Song · Rammstein
“Amerika” by Rammstein
From the album Reise, Reise (2004)
“Amerika” by Rammstein appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2004. It was first released in 2004 on the album Reise, Reise. Its best result is #46 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #419 alternative song of 2004.
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Rammstein followed "Mein Teil" with "Amerika" in September 2004, the second single lifted from Reise, Reise, the band's fourth album, and it's the Neue Deutsche Härte outfit turning their sights on the superpower across the ocean. Till Lindemann sings the verses in German and switches to a mangled German-English for the chorus, a satire of Americanization that name-checks Coca-Cola, Santa Claus and Mickey Mouse while jabbing at American propaganda and the world-cop act. The chorus traces back to "Living in America" by the Swedish band the Sounds.
All six players share the writing credit, Jacob Hellner produced with the band and Stefan Glaumann mixed. Richard Z. Kruspe and Paul Landers stack the guitars, and the Kinderchor Canzonetta and the Dresdner Kammerchor swell up behind the stomp. It went to number 2 in Germany.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 46 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004 | 100 |
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