"Krank" is a song by industrial rock group KMFDM, the first single from their seventeenth studio album, WTF?!. It was released in North America on 8 March 2011 on the KMFDM and Metropolis record labels,[1] and in Europe on 11 March 2011[2] on the Dependent label.[3] None of the tracks on the Krank release are on the album, as the album features a different version of Krank, and does not feature any version of Day Of Light.[1][4] The single features remixes by band leader Sascha Konietzko, former band members Tim Skold and Bill Rieflin, and Sebastian Komor of Icon of Coil.[1]
| "Krank" | ||||
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| Single by KMFDM | ||||
| Released | 8 March 2011[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Industrial rock, electro-industrial | |||
| Label | Metropolis, KMFDM, Dependent | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sascha Konietzko | |||
| Producer(s) | KMFDM | |||
| KMFDM singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio sample | ||||
"Krank" | ||||
Cover art
editThe single's cover image was designed by longtime KMFDM cover artist Aidan "Brute!" Hughes,[1] who said that he was asked by band founder Sascha Konietzko to create an illustration of the entire band. He used a variety of photos from the band's last tour and individually sketched all the band members before layering them together[5] to create a caricatured group image.[1]
Video
editThe band released a video for the song, their first in nine years,[4] and first official video since 1997's "Megalomaniac" video.[2] The video, which was simultaneously recorded in Seattle, Hamburg, and Portland, Oregon, was produced by Kelly Raine.[2] The band released a teaser for the video a few weeks before the release of the single,[6] which was then temporarily sold out on the band's website due to high demand.[7]
Reception
edit"Krank" has been generally well received. The song was described as "adrenalin-pumping" and "self-assured" by Ross Hoon of Dominion Magazine.[8] Mike Kieffer of Auxiliary Magazine[9] called the single "nothing groundbreaking, yet still good",[10] adding that the single hinted that the upcoming album WTF?! could be great.[10] Niggels Uhlenbruch of Reflections of Darkness called the song "an aggressive stomper in the best KMFDM tradition", but also commented that it was "a bit like KMFDM by numbers".[11] He described the mixes of the song as ready for club play.[11]
In its second week of release, the song "Krank" reached No. 5 on the DAC German Alternative Chart.[12] It also reached No. 15 on the US Billboard Top 100 Singles Chart and No. 3 on the US Billboard Top 25 Dance Singles Chart.[13]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Remixer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Krank (Käptn' K Mix)" | Sascha Konietzko | Sascha Konietzko | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Krank (Komor Kommando Mix)" | Konietzko | Sebastian Komor | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Krank (Knark Mix)" | Konietzko | Tim Skold | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Day of Light (Revenge Mix)" | Jules Hodgson, Konietzko, William Wilson | Bill Rieflin | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Day of Light (24/7 Mix)" | Hodgson, Konietzko, Wilson | 5:00 | |
| Total length: | 23:17 | |||
Personnel
editMusicians
edit- Lucia Cifarelli – vocals
- Jules Hodgson – guitars
- Sascha Konietzko – vocals (1–3), drums, programming, production, mixing
- Steve White – guitars
- William Wilson – vocals (4–5)
Additional personnel
edit- Annabella Asia Konietzko – vocals (4–5)
- Don Gunn – engineering
- Sebastian Komor – mixing (2)
- Bill Rieflin – mixing (3)
- Tim Skold – mixing (4)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "KMFDM Krank". Metropolis Records. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ a b c Kuhn, Sebastian (March 11, 2011). "KMFDM – New single & video". Reflections of Darkness. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ "Dependent: KMFDM - Krank". Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ a b "New releases: R.E.M., The Primitives, KMFDM, Blancmange, The Mission, X's Exene Cervenka". Slicing Up Eyeballs. March 7, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ Hughes, Aidan (December 4, 2010). "KMFDM Krank – new band artwork". Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ "February 25, 2011: Transmission 4.871". February 25, 2011. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ "February 28, 2011: Transmission 4.873". February 28, 2011. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ Hoon, Ross (March 2011). "Digital Evolution". Terrorizer: Dominion (9). Dark Arts Ltd: 7. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ "Contributors". Auxiliary Magazine. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ a b Kieffer, Mike (March 8, 2011). "focus : week 10 – KMFDM and Combichrist". Auxiliary Magazine. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ a b Uhlenbruch, J. (March 21, 2011). "CD Review: KMFDM – Krank". Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ^ "DAC Deutsche Alternative Charts". Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ^ "KMFDM - WTF?! (CD – Dependent/KMFDM Records)". Retrieved November 16, 2011.
