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Toy is the thirteenth studio album by the Swiss electronic duo Yello. It was released on 30 September 2016 on Universal Music.[10]

Toy
Studio album by Yello
Released	30 September 2016
Genre	EDM
Length	61:04
Label	Universal
Producer	Yello
Yello chronology
The Key to Perfection (2012) Toy (2016) Point (2020)
Singles from Toy
"Limbo" Released: 22 July 2016 "Tool of Love" Released: 12 August 2016 "Blue Biscuit" Released: 16 September 2016

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
The Independent	[4]
The Line of Best Fit	7.5/10[5]
Mixmag	8/10[6]
Mojo	[1]
musicOMH	[7]
Q	[1]
Record Collector	[8]
The Times	[9]

In order to promote the album, Yello performed four sold-out shows at Berlin's Kraftwerk during the last week of October 2016, their first live shows ever.[11]

Reception

A reviewer of Mixmag stated, "On this showing, they’re just as weird and just as wonderful as ever. The first thing that’s noticeable is just how inventive Blank’s synth work still is: whether for floating sunrise ballads, darkly rippling ambient pieces or pumping glam-pop, his sounds bubble and blurt in super surprising ways."[6] Ben Hogwood of musicOMH wrote, " Their latest return from the wilderness feels as though in the wake of a long absence, but in reality the duo have kept at close quarters, plotting their next album even while pursuing solo ventures. And here it is, the brightly coloured Toy – where after a brief intro we alight on planet Yello with some vintage Meier vocals, given from the soles of his boots."[7] A review by the Record Collector commented, "Dieter Meier’s vocals are a little grizzled but retain their dark chocolate vibes. He’s the bohemian who’s seen it all but can’t stop partying, reflecting this in the lyrics. He does however need a few disco naps, these being filled adequately by party guests."[8] Chris Todd of The Line of Best Fit noted, "It all results in their strongest album for over two decades... they're one of those acts who, despite sounding the same throughout their career, have managed to avoid ever sound boring."[5]

Track listing

Standard edition

Deluxe edition

Personnel

Band

• Jeremy Baer – guitar
• Boris Blank – vocals
• Heidi Happy – vocals
• Malia – vocals
• Dieter Meier – vocals
• Fifi Rong – vocals

Production

• Helen Sobiralski – photography
• Martin Wanner – photography
• Ursli Webser – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12]	16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]	80
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14]	82
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15]	48
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16]	2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[17]	13
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18]	75
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19]	55
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20]	1
UK Albums (OCC)[21]	84

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	59

References

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