Shtil (Calm)

"Shtil"
Single by Aria featuring Udo Dirkschneider
from the album Shtil
Released	2001
Format	CD
Recorded	2001
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	4:50 minutes

"Shtil" (Russian: Штиль, lit. "Calm") is a popular song by the Russian band Aria from the 2001 album Chimera and 2002 EP "Calm".

History

The song was originally recorded for the Chimera album in 2001. It is a duet between Valery Kipelov and Udo Dirkschneider. The song is based on Jack London's short story "Francis Spaight" and tells the of a ship's crew that is lost at sea and forced into cannibalism to prevent starvation. A version of the song was recorded as a tribute to Harley-Davidson by Till Lindemann and Richard Z. Kruspe in 2003.

Track listing

1. "Shtil (Штиль)"

Personnel

• Music is by Vitaly Dubinin
• Lyrics by Margarita Pushkina.

Till Lindemann and Richard Z. Kruspe version

"Schtiel"
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Single by Till Lindemann and Richard Z. Kruspe
Released	August 30, 2003
Format	CD
Recorded	2003
Genre	Neue Deutsche Härte Industrial metal
Length	5:12
Label	Motor
Producer(s)	Richard Z. Kruspe

Till Lindemann and Richard Z. Kruspe (vocalist and guitarist of German industrial metal band Rammstein, respectively) covered the song and released it as a single. Till sang the song completely in the original Russian.

History

It was released as a single with 400 copies for the 2003 Harley Party in Moscow, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Harley-Davidson motorbikes. It was re-titled "Schtiel", so as to be pronounced properly in German, the language in which most of Rammstein’s songs are written.

Track listing

1. "Schtiel"

Personnel

• Till Lindemann – lead vocals, drums
• Richard Z. Kruspe – guitars, bass guitars, backing vocals