"Warum werde ich nicht satt?" (roughly Why am I not satisfied?) is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the fourth single and the third track from the album Unsterblich.
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| Single by Die Toten Hosen | ||||
| from the album Unsterblich | ||||
| Released | September 11, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, heavy metal, thrash metal, punk jazz | |||
| Length | 3:28 | |||
| Label | JKP | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Andreas Frege Michael Breitkopf Andreas von Holst | |||
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It's narrated by a wealthy man, who nevertheless isn't happy with what he's got and contemplates, why he's not fed up yet with all of it.
Music video
editThe music video was directed by Wim Wenders.
Campino plays a rich, successful man, who lives in a futuristic house with a sexy woman (Michaela Schaffrath). During the chorus he is seen in a normal middle-class home. Later in the song he begins to decrease in size, whereas the persona in the middle-class apartment starts to grow.
Track listing
edit- "Warum werde ich nicht satt?" (Breitkopf, von Holst/Frege) − 3:28
- "Babylon's Burning" (Jennings, Ruffy, Owen, Fox) − 4:25 (The Ruts cover)
- "Should I Stay or Should I Go" (Mick Jones/Joe Strummer) − 2:43 (The Clash cover)
Charts
edit| Year | Country | Position |
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| 2000 | Germany | 38 |