Mensch, released in August 2002, is the 20th studio album by German rock/pop artist Herbert Grönemeyer.

The title track "Mensch" became Grönemeyer's first number-one single in Germany.

The mood of the album reflects the then recent death of his wife, Anna Henkel, and Wilhelm, one of his older brothers, both of cancer, within a week,[1][2][3] and is rich with poetic imagery.

The richness of the imagery and language, as well as the use of creative word play, can make the lyrics difficult to understand and interpret by listeners who are not fluent in German.

[5] The full-length album was released in three versions: The compact disc and the Super Audio CD (CD layer and high-resolution SACD stereo sections) contain a hidden track after about fifteen minutes of silence at the end of the last song.