First Time Reaction to Rammstein - "Du Hast" 

A German band playing in France to French people singing in German. Gotta love it.

The Germans waged two world wars to try to get Parisians to speak German. They failed. Rammstein played one show, and succeeded.

"Is he on a treadmill?" That's the reaction we all wait for!

2:52 The quite literal translation of Du Hast Mich is "You have me." However, with German being German, there is also the word Haßt (Hasst), which is pronounced with a minor inflection over the ß, which means "hate." It is an intentional double meaning, "You have me," and/or "you hate me."

I'm a 57 year old Australian woman and I adore this band. Till, the lead singer, is so hypnotic to watch and listen to. He has a certain sexyness about him. I love the whole band. I've got most of their music now and have many favourites. I can't believe it took me so long to discover them. They started in my era. I wish I knew them then, I would have definitely gone to a concert. The atmosphere is incredible.

Rammstein have been together since 1994 all 6 are the same original members..they have never had a change in their original lineup. lead vocalist Till Lindemann, lead guitarist Richard Kruspe, rhythm guitarist Paul Landers, bassist Oliver Riedel, drummer Christoph Schneider, and keyboardist Christian "Flake" Lorenz.

Welcome to the Rammstein rabbit hole Stacey! You are in for one hell of a ride! Coming from a new obsessed fan myself, no one comes close to the boys. The music, music videos and live performances are second to none as you are about to see. My only suggestion is to make sure you have the volume up LOUD!! The only way you can enjoy their music 🤘🤘

The lead singer Till Lindemann is a certified pyrotechnician. If you like their theatrics, please have a look at Mein Tiel, Angel and Ich Tur Dir Weh live performances. If you have the occasion to see them live, go for it, it's an amazing experience!

I will never tire of "first reactions" to Rammstein. They are THE best showmen in the world, bar none. And on top of that, all their lyric have deep meaning, sometimes hidden meanings. I wish you luck if you try to get into one of their concerts, since the last time they announced their next World Tour, ALL the tickets for ALL the concerts all over the world were SOLD OUT IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

Some common Rammstein songs that most people react to are as follows from Madison Square Garden 2010 - Rammleid, Ich Tu Dir Weh, Engel, Weißes Fleisch .... From Wacken 2013 - Wiener Blut....from Hurricane festival 2013 - Mein Teil and from Hurricane festival 2016 - Ich will....from Download festival 2016 - Links 2 3 4 and Sonne..... From live in Paris 2017 - Wollt Ihr das Bett in Flammen Sehen and Mutter. Also thier 2019 and 2023 Stadium concerts are EPIC! Songs such as Feuer Frei, Mein Herz Brennt, Mein Herz Brennt(piano version), Ohne Dich, Angst, Zeit, Armee der Tristen, Adieu and Zick Zack are usually reacted to at the beginning. Also ALL songs from literally the BEST Rammstein Concert is from @VÖLKERBALL 2005 both from Nîmes, France and London, England are absolutely AMAZING!! Songs such as Asche zu Asche, Morgenstern, Los, Sehnsucht, Reise Reise, Stripped, Rein Raus, and Stein um Stein are IMO the Best live performances... both Völkerball concerts are a must see 😍❤

“This song is actually about a kind of loyalty,” said Kruspe. “We see Rammstein like a kind of family. We have a strong awareness, a strong sense of tradition in this band. And for me, this song is a bit like that promise of faith we know from weddin seegs, that’s kind of been integrated into this family"

Welcome to the Rammstein rabbit hole. :D

As a german i like to watch people all over the world reacting to this pyrotechnic wonder band

I've been during 2010 at their concert, and I have been just on 24th and 25th May in Belgrade 2024. I would go again and again. It's so worth it.

This entire concert is mind bending. At one point he actually comes out strapped into a flamethrower, with wings, no less!

The blood on his arm is fireproof gel, made to look like blood.

Please check out the piano version of "Mein Hertz Brennt" it's hauntingly beautiful!

Nice reaction. 👍 And welcome to the rabbit hole of Rammstein. The band was founded in 1994 and is still on stage and - from time to time - in the studios. Their last album "Zeit" came out 2022. Their shows are literally fire. 🔥 The lyrics of this song in a nutshell: The first three words are "Du hast mich" (you have me) which at that moment doesn't make any sense in German. But it sounds (intentionally) the same as "Du hasst mich" (you hate me). Later in the song, the first three words are extended to a full sentence: "Du hast mich gefragt und ich hab nichts gesagt." (You asked me and I did not answer.) And then, to show what he was asked, the chorus is a wedding vow: "Willst Du bis der Tod euch scheidet treu ihr sein für alle Tage?" (Do you want to be faithful to her for all days until death do us part?) This is answered first by a kind of female voice "Ja" (yes) and afterwards by Till's harsh voice "Nein!" (No!). These - plus a slightly obscene word play on the wedding vow, that I will not explain here - are the whole lyrics (repeated a few times). As mentioned in the "making of" of that song it's about the connection within the band. They never had a line-up change since their start in 1994. The lead gitarrist once said, the band is like a marriage without sex. As you start to be addicted to Rammstein, I have a "few" suggestions. If you want to see more of their (incredible) live performances I would suggest Rammlied (live from Madison Square Garden) Engel (live from Madison Square Garden) Sonne (live at Rock im Park 2017) Links 2 3 4 (live from Madison Square Garden) Ich will (live from Hurricane Festival 2016) Ich tu dir weh (live from Madison Square Garden) (don't take the lyrics too serious) Sehnsucht (live in Nimes, France, 2005 Volkerball tour) Feuer Frei! (live from Madison Square Garden) Benzin (live from Madison Square Garden) Mein Teil (live at Hurricane Festival 2013) Wollt Ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen (live from Paris) Frühling in Paris (live from Paris) Los (live from Völkerball, Nimes, 2005) Amazing official videos Sonne (Sun) heavy, screwed up fairy-tale Links 2 3 4 (left) partly heavy march Ich will (I want) heavy, simple, way to celebrity Spring! (Jump!) (fan-made animated version with english subtitles) slow, partly heavy, very dark sarcasm! Radio (Radio) catchy song (with serious background) Keine Lust (not in the mood) heavy, funny, slidely sad Mein Herz brennt (My heart burns) (official video, whole band) scary, nightmarish, very special Mein Herz brennt (My heart burns) (official video, Till & piano) scary, nightmarish, different mood Amerika (America) catchy, not a love song Mein Land (My land), sounds & looks like easy living (unless you look at the slightly developing of the lyrics) Ohne Dich (without you) melancholic, Till singing softly Amour (love (French)) lyric video Newest official videos from their last album "Zeit" in sequence of the tracks on the album: Zeit (Time) slow, dark, melancholic, emotional Zick Zack (Snip Snap) catchy song, sarcastic, funny Angst (Fear) very Rammstein, scary, credits at the end are helpful to understand the message Dicke Titten (Big Boobs) heavy (most of the time), catchy, funny, credits are funny too (my view) Adieu (Goodbye) dark, sometimes heavy, emotional Last but not least the great (but not nice) video "Deutschland" which has a lot of references to (mostly unpleasent) parts of German history. Video, lyrics, and sound are great (my view) and work very well together. To get less confused, watch the version with English subtitles from "educated marine". I wish you to enjoy your Rammstein journey. And as you said, you've never heard such a deep voice, I have two additional (and completely different) rabbit holes for you to dive in: Geoff Castellucci - Sixteen Tons ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fzlT80jQ3lo.html VoicePlay (acapella group where Geoff is part of) - OOGIE BOOGIE'S SONG | The Nightmare Before Christmas ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EbxkOntz2SA.html I'm curious to see your reactions. 🥸

If you love crowd interaction, you should check out "In Livstid I Krieg" by Sabaton (Live from Gothenburg). A TRULY moving song with a TON of crowd interaction. As far as Rammstein, after an incident in the mid 90's most, if not all of the band became licensed pyrotechnitions. This means that the normal "sounds cool but is it safe" buffer that the normal pyro guy would insert, they just do it, since they know what they are doing.

Stacey! Great reaction! Rammstein is unbelievably talented. Their energy is almost godly. Till Lindemann (lead vocalist) is a consummate entertainer. Their lyrics and content is often poking at social issues or provoking us towards deeper thought. Till is licensed to do pyrotechnics and every show is a blockbuster.

Can't go wrong with Rammstein ❤

If you want some excellent crowd participation, try out Blind Guardian, The Bard's Song & Valhalla - Live at Wacken Open Air 2016. Another beloved German band, and an iconic performance.

10:55 "is there blood on his arm?" Yes, well ... fake blood ... Why ? Just watch the live performance of "Mein Teil" and maybe read about the backstory of that song to find out why 😅

I saw Rammstein for the first and hopefully not last time back in 2019, after being a mega fan for at least 15 years, they are by far and away the single best live act there is on this earth, PERIOD!

Just found your channel. Enjoying your videos. I've seen Rammstein twice in the US. It's way more than a show. It's an experience like no other. Till and the gang are remarkable people.

You Must See Rammstein in the Berliner Olympiastadion with 70000 Fans who sings Du hast. It is amazing and what you feel in this Moment, there are no words what can Tell it. And the Pyro is so bigger.

Yes! DEFINITELY go to a Rammstein show! No matter who you are or where you come from, YOU WILL NOT be disappointed. 🤘🔥

I was at the Rammstein concert and saw this show with my own eyes! I stood 10 meters from Till, I fully felt the fire coming from the stage with my skin! The best sound, the best special effects and of course the performance of songs! I highly recommend attending their concert at least once! Look at the song from the same tour "Ich tu dir weh" and "Benzin". By the way, you are one of the few who correctly pronounce the name of this band. Hello from Ukraine!

The funny thing here is that there are a lot of French people in the audience, the concert was in Paris. Now you have to be honest and say that the French don't exactly love foreign languages. But here the whole audience is singing German. Ramstein does the pyrotechnics Thereself, the singer is a trained pyrotechnician!! Oh yes, I left a subscription. I recomend that you see the song Engel. Now seeing Ramstein live is a little difficult because as soon as the tour dates are announced and suuup... the tickets are all sold!!

Rammstein is also very famous in US - so whenever you get a chance to see them - do it! They have the most impressing live performance I have ever seen and listen to. And small side fact: the singer is a professional licensed fireworker. And second side fact: Rammstein is the name of a small city here in Germany which hosts the largest US military base outside of the USA as far as I know ;-)

Having see these live a few times words don't do justice by watching them on video even though very good. Watching them live is mesmerising. The crowd sings to all songs. Well done for 5he reaction 😊

You should know, just for info at least, that this is a very old version of their show, and for the past 2 years or so they have been touring to just sold-out STADIUM venues of 50,000 fans plus using one of the largest music stages ever constructed for a rock concert. It requires 6 days to construct and 60 trucks to transport. A time-lapse video of the 6 day construction (taken in Dresden, 2022) has as of today 15,930,423 views on RU-vid, just to watch the construction of the stage!! You should try to go some day!!

Especially live, that's really convincing!

Flew to Paris to see them live in July. A spectacular experience. Tickets bought to see them again in Dublin this June.

I got to see them last September in LA. It was amazing best live show I've been to.

Seen them twice and it is the greatest experience. Pyrotechnics are amazing. It really is like that and it gets WARM!!

Music videos are amazing and live Song even more, they are amazing artist, for me the greates band ever

not sure who this fine af lady is, but she nailed this reaction (bonus points for it being one of my fave songs of all time), cannot wait to check oot the other 3k reactions on her RU-vid page!

Yesss! Please more Rammstein reaction 🤩.. really enjoyed ur reaction. Would love if you get to check out Rammstein Seeman 1996, Du riechst so gut, Mein herz Brennt ❤ FYI - Lead singers name is Till Lindemann and he has some interesting solo material to check out Look forward to more reactions 🤘🏼

..this song is a "warm up song" of what they do.. Their videos and live, are "The Bar".. the channel "Buchstabu" is from a Rammstein fan, that re-uploads with subtitles, BUT, some are not there, and only in official channel..They are THE BEST band in the World! ..on their videos, watch ALWAYS the outro with credits.. They produce art, and, dare to talk about everything that has to be said..deep messages and stories behind almost all their music.. Agree! They are uniting the World! Keep going!..and they are certified pyrotecnicians, due small accident in beginning of career.. There is also a video (time lapse) of how stage is mounted.. Till Lindemann is the singer..but all are great! ..also, if you check for subtitles, click on definitions weel, choose auto translation and select language.. But only some of their videos are translated, so.. "Buckstabu" channel..but watch Deutschland, Adieu and Zeit on official channel.. ..i usually don't subscribe, because i am subscribed to amost 400 channels, and is hard to keep up with all content, BUT, i will subscribe to you, until you get 50k subscribers..and watch all Rammstein reactions.. they were borned in East Germany.. Till was a olympic swimmer in soviet times.. They are amazing! ..oh..they touch serious matters, BUT, some are very funny, as you will find out..also, their fans are the best! Be One! The Maddison Square Garden was great as well..each song is a show..

Beautiful reaction , Gorgeous Stacey

Great reaction thanks 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Du hast translated to "you hate" or "you have" (depending on pronunciation) and "Mich" is - Me. so basically - "you hate/have me" Also, fun fact about Till (the lead singer) - he's a licensed pyrotechnician, and often plans the band's Pyro. Also, for something completely different - if you loved this Crown participation - check out Depeche mode's - Never let me down again (live)

we're living with rammstein since 30 years here in germany and really the famous band never seen like that. the musicstyle is called industrial metal. rammstein delivers pure and raw power and force + a perfect show on stage. and every live tour, they grow harder and with new, satisfying fireworks. high end quality, made in germany. btw, they had 2 (!) gigs at madison square garden in the past, which says all to guys who know, how difficult it is to get there on stage. stacey, rammstein is a li'l city with an US-Air Base, which you can find in the south-west of germany, rheinland-pfalz. greetz from good old germany and relax: if rammstein caught you one time, they'll never let you go back to the point before ! 😅😎

Hey nice to see new people discover Rammstein, they are performing again in europe in 2024! I can't wait to see them again!!

I've seen them twice and they are amazing. The opening blast was heard 11 miles away.

You have me. It’s a wedding song.

Seeing Rammstein live is an amazing experience. You don't go there to watch a band play songs, you go there to watch an amazing multisensory show, and the crowd is always enthusiastic.

You can tell that the band has absolute confidence in their lead singer, the pyrotechnics master :)

Ramstein is the larger of two districts of the city of Ramstein-Miesenbach in the Kaiserslautern district in Rhineland-Palatinate. The place gained national fame through the Ramstein airbase located in its area, the bomb attack on it in 1981 and the air show accident that occurred there in 1988. The airbase “Ramstein” only has one “m” in its name. According to Paul Landers, it was a mistake that they spelled the name “Rammstein” with two “ms”. Then the newly formed band used the name “Rammstein” and it stuck. (Why the Rammstein members came up with the name Rammstein remains their secret!)

this is the moment i fell in love w the channel

Till Linderman the lead singer is actually a professional pyrotechnician and does the fire shows for every show they do

I love finding people I can watch go down the same rammstein rabbit hole I did a few years ago and you just constantly wonder how you went so long without this 😂 I would’ve killed to have rammstein back in my football days

Seen them live twice now, Once in Dallas and once in San Antonio. They're concerts on a different level. They don't tour America all that often but def check them out live if you get a chance!

I can also highly recommend their live performance in the US called Rammstein in Amerika

I recommend that you continue with RAMMSTEIN!!!Get involved with RAMMSTEIN!!!!You have to pay attention to the lyrics!!!The lyrics are often ambiguous!!!Start with the old RAMMSTEIN songs!!!If you ever If you come across the song ADIEU, then you will understand it!!!😏 TILL LINDEMANN (the singer also has a solo project: TILL LINDEMANN!!! I can only recommend it💪👍) So, welcome to the RAMMSTEIN family 🫡🙋

Great reaction! Since you like the crowd interaction, Check out “Ich will” and “Rammlied” live! It’s amazing! I felt the energy when I finally saw them in a concert.

Rammstein is a big number in the States , the concerts in New York was Sold OUT and all singing in german

You, you have, you have me You, you have, you have me You, you have, you have me You, you have, you have me [Pre-Chorus] You, you have, you have me You have me, you asked me You asked me, you asked me and I said nothing [Chorus] Do you want, until death separates you To be faithful to her for all days? (Yes) No (Yes) No Do you want, until death, which would separate To love her, even in bad days? (Yes) No (Yes) No [Verse] You, you have, you have me You, you have, you have me [Pre-Chorus] You, you have, you have me You have me, you asked me You asked me, you asked me and I said nothing Do you want, until death separates you To be faithful to her for all days (Yes) No (Yes) No Do you want, until death, which would separate To love her, even in bad days? (Yes) No (Yes) No Do you want, until death separates you To be faithful to her for all days (Yes) No (Yes) No

I was born in Bavaria in 1967 near Munich, the home of beer & Oktoberfest & I'm glad you have enjoyed our beer & hopefully food & now a lil bit of Rammstein who are as smooth as German chocolate! I have lived in Georgia since 1975 so I consider myself a southern guy now...Prost & GO DAWGS 2 time defending champs✌💖☮

I'm not seeing any comments on the language here... Not a native German speaker, but I have college proficiency. One of the features of German is that verbs are always placed at the end of a grammar chain -- so double entendre's are VERY easy to pull off: "Du hast mich" can mean two things = "You hate me" or "You have _____ me." The latter assuming the verb hasn't been revealed. Thus, "Du hast mich GEFRAGT" = "You have ASKED me." There is an intended tension between hatred and relationship. This is doubled by the use of language from the marriage liturgy: "Will you be faithful and true for all your days until your death?" followed up by "Yes... No... Yes... No..." The answers are reinforced by their delivery. "Ja" (Yes) the high electronic voice, "Nein" (No) by the whole band deep in their chests. As others have already commented, this is a reflection of the band's familial quality and their close knit relationships. The decision between love and hate, faithfulness and abandonment, is a simple one, but it has enormous consequences. They have a tendency to dig deep into the specifics of the German language and exploit them for artistic effect -- and VERY WELL I might add. It's not a bug, it's a feature (one that Mark Twain noted in "Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court). It's especially interesting given that metal usually (not always) has a limited field of emotional expression from a MUSICAL standpoint. Their language use breaks that barrier beautifully.

Cant wait for you to see the live version of Feuer frei🙀🔥

Love your reaction ! 👍👍👍🇸🇪💕😎

It sounded very industrial.

This band came out in an era of music I called Industrial metal. There were others at the time like the Chemical Brothers, Prodigy, Crystal Method, and even some of Nine Inch Nails’ music is industrial it came out right toward the end of the 90s and early 2000s. It’s not blood on him, it’s fire retardant because of all the pyro they do on stage. The lead lead singer is certified in Oreo and he’s not afraid to use it. With the crowd participation you’d probably like Megadeth’s Symphony of Destruction live the fans get after it

Saw Rammstein in Cardiff on the 'Zeit' tour. People were calling the fire brigade as they thought the stadium was on fire (rammstein use 1,000lts of fuel per show!) and it could be heard 10 miles away

This is a legendary band. I'm Dutch but speak german as well. Being a metal band singing in German and even chauvanistic europeans like French people singing a long, thats' an accomplishment. FYI check out the original Mein hertz brennt video and then listen to the piano version. What a singer he is.

You go girl you got a newby! First time I saw this live too I was stunned. I live in South Africa I have been to a few concerts but the energy was always low key. I've NEVER in all my life witness ANYTHING like the Paris crowd's energy THIS WAS INSANE! The way TILL got the WHOLE CROWD SHOUTING DU HAST sent shivers of delight all across my BODY! For a 60 year old HE ROCKS OUT! Just an FYI if you check their RU-vid channel you'll notice all commenting disabled the reason for this is some woman concocted a me2 hoax against Till and now the newspapers in Germany are trying to pull him apart but Till seems to be kicking them to the CURVE! Check out Colonel Kurtz. She is better versed in all of this and a whole lot MORE! Suggestions: Halestorm, Linkin Park (Live) NIGHTWISH uhm gosh now I can't remember the other singers name but Paradise lost. Epica, Evanescence

I've seen Pink Floyd's Wall concert twice. I've seen AC/DC. I've seen Boston, Yes, Santana, Black Sabbath, Bon Jovi, Judas Priest, The Who, Genesis, all in their heyday. Then I saw Rammstein on the same tour as the video. Truly mind-blowing.

Du hast means “you have” and du hast mich means “you got me”

"Rammstein can unite the world!" Your quote is wonderful and true.

Listen to Sonne next

One of my Rammstein songs is Link 2 3 4 the live performance is amazing

Everybody starts with "Du hast" but there are crazier fireworks, Tills voice hits much deeper notes, there are lots of amazing crowds and there are more theatrical performances. There is so much to discover - enjoy!

Hi stacey, just to surprise you. Actiually this song is a wedding vow:

The entire band is covered with flame retardants because of the pyrotechnics. The keyboardist walks something like 10 miles per concert or something crazy.

really enjoy the channel, game nerd here also. keep up the good work

You're an a musical journey, Stacey, enjoy the ride!!!

I can tell you, the concerts are really like this. Been to two tours of the band and for example the launcher was really there on both occasions. (Reise reise tour and europe stadium tour) You should check out the Rotterdam stadium tour footage but not from inside the stadium but the outside footage ;-).

they are so cool

Enjoyed your perspective. Might subscribe.

Rammstein is featured in the opening scene of the 2002 movie xXx. No not that kind of movie, the one starring Vin Diesel and Samuel L Jackson. Rammstein can be seen playing the song Feuer frei! nearly in its entirety at the beginning of the movie. The song's music video also includes scenes from the performance in the movie, as well as scenes from the movie itself. Just a little info from the interwebs.

Make shure that if you by tickets to a Rammstein concert, get the pricey one in the front, called, FIRE ZONE. IT'S WORTH IT 100%.

Please do all of their videos from the Paris concert!! :)

I don’t know if they’re from the Kaiserslautern area, but Rammstein AFB is down in K-town. I believe the words “du hast nicht” literally translate to “you have nothing”, but it’s been over two decades since I was stationed in Germany and my German is beyond rusty.

Nothing pleases me more than seeing a beast of a babe beiing humble and down to earth😊

Hi Stacy "Du Hast Mich" means "You Hate Me"... Those words are getting deepened out, and colored by the performance, so in the end it could mean "You Love Me"... Personally I think that Ramstein their darkest song ever is "Stein um stein" where the band exposes Love as posession... Stein=stone so the lyricks are saying how he bild a house for his loved one, however without windows or doors + he put her feet in the concreet from the foundation... Another song very worth while calls :"Mein Herz Brent" (my heart burns)... Heavy stuff... 🙃

@StaceyRPG … Thank You 🙂

Stacey..greetings from germany !!!!!!!!!

Till Lindemann is a symphonic baritone, a fairly rare voice outside of opera. He did spend a few years studying with an opera teacher, which he says he hated. He definitely has one of the most recognizable voices in rock music. He can go really hard (Wiener Blut and Buckstaabu) or beautifully melodic (Mann Gegen Mann, Ich Tu Der Weh). Every member of Rammstein is an artist. Collectively, they are musically and artistically in a league of their own.

I saw them in 2011 in South Africa,, still don't know what they say but I remember the heat from the flames on my face....

The important of the lyric is that the german language has dobble sense spoken: du hast means either but also And in the text are also some differences -will you say together tioll the daeth will seperate you- > but also - which means -till the death of the vigina- So that mostly not known by the crowed.

Thanks for posting, great reaction. I subscribed to see your Rammstein journey. You're one of the few reactors who caught the French singing German, it shows the power of this band. I'd love to see you react to Electric Callboy, another German band that fits with the other reactions on your channel (I don't want to give too much away). Also check out a UK artist named Ren (Hi Ren, Tales of Jenny and Screech, Money Game trilogy, Life is Funny and so much more.)

the "blood" is fire retardant due to their close proximity to the pyrotechnics

What you see on his arm is fire repellent

If it’s Rammstein there WILL be fire!

MORE RAMMSTEIN!!) Go Mein Teil live next!

Great reaction to a great song. I have never seen Rammstein live; I need to!. Here's a request....you'll love Devin Townsend, live doing the song Deadhead at Royal Albert Hall. You won't believe what you're hearing! Also Devin doing the song Grace live at Retinal Circus.

Stuff on jis arms is a fire protection salutation...hes a trained fire expert

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