DISCOGRAPHY

February 25, 2022

Vertigo Berlin (Universal Music) - Produced by Scorpions and Hans Martin Buff

ALBUM PERFORMERS

Rock Believer

1.	Gas In The Tank	LYRICS Music: Rudolf Schenker Lyrics: Klaus Meine Pour hammer riffs all over me A little dirty a little cheap Move your fingers up and down the fret The V is flyin’ without a net Black me in and black me out The king of riffs is back in town Who is up for a deadly sting Black me out and black me in Let’s play it louder play it hard Laid back and a little dark Give me a dirty riff my friend There’s gotta be more gas in the tank Sign your name across my skin We’re born to lose we live to win There’s lots of gas in my Trans Am It’s wham bam thank you mam Pour hammer riffs all over me A little dirty a little cheap Only rock and no bling bling Black me out and black me in Let’s play it louder play it hard Laid back and little dark Give me a dirty riff my friend There’s gotta be more gas in the tank Louder play it hard Best friends will never part So give me a dirty hook my friend There’s gotta be more gas in the tank	03:42
2.	Roots In My Boots	LYRICS Music: Rudolf Schenker Lyrics: Klaus Meine Walking down the city streets into the glaring light The girls got me rocking this red hot summer night I walk up to the Monkey Bar for a drink or two The way you dance helps me to forget the reason I feel blue I feel the roots in my boots Every move I make I feel the roots in my boots Whatever comes my way I feel the roots in my boots When the music rocks It’s simply in my blood They take me to the place where the night is screaming hot Where the good life shines a light and the party never stops I live my life to the fullest here comes another show And it’s always just hit and run but never time to go I feel the roots in my boots Every move I make I feel the roots in my boots Whatever comes my way I feel the roots in my boots When the music rocks It’s simply in my blood	03:18
3.	Knock 'Em Dead	LYRICS Music: Rudolf Schenker Lyrics: Klaus Meine Alligators in the loo 42nd Street’s a zoo Stretch limousines invade the city Down and dirty looks so pretty Knock ’em dead knock ’em dead Don’t let the fame go to your head Knock knock knock ’em dead We want it all and nothing less Knock ’em dead knock ’em dead It feels so good to be bad Out in the jungle in the heat Don’t walk the wrong side of the street The coolest garden is a square You smell the big time in the air Knock ’em dead knock ’em dead Don’t let the fame go to your head Knock knock knock ’em dead We want it all and nothing less Knock ’em dead knock ’em dead Knock knock knock ’em dead It feels so good to be bad Can hear the echoes from the walls The big apple never sleeps at all Now you’re competing with the best Show them you’re better than the rest Knock ’em dead knock ’em dead Don’t let the fame go to your head Knock knock knock ’em dead We want it all and nothing less Knock ’em dead knock ’em dead Knock knock knock ’em dead It feels so good to be bad	04:12
4.	Rock Believer	LYRICS Music: Klaus Meine & Rudolf Schenker Lyrics: Klaus Meine You start to crawl until you walk You make a scream and learn to talk You discover life on every day From the first day you were born You’ve walked the life line of your own And if you always keep the faith No one can take your dreams away In the ruins of their souls You saw the beauty of it all Simply a generation change Our fathers came with steel But we came back to make you feel Our love in every song we play Scream for me screamer I’m a rock believer like you just like you Come on scream for me screamer I’m a rock believer like you just like you We go from here to everywhere So many moments that we share Of all the love we give and take Love came to me in so many ways No matter what some haters say No one can take our dreams away Scream for me screamer I’m a rock believer like you just like you Come on scream for me screamer I’m a rock believer like you just like you Scream scream scream I’m a rock believer Scream scream scream I’m a rock believer	03:57
5.	Shining Of Your Soul	LYRICS Music: Rudolf Schenker & Greg Fidelmann Lyrics: Klaus Meine In the backyard of my soul There’s a tiny little hole That’s where all the trouble goes Where all the trouble goes In the center of my heart There’s a place that keeps you warm That’s where all my loving goes Where all my loving goes When love has a meaning A true lovin’ feeling How can I be sure I can’t stop believing It’s more than a feeling And when you come through the door I see the shining of your soul In the backyard of my soul Lies the answer to it all It’s a long long way to go Such a long long way to go When love has a meaning A true lovin’ feeling How can I be sure I can’t stop believing It’s more than a feeling And when you come through the door I see the shining of your soul You shine shine shine When you come through the door I see the shining of your soul Of your soul	03:57
6.	Seventh Sun	LYRICS Music: Rudolf Schenker,Hans-Martin Buff, Ingo Powitzer, Greg Fidelman Lyrics: Klaus Meine A child is born a man has died A mother sings a lullaby The world belongs to the young ones Take your dreams and find The seventh sun The blackbird sings a melody As innocent as it can be Your inner freedom’s shining on Take your love and find The seventh sun Your innermost freedom’s shining on To lead the way to the seventh sun The sun is throwing shadows You’re burning if you come too close Even if your soul is old A million years You’re a time traveler here and now The ones who’re gone are still around Your heart and soul will be one In the seventh sun Your inner freedom’s shining on To lead the way to the seventh sun A child is born a man has died A time of joy a time to cry The voice of love’s the only one Your soul will always shine In the seventh sun Your innermost freedom’s shining on To lead the way to the seventh sun The sun is throwing shadows You’re burning if you come too close Even if your soul is old A million years You’re a time traveler here and now The ones who’re gone are still around Your heart and soul will be one In the seventh sun Your innermost freedom’s shining on To lead the way to the seventh sun The sun is throwing shadows You’re burning if you come too close Even if your soul is old A million years You’re a time traveler here and now The ones who’re gone are still around Your heart and soul will be one In the seventh sun	03:18
7.	Hot And Cold	LYRICS Music: Matthias Jabs Lyrics: Klaus Meine You’re moving fast moving slow To make the cats’ eyes glow It seems your legs own this place No doubt you’ve got what it takes I’ve got a fever a hundred degrees I’ve got a fever won’t you help me please I’ve got a fever hot and cold when I think of you Hungry eyes stare at you watching the things you do Come on baby dance for me Like a shot prescription free You give it all for the screaming crowd On the pole around ’n round I’ve got a fever a hundred degrees A crazy fever won’t you help me please I’ve got a fever hot and cold when I think of you Hungry eyes stare at you watching the things you do I’ve got a fever hot and cold when I think of you Hungry eyes stare at you watching the things you do I’m burning hot freezing cold and all I want is you Hungry eyes stare at you watching the things you do The crazy things you do I love the things you do	04:13
8.	When I Lay My Bones To Rest	LYRICS Music: Rudolf Schenker Lyrics: Klaus Meine Here comes a brother from another mother Storming out into the light We’re speeding up the pace cutting to the chase It’s gonna be a hell of a ride Hey let’s rock it hey let’s rock it hey friends will be friends Hey let’s rock it hey let’s rock it hey you gotta raise your hands Let me see your hands Here comes a brother from another mother Ready for the Scorpions dance We’re rocking out for days no limit anyways You cannot stop a Mercedes Benz Hey let’s rock it hey let’s rock it hey friends will be friends Hey let’s rock it hey let’s rock it hey here comes the gang Watch out for the gang Rising to the top I’m giving it all I’ve got Someday I’m up there with the best When I lay my bones to rest Here comes a brother from another mother The bad boys are running wild Around the world again catch me if you can We gotta keep the spirit alive	03:08
9.	Peacemaker	LYRICS Music: Rudolf Schenker & Pawel Maciwoda Lyrics: Klaus Meine We could turn another page Keep the lions in the cage The battlefield is bleeding red The land of glory mourns the dead Into a world without frontiers With no hate regret or fears We burn to ashes in a flash If we don’t change we’re gonna crash Peacemaker peacemaker Bury the undertaker Peacemaker peacemaker Black horses ride Peacemaker peacemaker Bury the undertaker Peacemaker peacemaker Last exit life The evil monster is still alive Even after all this time It’s been written in the stars Forever love stop the war A ray of light is shining down Tomorrow’s ’round the corner now Now the future’s in your hands Do you remember yes we can Peacemaker peacemaker Is there a better life Peacemaker peacemaker Under the sun Peacemaker peacemaker There ain’t no paradise Peacemaker peacemaker For anyone Peacemaker peacemaker Bury the undertaker Peacemaker peacemaker Black horses ride Peacemaker peacemaker Bury the undertaker Peacemaker peacemaker Last exit life	02:57
10.	Call Of The Wild	LYRICS Music: Rudolf Schenker Lyrics: Klaus Meine Hear the call of the wild girl The call of the wild I wanna spend the night yeah Right by your side Can you read my mind girl Oh yes I promise I I will treat you right girl In this hot summer night Getting lost in the jungle babe In the shade of the night You’ve got the funky rhythm girl I’ve got the rocking drive Hear the call of the wild yeah The call of the wild Out for a lovedrive In this hot summer night Just follow the night follow the night follow the night Follow the night the call of the wild follow the night Tell your mom you’re a good girl That makes the angels smile The moon is shining bright yeah When I make you mine Hear the call of the wild yeah The call of the wild It’s gonna be alright girl In this hot summer night Just follow the night follow the night follow the night Follow the night into the light follow the night Just follow the night follow the night follow the night Follow the night the call of the wild follow the night You’ve got the look that is poison all the way I’m on my knees I surrender to my fate We can run we can hide but it’s in vain Because this night was made for the sinners and the saints for the sinners and the saints Just follow the night follow the night follow the night Hear the call of the wild Follow the night into the light follow the night Hear the call of the wild Follow the night follow the night follow the night Hear the call of the wild Follow the night the call of the wild follow the night Hear the call of the wild	05:21
11.	When You Know (Where You Come From)	LYRICS Music: Rudolf Schenker Lyrics: Klaus Meine With your head up in the clouds You try to win the race You’re the leader of the pack Always The candle keeps burning from both ends Until it’s blowing out with a bang When you think you know the game You don’t know anything at all You cross the red line once again Free fall Hope you’ve learned your lesson well my friend Cause there will always be a second chance When you know where you come from You know where you’re going Just because you’re a child of your time When you know where you come from You back down for no one Just be true to yourself it’s your life With your head up in the clouds Your angels by your side Someone up there keeps your dreams Alive The candle keeps burning from both ends And the road calls your name once again When you know where you come from You know where you’re going Just because you’re a child of your time When you know where you come from You back down for no one Just be true to yourself it’s your life Just be true to yourself it’s your life And you keep driving down the highway of your life There is no exit sign at all There is a warning light that’s flashing all the time And only you can stop your downfall When you know where you come from You know where you’re going Just because you’re a child of your time When you know where you come from You back down for no one Just be true to yourself it’s your life Just be true to yourself it’s your life Just be true to yourself it’s your life	03:08
12.	Shoot For Your Heart	LYRICS Music & Lyrics: Klaus Meine This is the beginning hells bells are ringing This is the start we came to shoot for your heart Up and away far away Stayed up all night slept all day The gang is back in town And the girls are melting down Up and away I’ve heard them say Crazy spiders are on their way Electrified from head to toe Fired up ready to go This is the beginning hells bells are ringing This is the start we came to shoot for your heart Lights go down the pulse goes up Baby we’re about to rock We live it up tonight you bet I can sleep when I’m dead Living free like a bird Heaven is a place on earth Can’t find the door to say good bye Maybe tomorrow but not tonight This is the beginning hells bells are ringing This is the start we came to shoot for your heart This is the beginning losers are winning This is the start we came to shoot for your heart Monday morning I come crawling Out of my bed the living dead Monday morning voices calling Inside my head just bring me back Just bring me back again This is the beginning hells bells are ringing This is the start we came to shoot for your heart This is the beginning losers are winning This is the start we came to shoot for your heart Shoot oh yeah Shoot shoot shoot We came to shoot for your heart	04:02
13.	When Tomorrow Comes	LYRICS Music: Rudolf Schenker Lyrics: Klaus Meine Good morning world how do you feel You look so tired Sometimes I think you gonna stop Turnin’ ’round Who’s to blame but us when half the planet Caught on fire And one more spark seems enough To burn it down Good morning world how do you feel You look so sad The clock is ticking and precious time Will fade away The cyber war a dirty ocean the climate change When tomorrow comes we’ll pay the price For today See the writing on the wall (the future calls) Can I trust fate anymore (the world is yours) Young is old and old is young (you are the ones) Call me when tomorrow comes (when tomorrow comes) Good morning world how do you feel You look so angry Sometimes I think you gonna stop Turnin’ ’round Who’s to blame but us when half the planet´s Shut down While the number of the dead Still explodes See the writing on the wall (the future calls) Can I trust fate anymore (the world is yours) Young is old and old is young (you are the ones) Call me when tomorrow comes (when tomorrow comes)	03:51
14.	Unleash The Beast	LYRICS Music: Rudolf Schenker Lyrics: Klaus Meine We walk the line of good and bad We have a laugh and we are sad No matter if you’re rich or poor You can run but there’s no cure A time to rise a time to fall Who saw the writing on the wall One last kiss to wake the lust A super spread kills all of us Unleash the beast in the east Says the rhythm to the beat Diving down into the deep Sharks are coming when you bleed Spread your wings little bird Time has come to save the world Look in the mirror what do you see A hurting soul a human being Spread the message love rules Let’s turn around this ship of fools We keep on dancing in the dust Some stay alive and some are lost Unleash the beast in the east Says the rhythm to the beat Diving down into the deep Sharks are coming when you bleed	04:18
15.	Crossing Borders	LYRICS Music: Matthias Jabs Lyrics: Klaus Meine & Matthias Jabs Restless nights up for a ride Out of the shadow into the light I chase my luck I live my dream The engine’s screaming set me free Hot wheels on fire come on Lucille Jump the backseat on my horse of steel Cheer me up Don’t bring me down Don’t you let it go We’re gonna rock this town Crossing borders crossing borders Come on baby I’ll take you ’cross the line Hold on tight let’s slip ’n slide Ain’t got no limit to rock the night A hot desire a badass dream The motor’s dirty the engine’s clean Cheer me up Don’t bring me down Don’t you let it go We’re gonna rock this town Crossing borders crossing borders Come on baby I’ll take you ’cross the line	03:38
16.	When You Know (Where You Come From) (Acoustic Version)	LYRICS Music: Rudolf Schenker Lyrics: Klaus Meine With your head up in the clouds You try to win the race You’re the leader of the pack Always The candle keeps burning from both ends Until it’s blowing out with a bang When you think you know the game You don´t know anything at all You cross the red line once again Free fall Hope you’ve learned your lesson well my friend Cause there will always be a second chance When you know where you come from You know where you’re going Just because you’re a child of your time When you know where you come from You back down for no one Just be true to yourself it’s your life And you keep driving down the highway of your life There is no exit sign at all There is a warning light that’s flashing all the time And only you can stop your downfall And only you can stop your downfall With your head up in the clouds Your angels by your side Someone up there keeps your dreams Alive The candle keeps burning from both ends And the road calls your name once again When you know where you come from You know where you’re going Just because you’re a child of your time When you know where you come from You back down for no one Just be true to yourself it´s your life Just be true to yourself it´s your life	04:02
17.	Out Go The Lights (Japan Bonus Track)	LYRICS Music: Rudolf Schenker Lyrics: Klaus Meine Out go the lights Out go the lights Out go the lights Out go the lights Lexington Queen crazy nights Those pretty girls are way too shy They’re on the dance floor all night long Dancing to their favorite songs Another night to burn the sky The crowd is flashed by yellow stripes They love to hang with the guitar man Because the boys are big in Japan Out go the lights kiss and touch Out go the lights I will miss you much Next stop on the bullet train Out go the lights Out go the lights here we go again Out go the lights The train arrives we’re rocking hard The party’s just about to start And when the midnight moon comes out We’re flying high we’re going down Out go the lights kiss and touch Out go the lights I will miss you much Next stop on the bullet train Out go the lights Out go the lights here we go again The sun goes down in the Tokyo bay Mr Udo says okay Let’s have some good times for the boys And some supersonic toys Next stop on the bullet train Out go the lights Out go the lights here we go again Out go the lights Out go the lights kiss and touch Out go the lights I will miss you so much Next stop on the bullet train Out go the lights Out go the lights here we go again Out go the lights
18.	The Language Of My Heart (French Bonus Track)	LYRICS Lyrics & Music by Klaus Meine I walked down to Notre-Dame To say a prayer for Bataclan I miss the city on the Seine As though French blood was in my veins Went to the Louvre could spend hours Went to the top of the Eiffel Tower Heard the Marseillaise in troubled times The way you sang for me blew my mind Music is the language of my heart The language of your heart Together we are strong Music is the bridge into your heart No matter where we go No matter where we are Felt Édith’s spirit in the bar Of the very famous Olympia Rocked out like Johnny Johnny Hallyday They will never ever fade away Music is the language of my heart The language of your heart Together we are strong Music is the bridge into your heart No matter where we go No matter where we are Allez-vous bien? Do you speak French? Oh well I don’t pardon my friend But there is one thing that is true Just let me tell you mes amis I’m still loving you
19.	Hammersmith (UK Bonus Track)	LYRICS Lyrics by Klaus Meine Music by Mikkey Dee , Rudolf Schenker, Magnus Ax Across the channel to make new friends The Krauts are coming to take their chance In Wardour Street we’ll rise or fall The sweat is dripping from the walls Way up north the Lakeland Lounge A funky place with a rockin’ crowd What’s up Lemmy the tension grows Who’s playing last we don’t know Show me the way, show me the way To Hammersmith We’ll make it there against the odds, against the odds Live on the air couldn’t understand A single word – what do you say? At the Apollo the stage so high The Rose of Scotland saved the night At the shores of the Mersey Beat Stopping by in Matthew Street The good old Cavern’s a parking lot But the Germans wanna rock Show me the way, show me the way To Hammersmith Where I’m gonna ring the bell Show me the way, show me the way To Hammersmith Shine in heaven, burn in hell, burn in hell Jump on the ferry Have some fish and chips Licking my stiff upper lips The white cliffs of Dover call And my stomach might revolt Feels like the ferry’s sinking But the Krauts are here to rock Show me the way, show me the way To Hammersmith We’ll make it there against the odds, against the odds Show me the way, show me the way To Hammersmith To rock the temple of the Gods Let’s rock the Gods

ALBUM DETAILS

Possibly the most decisive moment in the genesis of SCORPIONS’ brand-new, breath-taking album Rock Believer was captured in a song by Klaus Meine, who penned the album’s lyrics: “Gas In The Tank”. Says Meine: “Before we started working on the new album, we asked ourselves: Is there still enough gas in the tank?”. Does a band whose musical career will span fifty years from the release of their first phenomenal album success Lonesome Crow in February 1972 to the arrival of Rock Believer in February 2022 still have the bite, the toughness, the brute force that it takes to create and record one or two dozen brand-new tracks? Aren’t their 18 studio albums to date, their platinum and double-platinum awards garnered around the globe enough for these relentless musicians? Is there still enough gas in the tank to keep going? One of the quintet’s songs provides the answer to these questions: “Let's play it louder play it hard, Laid back and a little dark, Give me a dirty riff my friend, There's gotta be more gas in the tank.”

The result consists of 16 awesome tracks, each one of them a lyrical short story, minimal poems in prose, presented in a lavish sonic guise, featuring the SCORPIONS’ characteristic trademarks from the early 1980s, yet produced from a 2020s perspective. The wealth of inspiration from their longstanding career is an overflowing treasure chest that forges an arc between yesterday and tomorrow. Klaus Meine’s comment on “Roots In My Boots” in fact applies to the whole album: “The new material sees us return to our roots. We simply wanted to reactivate the original SCORPIONS DNA – great riffs, strong melodies. We tried to transport that live feel to the studio with all five of us playing in one room again at last. Having Mikkey Dee in the band is like a shot of fresh energy and real fun.”

The good found in the bad, to borrow from the great philosopher and Stanford professor Paul Watzlawick, was the basis of this extraordinary album. The Covid pandemic put the brakes on public life, travel and work. “We had already started to talk about a new album back in 2018,” recalls Rudolf Schenker. A year after that, Klaus Meine had completed the first lyrics. And then Covid arrived. Touring Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia, the band just about managed to get back to Europe in time, and all of a sudden nothing was the same. Concerts were cancelled, arenas closed down. “In a way,” says Matthias Jabs, “the situation was a blessing in disguise for us.” The band had already hired a studio in Los Angeles, but their plans were thwarted by fate. Instead, the musicians found themselves stuck at home, three of them only a stone's throw away from the legendary Peppermint Park Studios in Hanover, and as soon as travel restrictions were relaxed, Pawel Maciwoda and Mikkey Dee were able to join them from Poland and Sweden respectively, “and everything suddenly felt like it had back in the 1980s, when the five of us rocked together, hanging out at the corner pub in the evenings and talking about our music,” Matthias Jabs reminisces.

The basic elements of rock music have always been the characteristic pacemakers of an ever-evolving society. As singer Klaus Meine sings in the title track “Rock Believer”: “Scream for me screamer, I'm a rock believer like you just like you, Come on scream for me screamer, I'm a rock believer like you just like you.” Meine: “Over the years, we've heard people say lots of times that rock is dead. But there are still millions of rock believers out there all over the world to prove them wrong. Our fans are the best in the world ... We'll see you someday somewhere out there, because we're Rock Believers just like you.”

Those basic elements of our society that make up rock music aren’t always light and weightless as they swarm through space and time. On the contrary: Those atoms push forward relentlessly, often coming across like ancient Norse warriors, bringing chaos and passion, earthy, sweaty, all stomping machines and crude rhythms. As the lead single, “Peacemaker”, goes: “The evil monster is still alive, Even after all this time, It's been written in the stars, Forever love stop the war. Peacemaker peacemaker, Bury the undertaker. “I was just playing around with those words. Peacemaker bury the undertaker ... what’s the meaning behind it? At a time when so many people have died and are still dying of Covid, from devastating wars and other senseless crimes, it makes you feel like the undertaker must be working overtime. In a peaceful world after the pandemic, it will be time for the peacemaker to rule ... that’s an image that really appeals to me,” says Klaus Meine.

Rock music, as perceived, written, composed and performed by the Scorpions, can be a chronicle of current events. A complete oeuvre that captures not only the socio-political characteristics of our times, but sometimes even precedes them. Attitude is the appropriate term, attitude as a stereotype of rock culture. Few other rock bands with German roots can tell us as much from their own experience about the world and its dark sides as the SCORPIONS can. There’s no continent they haven’t toured, very few countries around the globe where they haven’t performed. As they say on “When Tomorrow Comes”: “Good morning world how do you feel, You look so sad, The clock is ticking and precious time will fade away.” Klaus Meine wrote the lyrics for that song during the pandemic: “It’s addressed towards the young generation, who will soon take over the responsibility for our planet.”

The genesis of Rock Believer was spawned by an experiment: “For the first time, I’d received lyrics from Klaus to compose music to them,” remembers Rudolf Schenker. “It had always been the other way round, first the music, then the lyrics.” Rudolf Schenker sat alone in his car, listening to the lyrics one by one as he drove through the streets. “I immediately had ideas for the compositions, the words really started to sparkle.” The result is an album which impresses with its frequently harsh, sinister sound. “We basically agreed to do just a few ballads, such as “When You Know (Where You Come From),” says lead guitarist Matthias Jabs, who wrote “Hot And Cold” and “Crossing Borders”. The album was produced by the band themselves with the support of Hans-Martin Buff. All in all, the sessions at the Peppermint took over a year.

SCORPIONS are one of the world's most important rock bands of recent decades, having sold more than 120 million records to date, played over 5,000 concerts and created a timeless classic in their legendary single “Wind Of Change”, which dominated the international charts and still is the best-selling single worldwide by a German act. Countless awards, a star on the Hollywood Rock Walk of Fame and more hits such as “Rock You Like A Hurricane”, “Still Loving You”, among many others, followed. Their unbroken success impressively underlines the influence that SCORPIONS continue to have on the rock music scene. Their latest album Rock Believer will be out on Universal’s Vertigo imprint on 25 February 2022.

Rock Believer, the credo of their new album, will also be the moniker of their upcoming tour. In March and April 2022, the band are set to perform at the Planet Hollywood Resorts & Casino in Las Vegas as part of their residency, followed by a European tour scheduled to kick off with a number of shows in Germany in June 2022, with more concerts around the world in the pipeline.

Rock Believer is perhaps the group’s most characteristic album to date – a recording by a band at the pinnacle of their musical art.