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"Das Model" ("The Model" in English) is a song recorded by the German group Kraftwerk in 1978, written by musicians Ralf Hütter and Karl Bartos, with artist Emil Schult collaborating on the lyrics. It is featured on the album, Die Mensch-Maschine (known in international versions as The Man-Machine).

This article is about the Kraftwerk song. For other uses, see Model (disambiguation).

"Das Model"
German sleeve
Single by Kraftwerk
from the album The Man-Machine
B-side
  • "Neonlicht"
  • "The Model"
Released1978
GenreSynth-pop[1]
Length3:38
Label
  • Kling Klang
  • EMI
  • Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kraftwerk singles chronology
"Die Roboter"
(1978)		 "Das Model"
(1978)		 "Neonlicht"
(1978)
Audio sample
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"The Model"
UK sleeve
Single by Kraftwerk
from the album Computer World
B-side"Computer Love"
Released1981
GenreSynth-pop[1]
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kraftwerk singles chronology
"Computer Love"
(1981)		 "The Model"
(1981)		 "Showroom Dummies"
(1982)

In 1981 the song was re-released coinciding with the release from then studio album Computerwelt (Computer World in English).[2] It reached no. 1 in UK Singles Chart. Both the German and English versions of the song have been covered by other artists, including Snakefinger, Hikashu, Big Black and Robert.[3]


Charts


Chart (1978) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 43
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[5] 39
Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 33
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 20
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 41
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 1
West Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 7

Certifications and sales


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Rammstein cover


"Das Modell"
Single by Rammstein
B-side
  • "Kokain"
  • "Alter Mann"
Released1997
Length4:46
LabelMotor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jacob Hellner
  • Rammstein
Rammstein singles chronology
"Du hast"
(1997)		 "Das Modell"
(1997)		 "Du riechst so gut '98"
(1998)

German band Rammstein covered the German version of "Das Model" in 1997 as "Das Modell". It was released as a non-album single. "Das Modell" is introduced by a French phrase spoken by film editor Mathilde Bonnefoy. The single contains three non-album tracks taken from the Sehnsucht recording sessions. In the special version of "Alter Mann", Bobo (Christiane Hebold) sings alongside Till Lindemann in the chorus.


Track listings


Promo CD

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Das Modell"Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos, Emil Schult4:46
2."Kokain"Rammstein3:09
Total length:7:55

Enhanced CD

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Das Modell"Hütter, Bartos, Schult4:46
2."Kokain"Rammstein3:09
3."Alter Mann (Special Version)" (featuring Bobo)Rammstein4:22
4."Rammstein Computerspiel für Windows" (Rammstein computer game for Windows)n/an/a
Total length:12:17

Charts



Weekly charts

Chart (1997–1998) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 18
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 41

Year-end charts

Chart (1998) Position
Germany (GfK Entertainment)[15] 96

See also



References


  1. Reynolds, Simon (2009). Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984. Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0-5712-5227-5. A few weeks later, another song from 1978 — Kraftwerk's 'The Model', the catchiest song on The Man-Machine — was released as a single and, as if to proclaim the Düsseldorf group's ancestral centrality for synthpop, promptly soared to number 1
  2. "Kraftwerk International Discography: Great Britain". Archived from the original on 6 February 2006.
  3. Bussy, Pascal (2004). Kraftwerk: Man, Machine and Music. SAF. p. 106. ISBN 9780946719709. Being their most accessible song it has been covered on a number of occasions by other artists. A notable early version being by long-time Residents' collaborator Snakefinger (Philip Lithman). Other versions include one by the Japanese band Hikashu, a rock version by Big Black on their Songs About Fucking LP and the French female singer Robert who recorded a version in German.
  4. "Kraftwerk – The Model" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  5. "Kraftwerk – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 170. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Kraftwerk". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 136. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Model". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Kraftwerk – Das Model". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  11. "British single certifications – Kraftwerk – Computer Love/The Model". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  12. "Rammstein – Das Modell" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  13. "Rammstein – Das Modell" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  14. "Rammstein – Das Modell". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  15. "Jahrescharts – 1998" (in German). Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015.



На других языках

[de] Das Model

Das Model (engl. The Model, bis zum 2009er Remaster-Albumtitel: Das Modell) ist ein Lied der deutschen Band Kraftwerk. Es erschien erstmals auf dem 1978er Album Die Mensch-Maschine und wurde ebenfalls 1978 als Single veröffentlicht. Das Stück ist 3:39 min lang. Der Text stammt von Emil Schult, die Musik komponierten Karl Bartos und Ralf Hütter.
- [en] Das Model

[ru] Das Model

«Das Model»[~ 1] (с нем. — «Модель») — песня немецкой электронной группы Kraftwerk, четвёртый трек с их седьмого студийного альбома Die Mensch-Maschine 1978 года. Написана Ральфом Хюттером и Карлом Бартосом при участии художника Эмиля Шульта[en]; спродюсирована Ральфом Хюттером и Флорианом Шнайдером. Впервые была издана синглом в ФРГ на 7-дюймовых грампластинках в 1978 году с песней «Neonlicht» на стороне «Б»; английская версия песни вышла на стороне «Б» сингла «Computer Love», изданного в Великобритании в 1981 году; после успешной ротации на радио, лейбл EMI — предположительно, против воли музыкантов — переиздал сингл с английской версией на второй стороне «А». В феврале следующего года сингл достиг первой строчки британского хит-парада синглов, в пределах которого продержался 21 неделю[3][1].


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