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  Type Studio Album
  Artist Herbert Grönemeyer
  Cover Mensch coverjpgAlbum cover
  Released August 30 , 2002
  Genre Rock
  Label Groenland ( EMI )
  Last Album ''Stand Der Dinge''<br />(2001)
  This Album ''Mensch''<br />(2002)
  Next Album ''12''<br />(2007)


''Mensch'', released in 2002, is the 20th music release by prominent German rock/pop artist Herbert Grönemeyer . ''Mensch'' ("Human") is Grönemeyer's 11th full-length album of original compositions. The title track ''Mensch'' became Grönemeyer's first Number-one Single in Germany. The mood of the album reflects the recent death of both his wife and his brother within the same week, and are rich with poetic imagery. The songs range from rock to ballads. The richness of the imagery and language, as well as the use of creative Word Play , can make the lyrics difficult to interpret by listeners who are not native German speakers. In ''Mensch'' Herbert reflects on his own humanity as it relates to feeling loss. The song ''Der Weg'' in particular focuses on memories of his wife and the love they shared.

The full-length album was released in three different versions:



Both the Compact Disc and the Super Audio CD (CD layer and high-resolution SACD stereo sections) contain a Hidden Track after about fifteen minutes of silence at the end of the last song. The album is almost entirely in German , with only the hidden track in English . The Album has been a huge success in Germany and sold nearly 4 million copies.


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