REISE,REISE/LINKS 2 3 4-RAMMSTEIN

REISE,REISE-Reise, Reise (German (Literally): "Journey, Journey" or "Travel, Travel") is Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein's fourth studio album. It was released on September 27, 2004 in Germany and followed shortly by its release across Europe. It was released in North America on November 16, 2004. It was in the Top 10 in several European charts and a #1 hit in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Iceland, Finland, Estonia and Mexico. The album ranked at #67 for Top 100 Albums of 2004 by Rate Your Music.

As used in "Reise, Reise aufstehen! Kommt hoch nach alter Seemannsart", the album name is an old sailor's expression to waken other sailors, hence the translation of the title would be "Arise, Arise", as seen in the song of the same name. Given Rammstein's propensity to use puns, a double meaning could well be intended, as the direct translation is "The Journey".

LINKS 2 3 4-"Links 2-3-4" (German for Left 2-3-4) is a song by the German Tanz-Metall band Rammstein, released on their third studio album, Mutter (Mother).

The lyrics were written in response to allegations of fascism/nazism directed at the band. In the song they say "my heart beats to the left, 2-3-4", meaning they are on the left of the political spectrum. Also the repeated chant of 'Links' is like the old, 1930s, German Communist Party (KPD) songs.

The song uses an alternate pronunciation of the German two, using zwo (pronounced tsvo) rather than zwei (tsvy). This pronunciation is chosen to counter confusion between zwei (two) and drei (three), which rhyme. Its English equivalent would be using "twe" for two, from twelve (German: zwölf). "Zwo" is also more commonly used within the German military, or in the austrian dialect, and this song presents a strong, militaristic theme.

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