"Yashar" is a single by Cabaret Voltaire. The single is two remixes by John Robie of a track from their 1982 album 2x45. A version of the song also appears on the live album Hai! (Live in Japan).

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"Yashar"
Factory Benelux sleeve (FBN-25)
Single by Cabaret Voltaire
from the album 2x45
B-side	Yashar 7:20
Released	May 1983 (1983-05)
Genre	Industrial
Length	5:00
Label	Factory Benelux FBN 25 Factory FAC 82
Songwriter(s)	Richard H. Kirk, Stephen Mallinder, Chris Watson
Alternative cover
Factory UK sleeve (FAC-82) — generic red sleeve with "Yashar" sticker
Alternative cover
Mute NovaMute 12-NoMu-121 sleeve

The single was released in May 1983 on Factory Benelux (FBN 25) and Factory Records UK (FAC 82). It reached No. 6 on the UK Indie Chart.

The track features a sample "The 70 billion people of Earth — where are they hiding?" from the Outer Limits episode "Demon with a Glass Hand".

As well as the 5:00 and 7:20 versions on the single, a 6:36 version was released on the 1983 compilation LP Factory Benelux Greatest Hits.[1]

Further remixes of the track were released on Mute Records' NovaMute imprint in 2003 (12", NovaMute 12-NoMu-121, 9 June 2003).

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