Haifisch

"Haifisch"
Single by Rammstein
from the album Liebe ist für alle da
Released	May 28, 2010[1]
Recorded	2009
Studio	Sonoma Mountain Recording Estate (San Rafael, CA)
Genre	Neue Deutsche Härte
Length	3:45
Label	Universal
Songwriter(s)	Richard Kruspe Paul Landers Till Lindemann Christian Lorenz Oliver Riedel Christoph Schneider
Producer(s)	Jacob Hellner Rammstein
Rammstein singles chronology
"Ich tu dir weh" (2010) "Haifisch" (2010) "Mein Land" (2011)

"Haifisch" (German: "Shark") is a song by German band Rammstein. It was released on 28 May 2010, as the third single from their 2009 album Liebe ist für alle da. Just before announcing the premiere of the song's video, Rammstein's website left this quote regarding the song: "the shark not only has teeth – he's got tears as well. But since it lives in the briny deep, no one sees them. A shame. After all, this cartilaginous fish is one of the oldest of the world's many misunderstood creatures. A bit more sympathy couldn't hurt!"

The chorus to the song is an allusion to the lyrics of "Mack the Knife", a song written by Berthold Brecht for his play The Threepenny Opera. "Haifisch" reached number 33 on the German singles chart, but left the chart the following week.