Musique Non-Stop
"Musique Non Stop" | ||||
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Single by Kraftwerk | ||||
from the album Electric Café | ||||
Released | 20 October 1986 | |||
Genre | Synth-pop | |||
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"Musique Non-Stop" on YouTube |
"Musique Non Stop" is a 1986 single by German
Background and composition
"Musique Non Stop"'s lyrics comprise the title of the song being repeatedly chanted by a female voice, which is the voice of the music video's animation artist Rebecca Allen,[1] in English and a computerized male voice in French.
The single is traditionally the final act during Kraftwerk concerts. In the early 1990s, a completely different version of "Musique Non-Stop" – slower and more melodic – was used extensively as a jingle on
Live performances
After
The Mix version (which was used in Minimum-Maximum) incorporates elements from fellow Electric Café songs "Boing Boom Tschak" and "Techno Pop". This was also done in Musique Non Stop's single version and music video.
Music video
The video for "Musique Non-Stop" is notable in itself for showcasing a computer-animated representation of the band. Created in 1983, it sat dormant for three years before finally being incorporated as the video for the song. The animation, which was complex for its time, was created by
Track listing
7-inch single
All tracks are written by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider and Karl Bartos
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Musique Non-Stop" | 4:08 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Musique Non-Stop" | 3:45 |
12-inch single
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Musique Non-Stop" | 6:15 |
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2. | "Musique Non-Stop (Radio edit)" | 4:08 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ Dayal, Geeta. "Meet Kraftwerk's Original 3-D Animator, Rebecca Allen". Wired.
- ^ "Kraftwerk – Musique Non Stop". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ "Kraftwerk: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Kraftwerk Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Kraftwerk Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kraftwerk – Musique Non Stop" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.