This was solved with the help of Dutch engineer Ronald Prent, who served as a middleman between Rammstein and Hellner.

[1] It took them seven days to finish the first song, due to the band's constant disapproval of Hellner's and Prent's inputs.

In a 2019 interview to Metal Hammer Prent said every time there was a decision to be made, the members would host what he called a "German Conference" – outdoor meetings that could last from ten minutes to two hours until all six members reached an agreement.

[1] Despite the minor setback, Hellner continued to work with Rammstein for 14 years, producing five more albums until 2009's Liebe ist für alle da.

[13] Kruspe reflected in 2016 saying it was not among his favorite albums: I don't listen back to the record now at all.

When you face up to the sort of crises that I was having in my personal life – which led to me starting Rammstein in the first place – then you learn lessons from these, you admit where you've gone wrong, and you try to put things right.

[7]All tracks are written by RammsteinWriting, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.