{{Short description|2004 song by Rammstein}} {{For|the Christina Stürmer song|Ohne dich (Christina Stürmer song)}} {{more citations needed|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox song | name = Ohne dich | cover = Ohnedichsingle.jpg | type = single | artist = Rammstein | album = Reise, Reise | B-side = Remixes | released = 22 November 2004 | recorded = 2003 | studio = El Cortijo (Málaga, Spain) | genre = Symphonic rock | length = 4:32 | label = Universal | writer = * Richard Kruspe * Paul Landers * Till Lindemann * Christian Lorenz * Oliver Riedel * Christoph Schneider | producer = Jacob Hellner, Rammstein | prev_title = Amerika | prev_year = 2004 | next_title = Keine Lust | next_year = 2005 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|LIPc1cfS-oQ|"Ohne dich"}}}} }}
"'''Ohne dich'''" ({{IPA|de|ˈoːnə ˌdɪç}} "Without You") is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 22 November 2004 as the third single from their fourth studio album, ''Reise, Reise'' (2004).
==Composition== "Ohne dich" can be seen as expressing mourning over the loss of a loved person. It follows a slow, even romantic ballad style. The central motif is "Without you, I cannot be..., With you, I am alone also...". This song also features how death is not just mourning but a bond between the people that are there at the funeral. It's not all about death, it's about the remembrance of this person and how they brought everyone closer.
The visuals play off what are called Heimatfilms and the reference to the birds no longer singing ("Und die Vögel singen nicht mehr") could refer also to the Wandervogel with a nostalgic feeling of loss of the freedom they embodied, which was manifested with ballads and nature wandering.
==Live performances== The song debuted live in its beta version in 2000, in a concert just for members of the fan club.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tour Dates: 2000 |url=http://rammsteinniccage.com/concerts/shows/041600.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206170826/http://rammsteinniccage.com/concerts/shows/041600.html |archive-date=6 December 2011 |website=rammsteinniccage.com}}</ref> After that, it was dropped during the 2001–02 ''Mutter'' tour. It returned to the setlists for the 2004–05 ''Reise, Reise'' tour, in which it was played in almost every concert, exceptions being festivals. Usually, sparks would rain over Till Lindemann during the final chorus. In those of the live shows that Apocalyptica was the support act, they played the cellos in the song. The song was not played in the ''Liebe ist für alle da'' tour, but reappeared for the ''Made in Germany'' 1995–2011 tour, Download Festival 2013 and the European Stadium Tour 2019.
==Video== The video was filmed in the Kaun Valley and on the Großglockner in Austria. It shows the band climbing in the mountains when lead vocalist Till Lindemann falls and gets badly hurt. In the night, while the band sits in the tent, Lindemann looks longingly out of the tent up to the mountain's peak as gangrene eats away at his injured leg. The band members eat and rest while bassist Oliver Riedel engraves their names on a pan's lid to leave as a testimony of their presence on the mountain, as others have done. The next day, the band starts to climb the mountain again, carrying Lindemann. In the end, they reach the mountain peak; Lindemann takes a look around and dies satisfied.
==Track listing==
;CD maxi-single<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Rammstein-Ohne-Dich/release/467115|title=Rammstein – Ohne Dich (2004, CD)|website=Discogs |date=22 November 2004 }}</ref>
# Ohne dich (Album Edit) – 4:31 # Ohne dich (Mina Harker's Version) <small>Remix by Laibach</small> – 4:09 # Ohne dich (Sacred Mix) <small>Remix by Sven Helbig</small> – 4:34 # Ohne dich (Schiller Mix) – 5:22 # Ohne dich (Under Byen Remix) – 5:48 # Ohne dich (Beta Version) – 4:23
;CD single<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Rammstein-Ohne-Dich/release/631655|title=Rammstein – Ohne Dich (2004, Cardsleeve, CD)|website=Discogs |date=2004 }}</ref> # Ohne dich (Album Edit) – 4:31 # Ohne dich (Mina Harker's Version) <small>Remix by Laibach</small> – 4:09
==Charts== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (2004) !Peak<br>position |- {{single chart|Austria|38|artist=Rammstein|song=Ohne dich|rowheader=true|access-date=20 March 2022}} |- {{single chart|Denmark|17|artist=Rammstein|song=Ohne dich|rowheader=true|access-date=20 March 2022}} |- {{single chart|Finland|13|artist=Rammstein|song=Ohne dich|rowheader=true|access-date=20 March 2022}} |- {{single chart|Germany|12|songid=6375|artist=Rammstein|song=Ohne dich|rowheader=true|access-date=20 March 2022}} |- !scope="row"|Hungary (Single Top 40){{citationneeded|date=March 2022}} |7 |- {{single chart|Dutch100|30|artist=Rammstein|song=Ohne dich|rowheader=true|access-date=20 March 2022}} |- {{single chart|Spain|15|artist=Rammstein|song=Ohne dich|rowheader=true|access-date=20 March 2022}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|42|artist=Rammstein|song=Ohne dich|rowheader=true|access-date=20 March 2022}} |- |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Rammstein|title=Ohne Dich|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2004|certyear=2025|access-date=10 May 2025}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true|nosales=true}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
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Category:2004 singles Category:Rammstein songs Category:2004 songs Category:Songs written by Richard Z. Kruspe Category:Songs written by Paul Landers Category:Songs written by Till Lindemann Category:Songs written by Christian Lorenz Category:Songs written by Oliver Riedel Category:Songs written by Christoph Schneider