{"history":[],"article":{"id":"64f6dc0f-33f2-48d6-ac7b-322b9a564ed7","title":"Damenwahl","slug":"damenwahl","content":":::summary\n**Name:** Damenwahl \n**Type:** album \n**Artist:** [Die Toten Hosen](https://bliptext.com/articles/die-toten-hosen) \n**Released:** 1986 2007 (jubilee edition) \n**Recorded:** 1985 \n**Genre:** [Punk rock](https://bliptext.com/articles/punk-rock) \n**Length:** 41:29 78:36 (re-release) \n**Label:** [Virgin Records](https://bliptext.com/articles/virgin-records) \n**Producer:** [Jon Caffery](https://bliptext.com/articles/jon-caffery) \n**Prev Title:** [The Battle of the Bands](https://bliptext.com/articles/the-battle-of-the-bands) \n**Prev Year:** 1985 \n**Next Title:** [Never Mind the Hosen, Here's Die Roten Rosen](https://bliptext.com/articles/never-mind-the-hosen-here-s-die-roten-rosen) \n**Next Year:** 1987 \n:::\n\n# \n**Damenwahl** (translation Ladies' choice, a dance term to indicate it is ladies' turn to choose partners) is the third [studio album](https://bliptext.com/articles/studio-album) of the [German](https://bliptext.com/articles/germany) [punk](https://bliptext.com/articles/punk-rock) band [Die Toten Hosen](https://bliptext.com/articles/die-toten-hosen).\nThe term \"Damenwahl\" appears in \"Verflucht, verdammt, gebrandmarkt\" and the intro of \"Altbierlied\".\nIt is regarded by some as the weakest album by DTH.\n\"Bis zum bitteren Ende\" is originally from [Opel-Gang](https://bliptext.com/articles/opel-gang), here sung [a cappella](https://bliptext.com/articles/a-cappella).\n\"Schwarzwaldklinik\" is based on and titled after popular German TV series [The Black Forest Clinic](https://bliptext.com/articles/the-black-forest-clinic).\n\"Wort zum Sonntag\" is a punk anthem titled after a couple of German church TV shows and a tribute to [Johnny Thunders](https://bliptext.com/articles/johnny-thunders).\nIt features a line \"Solange Johnny Thunders lebt, solange bleib ich ein Punk\" (As long as Johnny Thunders lives, I'll stay punk).\nAfter his death the band didn't perform this song for a long time; later they used another line: \"Hey Johnny, kannst du uns grad sehen? Wir vergessen dich nicht. Wir werden überall von dir erzählen, damit dein Name ewig weiterlebt\" (Hey Johnny, can you see us right now? We won't forget you. We will talk about you everywhere, so your name could live forever).\n\"Agent X\" the first [English-language](https://bliptext.com/articles/english-language) song that the band released on a studio album.\n\n# Track listing\n\n## 2007 remastered anniversary edition bonus tracks\n

\"Übung macht den Meister\" (Practice makes perfect) (von Holst/Frege) – 1:59 (from \"[Das Altbier Lied](https://bliptext.com/articles/das-altbier-lied)\")\n

\"Zapfenstreich\" ([Tattoo](https://bliptext.com/articles/military-tattoo)) (von Holst, Frege/Frege, von Holst) – 3:22 (Damenwahl demo)\n

\"Disco in Moscow\" (Ram, Wyatt/Wyatt, Ram) – 3:09 (original English version of \"Disco in Moskau\", [The Vibrators](https://bliptext.com/articles/the-vibrators) cover; Damenwahl demo)\n

\"Spielzeugland\" – 2:57 (Damenwahl demo)\n

\"Bombenstimmung\" (roughly Terrific atmosphere) (Breitkopf/Frege) – 2:54 (Damenwahl demo)\n

\"Großalarm\" – 3:54 (Damenwahl demo)\n

\"Nur im Traum\" (Only in a dream) (von Holst/Frege) – 2:39 (Damenwahl demo)\n

\"Schwarzwaldklinik\" – 3:36 (Damenwahl demo)\n

\"Das kleine ABC\" (The little ABC) (von Holst/Frege) – 3:34 ([Kauf MICH!](https://bliptext.com/articles/kauf-mich-album) demo)\n

\"Aufgeben (gilt nicht)\" (Giving up (is not a choice)) (Frege/Frege) – 5:01 (Kauf MICH! demo)\n

\"Gipfelstürmer\" (Summiteer) (Meurer/Frege) – 3:45 (Kauf MICH! demo)

\n\n# Singles\n\n# Personnel\n\n# Charts\n\n# Certifications","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T11:21:36.611Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T11:21:36.611Z","search_vector":"'damenwahl':1","search_content":" \n**Name:** Damenwahl \n**Type:** album \n**Artist:** [Die Toten Hosen](https://bliptext.com/articles/die-toten-hosen) \n**Released:** 1986 2007 (jubilee edition) \n**Recorded:** 1985 \n**Genre:** [Punk rock](https://bliptext.com/articles/punk-rock) \n**Length:** 41:29 78:36 (re-release) \n**Label:** [Virgin Records](https://bliptext.com/articles/virgin-records) \n**Producer:** [Jon Caffery](https://bliptext.com/articles/jon-caffery) \n**Prev Title:** [The Battle of the Bands](https://bliptext.com/articles/the-battle-of-the-bands) \n**Prev Year:** 1985 \n**Next Title:** [Never Mind the Hosen, Here's Die Roten Rosen](https://bliptext.com/articles/never-mind-the-hosen-here-s-die-roten-rosen) \n**Next Year:** 1987 \n \n\n# \n**Damenwahl** (translation Ladies' choice, a dance term to indicate it is ladies' turn to choose partners) is the third [studio album](https://bliptext.com/articles/studio-album) of the [German](https://bliptext.com/articles/germany) [punk](https://bliptext.com/articles/punk-rock) band [Die Toten Hosen](https://bliptext.com/articles/die-toten-hosen).\nThe term \"Damenwahl\" appears in \"Verflucht, verdammt, gebrandmarkt\" and the intro of \"Altbierlied\".\nIt is regarded by some as the weakest album by DTH.\n\"Bis zum bitteren Ende\" is originally from [Opel-Gang](https://bliptext.com/articles/opel-gang), here sung [a cappella](https://bliptext.com/articles/a-cappella).\n\"Schwarzwaldklinik\" is based on and titled after popular German TV series [The Black Forest Clinic](https://bliptext.com/articles/the-black-forest-clinic).\n\"Wort zum Sonntag\" is a punk anthem titled after a couple of German church TV shows and a tribute to [Johnny Thunders](https://bliptext.com/articles/johnny-thunders).\nIt features a line \"Solange Johnny Thunders lebt, solange bleib ich ein Punk\" (As long as Johnny Thunders lives, I'll stay punk).\nAfter his death the band didn't perform this song for a long time; later they used another line: \"Hey Johnny, kannst du uns grad sehen? Wir vergessen dich nicht. Wir werden überall von dir erzählen, damit dein Name ewig weiterlebt\" (Hey Johnny, can you see us right now? We won't forget you. We will talk about you everywhere, so your name could live forever).\n\"Agent X\" the first [English-language](https://bliptext.com/articles/english-language) song that the band released on a studio album.\n\n# Track listing\n\n## 2007 remastered anniversary edition bonus tracks\n \"Übung macht den Meister\" (Practice makes perfect) (von Holst/Frege) – 1:59 (from \"[Das Altbier Lied](https://bliptext.com/articles/das-altbier-lied)\")\n \"Zapfenstreich\" ([Tattoo](https://bliptext.com/articles/military-tattoo)) (von Holst, Frege/Frege, von Holst) – 3:22 (Damenwahl demo)\n \"Disco in Moscow\" (Ram, Wyatt/Wyatt, Ram) – 3:09 (original English version of \"Disco in Moskau\", [The Vibrators](https://bliptext.com/articles/the-vibrators) cover; Damenwahl demo)\n \"Spielzeugland\" – 2:57 (Damenwahl demo)\n \"Bombenstimmung\" (roughly Terrific atmosphere) (Breitkopf/Frege) – 2:54 (Damenwahl demo)\n \"Großalarm\" – 3:54 (Damenwahl demo)\n \"Nur im Traum\" (Only in a dream) (von Holst/Frege) – 2:39 (Damenwahl demo)\n \"Schwarzwaldklinik\" – 3:36 (Damenwahl demo)\n \"Das kleine ABC\" (The little ABC) (von Holst/Frege) – 3:34 ([Kauf MICH!](https://bliptext.com/articles/kauf-mich-album) demo)\n \"Aufgeben (gilt nicht)\" (Giving up (is not a choice)) (Frege/Frege) – 5:01 (Kauf MICH! demo)\n \"Gipfelstürmer\" (Summiteer) (Meurer/Frege) – 3:45 (Kauf MICH! demo) \n\n# Singles\n\n# Personnel\n\n# Charts\n\n# Certifications","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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