{{Short description|Album by Die Ärzte}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{for|the Mary Ann Acevedo song|Débil (Mary Ann Acevedo song)}} {{mi| {{more citations needed|date=December 2009}} {{cleanup|date=April 2025|reason=Style; merge infoboxes and tracklists}} }} {{Infobox album | name = Debil | type = studio | artist = Die Ärzte | cover = aerztedebil.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|1984|11}} | recorded = 1984 | venue = | studio = | genre = Punk rock, pop rock, punk pathetique | length = 37:55 | label = CBS Schallplatten | producer = Die Ärzte, Stan Regal, Mattias Härtl | prev_title = Uns geht's prima... | prev_year = 1984 | next_title = Im Schatten der Ärzte | next_year = 1985 | misc = {{Singles | name = Debil | type = studio | single1 = Paul | single1date = 1984 | single2 = Zu spät | single2date = 1985 }} }} {{Album ratings |rev1 = Musikexpress |rev1score = {{Rating|6|6}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musikexpress.de/reviews/die-aerzte-debil/|title=Musikexpress Kritik|author=Andreas Hub|publisher=Axel Springer SE|work=Musikexpress|language=de|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref> }}
'''''Debil''''' (meaning "Moronic") is the first full-length studio album by German rock band Die Ärzte, released in 1984, following the EPs ''Zu schön, um wahr zu sein!'' and ''Uns geht's prima...''.
==Release== The songs "Paul" and "Zu spät" were released as singles, and did not achieve that much recognition from the public.{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}} However, a live version of "Zu spät" was released as a single from the live album ''Nach uns die Sintflut'' in 1989, which became a moderate hit in Germany landing at number 25 in GfK Entertainment charts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Die Ärzte – Too Late|website=officialcharts.de|access-date=September 5, 2021|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-28032}}</ref>
"Zu spät" was described as a revenge song.<ref name="Music reviews">{{cite web|url=http://www.musikreviews.de/reviews/2019/Die-Aerzte/Debil|website=musikreviews.de |title=Die Ärzte: Debil (Review)|access-date=2023-11-16}}</ref>
==Legacy== In 1987, the 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).
==Track listing== {{Tracklist | headline = ''Jungsseite'' {{Nobold|("Boys' side")}} | title1 = Ärzte-Theme | note1 = instrumental | music1 = Dirk Felsenheimer, Hans Runge & Jan Vetter | length1 = 2:00 | title2 = Scheißtyp | note2 = ''Shitty guy'' | lyrics2 = Felsenheimer, D. | music2 = Felsenheimer, D. | length2 = 2:55 | title3 = Paul (der Bademeister) | note3 = ''Paul (the pool attendant)'' | lyrics3 = Vetter, J. | music3 = Vetter, J. | length3 = 2:26 | title4 = Kamelralley | note4 = ''Camel ralley'' | lyrics4 = Felsenheimer, D., Runge, H., & Vetter, J. | music4 = Runge, H. | length4 = 4:00 | title5 = Frank'n'stein | lyrics5 = Felsenheimer, D. | music5 = Felsenheimer, D. | length5 = 2:38 | title6 = El cattivo | note6 = ''Bad'' in Italian | lyrics6 = Vetter, J. | music6 = Vetter, J. | length6 = 3:14 | title7 = Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund | note7 = ''Claudia has a German Shepherd'' | lyrics7 = Vetter, J. | music7 = Vetter, J. | length7 = 2:00 }}
{{Tracklist | headline = ''Mädchenseite'' {{Nobold|("Girls' side")}} | title8 = Mädchen | note8 = ''Girls'' | lyrics8 = Vetter, J. | music8 = Vetter, J. | length8 = 2:55 | title9 = Mr. Sexpistols | lyrics9 = Felsenheimer, D. | music9 = Felsenheimer, D. | length9 = 3:13 | title10 = Micha | lyrics10 = Vetter, J. | music10 = Vetter, J. | length10 = 2:53 | title11 = Zu spät | note11 = ''Too late'' | lyrics11 = Vetter, J. | music11 = Vetter, J. | length11 = 2:42 | title12 = Roter Minirock | note12 = ''Red miniskirt'' | lyrics12 = Runge, H., & Vetter, J. | music12 = Runge, H., & Vetter, J. | length12 = 2:14 | title13 = Schlaflied | note13 = ''Lullaby'' | lyrics13 = Vetter, J. | music13 = Vetter, J. | length13 = 4:10 }}
==''Devil''== {{Infobox album| | name = Devil | type = studio | longtype = (re-release) | artist = Die Ärzte | cover = Dieaerztedevil.jpg | alt = | released = 21 October 2005 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Punk rock, pop rock | length = 54:34 | label = Columbia, Sony BMG | producer = Die Ärzte | prev_title = Die Band, die sie Pferd nannten | prev_year = 2004 | next_title = Bäst of | next_year = 2006 }} {{Album ratings |rev1 = laut.de |rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laut.de/Die-Aerzte/Alben/Devil-10162|title=Laut.de Kritik|author=Michael Schuh|publisher=Laut AG|work=laut.de|language=de|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref> |rev2= Musikexpress |rev2score = {{Rating|5|6}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musikexpress.de/reviews/die-aerzte-devil/|title=Musikexpress Kritik|author=Josef Winkler|publisher=Axel Springer SE|work=Musikexpress|language=de|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref> }} Following a re-evaluation 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=== {{Tracklist | headline = | title1 = Ärzte-Theme | note1 = instrumental | length1 = 2:00 | title2 = Scheißtyp | length2 = 2:58 | title3 = Paul | length3 = 2:26 | title4 = Kamelralley | length4 = 4:00 | title5 = Frank'n'stein | length5 = 2:38 | title6 = El cattivo | length6 = 3:12 | title7 = Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund | length7 = 1:58 | title8 = Mädchen | length8 = 2:55 | title9 = Mr. Sexpistols | length9 = 3:14 | title10 = Micha | length10 = 2:52 | title11 = Zu spät | length11 = 2:43 | title12 = Roter Minirock | length12 = 2:15 | title13 = Schlaflied | length13 = 4:13 }}
{{Tracklist | headline = Bonus tracks | title14 = Teenager Liebe | note14 = featuring Axel Knabben; ''Teenager love'' | writer14 = Vetter, J. | length14 = 2:54 | title15 = Grace Kelly | note15 = Vetter, J. | writer15 = Vetter J. | length15 = 2:18 | title16 = Ärzte-Theme | note16 = featuring Axel Knabben | writer16 = Felsenheimer D., Runge, H., & Vetter, J. | length16 = 1:51 | title17 = Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund | note17 = Version vom Unikum-Tapesampler | writer17 = Vetter, J. | length17 = 1:55 | title18 = Füße vom Tisch | note18 = bisher unveröffentlicht) (''Feet off the table'' (previously unreleased) | writer18 = Felsenheimer, D., & Vetter, J. | length18 = 2:24 }}
{{Tracklist | headline = Enhanced CD | title19 = Teddybär – Video | note19 = part-live 1983 | writer19 = Felsenheimer, D. | length19 = 3:21 | title20 = Schlaflied – Video | note20 = | writer20 = Vetter, J. | length20 = 4:26 }}
; 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 Hans Runge. 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 cassette and vinyl versions.
==Personnel== *Farin Urlaub – guitar, vocals *Bela Felsenheimer – drums, vocals *Hans Runge – bass guitar, vocals
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Die Ärzte|title=Debil|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1984|certyear=2023|access-date=21 January 2023}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true|nosales=true}}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
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