Sonne (Rammstein song)

"Sonne" (German pronunciation: [ˈzɔnə] ^ⓘ; "sun") is a song by German metal band Rammstein. It was released in 2001, as the first single from their album Mutter. According to Till Lindemann, the song was originally written as an entrance song for the boxer Vitali Klitschko, whose surname was also the working title of the song.^[1] The female vocal comes from Spectrasonic's "Symphony of Voices" sample library.^[2] The music video for the band's 2019 single "Deutschland" features a piano-based version of "Sonne" in the ending credits.^[3]

"Sonne"
Single by Rammstein
from the album Mutter
B-side	"Adios" Remixes
Released	2001
Recorded	May and June 2000
Studio	Miraval (Correns, France)
Genre	Neue Deutsche Härte industrial metal
Length	4:32
Label	Motor • Universal
Songwriter(s)	Richard Kruspe Paul Landers Till Lindemann Christian Lorenz Oliver Riedel Christoph Schneider
Producer(s)	Jacob Hellner Rammstein
Rammstein singles chronology
"Asche zu Asche" (2001) "Sonne" (2001) "Links 2 3 4" (2001)

Music video

The video features the band as the Seven Dwarfs mining gold for Snow White. According to Paul Landers in the Making of Sonne, the idea came from a video made by Oliver Riedel, who mixed the song with parts of Snow White. The role of Snow White was played by Yulia Stepanova. ^[4]

Live performances

Heino and Rammstein performing Sonne at the Wacken Open Air 2013

The song debuted as "Klitschko" on 16 April 2000. It was very different from the final version released in Mutter.^{[citation needed]} It was played in some concerts on the Japanese/Australia-New Zealand leg of the Sehnsucht tour, before Mutter was released and its tour started. These concerts were the only time the third verse of the song was played; when played live, the band usually omits the final stanza, and instead plays a slightly longer intro and outro.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sonne"	4:32
2.	"Adios"	3:48
3.	"Sonne" (Clawfinger K.O. Remix)	4:11
4.	"Sonne" (Clawfinger T.K.O. Remix)	5:52
5.	"Sonne" (instrumental)	4:31
Total length:		22:54

• The single is also available as a 2-track CD, featuring "Sonne" and "Adios".

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Sonne" Chart (2001) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 44 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[7] 47 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 13 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 9 Germany (GfK)[10] 2 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 30 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 24 Poland (Music & Media)[13] 14 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] 6 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 42 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 18 2023 weekly chart performance for "Sonne" Chart (2023) Peak position Lithuania (AGATA)[17] 11

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Sonne" Chart (2001) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[18] 50 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[19] 198 Germany (Media Control)[20] 41

Certifications

Certifications for "Sonne"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[21]	Gold	45,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[22]	3× Gold	900,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23]	Gold	15,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24]	Gold	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[25]	Gold	400,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[26]	Gold	1,000,000†
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.