Bostich (song)

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"Bostich"
Bostich (Single Cover).jpg
Single by Yello
from the album Solid Pleasure
B-side
  • "She's Got a Gun"
  • "Downtown Samba"
  • "Daily Disco"
Released1981
Genre Electronic, synthpop
Length2:17 (single version)
4:30 (extended version)
Label Stiff America, Do It Records, Ralph Records
Songwriter(s) Boris Blank, Dieter Meier
Producer(s) Yello
Yello singles chronology
"Night Flanger"
(1980)
"Bostich"
(1981)
"She's Got a Gun"
(1982)
Music video
"Bostich" on YouTube

"Bostich" is a song by Swiss synthpop band Yello, released in 1981. [1] It is the third and final single to be released from their debut studio album Solid Pleasure . "Bostich" appears on the band's compilation album Essential Yello . The song peaked at number 23 on the Billboard dance chart. [2]

Contents

The song's title is a reference to stapler manufacturer Bostitch; in Swiss German, the verb "bostitchen" itself is a generic trademark for stapling. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bostich" Boris Blank, Dieter Meier 4:30
2."She's Got A Gun"B. Blank, D. Meier3:20
3."Downtown Samba"B. Blank, D. Meier2:17
4."Daily Disco"B. Blank, D. Meier4:27

Personnel

Yello

Production

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References

  1. "Yello - Bostich" via www.45cat.com.
  2. "Music". Billboard.
  3. "Boris' blanke Nerven | Clubkultur in der Schweiz". clubculture.ch.