Yello
Encyclopedia
Yello is a Swiss
electronica
band consisting of Dieter Meier
and Boris Blank
. They are probably best known for their singles "The Race
" and "Oh Yeah", which feature a mix of electronic music and manipulated vocals, as does most of their music.
(keyboards, sampling, percussion, backing vocals) and Carlos Perón
(tapes) in the late 1970s. Dieter Meier
(vocals, lyrics), a millionaire industrialist and gambler, was brought in when the two founders realized that they needed a singer. The new band name, Yello, was chosen as a pun
based on a statement made by Dieter Meier
, "a yelled Hello". Yello's first release was the 1979 single "I.T. Splash". The LP Solid Pleasure
, featuring the hit dance single "Bostich", was released in November 1980.
In 1983, Yello received substantial media attention with the release of "I Love You" and "Lost Again". Perón left the band in 1983 to start a solo career. With their 1983 album You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess
, the band began a working relationship with Ernst Gamper, whose "corner cut" logo would represent them for three albums, and who would design covers for the group beyond the demise of this logo.
Meier is also a filmmaker, having written and directed the films Jetzt und Alles and Lightmaker as well as most of Yello's music videos. Additionally, Meier produces his own wine on his ranch.
In 2005, Yello re-released their early albums Solid Pleasure
, Claro Que Si
, You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess
, Stella
, One Second
, and Flag
, all with rare bonus tracks, as part of the Yello Remaster Series.
A documentary on Yello, Electro Pop made in Switzerland, directed by Anka Schmid, was premiered at the Riff Raff cinema in Zürich
in September 2005.
Yello was commissioned to produce music for the launch of the Audi A5
at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2007 and for the Audi A5 commercial in May 2007.
, Stina Nordenstam
, Jade Davies and Shirley Bassey
. The group has shared writing credit with MacKenzie and Winters. Yello rarely uses samples from previously released music; nearly every instrument has been sampled and engineered by Boris Blank, who over the years has built up an original sample library of over 100,000 named and categorized sounds.
The music is composed by Boris Blank, who considers himself a perfectionist. When the tracks are mostly finished, Dieter Meier adds the vocal parts when fitting.
, advertisement and movie industries.
The single "Oh Yeah" became famous after being featured in the American
movies
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
, The Secret of My Succe$s
, She's Out of Control
, K-9
, the short film 5 Men and a Limo
.
The song is used on The Simpsons
as the theme for the Duffman character. "Oh Yeah" is used as the soundtrack in the game Gran Turismo 4
, where it is played after a failed license test, and in the television advertisements for Irn-Bru
featuring "Raoul". A short excerpt of "Oh Yeah" is also used in the South Park
episode "Hell on Earth 2006
", namely in the making of the Ferrari cake scene. It also featured prominently in commercials for Twix
candy bars and the Austin Metro, and was used extensively in commercials for the now defunct New Zealand
department store, DEKA
.
"Oh Yeah" also appeared in Season 4 of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
in the episode 'Sweet Dee Has a Heart Attack'. The characters Charlie and Mac were singing the song and referred to it as 'Day Bow Bow'.
The song "Tied Up" was used in the opening credits of the 1990 film "Opportunity Knocks
". A piece of the song "The Race" was also used in a scene in the film.
The songs "Desire", "Tied Up", and "Otto Di Catania" were used in the 1991 film Dutch
.
The song "Tied Up" was used in the 1989 film "She-Devil
".
The song "Oh, yeah" was used in a movie K9
and also in an episode "kak vse" of a Russian TV journal "Eralash".
The songs "Desire", "Moon on Ice", and "Call It Love" were used in seasons 3 and 4 of the TV series Miami Vice
.
A Chilean contest and music TV program for teenagers called "Extra Jóvenes" - that lasted from the late 1980s through most of the 1990s - used the song "Tied Up" as the program's intro and for its respective advertisements.
Another single, "The Race", is well-known in Germany as the theme music to the 1980s pop show Formel Eins, and was also used in the movie Nuns on the Run
. It is also featured in The Cutting Edge
as the music for the main skaters' short program. "The Race" is also featured in the Pink Panther
movie of 2006. Moreover, it has been heavily used by Eurosport
and numerous car related programs, as well as the theme music for a British television commercial advertising Scalextric
.
Yello created the soundtracks for the British comedy film Nuns on the Run
and the American movie The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
, and recorded a version of "Jingle Bells
" for the film The Santa Clause
. A small fraction of the song "Lost Again" was used in the movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
Swiss car firm Rinspeed
produced the "Yello Talbo
" concept car in 1996 in association with the group.
In 1995, Yello composed the soundtrack for Manga Video's version of the anime movie Space Adventure Cobra
released in 1982 in Japan
.
The soundtrack consists of "Drive/Driven", "Daily Disco", "Rubberbandman", "Do It", "Of Course I'm Lying", "Suite 909", "How How", "Night Train", "Fat Cry", "Hawaiian Chance", "Sweet Thunder", "Poom Shanka", "Blue Green", and "Dr. Van Steiner". In addition to these tracks, there were others done exclusively for the movie that would later be reused and become the song "Beyond Mirrors" on Yello's 1997 album Pocket Universe
.
In 2009 the online music store Beatport
held a contest allowing producers to remix two of the band's most popular songs, Bostich and Oh Yeah. Meier and Blank chose three remixes from each song to be released on Yello's label Tiger Records.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
band consisting of Dieter Meier
Dieter Meier
Dieter Meier is a Swiss musician and conceptual artist who is best known for the electronic music group Yello he formed with music producer Boris Blank...
and Boris Blank
Boris Blank (musician)
Boris Blank is a Swiss artist and musician especially famous for his work in the musical duo Yello with Dieter Meier.-Career:...
. They are probably best known for their singles "The Race
The Race (Yello song)
"The Race" is the first single from Yello's 1988 album Flag.-Release history:In 1988 the single was released in 7", 12" and CD formats throughout the world, and additionally as a cassette single in other places. The limited edition single contained a remix by Paul Dakeyne...
" and "Oh Yeah", which feature a mix of electronic music and manipulated vocals, as does most of their music.
Band history
The band was originally formed by Boris BlankBoris Blank (musician)
Boris Blank is a Swiss artist and musician especially famous for his work in the musical duo Yello with Dieter Meier.-Career:...
(keyboards, sampling, percussion, backing vocals) and Carlos Perón
Carlos Perón
Carlos Perón is a Swiss musician, and was a founding member of the band Yello.-Biography:His first solo album was Impersonator . Perón founded the TRANCEONIC studio in Zürich together with Boris Blank. In this experimental studio the two developed what would later on become the famous Yello sound...
(tapes) in the late 1970s. Dieter Meier
Dieter Meier
Dieter Meier is a Swiss musician and conceptual artist who is best known for the electronic music group Yello he formed with music producer Boris Blank...
(vocals, lyrics), a millionaire industrialist and gambler, was brought in when the two founders realized that they needed a singer. The new band name, Yello, was chosen as a pun
Pun
The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...
based on a statement made by Dieter Meier
Dieter Meier
Dieter Meier is a Swiss musician and conceptual artist who is best known for the electronic music group Yello he formed with music producer Boris Blank...
, "a yelled Hello". Yello's first release was the 1979 single "I.T. Splash". The LP Solid Pleasure
Solid Pleasure
Solid Pleasure is the debut album from Swiss electronic duo Yello. It was first released in 1980 and was reissued in 2005 in part of Yello Remaster Series with rare bonus tracks.-Track listing:# "Bimbo" – 3:38...
, featuring the hit dance single "Bostich", was released in November 1980.
In 1983, Yello received substantial media attention with the release of "I Love You" and "Lost Again". Perón left the band in 1983 to start a solo career. With their 1983 album You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess
You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess
You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess is Yello's third album and was released in 1983. It was the last Yello album to feature founding member Carlos Peron.-Track listing:# "I Love You" – 3:14# "Lost Again" – 4:18# "No More Words" – 3:58# "Crash Dance" – 2:08...
, the band began a working relationship with Ernst Gamper, whose "corner cut" logo would represent them for three albums, and who would design covers for the group beyond the demise of this logo.
Meier is also a filmmaker, having written and directed the films Jetzt und Alles and Lightmaker as well as most of Yello's music videos. Additionally, Meier produces his own wine on his ranch.
In 2005, Yello re-released their early albums Solid Pleasure
Solid Pleasure
Solid Pleasure is the debut album from Swiss electronic duo Yello. It was first released in 1980 and was reissued in 2005 in part of Yello Remaster Series with rare bonus tracks.-Track listing:# "Bimbo" – 3:38...
, Claro Que Si
Claro Que Si
Claro Que Si is Yello's second album, released in 1981. "Claro que si" is Spanish for "Yes of course."-Track listing:# "Daily Disco" – 4:32# "No More Roger" – 3:18# "Take It All" – 1:48# "The Evening's Young" – 4:53# "She's Got A Gun" – 3:40...
, You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess
You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess
You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess is Yello's third album and was released in 1983. It was the last Yello album to feature founding member Carlos Peron.-Track listing:# "I Love You" – 3:14# "Lost Again" – 4:18# "No More Words" – 3:58# "Crash Dance" – 2:08...
, Stella
Stella (album)
Stella is the fourth studio album by the Swiss band Yello. It peaked at #1 in Switzerland, #23 in Austria, #26 in Sweden and #92 in UK. Released in 1985, the album contains the track "Oh Yeah", which became famous after being featured in a variety of movies including Ferris Bueller's Day Off in...
, One Second
One Second
One Second is Yello's fifth original album, having been preceded by a 'new mix' compilation the previous year. Released in 1987, the album is noteworthy for featuring both Billy MacKenzie and Shirley Bassey, the latter singing vocals on "The Rhythm Divine".The song "Call It Love" was used in an...
, and Flag
Flag (Yello album)
Flag is Yello's sixth original album, released in 1988 and featuring the eight-minute tour-de-force, "The Race", the single of which reached number 7 in the UK singles chart in August of that year. An early cut of the album was used as the soundtrack for the film Nuns on the Run.-Track listing:*All...
, all with rare bonus tracks, as part of the Yello Remaster Series.
A documentary on Yello, Electro Pop made in Switzerland, directed by Anka Schmid, was premiered at the Riff Raff cinema in Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
in September 2005.
Yello was commissioned to produce music for the launch of the Audi A5
Audi A5
The Audi A5 is a coupé produced by the German automobile manufacturer Audi since 2007. It is the coupé, cabriolet, and five-door fastback versions of the fourth generation Audi A4 saloon and estate models....
at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2007 and for the Audi A5 commercial in May 2007.
Musical style
Yello's sound is mainly characterized by unusual music samples, a heavy reliance on rhythm and Dieter Meier's dark voice. Boris Blank has taken a couple of vocal turns; on "Swing" (from You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess) and "Blazing Saddles" (from Flag), and guest vocalists have included Rush Winters (the first female diva to be featured on a Yello recording), Billy MacKenzieBilly Mackenzie
William MacArthur "Billy" Mackenzie was a Scottish singer, with a distinctive falsetto voice best known as a member of The Associates.- Biography :...
, Stina Nordenstam
Stina Nordenstam
Stina Nordenstam is a singer, songwriter and musician.-Career:Nordenstam's voice led to early comparisons with artists such as Rickie Lee Jones and Björk. Her early albums, Memories of a Colour and And She Closed Her Eyes were jazz-influenced with elements of alternative rock...
, Jade Davies and Shirley Bassey
Shirley Bassey
Dame Shirley Bassey, DBE , is a Welsh singer. She found fame in the late 1950s and was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century"...
. The group has shared writing credit with MacKenzie and Winters. Yello rarely uses samples from previously released music; nearly every instrument has been sampled and engineered by Boris Blank, who over the years has built up an original sample library of over 100,000 named and categorized sounds.
The music is composed by Boris Blank, who considers himself a perfectionist. When the tracks are mostly finished, Dieter Meier adds the vocal parts when fitting.
Yello music in popular culture
Yello's music has been popular in the TVTelevision
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, advertisement and movie industries.
The single "Oh Yeah" became famous after being featured in the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
movies
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by John Hughes.The film follows high school senior Ferris Bueller , who decides to skip school and spend the day in downtown Chicago...
, The Secret of My Succe$s
The Secret of My Succe$s
The Secret of My Success is a 1987 American comedy film starring Michael J. Fox and Helen Slater, produced and directed by Herbert Ross . The screenplay is written by Jim Cash, who previously co-scripted Top Gun.-Plot:Brantley Foster The Secret of My Success (sometimes stylized as The Secret of My...
, She's Out of Control
She's Out of Control
She's Out of Control is an independent American 1989 coming of age comedy film starring Tony Danza, Ami Dolenz and Catherine Hicks. The original music score was composed by Alan Silvestri...
, K-9
K-9 (film)
K-9 is a 1989 American action comedy film starring James Belushi and Mel Harris. Directed by Rod Daniel and written by Steven Siegel and Scott Myers, it was produced by Lawrence Gordon and Charles Gordon, and released by Universal City Studios...
, the short film 5 Men and a Limo
5 Men and a Limo
5 Men and a Limo is a 1997 American short film produced by Aspect Ratio Films as an introduction sketch for the 26th Annual Hollywood Reporter Key Art Awards. In the film voiceover actor Don LaFontaine picks up four other voiceover actors in his limo to travel to the awards...
.
The song is used on The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
as the theme for the Duffman character. "Oh Yeah" is used as the soundtrack in the game Gran Turismo 4
Gran Turismo 4
is a racing simulator for the Sony PlayStation 2 which was developed by Polyphony Digital. It was released on December 28, 2004 in Japan and Hong Kong , February 22, 2005 in North America , and March 9, 2005 in Europe , and has since been re-issued under Sony's 'Greatest Hits' line...
, where it is played after a failed license test, and in the television advertisements for Irn-Bru
Irn-Bru
Irn-Bru is a carbonated soft drink produced in Westfield, Cumbernauld, Scotland. It is made by A.G. Barr of Glasgow since moving out of their original Parkhead factory in the mid-1990s and at a second manufacturing site in Mansfield, England...
featuring "Raoul". A short excerpt of "Oh Yeah" is also used in the South Park
South Park
South Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...
episode "Hell on Earth 2006
Hell on Earth 2006
"Hell on Earth 2006" is the 150th episode of Comedy Central's animated series South Park. It originally aired on October 25, 2006 and marked the series' fourth Halloween episode....
", namely in the making of the Ferrari cake scene. It also featured prominently in commercials for Twix
Twix
Twix is a chocolate bar made by Mars, Inc., consisting of a biscuit finger, topped with caramel and coated in milk chocolate. Being somewhat smaller in width than other confectionery bars, Twix bars are typically packaged in pairs...
candy bars and the Austin Metro, and was used extensively in commercials for the now defunct New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
department store, DEKA
DEKA (New Zealand)
DEKA was a nationwide chain of general merchandise stores in New Zealand. It was launched in 1988 by L.D. Nathan, which split its supermarket and general merchandise divisions. In 1992 ownership of DEKA shifted to the Farmers Trading Company, which had until then been a competitor...
.
"Oh Yeah" also appeared in Season 4 of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an American television sitcom that premiered on FX on August 4, 2005. New episodes continue to air on FX, with reruns playing on Comedy Central, general broadcast syndication, and WGN America—the first-ever cable-to-cable syndication deal for a sitcom...
in the episode 'Sweet Dee Has a Heart Attack'. The characters Charlie and Mac were singing the song and referred to it as 'Day Bow Bow'.
The song "Tied Up" was used in the opening credits of the 1990 film "Opportunity Knocks
Opportunity Knocks (film)
Opportunity Knocks is a 1990 comedy film starring Dana Carvey. It was directed by Donald Petrie.-Synopsis:Con men Eddie Farrel and Lou Pesquino need cash fast and pretend to be repair men sent to fix a gas leak. The con fails, but they escape.Eddie and Lou find an empty house that they decide to...
". A piece of the song "The Race" was also used in a scene in the film.
The songs "Desire", "Tied Up", and "Otto Di Catania" were used in the 1991 film Dutch
Dutch (film)
Dutch is a 1991 American comedy-drama film directed by Peter Faiman and written by John Hughes. The original music score was composed by Alan Silvestri...
.
The song "Tied Up" was used in the 1989 film "She-Devil
She-Devil (film)
She-Devil is a 1989 American film starring Meryl Streep and Roseanne Barr. It was directed by Susan Seidelman. It is the second adaptation of the novel The Life and Loves of a She-Devil by British writer Fay Weldon, after a BBC TV adaptation was first broadcast in 1986.-Plot:Ruth is a frumpy,...
".
The song "Oh, yeah" was used in a movie K9
K9
- Working dogs :* An abbreviation and homophone of canine, such as:** Police dog** Guard dog** Assistance dogs- Fictional dogs :* K-9 , the name of several robotic canines in the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who...
and also in an episode "kak vse" of a Russian TV journal "Eralash".
The songs "Desire", "Moon on Ice", and "Call It Love" were used in seasons 3 and 4 of the TV series Miami Vice
Miami Vice
Miami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989...
.
A Chilean contest and music TV program for teenagers called "Extra Jóvenes" - that lasted from the late 1980s through most of the 1990s - used the song "Tied Up" as the program's intro and for its respective advertisements.
Another single, "The Race", is well-known in Germany as the theme music to the 1980s pop show Formel Eins, and was also used in the movie Nuns on the Run
Nuns on the Run
Nuns on the Run is a 1990 British comedy film starring Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane, also featuring Camille Coduri and Janet Suzman. It was written and directed by Jonathan Lynn and produced by HandMade Films. Many of the outdoor scenes were shot in Chiswick...
. It is also featured in The Cutting Edge
The Cutting Edge
The Cutting Edge is a 1992 romantic comedy film directed by Paul Michael Glaser and written by Tony Gilroy. The plot is about a very rich, spoiled figure skater who is paired with a has-been ice hockey player for Olympic figure skating...
as the music for the main skaters' short program. "The Race" is also featured in the Pink Panther
The Pink Panther (2006 film)
The Pink Panther is a 2006 American comedy film and a reboot of The Pink Panther film series. In this film, Inspector Jacques Clouseau is assigned to solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and the theft of the famous Pink Panther diamond. The film also stars Kevin Kline, Jean Reno, Emily...
movie of 2006. Moreover, it has been heavily used by Eurosport
Eurosport
Eurosport is a pan-European television sport network operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of channels are available in 59 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events...
and numerous car related programs, as well as the theme music for a British television commercial advertising Scalextric
Scalextric
Scalextric is a toy brand for a range of slot car racing sets which first appeared in the late 1950s, as a creation of British firm Minimodels. The brand is currently owned and distributed by Hornby.-History:...
.
Yello created the soundtracks for the British comedy film Nuns on the Run
Nuns on the Run
Nuns on the Run is a 1990 British comedy film starring Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane, also featuring Camille Coduri and Janet Suzman. It was written and directed by Jonathan Lynn and produced by HandMade Films. Many of the outdoor scenes were shot in Chiswick...
and the American movie The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane is a 1990 American action/comedy film starring comedian Andrew Dice Clay as Ford Fairlane, a "Rock n' Roll Detective," whose beat is the music industry in Los Angeles. The film was directed by Renny Harlin.-Plot:...
, and recorded a version of "Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells
"Jingle Bells" is one of the best-known and commonly sung winter songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont and published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in the autumn of 1857...
" for the film The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause is a 1994 American fantasy-dramedy film directed by John Pasquin, it is distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. and starring Tim Allen. In the film, Allen plays Scott Calvin, an ordinary man who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve...
. A small fraction of the song "Lost Again" was used in the movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
Swiss car firm Rinspeed
Rinspeed
Rinspeed is a Swiss automobile manufacturer and tuning designer. Rinspeed specialise in restoring classic cars, and tuning and modifying modern cars...
produced the "Yello Talbo
Rinspeed Yello Talbo
The Rinspeed Yello Talbo is a Swiss sports car produced in association with Dieter Meier and Boris Blank of the eclectic electronic group Yello....
" concept car in 1996 in association with the group.
In 1995, Yello composed the soundtrack for Manga Video's version of the anime movie Space Adventure Cobra
Space Adventure Cobra
is a space-opera manga series written and illustrated by Buichi Terasawa of the Black Sheep studio. The serialized form of Cobra originally appeared the Japanese shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump during 1978–1984...
released in 1982 in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
The soundtrack consists of "Drive/Driven", "Daily Disco", "Rubberbandman", "Do It", "Of Course I'm Lying", "Suite 909", "How How", "Night Train", "Fat Cry", "Hawaiian Chance", "Sweet Thunder", "Poom Shanka", "Blue Green", and "Dr. Van Steiner". In addition to these tracks, there were others done exclusively for the movie that would later be reused and become the song "Beyond Mirrors" on Yello's 1997 album Pocket Universe
Pocket Universe
Pocket Universe is the ninth studio album by the band Yello, released in 1997 .-Track listing:All songs by Blank/Meier unless otherwise noted.#"Solar Driftwood" – 1:51#"Celsius" – 5:59#"More" – 6:39#"On Track" – 5:33...
.
In 2009 the online music store Beatport
Beatport
Beatport is an online music store specializing in electronic dance music and culture. Beatport is a privately held company owned and operated by Beatport LLC and based in Denver, Colorado.-History:...
held a contest allowing producers to remix two of the band's most popular songs, Bostich and Oh Yeah. Meier and Blank chose three remixes from each song to be released on Yello's label Tiger Records.
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Label | UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
Additional information |
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| 1980 | Solid Pleasure Solid Pleasure Solid Pleasure is the debut album from Swiss electronic duo Yello. It was first released in 1980 and was reissued in 2005 in part of Yello Remaster Series with rare bonus tracks.-Track listing:# "Bimbo" – 3:38... |
Ralph Records Ralph Records Ralph Records was The Residents' original record label, the name coming from the somewhat colorful phrase "calling Ralph on the porcelain telephone."... (re-issued by Mercury Records Mercury Records Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal... /Vertigo Records Vertigo Records Vertigo Records today is a UK-based record label operated by Universal Music UK.-History:Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the late 1960s for its record sub-label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI with Harvest Records and Decca Records with Deram... ) |
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| 1981 | Claro Que Si Claro Que Si Claro Que Si is Yello's second album, released in 1981. "Claro que si" is Spanish for "Yes of course."-Track listing:# "Daily Disco" – 4:32# "No More Roger" – 3:18# "Take It All" – 1:48# "The Evening's Young" – 4:53# "She's Got A Gun" – 3:40... |
Ralph Records (re-issued by Mercury Records/Vertigo Records) | - | - | |
| 1983 | You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess is Yello's third album and was released in 1983. It was the last Yello album to feature founding member Carlos Peron.-Track listing:# "I Love You" – 3:14# "Lost Again" – 4:18# "No More Words" – 3:58# "Crash Dance" – 2:08... |
Stiff Records Stiff Records Stiff Records is a record label created in London in 1976, by entrepreneurs Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman , and active until 1985. It was reactivated in 2007.... /Elektra Records Elektra Records Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009.... (re-issued by Mercury Records |
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| 1985 | Stella Stella (album) Stella is the fourth studio album by the Swiss band Yello. It peaked at #1 in Switzerland, #23 in Austria, #26 in Sweden and #92 in UK. Released in 1985, the album contains the track "Oh Yeah", which became famous after being featured in a variety of movies including Ferris Bueller's Day Off in... |
Stiff Records/Elektra Records (re-issued by Mercury Records) | 92 | - | |
| 1987 | One Second One Second One Second is Yello's fifth original album, having been preceded by a 'new mix' compilation the previous year. Released in 1987, the album is noteworthy for featuring both Billy MacKenzie and Shirley Bassey, the latter singing vocals on "The Rhythm Divine".The song "Call It Love" was used in an... |
Mercury | 48 | 92 | Featuring Billy Mackenzie Billy Mackenzie William MacArthur "Billy" Mackenzie was a Scottish singer, with a distinctive falsetto voice best known as a member of The Associates.- Biography :... and Shirley Bassey Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Bassey, DBE , is a Welsh singer. She found fame in the late 1950s and was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century"... |
| 1988 | Flag Flag (Yello album) Flag is Yello's sixth original album, released in 1988 and featuring the eight-minute tour-de-force, "The Race", the single of which reached number 7 in the UK singles chart in August of that year. An early cut of the album was used as the soundtrack for the film Nuns on the Run.-Track listing:*All... |
Mercury | 56 | 152 | |
| 1991 | Baby | Mercury/PolyGram PolyGram PolyGram was the name of the major label recording company started by Philips from as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. In 1999 it was sold to Seagram and merged into Universal Music Group.-Hollandsche Decca Distributie , 1929-1950:... |
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| 1994 | Zebra Zebra (Yello album) Zebra is the eighth studio album by the electronica band Yello, released in 1994 .-Track listing:All songs by Blank/Meier.#"Suite 909" – 6:16#"How How" – 2:39#"Night Train" – 3:36#"Do It" – 3:08#"I..... |
Fourth & Broadway | - | - | |
| 1997 | Pocket Universe Pocket Universe Pocket Universe is the ninth studio album by the band Yello, released in 1997 .-Track listing:All songs by Blank/Meier unless otherwise noted.#"Solar Driftwood" – 1:51#"Celsius" – 5:59#"More" – 6:39#"On Track" – 5:33... |
PolyGram | - | - | Featuring Stina Nordenstam Stina Nordenstam Stina Nordenstam is a singer, songwriter and musician.-Career:Nordenstam's voice led to early comparisons with artists such as Rickie Lee Jones and Björk. Her early albums, Memories of a Colour and And She Closed Her Eyes were jazz-influenced with elements of alternative rock... on "To The Sea" |
| 1999 | Motion Picture Motion Picture (album) Motion Picture is the tenth studio album by Yello, released in 1999.- Track listing :# "Get On" – 4:27# "Houdini" – 4:15# "Prisoner Of His Mind" – 4:06# "Distant Mirror" – 5:17# "Time Freeze" – 5:05# "Croissant Bleu" – 3:24# "Liquid Lies" – 3:15... |
Polygram | - | - | |
| 2003 | The Eye The Eye (Yello album) -Track listing:# "Planet Dada"# "Nervous"# "Don Turbulento"# "Soul On Ice"# "Junior B"# "Tiger Dust"# "Distant Solution"# "Hipster's Delay"# "Time Palace"# "Indigo Bay"# "Unreal"# "Bougainville"# "Star Breath"# "Planet Dada [Flamboyant]"... |
Motor Music | - | - | |
| 2009 | Touch Yello Touch Yello Touch Yello is the thirteenth studio album by Yello, released in 2009.-Track listing:... |
Polydor | - | - |
Other albums
| Year | Album | Label | UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| 1986 | 1980–1985 The New Mix in One Go | Mercury | - | - | Remix album |
| 1992 | Bostich | Full Frequency Range Recordings/Ralph Records Ralph Records Ralph Records was The Residents' original record label, the name coming from the somewhat colorful phrase "calling Ralph on the porcelain telephone."... |
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| 1992 | Essential Essential Yello Essential Yello is a compilation album from Swiss electronic duo Yello. It was first released in 1992 and also available as a sell-through video release .-Track listing:# "Oh Yeah" – 3:05# "The Race" – 3:15... |
Mercury | - | - | Compilation album |
| 1995 | Hands on Yello Hands on Yello Hands On Yello is a remix album by the electronica band Yello, released in 1995 .-Track listing:-Hands On Yello - The Updates:The "Updates" were released on 26 June 1995 as a limited double CD.... |
Urban Records Urban Records Urban Records is a German record label subsidiary of Universal Music Group.... /Motor Music Motor Music Motor Music is an independent record label located in Berlin, Germany dealing mainly with rock music. It was founded in 1994 and until 2004 was a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.... |
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| 1999 | Eccentrix Remixes Eccentrix Remixes -Track listing:# "The Race" " – 6:50# "How How " – 5:51# "More " – 6:14# "Do It -Track listing:# "The Race" (Brake Light Mix)" – 6:50# "How How (Papa-Who-Ma-Mix)" (Remixer: Fluke) – 5:51# "More (Rockabilly Mix)" – 6:14# "Do It -Track listing:# "The Race" (Brake Light Mix)" – 6:50# "How How... |
Mercury | - | - | Remix album |
| 2007 | Progress and Perfection Progress and Perfection Progress and Perfection is the twelfth studio album by Yello, released in 2007. It was not released on a label, and was distributed by Audi officials on special events. It was limited to 350 copies. Only the first two tracks have vocals, the other are instrumentals.-Track listing:... |
- | - | - | Audi A5 promo album |
| 2010 | Yello by Yello Yello by Yello Yello by Yello is a compilation album from Swiss electronic duo Yello. It was released on 5 November 2010. There are two versions of the album:... |
Polydor | - | - | Compilation album |
Notable singles
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| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| 1979 | "Bostich" | – | – | 23 | |
| 1982 | "You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess/Heavy Whispers" | – | – | 42 | |
| 1983 | "I Love You" | 41 | – | 16 | |
| "Lost Again" | 73 | – | – | ||
| 1984 | "Pumping Velvet" | – | – | 12 | |
| 1985 | "Vicious Games" | – | – | 8 | |
| "Oh Yeah" | – | 51 | 35 | Re-released with new lyrics added in 1987. This version was added only in the original release of One Second One Second One Second is Yello's fifth original album, having been preceded by a 'new mix' compilation the previous year. Released in 1987, the album is noteworthy for featuring both Billy MacKenzie and Shirley Bassey, the latter singing vocals on "The Rhythm Divine".The song "Call It Love" was used in an... . |
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| 1986 | "Goldrush" | 54 | – | – | featured Billy MacKenzie Billy Mackenzie William MacArthur "Billy" Mackenzie was a Scottish singer, with a distinctive falsetto voice best known as a member of The Associates.- Biography :... |
| 1987 | "The Rhythm Divine The Rhythm Divine "The Rhythm Divine" is a 1987 song by Boris Blank, Dieter Meier, and Billy Mackenzie.-Single release:The single was released by Yello and Shirley Bassey in 1987, and was the first single released by Shirley Bassey on a CD single. Dieter Meier, half of the Swiss Electro-group Yello, approached... " |
54 | – | – | featured Shirley Bassey Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Bassey, DBE , is a Welsh singer. She found fame in the late 1950s and was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century"... |
| "Call It Love" | – | – | – | ||
| 1988 | "The Race The Race (Yello song) "The Race" is the first single from Yello's 1988 album Flag.-Release history:In 1988 the single was released in 7", 12" and CD formats throughout the world, and additionally as a cassette single in other places. The limited edition single contained a remix by Paul Dakeyne... " |
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| "Tied Up" | 60 | – | 9 | ||
| 1989 | "Of Course I'm Lying" | 23 | – | – | |
| "Blazing Saddles" | 47 | – | – | ||
| 1990 | "Unbelievable" | – | – | 22 | |
| 1991 | "Rubberbandman" | 58 | – | – | |
| 1992 | "Jungle Bill" | 61 | – | 40 | |
| "The Race The Race (Yello song) "The Race" is the first single from Yello's 1988 album Flag.-Release history:In 1988 the single was released in 7", 12" and CD formats throughout the world, and additionally as a cassette single in other places. The limited edition single contained a remix by Paul Dakeyne... " (re-issue) |
55 | – | – | re-issued with "Bostich" | |
| 1994 | "Do It" | – | – | 46 | |
| 1995 | "Tremendous Pain" | – | – | 7 | |
| 1996 | "How How" | 59 | – | 28 | |
| "Jingle Bells" | – | – | 44 | ||
| 1997 | "On Track" | – | – | 16 | |
| "To the Sea" | – | – | – | featured Stina Nordenstam Stina Nordenstam Stina Nordenstam is a singer, songwriter and musician.-Career:Nordenstam's voice led to early comparisons with artists such as Rickie Lee Jones and Björk. Her early albums, Memories of a Colour and And She Closed Her Eyes were jazz-influenced with elements of alternative rock... |
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| 1999 | "Vicious Games" | 110 | – | – | Yello vs Hardfloor Hardfloor Hardfloor is a German techno and acid trance duo, consisting of Oliver Bondzio and Ramon Zenker. Their most famous track is "Acperience 1" .... |
| 2003 | "Planet Dada" | – | – | – | |
| 2011 | "Mean Monday" | – | – | – | Included in the book "Yello - Boris Blank und Dieter Meier". Released on iTunes ITunes iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.... on October 22, 2011. |
External links
(requires browser plug-in to navigate)- Dieter Meier's Official website (requires browser plug-in to navigate)
- The Yello Site
- Detailed discography on Discogs