| Recorded | 1977-1978 |
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| Length | 3:38 |
| Genre | Synthpop |
| Single release | |
| Format | 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl |
| A-side | Das Model (Germany) The Model (UK) |
| B-side | Neonlight (Germany) Computer World (UK) |
| Released | September 1978 (DE) December 1981 (UK) |
| The Man-Machine track listing | |
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| Wikipedia | |
"Das Model" (spelling on album: "Das Modell"; English version title "The Model") is a song from Kraftwerk album The Man-Machine. The song was released in September 1978 in Germany and in December 1981 in the United Kingdom. It's written by musicians Ralf Hütter and Karl Bartos, with artist Emil Schult collaborating on the lyrics.
First released as a 7" single in Germany (B-side: "Neonlicht"), under its English translation the song was eventually included on the B-side of the "Computer Love" single released in 1981, which reached no. 36 in the UK charts. When radio DJs started playing the B-side, EMI re-issued the single in 1981—apparently against the band's wishes—with "The Model" as the A-side. It reached no. 1 in February 1982 and spent a total of 21 weeks in the top 75 of the UK Singles Chart.
| 1970s |
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| Kohoutek-Kometenmelodie (1973) • Autobahn (1975) • Kometenmelodie 2 (1975) • Radioactivity (1976) • Trans-Europe Express (1977) • Showroom Dummies (1977) • The Robots (1978) • The Model (1978, Germany) • Neon Lights (1978) |
| 1980s |
| Pocket Calculator (1981) • Computer Love (1981) • Numbers (1981) • The Model (1981, UK) • Computerwelt (1982) • Tour de France (1983) • Musique Non Stop (1986) • The Telephone Call (1987) |
| 1990s |
| The Robots (1991) • Radioactivity (1991) • Expo 2000 (1999) |
| 2000s |
| Tour de France 2003 (2003) • Elektro Kardiogramm (2003) • Aerodynamik (2004) • Aerodynamik / La Forme Remixes (2007) |