auch (album)

auch
auch
Studio album by Die Ärzte
Released	13 April 2012
Genre	Pop punk; pop rock; alternative rock;
Length	52:32
Label	Hot Action
Producer	Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte chronology
Singles from auch
	"zeiDverschwÄndung"; Released: 2 March 2012; "M&F"; Released: 18 May 2012; "Ist das noch Punkrock?"; Released: 26 October 2012; "Waldspaziergang mit Folgen / Sohn der Leere"; Released: 15 March 2013;

auch ("also") is the twelfth full-length studio album by German rock band Die Ärzte. It was released on 13 April 2012. For each song on the album, an animation and a performance video was released on YouTube. The B-sides of the singles also received a video (altogether 37 videos). The videos can also be bought in iTunes. The first single "zeiDverschwÄndung" was released on 2 March 2012.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone	^[1]
Musikexpress	^[2]
laut.de	^[3]

While a commercial success - the album reached the first position in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the first week after its release - critical reception of auch was generally mixed. Promoting and touring in support of the album led to personal tensions within the band that resulted in the Die Ärzte's second hiatus (which unlike their first one was unintended) that ended with the writing and recording of Hell, released in 2020.

Layout

The layout was made by Felix Schlüter instead of the designer Schwarwel who designed for Die Ärzte since 1993.

The package is a carton box like the package of the album Jazz ist anders. Inside the box is a party game: The CD is a turntable, three crown corks are the figures and the booklet is the game field.

Track listing

No.	Title	Music/Lyrics	Length
1.	"Ist das noch Punkrock?" (Is This Still Punkrock?)	Farin Urlaub	2:59
2.	"Bettmagnet" (Bed Magnet)	Bela B	3:07
3.	"Sohn der Leere" (Son of the Void)	Rodrigo González	3:42
4.	"TCR" (Taking Care of Rock)	Urlaub	3:44
5.	"Das darfst du" (You Are Allowed To)	Bela B	3:20
6.	"Tamagotchi"	González, Bela B, Urlaub	3:06
7.	"M&F" (Men & Women)	Urlaub	4:16
8.	"Freundschaft ist Kunst" (Friendship is Art)	Bela B	3:22
9.	"Angekumpelt"	González, Urlaub	2:34
10.	"Waldspaziergang mit Folgen" (Walk in the Woods with Consequences)	Urlaub	3:27
11.	"Fiasko" (Fiasco)	Urlaub	2:44
12.	"Miststück" (Bitch)	Bela B	3:39
13.	"Das finde ich gut" (I Like It)	González	2:27
14.	"Cpt. Metal"	Urlaub	4:36
15.	"Die Hard"	González	2:20
16.	"zeiDverschwÄndung" (corruption of "Zeitverschwendung", which means "Waste of time")	Bela B	2:57
Total length:			52:32

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[4]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7]	11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	51

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[10]	Gold	10,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[11]	Platinum	200,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Farin Urlaub – guitar (all), vocals (1, 4, 7, 10-11, 14)
Bela Felsenheimer – drums (all), vocals (2, 5, 8, 12, 16)
Rodrigo González – bass (all), vocals (3, 6, 9, 13, 15), synthesizer (6-7)

References

^ Joachim Hentschel. "Rolling Stone Kritik". Rolling Stone (in German). Axel Springer SE. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^ Josef Winkler. "Musikexpress Kritik". Musikexpress (in German). Axel Springer SE. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^ Sven Kabelitz. "Laut.de Kritik" (in German). laut.de. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Die Ärzte – auch" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Die Ärzte – auch" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Die Ärzte – auch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 2012". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2012". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ "Austrian album certifications – Die Ärzte – Auch" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Die Ärzte; 'Auch')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

[1] Joachim Hentschel. "Rolling Stone Kritik". Rolling Stone (in German). Axel Springer SE. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

[2] Josef Winkler. "Musikexpress Kritik". Musikexpress (in German). Axel Springer SE. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

[3] Sven Kabelitz. "Laut.de Kritik" (in German). laut.de. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

[ac_Austria_Die_Ärzte-4] "Austriancharts.at – Die Ärzte – auch" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

[ac_Germany4_Die_Ärzte-5] "Offiziellecharts.de – Die Ärzte – auch" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Die_Ärzte-6] "Swisscharts.com – Die Ärzte – auch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

[7] "Jahreshitparade Alben 2012". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

[8] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

[9] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2012". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

[AustriaDie_ÄrzteAuchalbumCertRef-10] "Austrian album certifications – Die Ärzte – Auch" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

[GermanyDie_ÄrzteAuchalbumCertRef-11] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Die Ärzte; 'Auch')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

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