Wie es geht
| "Wie es geht" | ||||
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| Single by Die Ärzte | ||||
| from the album Runter mit den Spendierhosen, Unsichtbarer! | ||||
| Released | 21 August 2000 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, Pop punk | |||
| Length | 3:40 3:58 (album version) | |||
| Label | Hot Action Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Farin Urlaub | |||
| Producer(s) | Uwe Hoffmann & Die Ärzte | |||
| Die Ärzte singles chronology | ||||
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"Wie es geht" ("How to do it", lit. "How it goes") is a punk song by Die Ärzte. It is the first track and the first single from their 2000 album Runter mit den Spendierhosen, Unsichtbarer!. The singer addresses a woman, trying several times to tell her "I love you", but keeps on ending up saying "(I just don't know) how to do it"; at the end of the song he finally manages to say the words.
The packaging of the single was made to resemble a cheap, consumer level CD-R and alludes to music piracy.
The video
[edit]In the video, most of the time, the band is performing the song on a yacht. Other scenes include the band driving a motorboat and Farin singing to different women.
Track listing
[edit]- "Wie es geht" (Urlaub) - 3:40
- "Poser, du bist ein..." (Felsenheimer) - 2:00
- "Die Instrumente des Orchesters" (Urlaub) - 2:36
- "Kpt. Blaubär (Extended Version)" (Urlaub, Felsenheimer, Gonzalez) - 4:17
- "Halsabschneider" (Urlaub) - 1:28
Personnel
[edit]- Farin Urlaub - vocals, guitar
- Rodrigo González - bass
- Bela B. - drums
B-sides
[edit]- "Poser, du bist ein..." ("Poser, you are a...") criticises people who want all the attention.
- "Die Instrumente des Orchesters" ("The instruments of the orchestra") is an ode to the guitar, which is not included on the vinyl single.
- "Kpt. Blaubär" ("Cpt. Bluebear") is about a seaman who tells made-up and exaggerated stories (Käpt'n. Blaubär is a popular German cartoon character; the song is a longer version of the one on the soundtrack of "Käpt'n Blaubär", which is titled "Bleib sauber, Blaubär").
- "Halsabschneider" ("Neckchopper") is a song against Jörg Haider.
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Die Ärzte – Wie es geht" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Die Ärzte – Wie es geht" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Die Ärzte – Wie es geht". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
