Das Model

"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).

"Das Model"
German sleeve
Single by Kraftwerk
from the album The Man-Machine
LanguageGerman, English
B-side
Released22 September 1978
Genre
Length3:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kraftwerk singles chronology
"Die Roboter"
(1978)
"Das Model"
(1978)
"Neonlicht"
(1978)
Audio sample
Kraftwerk - The Model
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"The Model"
UK sleeve
Single by Kraftwerk
from the album Computer World
B-side"Computer Love"
Released1981
GenreSynth-pop
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kraftwerk singles chronology
"Computer Love"
(1981)
"The Model"
(1981)
"Showroom Dummies"
(1982)

In 1981 the song was re-released to coincide with the release of the studio album Computerwelt (Computer World in English). 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.

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