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Dicke Titten

"Dicke Titten" (German for "Big Tits") is a song by German rock band Rammstein. It was released on 27 May 2022 as the third single from the album Zeit, with its music video premiering the same day. A 7-inch vinyl record alongside a CD single were released on 8 July 2022.

"Dicke Titten"
Single by Rammstein
from the album Zeit
LanguageGerman
English titleBig Tits
Released27 May 2022
Recorded2021
StudioLa Fabrique (Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France)
GenreNeue Deutsche Härte
Length3:38
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rammstein singles chronology
"Zick Zack"
(2022) 		"Dicke Titten"
(2022) 		"Angst"
(2022)
Music video
"Dicke Titten" on YouTube

Background

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At the beginning of May, a German website Hallo 24 published an article with reference to the Mexican fan page Rammexicanos, speculating that "Dicke Titten" would be the fourth song from the album Zeit to receive a video. A photo was included in the article as proof, showing the six musicians in traditional Alpine costumes and six women in dirndls.[1] The band itself was still keeping a low profile at this point and only announced on 23 May 2022, two days in advance, on their social media channels that the video would premiere on 25 May 2022 at 18:00 CET.[2]

Music video

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Snippets of the video were released as teasers on Rammstein's social media pages on 24 May,[3] with the full video for "Dicke Titten" released on 25 May 2022 at 18:00 CET.[4] The video features the members of Rammstein in an Alpine village, resided largely by women with large breasts. The members of the band, save Till Lindemann, are clothed in traditional lederhosen. Till portrays a blind old man (seemingly in reference to the lyrics of the song) while fellow member Richard Kruspe features as a tailor who secretly cross-dresses in a basement. The video also features a number of innuendo-based humour, with members of the band holding puppies, the women milking cows, and churning butter. At the end of the song, credits are shown as an all-horns score is played by the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden.

Promotion

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The digital single of "Dicke Titten" was released on 27 May, while the CD and vinyl formats were released on 8 July.[5]

Reception

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The US online magazine Loudwire gave a positive review of the song, making the following comments: "The intro of the original 'Big Tits' [...] features an upbeat melody played by a horn section before it explodes into the industrial mayhem we all know [...] Rammstein for."[6] In a review of Zeit, Ferdinand Meyen from Bayerischer Rundfunk wrote that the song with "its catchy chorus, carried by a 'Lebt denn der alte Holzmichl noch' brass music beat" is a "highlight of the record".[7]

Track listing

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"Dicke Titten" track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Dicke Titten"3:38
2."Dicke Titten" (LaBrassBanda Version)3:15

Charts

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Chart performance for "Dicke Titten"
Chart (2022–2023) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 9
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[9] 49
Germany (GfK)[10] 12
Hungary (Single Top 40)[11] 13
Lithuania (AGATA)[12] 68
Netherlands (Single Tip)[13] 11
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 65
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 27

Certifications

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Certifications for "Dicke Titten"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[16] Gold 15,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Dabir, Sohrab. "Neue Rammstein-Single steht wohl fest". hallo24.de (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ Dabir, Sohrab. ""Dicke Titten": Neues Rammstein-Video erscheint am Mittwoch". hallo24.de (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ Rammstein - RST - Dicke Titten - Teaser 2 (Square) - Weiss.mp4 | Facebook | By Rammstein, retrieved 26 May 2022
  4. ^ "Rammstein Release New Video for 'Dicke Titten'". MetalSucks. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Dicke Titten" – CD and 7" vinyl now available!
  6. ^ Schaffner, Lauryn (27 May 2022). "Listen to Bavarian Brass Band Remix of Rammstein's 'Dicke Titten'". Loudwire. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ Ferdinand Meyen, Bayerischer Rundfunk (29 April 2022). "Neues Album "ZEIT": Rammstein rechnen unzweideutig mit bürgerlicher Gesellschaft ab" (in German).
  8. ^ "Rammstein – Dicke Titten" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  9. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 22. týden 2022 in the date selector. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Rammstein – Dicke Titten" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  12. ^ "2023 21-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Dutch Single Tip 16/07/2022". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 31". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Rammstein – Dicke Titten". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Rammstein – Dicke Titten" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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