Six pack (muscles)|six pack]], to [[Oliver Riedel]] [[Permanent makeup|tattooing]] a beard onto his face.
+The video depicts the band members performing to a small audience of [[Old age|elderly]] fans,<ref>{{Citation |title=Rammstein - Zick Zack (Official Video) | date=7 April 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBTNyJ33LWI |language=en |access-date=2022-04-12}}</ref> dressed in stereotypical '80s [[hair metal]] band costumes, performing the song, complete with bandaged [[showgirl]]s, who act as the band's [[Cosmetology|beauticians]] backstage. All the band members appear in character as having undergone various cosmetic surgeries, or using prosthetics to exaggerate their appearance, from [[Christoph Schneider]] wearing a [[toupée]] to hide his [[Hair loss|baldness]], [[Paul Landers]] having [[dentures]], [[Richard Kruspe]] wearing a [[silicone]] [[Six pack (muscles)|six pack]], to [[Oliver Riedel]] [[Permanent makeup|tattooing]] a beard onto his face.
-[[Till Lindemann]]'s character appears heavily [[Botulinum toxin|botoxed]], and throughout the video, his face begins to sag as he performs the song, forcing himself and [[Christian Lorenz|Flake Lorenz]]'s character to leave the stage. Lindemann goes to extreme measures, and attempts to literally piece his botox-filled face back together using a stapler and tape.
+[[Till Lindemann]]'s character appears heavily [[Botulinum toxin|botoxed]], and throughout the video, his face begins to sag as he performs the song, forcing him and [[Christian Lorenz|Flake Lorenz]]'s character to leave the stage. Lindemann goes to extreme measures, and attempts to literally piece his botox-filled face back together using a stapler and tape.
 At the end after Till leaves the stage, the cat ate the liposuction, much to the horror of one woman.
+The video was recorded in [[Teatr Sabat Małgorzaty Potockiej]] in Warsaw, Poland and in [[Tworkowski Hospital]] in [[Tworki]], Poland.
 == Promotion ==
-As part of the promotion for the single, Rammstein issued a press release on April 1, 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rammstein have invested in a beauty clinic in Berlin |url=https://www.kerrang.com/rammstein-have-invested-in-a-beauty-clinic-in-berlin/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=[[Kerrang!]]}}</ref> where they announced that the band had invested in a beauty clinic, in the Mitte District of Berlin. In a now deleted post, the press statement read: <blockquote>“We are happy to reveal a well-kept secret today and announce our early-stage investment in a cutting-edge company: The Zick Zack Beauty Clinic In Berlin...Rammstein are super-excited this project is finally going live. ‘Prettier, bigger, harder’ – become the best version of yourself! Appointments will be available soon!”</blockquote>Social media posts, depicting the band as they looked in the music video for the song began being uploaded from April 3, 2022,<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=RSprachrohr|author=Rammstein|author-link=Rammstein|number=1510527721658593280|title=Schöner, größer, härter! Become the hot in hotline - make it ring! +49 30 24 77 99 99|date=3 April 2022|access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref> promoting the Zick Zack beauty clinic, complete with fake phone number and false advertising slogans (actually lyrics from the song). The Music Video premiered at 18:00 CET on Rammstein's official website.
+As part of the promotion for the single, Rammstein issued a press release on April 1, 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rammstein have invested in a beauty clinic in Berlin |url=https://www.kerrang.com/rammstein-have-invested-in-a-beauty-clinic-in-berlin/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=[[Kerrang!]]|date=April 2022 }}</ref> where they announced that the band had invested in a beauty clinic, in the Mitte District of Berlin. In a now deleted post, the press statement read: <blockquote>“We are happy to reveal a well-kept secret today and announce our early-stage investment in a cutting-edge company: The Zick Zack Beauty Clinic In Berlin...Rammstein are super-excited this project is finally going live. ‘Prettier, bigger, harder’ – become the best version of yourself! Appointments will be available soon!”</blockquote>Social media posts, depicting the band as they looked in the music video for the song began being uploaded from April 3, 2022,<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=RSprachrohr|author=Rammstein|author-link=Rammstein|number=1510527721658593280|title=Schöner, größer, härter! Become the hot in hotline - make it ring! +49 30 24 77 99 99|date=3 April 2022|access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref> promoting the Zick Zack beauty clinic, complete with fake phone number and false advertising slogans (actually lyrics from the song). The Music Video premiered at 18:00 CET on Rammstein's official website.
-As further promotion, Rammstein released the CD Single with an exclusive, limited edition magazine that featured images of the band from the music video.<ref>{{Cite web |title=»Zick Zack« Single + Exclusive Magazine |url=https://www.rammstein.de/en/zick-zack-single-exclusive-magazine/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=www.rammstein.de}}</ref>
+As further promotion, Rammstein released the CD Single with an exclusive, limited edition magazine that featured images of the band from the music video.<ref>{{Cite web |title=»Zick Zack« Single + Exclusive Magazine |url=https://www.rammstein.de/en/zick-zack-single-exclusive-magazine/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=www.rammstein.de |archive-date=2022-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523001255/https://www.rammstein.de/en/zick-zack-single-exclusive-magazine/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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-== Charts ==
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+|+ 2022 year-end chart performance for "Zick Zack"
+! scope="col"| Chart (2022)
+! scope="col"| Position
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+! scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.de/info/l2mzw3/jahrescharts-2022|title=Jahrescharts 2022|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment charts]]|language=de|access-date=16 December 2022}}</ref>
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+==Certifications==
+{{Certification Table Top}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|award=Gold|type=single|artist=Rammstein|title=Zick Zack|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|accessdate=3 April 2023}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true|nosales=true}}
 == References ==
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 [[Category:2022 singles]]
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+[[Category:Songs in German]]
 [[Category:Number-one singles in Germany]]
 [[Category:Rammstein songs]]

v t e Rammstein
Till Lindemann Richard Kruspe Paul Landers Oliver Riedel Christian "Flake" Lorenz Christoph Schneider
Albums	Herzeleid Sehnsucht Mutter Reise, Reise Rosenrot Liebe ist für alle da Untitled Zeit
Live albums	Live aus Berlin Völkerball Rammstein: Paris
Singles	"Du riechst so gut" "Seemann" "Engel" "Du hast" "Das Modell" "Du riechst so gut '98" "Stripped" "Asche zu Asche" "Sonne" "Links 2 3 4" "Ich will" "Mutter" "Feuer frei!" "Mein Teil" "Amerika" "Ohne dich" "Keine Lust" "Benzin" "Rosenrot" "Mann gegen Mann" "Pussy" "Ich tu dir weh" "Haifisch" "Mein Land" "Mein Herz brennt" "Deutschland" "Radio" "Ausländer" "Zeit" "Zick Zack" "Dicke Titten" "Angst" "Adieu"
Other songs	"Bück dich"
Compilations	Original Single Kollektion Made in Germany 1995–2011
Videos	Live aus Berlin Lichtspielhaus Völkerball Rammstein in Amerika Rammstein: Paris
Tours	Liebe ist für alle da Tour Made in Germany 1995–2011 Stadium Tour
Related articles	Discography Awards and honors "Schtiel" Emigrate Lindemann Feeling B First Arsch
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