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"Was zählt"
Single by Die Toten Hosen
from the album Auswärtsspiel
Released	November 26, 2001
Genre	Alternative rock, post hardcore
Length	4:37
Label	JKP
Songwriter(s)	Andreas Frege Michael Breitkopf Andreas von Holst
Die Toten Hosen singles chronology
" Warum werde ich nicht satt?" (2000) "Was zählt" (2001) " Kein Alkohol (ist auch keine Lösung)!" (2002)

"Was zählt" (What counts) is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the first single and the third track from the album Auswärtsspiel.

The song is an ode to love ("Wenn nur die Liebe zählt" - When only love matters), as it describes, how one can go through anything and suffer a lot for love, also give up any memories for it.

The music video was directed by Ralf Schmerberg. It shows the band performing the song in a room in a city building. Also the streets outside are shown, which are overflowing with police, as the video was shot a while after the September 11 attacks.

1. "Was zählt" (What counts) (Breitkopf, von Holst/Frege) − 4:37
2. "Hängt ihn höher" (Hang him higher) (Meurer/Frege) - 2:37
3. "Drüber reden" (Talking about it) (von Holst/Frege) – 1:42
4. "Schöner warten" (Nicer waiting) (Frege/Frege) – 3:58