Die Ärzte were formed in 1982 by Jan Vetter (alias Farin Urlaub), Dirk Felsenheimer (alias Bela B.) and bassist Hans Runge (alias Sahnie). Bela and Farin had previously played together in the punk band Soilent Grün; after that band broke up they decided to form a band playing fun songs, in contrast to the mostly political bands of the punk scene at that time. While deriving from that punk scene, their early music was heavily influenced by pop and rock and roll, especially The Beatles, whom Farin heard a lot as a child due to his mother playing their records.
In the first two years they mostly played in clubs of their hometown of Berlin. Their first release was a contribution to the sampler "20 schäumende Stimmungshits" (roughly, "20 exuberant mood hits"), which contained a strong alcohol theme. In 1983 they won a rock contest in Berlin; with the prize money they recorded their debut EP "Uns gehts Prima" ("We're doing great"). Finally Columbia Records signed them, and they released their first LP "Debil" in 1984 and the second one ("Im Schatten der Ärzte") a year later.
After the second record they parted ways with Sahnie due to internal problems. On the third record he was replaced by producer Miccey Meuser; later Hagen Liebig, better known as The Incredible Hagen, played bass for them during live performances until their breakup.
In 1987 the German Federal Centre for Media Harmful to Young Persons put the songs Geschwisterliebe ("Sibling Love", a song about incest, from Die Ärzte), Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund ("Claudia has a German Shepherd", about zoophilia, from "Debil") and Schlaflied ("Lullaby", about a monster coming and eating you after falling asleep, also from "Debil") on the German List of Media Harmful to Young People. This prohibited the band from performing the songs live and, more importantly, promoting the two albums, and shops from openly displaying the records in their shelves. After several trials against shops that still openly sold the records a lot of shops removed Die Ärzte completely from their stock. The result was a drop in record sales and big financial problems for the band. In response they released the compilation "Ab 18" ("Adults Only") with all their songs on the index and some other old and new tasteless songs, and the greatest hits album "Ist das alles?"("Is this everything?" but also can be translated as "Is this the end?"). The album and the new singles were fairly successful, partly because of growing media interest due to the previous censorship.
The following album "Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit" ("That is not the whole truth") was even more successful, climbing into the top 10 in the German album charts. They decided to go out on a high note in 1988, breaking up after doing one last tour and recording a live double album that became their first number one in the album charts.
Neither Farin's new band King Køng nor Bela's Depp Jones were really successful, so in 1993 they decided to do a reunion. As bass player they invited Rodrigo Gonzales, who was guitarist in Depp Jones and a friend of Bela. Their comeback single was Schrei nach Liebe ("Cry for Love"), their first ever political song, that they published as a statement against what was perceived as growing racism and right wing extremist violence in Germany at that time.
The album was more diverse than ever, with ballads, punk, rock and traditional German sounds. Both album and single became big hits in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The follow-up "Planet Punk" was also very successful.
In 1996 they wanted to make an EP just about hair, but they wrote too many songs for an EP and made the Album "Le Frisur" ("The Hairdo") instead. It was slightly less successful than its predecessors. Apart from their own tours they also supported Kiss in that year, a dream come true for Bela and Rod.
1998 was perhaps the most successful year of their career, the single "Männer sind Schweine" ("Men are Pigs") being their first Number 1 single in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and the album 13 also being Number 1 in Germany and Switzerland. After a lot of promotion and touring in that year they decided to take a break, deciding also to never play again "Männer sind Schweine" at a concert due to the too great success this song had. They did not like the upcoming unwanted and rather unoriginal remakes by other bands as e.g. "Frauen sind Schweine" ("Women are pigs") and also did not like to see their song played at mass tourist beach parties at places like Mallorca/Spain.
In 2000 they came back with another very successful album, "Runter mit den Spendierhosen, Unsichtbarer!", and two top 10 singles. As the third single from the album they released the 30-second-song "Yoko Ono", which, according to the Guinness Book of Records, is the shortest single ever released - another example of their sense of humour. On their tour in 2001 they sold the limited Album "5, 6, 7, 8 Bullenstaat" consisting of short punk songs that were written and recorded while recording the full length album published a year before, and some cover songs published in 1994 on a tour only EP.
After that they again took a break: Bela did some acting, Farin recorded his first solo album (Endlich Urlaub!). In late 2002 they did an MTV Unplugged in a school auditorium together with the school band. After that they made a new double album Geräusch that was released in 2003. On the next tour a Live DVD was recorded and published one year later.
On 2 November 2007, Die Ärzte released their latest album, Jazz ist anders ("Jazz is nothing like this", literally "Jazz is different").
In August 2011 the band announced that they are working on a new album which is set to be released in 2012 with a tour called "Das Ende ist noch nicht vorbei" ("The end is not over yet") following in the summer 2012.
The official homepage for Die Ärzte is www.bademeister.com
Super Drei
Die Ärzte Lyrics
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Jetzt ist es wieder mal soweit es war auch allerhöchste Zeit,
Und wir sind wieder mal genial tut uns furchtbar leid
Wie immer schauer als der Rest, also bitte keinen Neid
Halt die beste Band der Welt bei aller Bescheidenheit
Haben wir euch gefehlt? Habt ihr uns vermisst?
Seid ihr wieder froh? Na, was für ein Glück
Wir sagen hallo, denn wir sind zurück
Wir sind da
Wir sind wieder da
Wir lungern nur an Schulen rum, verkaufen kleinen Kindern Crack
Wir singen unzüchtige Lieder und gehen abends lange weg
Tischmanieren sind uns fremd, wir essen selten mit Besteck
Die Plattenfirma schenkt uns jedes Jahr 'nen dicken Scheck
Habt ihr uns vermisst? Haben wir euch gefehlt?
Habt ihr heimlich geweint und die Tage gezählt?
Ja, wir sind zurück und es riecht nach Urin
Wir sind die Ärzte aus Berlin (Aus Berlin)
Wie ein Hagelsturm an einem Sommertag
Wie ein plötzlicher Misston in der schönsten Melodie
Die Einen finden's scheiße, die Anderen finden's stark
Genau wie jedes Jahr
Wir sind wieder da
"Wer sind diese Kerle?"
"Ist das nicht 'ne Punk Band?"
"Na und, ich werd mit den Knaben schon fertig"
The lyrics from Die Ärzte's song "Super Drei" are spoken from the perspective of the band, as they make a grand re-entry into their music scene. The phrase "Also ich, Ich hab drei Jungs da draußen, die drauf und dran dich alle zu machen" translates to "Well, I have three guys out there who are about to conquer you all". This line is a boastful statement about how their return is going to be a success, and that they have "three guys" who will ensure that. The use of "Jungs" (guys or boys) is a nod to the punk rock movement, which often consisted of all-male or male-led bands.
The rest of the song continues the theme of the band's grandiose return, claiming that they are the best band in the world and that their absence has left a void in the music industry. They also jokingly describe themselves as selling crack to children and having poor manners, poking fun at the rebellious image often associated with punk rockers.
Overall, the song is a humorous and self-aware take on Die Ärzte's status as a punk rock institution, and their return to the music scene after a hiatus.
Line by Line Meaning
Also ich, Ich hab drei Jungs da draußen, die drauf und dran dich alle zu machen
I have three guys out there who are ready to take on everyone
Jetzt ist es wieder mal soweit es war auch allerhöchste Zeit,
It's that time again, it was about time too,
Und wir sind wieder mal genial tut uns furchtbar leid
And once again, we're awesome, we're terribly sorry
Wie immer schauer als der Rest, also bitte keinen Neid
As always better than the rest, so no envy please
Halt die beste Band der Welt bei aller Bescheidenheit
Simply the best band in the world, with all due modesty
Haben wir euch gefehlt? Habt ihr uns vermisst?
Did you miss us? Did you long for us?
Ist euch jetzt klar, dass mit uns die Welt schöner ist?
Do you now realize that the world is more beautiful with us?
Seid ihr wieder froh? Na, was für ein Glück
Are you happy again? Well, what luck
Wir sagen hallo, denn wir sind zurück
We say hello, because we're back
Wir lungern nur an Schulen rum, verkaufen kleinen Kindern Crack
We just hang around schools, selling crack to little kids
Wir singen unzüchtige Lieder und gehen abends lange weg
We sing naughty songs and go out late at night
Tischmanieren sind uns fremd, wir essen selten mit Besteck
Table manners are foreign to us, we rarely eat with utensils
Die Plattenfirma schenkt uns jedes Jahr 'nen dicken Scheck
The record company gives us a fat check every year
Habt ihr uns vermisst? Haben wir euch gefehlt?
Did you miss us? Did we matter to you?
Habt ihr heimlich geweint und die Tage gezählt?
Did you secretly cry and count the days?
Ja, wir sind zurück und es riecht nach Urin
Yes, we're back and it smells like urine
Wir sind die Ärzte aus Berlin (Aus Berlin)
We are Die Ärzte from Berlin (From Berlin)
Wie ein Hagelsturm an einem Sommertag
Like a hailstorm on a summer's day
Wie ein plötzlicher Misston in der schönsten Melodie
Like a sudden discord in the most beautiful melody
Die Einen finden's scheiße, die Anderen finden's stark
Some think it's crap, others think it's strong
Genau wie jedes Jahr
Just like every year
Wir sind wieder da
We're back
"Wer sind diese Kerle?"
"Who are these guys?"
"Ist das nicht 'ne Punk Band?"
"Isn't that a punk band?"
"Na und, ich werd mit den Knaben schon fertig"
"So what, I'll handle those boys"
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Rodrigo Gonzalez, Farin Urlaub, Bela B. Felsenheimer
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Vogel31081990
Bester opener ever!
@chrisditmi7119
was is das für ein geiler song von den Ärzten? komplett underrated für meinen geschmack !... absolut weltklasse!
@Mouzekiller83
mein lieblings album EVER! soviele verdammt gute erinnerungen damit!
@martindbu
Ich bin vor über 25 Jahren zum Rap gewechselt, aber ja!
@DerTobi86
Und endlich sind die Super 3 zurück!
@OnkelCthulhu
Das U.H.F. Intro ist so genial!
@miajo4236
I love the song DIE ÄRZTE
@ammeri01
Its a band : D the song is called super drei👍
@marino4691
bester track auf der platte
@bertakacorny9111
mann waren das zeiten , und man ist das lange her bin ich alt :-D