13 (Die Ärzte album)

13
Studio album by
Die Ärzte
Released 25 May 1998
Genre Punk rock, alternative rock
Length 62:27
Label Hot Action, PolyGram (distribution)
Producer Uwe Hoffmann & Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte chronology
Le Frisur
(1996) 		13
(1998) 		Wir wollen nur deine Seele
(1999)
Singles from 13
  1. "Ein Schwein namens Männer"
    Released: 6 April 1998
  2. "Goldenes Handwerk"
    Released: 30 August 1998
  3. "1/2 Lovesong"
    Released: 10 November 1998
  4. "Rebell"
    Released: 4 June 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
laut.de

13 is the eighth studio album by German rock band Die Ärzte, released on 25 May 1998. It is their most successful album, going platinum in Germany and gold in Austria and Switzerland. The 13th track, "Männer sind Schweine", is their most successful single.

The CD version of the album features a hidden track in the pregap of the first song. This technique was later used frequently—on Geräusch, Jazz ist anders, Farin Urlaub's Am Ende der Sonne, and Bela B.'s Bingo. On vinyl versions of Jazz ist anders and Am Ende der Sonne though, the hidden tracks are not lost, but put after the last track.

The album features many film and TV samples. Samples are used on tracks 1, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16, and on the hidden track.

Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Punk ist..." ("Punk is...") Felsenheimer Felsenheimer 3:42
2. "Ein Lied für dich" ("A song for you") Urlaub Urlaub 2:43
3. "Goldenes Handwerk" ("Golden handicraft") Felsenheimer Felsenheimer 3:34
4. "Meine Freunde" ("My friends") Urlaub Urlaub 1:47
5. "Party stinkt" ("Party stinks") Felsenheimer Felsenheimer 3:26
6. "1/2 Lovesong" Felsenheimer, González González 3:52
7. "Ignorama" (contains a prelude to "Nie wieder Krieg, nie mehr Las Vegas!") Felsenheimer Felsenheimer, González 2:46
8. "Nie wieder Krieg, nie mehr Las Vegas!" ("No more war, no more Las Vegas!") Urlaub Urlaub 2:36
9. "Rebell" ("Rebel") Urlaub Urlaub 3:51
10. "Der Graf" ("The Count") Felsenheimer Felsenheimer 3:44
11. "Grau" ("Gray") Urlaub Urlaub 2:45
12. "Angeber" ("Show-off"; contains a prelude to "Männer sind Schweine") Urlaub Urlaub 2:58
13. "Männer sind Schweine" ("Men are pigs") Urlaub Urlaub 4:17
14. "Liebe und Schmerz" ("Love and sorrow") Felsenheimer Felsenheimer 3:52
15. "Nie gesagt" ("Never said") Urlaub Urlaub 4:57
16. "Der Infant" ("The infant") Felsenheimer Felsenheimer 3:05
17. "Grotesksong" (roughly "Grotesque song") Urlaub Urlaub 3:40

Hidden track

The song "Lady" is hidden in the pregap of "Punk ist...". It was composed by González with lyrics by González and Felsenheimer. To hear it, one has to rewind the record from the first track to -3:55.

Personnel

Charts

Country Chart position
Germany 1
Austria 2
Switzerland 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1998) Position
German Albums Chart 10