On August 25, 1997,”Motor Music” label released “Sehnsucht”  the second Rammstein studio album. It was recorded November 1996 – July 1997, at “Temple Studios” in Malta, and was produced by Jacob Hellner, Till Lindermann, Richard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Oliver Riedel and Christoph Schneider . “Sehnsucht” was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, becoming the only album entirely in German to be certified Platinum in the US.

Personnel:

• Till Lindemann– vocals
• Richard Z. Kruspe – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Paul Landers – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Oliver Riedel – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Christoph Schneider– drums
• Christian “Flake” Lorenz– keyboards
• Bobo– vocals
• Mark Stagg – programming
• Ronald Prent – mixing
• Björn Engelmann – mastering
• Gottfried Helnwein – cover art
• Büro Dirk Rudolph – design
• Gottfried Helnwein– photography, portrait photography

Track listing:

All tracks by , Till Lindermann, Richard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Oliver Riedel and Christoph Schneider, except where noted.

1. Sehnsucht – Till Lindermann, Richard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Oliver Riedel, Christoph Schneider, Orgasm
2. Engel
3. Tier – Till Lindermann, Richard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Oliver Riedel Christoph Schneider, Jürgen Engler
4. Bestrafe mich
5. Du hast
6. Bück dich
7. Spiel mit mir
8. Klavier
9. Alter Mann
10. Eifersucht
11. Küss mich (Fellfrosch)