"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).[3] 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.[4]
The lyrics were written by Emil Schult, who was in love with a model when he wrote the song. He also composed music for the song, though it was too guitar-heavy for the musical concept of Kraftwerk and it was rewritten by Bartos and Hütter to fit the sound of the band.[5]
As with all of the songs on The Man-Machine, The Model was released in both German- and English-language versions. The lyrics are very close between two versions, with the exception of a guttural-sounding "Korrekt!" added after the line "Sie trinkt in Nachtclubs immer Sekt" in the German version. (The English lyric is "She's going out to nightclubs, drinking just champagne.") This was an in-joke by the band. In his autobiography, I Was A Robot, former Kraftwerk member Wolfgang Flür explains:
Our favourite discothèque, the Mora, lay in the Schneider-Wibbel Gasse in the middle of Düsseldorf's old town, and there was a waiter who worked there who always greeted new guests with the words "Hallöchen! Sekt? Korrrrrrrekt!" You didn't have the chance to contradict him, because he always answered himself. He loved selling champagne to the guests, largely because it was the drink on which he earned the highest commission, and he forced it on everyone.
We'd heard him so often, and he was such a fine example of Düsseldorf chic, that we invited him into our studio when we were recording "The Model" so that he could speak his smug slogan directly into the microphone. That's why his pithy "Sekt? Korrrrrrrekt!" appears in our most famous song.[6]
German Neue Deutsche Härte and industrial metal 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 editorMathilde 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.
^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"...
^Bussy, Pascal (2004). Kraftwerk: Man, Machine and Music. SAF. p. 106. ISBN9780946719709. 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.
^Flür, Wolfgang (2017). Kraftwerk: I Was a Robot. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN9781783239269.
^ ab"Kraftwerk – The Model" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 170. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
^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.
^"The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Model". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
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This article is about the Kraftwerk song For other uses see Model disambiguation Das Model The Model in English is a song recorded by the German group Kraftwerk in 1978 written by musicians Ralf Hutter 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 sleeveSingle by Kraftwerkfrom the album The Man MachineLanguageGerman EnglishB side Neonlicht The Model Released22 September 1978GenreSynth pop 1 art pop 2 Length3 38LabelKling KlangEMICapitolSongwriter s Karl BartosRalf HutterEmil SchultProducer s Ralf HutterFlorian SchneiderKraftwerk singles chronology Die Roboter 1978 Das Model 1978 Neonlicht 1978 Audio sample source source track track Kraftwerk The Modelfilehelp The Model UK sleeveSingle by Kraftwerkfrom the album Computer WorldB side Computer Love Released1981GenreSynth pop 1 Songwriter s Karl BartosRalf HutterEmil SchultProducer s Ralf HutterFlorian SchneiderKraftwerk 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 3 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 4 Contents 1 Background 2 Charts 3 Certifications and sales 4 Rammstein cover 4 1 Track listings 4 2 Charts 4 2 1 Weekly charts 4 2 2 Year end charts 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBackground EditThe lyrics were written by Emil Schult who was in love with a model when he wrote the song He also composed music for the song though it was too guitar heavy for the musical concept of Kraftwerk and it was rewritten by Bartos and Hutter to fit the sound of the band 5 As with all of the songs on The Man Machine The Model was released in both German and English language versions The lyrics are very close between two versions with the exception of a guttural sounding Korrekt added after the line Sie trinkt in Nachtclubs immer Sekt in the German version The English lyric is She s going out to nightclubs drinking just champagne This was an in joke by the band In his autobiography I Was A Robot former Kraftwerk member Wolfgang Flur explains Our favourite discotheque the Mora lay in the Schneider Wibbel Gasse in the middle of Dusseldorf s old town and there was a waiter who worked there who always greeted new guests with the words Hallochen Sekt Korrrrrrrekt You didn t have the chance to contradict him because he always answered himself He loved selling champagne to the guests largely because it was the drink on which he earned the highest commission and he forced it on everyone We d heard him so often and he was such a fine example of Dusseldorf chic that we invited him into our studio when we were recording The Model so that he could speak his smug slogan directly into the microphone That s why his pithy Sekt Korrrrrrrekt appears in our most famous song 6 Charts EditChart 1978 PeakpositionNetherlands Single Top 100 7 43US Dance Club Songs 39Chart 1982 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 8 33Finland Suomen virallinen lista 9 20Ireland IRMA 10 4Netherlands Single Top 100 7 41UK Singles OCC 11 1West Germany Official German Charts 12 7Certifications and sales EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 13 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Rammstein cover Edit Das Modell nbsp Single by RammsteinB side Kokain Alter Mann Released1997Length4 46LabelMotorSongwriter s Karl BartosRalf HutterEmil SchultProducer s Jacob HellnerRammsteinRammstein singles chronology Du hast 1997 Das Modell 1997 Du riechst so gut 98 1998 German Neue Deutsche Harte and industrial metal 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 Edit Promo CD No TitleWriter s Length1 Das Modell Ralf Hutter Karl Bartos Emil Schult4 462 Kokain Rammstein3 09Total length 7 55 Enhanced CD No TitleWriter s Length1 Das Modell Hutter Bartos Schult4 462 Kokain Rammstein3 093 Alter Mann Special Version featuring Bobo Rammstein4 224 Rammstein Computerspiel fur Windows Rammstein computer game for Windows n an aTotal length 12 17 Charts Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1997 1998 PeakpositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 14 18Germany Official German Charts 15 5Sweden Sverigetopplistan 16 41Year end charts Edit Chart 1998 PositionGermany GfK Entertainment 17 96See also EditList of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980sReferences Edit 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 Dusseldorf group s ancestral centrality for synthpop promptly soared to number 1 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 Interview Flur Wolfgang 2017 Kraftwerk I Was a Robot London Omnibus Press ISBN 9781783239269 a b Kraftwerk The Model in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 20 July 2013 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 Pennanen Timo 2021 Kraftwerk Sisaltaa hitin 2 laitos Levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1 1 1960 30 6 2021 PDF in Finnish Helsinki Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava p 136 Retrieved 29 June 2022 The Irish Charts Search Results The Model Irish Singles Chart Retrieved 20 July 2013 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 22 July 2013 Offiziellecharts de Kraftwerk Das Model in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 20 July 2013 British single certifications Kraftwerk Computer Love The Model British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 7 September 2020 Rammstein Das Modell in German O3 Austria Top 40 Retrieved 20 July 2013 Rammstein Das Modell in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 20 July 2013 Rammstein Das Modell Singles Top 100 Retrieved 20 July 2013 Jahrescharts 1998 in German Offiziellecharts de GfK Entertainment Charts Archived from the original on 9 May 2015 External links Edit Das Model at Discogs list of releases Das Modell covers in Russian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Das Model amp oldid 1153161818, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
