Flag (Yello album)
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Released | 1 November 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
Genre | Synthpop | |||
Length | 49:01 | |||
Label | Mercury (original US release) Fontana (original UK & European release) Vertigo (2005 CD reissue) | |||
Producer | Yello | |||
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Singles from Flag | ||||
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Flag is the sixth studio album by Swiss electronic duo Yello, released in 1988. It features an eight-minute version of "The Race", the edited version of which reached number 7 in the UK Singles Chart in August of that year. "The Race" was used as a trailer for Eurosport, and the opening theme to the US quiz show It's Academic.[2][3]
An early cut of the album was used as the soundtrack for the film Nuns on the Run and is played during many of the chase scenes.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by Dieter Meier and Boris Blank.
- "Tied Up" – 6:05
- "Of Course I'm Lying" – 5:56
- "3rd of June" – 4:50
- "Blazing Saddles" – 3:53
- "The Race" – 8:08
- "Alhambra" – 3:38
- "Otto Di Catania" – 3:20
- "Tied Up in Red" (CD bonus track) – 8:23
- "Tied Up in Gear" – 3:58
- "The Race (Break Light Mix)" *
- "Wall Street Bongo" *
- "The Race (12″ Mix)" *
(*) Bonus tracks on the 2005 remastered release
Chart performance
[edit]Country | Peak position [4][5][6] |
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Switzerland | 3 |
Australia[7] | 94 |
Austria | 12 |
Sweden | 24 |
New Zealand | 33 |
United Kingdom | 56 |
United States | 152 |
Singles – UK Singles Chart / Millward Brown (United Kingdom)
Date | Single | Chart | Position |
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August 1988 | "The Race" | The Official UK Singles Chart | 7 |
December 1988 | "Tied Up" | The Official UK Singles Chart | 60 |
March 1989 | "Of Course I'm Lying" | The Official UK Singles Chart | 23 |
July 1989 | "Blazing Saddles" | The Official UK Singles Chart | 47 |
Personnel
[edit]- Yello
- Dieter Meier - lyrics, vocals
- Boris Blank – music composition, arrangements, vocals on "Blazing Saddles"
with:
- Billy Mackenzie – backing chorus on "Of Course I'm Lying" and "Otto di Catania"
- Leos Gerteis – clarinet on "Otto di Catania"
- Chico Hablas – guitars on "Otto di Catania" and "Tied Up in Gear"
- Beat Ash – drums, percussion on 1, 2, 5, 8, 9
- Ernst Gamper - cover
Production
[edit]- Arranged, produced, engineered and mixed by Yello
- Mastered by Kevin Metcalfe
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Austria (IFPI Austria)[8] | Gold | 25,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[9] | Gold | 250,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Silver | 60,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ Flag at AllMusic
- ^ "Yello". Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Eurosport Trailer 5. YouTube.
- ^ European charts
- ^ UK chart
- ^ Billboard chart
- ^ "Chartifacts – Week Ending: 11 August 1991 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 81)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Austrian album certifications – Yello – Flag" (in German). IFPI Austria.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Yello; 'Flag')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ "British album certifications – Yello – Flag". British Phonographic Industry.