. Rammsteinsingles chronology'(2002)' Mein Teil'(2004)'(2004)' Mein Teil' ( for 'My part' or 'My share', slang for 'My penis') is a song by German band. It was released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, (2004), on 26 July 2004. 'Mein Teil' attracted controversy in Germany; the media dubbed it 'Das Kannibalenlied' ('The Cannibal-Song') due to its lyrics referring to the cannibalism case, which helped to boost it to second place in the German music charts after its release in early August 2004. It was also a number-one hit in Spain. Remixes of the song were done. 'Mein Teil' was nominated for at the but lost to 's '.
Lorenz (in left) and Till Lindemann during 'Mein Teil'.It debuted in three consecutive concerts for members of the fan club, in October 2004. This song is one of the most notable live performances of the 2004–2005 Reise, Reise tour. From the central backstage access, Till Lindemann appears pulling a giant cooking pot.
Armin Meiwes (German:; born 1 December 1961) is a German former computer repair technician who achieved international notoriety for killing and eating a voluntary victim whom he had found via the Internet. After Meiwes and the victim jointly attempted to eat the victim's severed penis, Meiwes killed his victim and proceeded to eat a large amount of his flesh.
He is dressed as a blood-stained chef holding a microphone with a large butcher's knife attached to the end. Keyboardist appears in the pot, with metal cylinders attached to his arms and legs, and plays the keyboard during the song. After the second chorus, Till takes a flamethrower and roasts the bottom of the pot, 'cooking' Flake. Flake escapes from the pot and starts running around the stage with flames erupting from his arms and legs, while chased by a knife-wielding Till.When Flake was asked about what it is like to perform this, he said: 'It is fine. It is only pain. Although one can not breathe in, because then one would inhale the flames and die'. Due to all of the theatrical performance, the song usually extended to 6 or 7 minutes when played live.
It was played at every concert of the, but was dropped on the, a move which irritated many fans. However, it returned to playlist for the Latin American leg of the tour in 2010, the Auckland and Perth legs of the Big Day Out festival and the South African leg of the tour in 2011, all replacing ' except on the Brazllian leg of the South America tour, where both songs were played'. The song has since returned to the playlist of the.