Sonne (Rammstein song)

"Sonne" ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; "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.<ref>Rammstein Press: Maternity Leave Template:Webarchive | Herzeleid.com | The number one source for Rammstein</ref> The female vocal comes from Spectrasonics' "Symphony of Voices" sample library.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The music video for the band's 2019 single "Deutschland" features a piano-based version of "Sonne" in the ending credits.<ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref>

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 Margaux Bossieux. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.Template:Fact 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.Template:Fact

Track listing

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

Charts

Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Sonne"

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	47
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	13
Poland (Music & Media)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	14

2023 weekly chart performance for "Sonne"

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Lithuania (AGATA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	11

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Sonne"

Chart (2001)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	50
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	198
Germany (Media Control)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	41