13 (Die Ärzte album)

13 is the eighth studio album by Die Ärzte, released on May 25, 1998. It is their most successful album, going platinum in Germany and gold in Austria and Switzerland.[2][3][4] The 13th track, "Männer sind Schweine", is their most successful single.

13
Studio album by Die Ärzte
Released	May 25, 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
"Ein Schwein namens Männer" Released: April 6, 1998 "Goldenes Handwerk" Released: August 30, 1998 "1/2 Lovesong" Released: November 10, 1998 "Rebell" Released: June 4, 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Laut.de	[1]

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,[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, Gonzalez	Gonzalez	3:52
7.	"Ignorama" (contains a prelude to "Nie wieder Krieg, nie mehr Las Vegas!")	Felsenheimer	Felsenheimer, Gonzalez	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 Gonzalez with lyrics by Gonzalez and Felsenheimer. To hear it, one has to rewind the record from the first track to -3:55.

Personnel

• Farin Urlaub – guitar, vocals
• Bela Felsenheimer – drums, vocals
• Rodrigo González – bass guitar, vocals

Charts

Country	Chart position
Germany	1
Austria	2
Switzerland	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
German Albums Chart[6]	10

References

1. Joachim Gauger. "Laut.de Kritik". Laut.de (in German). Laut AG. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
2. Datenbank der Musikindustrie (German), abgerufen 5. August 2012
3. ifpi Austria Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft – Suchanfrage erforderlich Archived 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine (Zugriff am 5. August 2012)
4. Edelmetallauszeichnungen für Die Ärzte hitparade.ch, abgerufen 14. Dezember 2007
5. simpsonspedia.net
6. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 8, 2016.