# Völkerball

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Völkerball (German for "Dodgeball"; lit. "Peoples' ball") is the second live album and DVD by German rock band Rammstein. It was released on 17 November 2006 in Europe, 19 December 2006 in Canada and on 18 September 2007 in the US. The album was advertised within media by the "Ich will" live video featured on the DVD and "Mann gegen Mann" single.
The standard edition-packaging comes in both CD-sized and DVD-sized formats. The special edition features two DVDs and one CD. The extra DVD comes with the documentary Anakonda im Netz and the Making of Reise, Reise. The limited edition has two DVDs, two CDs and a photobook. The logo is derived from that of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

## Versions
### Standard edition: two-disc set

* DVD, 140-minute concert footage filmed in: Nîmes, Tokyo, London, and Moscow
* Audio CD, 75-minute live audio recorded in Nîmes
* Released in both CD-sized packaging and DVD-sized Packaging

### Special edition: three-disc set

* DVD, 140-minute concert footage filmed in: Nîmes, Tokyo, London, and Moscow
* Audio CD, 75-minute live audio recorded in Nîmes
* DVD, 90-minute documentary: Anakonda im Netz and Making of Reise, Reise
* Released in both CD-sized packaging and DVD-sized Packaging

### Limited 'tourbook' edition: four-disc set

* DVD, 140-minute concert footage filmed in: Nîmes, Tokyo, London, and Moscow
* Two Audio CDs, the entire live-audio-recording of the concert in Nîmes (105 minutes, dead airs were edited)
* DVD, 90-minute documentary: Anakonda im Netz and Making of Reise, Reise
* 190-page special edition, numbered tour 27 by 31 centimetres (11 in × 12 in) photobook
* Only 40,000 copies were produced, each one marked with a unique serial number.

## Track listing

| Standard edition | Special edition | Limited edition |
| Live DVD |||
| Les Arènes de Nîmes, France, 23 July 2005 Reise, Reise Links 2-3-4 Keine Lust Feuer frei! Asche zu Asche Morgenstern Mein Teil Stein um Stein Los Du riechst so gut Benzin Du hast Sehnsucht Amerika Rammstein Sonne Ich will Ohne dich Stripped Brixton Academy, London, England, 2–4 February 2005 Sonne Rein raus Ohne dich Feuer frei! Club Citta, Tokyo, Japan, 3 June 2005 Mein Teil Du hast Los – Trailer Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow, Russia, 28 November 2004 Moskau (Special) |||
| Live in Nîmes | Live in Nîmes | Entire Nîmes concert |
| Intro Reise, Reise Links 2-3-4 Keine Lust Feuer frei! Asche zu Asche Morgenstern Mein Teil Los Du riechst so gut Benzin Du hast Sehnsucht Amerika Sonne Ich will | Intro Reise, Reise Links 2-3-4 Keine Lust Feuer frei! Asche zu Asche Morgenstern Mein Teil Los Du riechst so gut Benzin Du hast Sehnsucht Amerika Sonne Ich will | Disc one Intro Reise, Reise Links 2-3-4 Keine Lust Feuer frei! Asche zu Asche Morgenstern Mein Teil Stein um Stein Los Disc two Du riechst so gut Benzin Du hast Sehnsucht Amerika Rammstein Sonne Ich will Ohne dich Stripped Outro |
| Bonus DVD – documentaries & interviews |||
| Not present | Anakonda im Netz: 60 min Making of Reise, Reise: 25 min | Anakonda im Netz: 60 min Making of Reise, Reise: 25 min |

## Release history

| Country | Date |
| Europe | 17 November 2006 |
| Canada | 19 December 2006 |
| United States | 18 September 2007 |

## Charts

| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
| German Albums Chart | 1 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 1 |
| Mexican Albums Chart | 1 |
| Russian Albums Chart | 1 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 3 |
| Hungarian Albums Chart | 5 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 7 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 7 |
| Japanese Albums Chart | 11 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 11 |
| Danish Albums Chart | 18 |
| Czech Albums Chart | 19 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 24 |
| Polish Albums Chart | 36 |
| Belgium Albums Chart | 48 |
| Australian Albums Chart | 49 |
| French Albums Chart | 54 |
| Portuguese Albums Chart | 58 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 61 |
| Spanish Albums Chart | 65 |
| NZ Albums Chart | 82 |
| UK Albums Chart | 99 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 108 |
| US Billboard 200 | 147 |
| Irish Albums Chart | 167 |

### Year-end

| End of year chart (2007) | Position |
| German Albums Chart | 30 |

## Certifications

Certifications for "Völkerball" (album) :
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark) | Gold | 20,000$^^$ |
| Germany (BVMI) | 2× Platinum | 400,000$^‡$ |
| Poland (ZPAV) | Gold | 10,000$^*$ |
| Russia (NFPF) | Platinum | 20,000$^*$ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) | Gold | 15,000$^^$ |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||
Certifications for "Völkerball" (video album) :
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Germany (BVMI) | 2× Platinum | 100,000$^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 25,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||

## Reception

Völkerball was nominated for Echo Awards 2007 in the Best DVD category, which was won by Pink Floyd's Pulse.

## Personnel

* Till Lindemann – lead vocals, harmonica on "Los"
* Richard Kruspe – lead guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "Los"
* Paul Landers – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "Los"
* Oliver Riedel – bass, backing vocals on "Stein um Stein" and "Sehnsucht"
* Christoph Schneider – drums
* Christian Lorenz – keyboards