Völkerball

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Völkerball
Live album by
Rammstein
Released17 November 2006
Recorded28 November 2004 – 23 July 2005
VenueSport Complex Olympiski (Moscow, Russia)
Brixton Academy (London, England)
Club Citta (Tokyo, Japan)
Les Arènes de Nîmes (France)
GenreNeue Deutsche Härte, industrial metal
Length104:59
LabelUniversal
ProducerJacob Hellner
Rammstein chronology
Rosenrot
(2005) 		Völkerball
(2006) 		Liebe ist für alle da
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net(72%)[1]
AllMusic[2]

Völkerball (German for "Dodgeball"; lit. "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[edit]

Standard edition: two-disc set[edit]

  • DVD, 140-minute concert footage filmed in: Nîmes, Tokyo, London, and Moscow
  • Audio CD, 75-minute live audio recorded in Nîmes
  • Released in both CD-sized packaging and DVD-sized Packaging

Special edition: three-disc set[edit]

  • DVD, 140-minute concert footage filmed in: Nîmes, Tokyo, London, and Moscow
  • Audio CD, 75-minute live audio recorded in Nîmes
  • DVD, 90-minute documentary: Anakonda im Netz and Making of Reise, Reise
  • Released in both CD-sized packaging and DVD-sized Packaging

Limited 'tourbook' edition: four-disc set[edit]

  • DVD, 140-minute concert footage filmed in: Nîmes, Tokyo, London, and Moscow
  • Two Audio CDs, the entire live-audio-recording of the concert in Nîmes (105 minutes, dead airs were edited)
  • DVD, 90-minute documentary: Anakonda im Netz and Making of Reise, Reise
  • 190-page special edition, numbered tour 27 by 31 centimetres (11 in × 12 in) photobook
  • Only 40,000 copies were produced, each one marked with a unique serial number.

Track listing[edit]

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

Release history[edit]

Country Date
Europe 17 November 2006
Canada 19 December 2006
United States 18 September 2007

Charts[edit]

Chart (2006) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[3] 1
Finnish Albums Chart[4] 1
Mexican Albums Chart[5] 1
Russian Albums Chart[6] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[7] 3
Hungarian Albums Chart[8] 5
Dutch Albums Chart[9] 7
Swiss Albums Chart[10] 7
Japanese Albums Chart 11
Swedish Albums Chart[11] 11
Danish Albums Chart[12] 18
Czech Albums Chart[13] 19
Norwegian Albums Chart[14] 24
Polish Albums Chart[15] 36
Belgium Albums Chart[16] 48
Australian Albums Chart[17] 49
French Albums Chart[18] 54
Portuguese Albums Chart[19] 58
Italian Albums Chart[20] 61
Spanish Albums Chart[21] 65
NZ Albums Chart[22] 82
UK Albums Chart[23] 99
Canadian Albums Chart[24] 108
US Billboard 200[25] 147
Irish Albums Chart[26] 167

Year-end[edit]

End of year chart (2007) Position
German Albums Chart 30

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[27]
album 		2× Platinum 400,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[28]
video 		2× Platinum 100,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[29] Gold 10,000*
Russia (NFPF)[30] Platinum 20,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[31] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[32]
video 		Gold 25,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Reception[edit]

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

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

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