Das Model

"The Model"
"The Model"
	UK sleeve
Single by Kraftwerk
from the album Computer World
B-side	"Computer Love"
Released	7 December 1981
Genre	Synth-pop
Songwriter(s)	Karl Bartos; Ralf Hütter; Emil Schult;
Producer(s)	Ralf Hütter; Florian Schneider;
Kraftwerk singles chronology

"Das Model"
"Das Model"
	German sleeve
Single by Kraftwerk
from the album The Man-Machine
Language	German, English
B-side	"Neonlicht"; "The Model";
Released	22 September 1978
Genre	Synth-pop; art pop;
Length	3:38
Label	Kling Klang; EMI; Capitol;
Songwriter(s)	Karl Bartos; Ralf Hütter; Emil Schult;
Producer(s)	Ralf Hütter; Florian Schneider;
Kraftwerk singles chronology
Audio sample
	Kraftwerk - The Model file; help;

"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).

In 1981 the song was re-released to coincide with the release of the studio album Computerwelt (Computer World in English).^[4] It reached no. 1 in the 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.^[5]

^ ^a ^b 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
^ ^a ^b Owen, Tom (30 April 2024). "The top 25 greatest 1980s synthpop songs ever". Smooth Radio. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ Pitchfork Staff (23 June 2004). "The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 April 2023. But the inhumanity is suddenly broken towards the end with the wry, pop-art commentary of "The Model"...
^ "Kraftwerk International Discography: Great Britain". Archived from the original on 6 February 2006.
^ 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.

[Simon-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

[Owen_2024-2] Owen, Tom (30 April 2024). "The top 25 greatest 1980s synthpop songs ever". Smooth Radio. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

[Pitchfork_Staff_2004-3] Pitchfork Staff (23 June 2004). "The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 April 2023. But the inhumanity is suddenly broken towards the end with the wry, pop-art commentary of "The Model"...

[4] "Kraftwerk International Discography: Great Britain". Archived from the original on 6 February 2006.

[5] 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.

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