Song · Kraftwerk
“The Model” by Kraftwerk
Released 1978
“The Model” by Kraftwerk appears on 6 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1988 and 2004. It was first released in 1978. Its best result is #65 on the Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,286 alternative song of all time.
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"The Model" started out in German as "Das Model," recorded by Kraftwerk in 1978 for Die Mensch-Maschine, the album known abroad as The Man-Machine. Ralf Hütter and Karl Bartos wrote the music, and Hütter shaped the words with the artist Emil Schult; the result is pop with a perfectly straight face, cool to the touch and hard to shake.
Its big moment came later. In 1981 it was put out again to line up with the release of Computer World (Computerwelt), and this time it climbed all the way to number one on the UK singles chart. Both the German and English versions have since drawn covers from acts as far apart as Snakefinger, Hikashu, Big Black and Robert.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 65 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) | 501 |
| 1991 | 712 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1994 | 244 | Live 105 | Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) | 500 |
| 1999 | 335 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2001 | 101 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 500 |
| 2004 | 191 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 500 |
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