Debil

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Released 1984 Length 37:55 Release date November 1984 Label CBS Records International		Recorded 1984 Artist Die Ärzte Producer Stan Regal Genre Punk rock

Debil (1984) Im Schatten der Ärzte (1985) Similar Die Ärzte albums, Punk rock albums

Die rzte rzte theme

Debil ("Moronic") is the first full-length studio album by Die Ärzte, released in 1984, following the EPs Zu schön, um wahr zu sein! and Uns geht's prima.... The songs "Paul" and "Zu spät" were released as singles, without being successful initially. However, a live version of "Zu spät" was released as a single from the live album Nach uns die Sintflut in 1989 and became a moderate hit in Germany.

In 1987, the Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien (Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons) put the songs "Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund" and "Schlaflied" on the List of Media Harmful to Young People, with the effect that they could not be sold to minors, nor publicly advertised or displayed. This ban was lifted in 2004, which led to the subsequent reissue of the album (see below).

Devil

Following a reevaluation of the record by the BPjM, Debil was reissued on 21 October 2005 as Devil with slightly altered cover art and additional tracks.

Track listing

Notes

Tracks 14-16 were previously released on “Original Ärztesoundtrack zum Film ‘Richy Guitar’”.

Track 18 also contains a hidden track, dubbed “Sahnie's Collective Wisdom” and credited to Runge (Sahnie). It consists of a single spoken line (“Ey du Blödmann, du hast die falsche Seite aufgelegt”, which means “Hey you dimwit, you've put on the wrong side”), which previously appeared at the beginning of either side of Debil 's MC and vinyl versions.

Personnel

Farin Urlaub - guitar, vocals

Bela Felsenheimer - drums, vocals

Hans Runge - bass guitar, vocals

Songs

1Ärzte Theme (instrumental)2:01
2Scheißtyp2:59
3Paul2:29

References

Debil Wikipedia

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