Du Hast

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Lore & Background

The music video begins with Rammstein drummer Christoph Schneider pulling up outside an isolated building in a car with a woman played by German actress Astrid Meyerfeldt, whom Schneider kisses and embraces. The video cuts to masked men aggressively singing towards the camera, then cuts back and forth between this and Schneider taking a handgun out of a bag in the car and tucking it into his belt as he enters the building. Inside, he sees the masked men lined up behind a chair. They remove their masks to reveal that they are the other members of the band, and a relieved Schneider releases his grip from the gun and embraces them, drinking and celebrating with them. All the while, the woman waits nervously outside, first in the car, then pacing outside of it, then sitting on the ground beside it smoking a cigarette, as dusk falls. More imagery from inside the building appears to show Till smacking someone from camera view, then the band members menacing someone on the floor emphasizing the song chorus, then administering an unknown substance with a syringe, then a figure walking engulfed in flames. The video ends with Schneider and the rest of the band walking out of the building in an abreast row and past the car, with Schneider glancing at the woman leaning against it and checking his watch before the car detonates, but the woman's fate is unconfirmed.

In Their Own Story

A drummer arrives at an isolated building with a woman, kissing her before retrieving a handgun from his car and entering. Inside, he finds masked men who reveal themselves as his bandmates. They celebrate together while the woman waits nervously outside, smoking as dusk falls. Inside, violence unfolds: a man is smacked, menaced on the floor, and injected with an unknown substance; a figure walks engulfed in flames. The band exits in a row, the drummer checks his watch, and the car detonates—the woman's fate is left unconfirmed.

Reader's Guide

The music video for "Du hast" was directed by Philipp Stölzl. The first known live performance of the song dates from 9 April 1997 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Over the years, several stunts have been used during live performances, ranging from the dildo used in "Bück dich" to the bow used in "Du riechst so gut." In their *Reise, Reise* and *Liebe ist für alle da* tours, flames shoot several feet into the air and Till Lindemann fired with a different bow into the air, "starting" a chain reaction that fired rockets over the audience. Being a fan favourite, it has been played at almost every concert to date since its initial performance. When performed live, the intro is always a bit longer than the studio version. The song has been covered by Motionless in White for *Punk Goes 90s Vol. 2* in 2014 and was referenced by Lizzo while performing in Germany in 2023.

Did You Know?

• The song's title is a play on the homophones *du hasst* ("you hate") and *du hast* ("you have").
• The music video was directed by Philipp Stölzl and summed up as "crime, masks, love, violence, betrayal, fire and booze."
• The first known live performance was on 9 April 1997 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• In the *Reise, Reise* and *Liebe ist für alle da* tours, Till Lindemann fired a bow into the air to start a chain reaction that fired rockets over the audience.
• The song has been covered by Motionless in White (2014) and referenced by Lizzo while performing in Germany (2023).