Völkerball
Völkerball | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
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 | |||
Rammstein chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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
Standard edition: two-disc set
- 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
- 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
- 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
Standard edition | Special edition | Limited edition |
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Live DVD | ||
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Live in Nîmes | Entire Nîmes concert | |
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Bonus DVD – documentaries & interviews | ||
Not present |
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Release history
Country | Date |
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Europe | 17 November 2006 |
Canada | 19 December 2006 |
United States | 18 September 2007 |
Charts
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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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
End of year chart (2007) | Position |
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German Albums Chart | 30 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[27] | Gold | 20,000^ |
Germany (BVMI)[28] | 2× Platinum | 400,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV)[29] | Gold | 10,000* |
Russia (NFPF)[30] | Platinum | 20,000* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[31] | Gold | 15,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Germany (BVMI)[32] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[33] | Gold | 25,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Reception
Völkerball was nominated for Echo Awards 2007 in the Best DVD category, which was won by Pink Floyd's Pulse.
Personnel
- Till Lindemann – lead vocals, harmonica on "Los"
- Richard Kruspe – lead guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "Los"
- Paul Landers – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "Los"
- Oliver Riedel – bass, backing vocals on "Stein um Stein" and "Sehnsucht"
- Christoph Schneider – drums
- Christian Lorenz – keyboards
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- ^ Völkerball at AllMusic
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