Rosenrot

Rosenrot
Studio album by
Released28 October 2005
Recorded2003–2005
Studio
Genre
Length48:00
Language
  • German
  • English
  • Spanish
LabelUniversal
Producer
Rammstein chronology
Reise, Reise
(2004)
Rosenrot
(2005)
Völkerball
(2006)
Singles from Rosenrot
  1. "Benzin"
    Released: 7 October 2005
  2. "Rosenrot"
    Released: 16 December 2005
  3. "Mann gegen Mann"
    Released: 3 March 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Blabbermouth.net8/10
Entertainment WeeklyC
IGN5.2/10
Kerrang!
Now
PopMatters8/10
Release Magazine6/10
Sputnikmusic4.5/5

Rosenrot (German pronunciation: [ˈʁoːzn̩ˌʁoːt], "Rose-Red") is the fifth studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, released on 28 October 2005. The album includes six songs artistically omitted from Reise, Reise. The album's first title was Reise, Reise Volume Two, but on 18 August 2005 the album was announced as Rosenrot. The cover art is nearly identical to the Japanese import of Reise, Reise. The image is a slightly altered photograph of the icebreaker USS Atka, taken on 13 March 1960 at McMurdo Station, Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica.

While Rammstein did not actively promote the album, the band built anticipation through a variety of means. The first single from the album, "Benzin", premiered at the Berliner Wuhlheide and was subsequently released on disc. Rammstein's official website featured one-minute samples from six of the tracks, and had featured a prominent release-date countdown. A brief section of the chorus from "Rosenrot" plays in the background of an e-card containing photographs of the band and basic album information. As of February 2006, the album had shipped 1 million copies globally.