T ill ▁the ▁B itter ▁End ). ▁It ▁chart ed ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁and ▁Aust rian ▁Top ▁ 3 0 . ▁▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 : ▁Rec ogn ition ▁and ▁early ▁success ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁band ▁released ▁their ▁commercial ▁break through , ▁the ▁album ▁Ein ▁kle ines ▁b iss chen ▁Hor ror schau ▁( A ▁little ▁bit ▁of ▁horror show ). ▁The ▁album ▁referenced ▁the ▁Anthony ▁Burg ess ' s ▁novel ▁A ▁C lock work ▁Orange ▁and ▁Stanley ▁Kub rick ' s ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁and ▁was ▁largely ▁written ▁for ▁Ber nd ▁Sch ade wald ’ s ▁theatre ▁ad a ption ▁of ▁A ▁C lock work ▁Orange . ▁For ▁half ▁a ▁year ▁the ▁band ▁played ▁on ▁stage ▁at ▁the ▁K amm ers p iele ▁Bad ▁G odes berg ▁theatre ▁in ▁Bonn , ▁alongside ▁R alf ▁Rich ter , ▁the ▁play ' s ▁lead ▁actor . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Die ▁T oten ▁H osen ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁L itu an ika ▁Festival ▁in ▁Vil nius ▁and ▁Ka unas , ▁Lith u ania . ▁They ▁were ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁j ury ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁band ▁of ▁the ▁event . ▁The ▁album ▁included ▁Hier ▁kommt ▁Alex ▁( Here ▁comes ▁Alex ) ▁was ▁later ▁re - record ed ▁in ▁an ▁un pl ug ged ▁version ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁incorpor ating ▁the ▁opening ▁piano ▁phrase ▁of ▁Be eth oven ' s ▁Moon light ▁Son ata