Trans-Europe Express (song)
1977 single by Kraftwerk / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Trans-Europe Express" is a song by German electronic music band Kraftwerk. It was released as the lead single from their studio album of the same name in 1977. The long version of the song was on the original released album, is 13:44 long, and split into two (in the United States) or three parts (in Germany). The music was written by Ralf Hütter and the lyrics by Hütter and Emil Schult.[2] The track is ostensibly about the Trans Europ Express rail system, with technology and transport both being common themes in Kraftwerk's oeuvre.
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Released | April 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Studio | Kling Klang (Düsseldorf, Germany) | |||
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The track became popular in dance clubs in New York, and has since found further influence, both in hip-hop by its interpolation by Afrika Bambaata (via Arthur Baker) on "Planet Rock", which has been sampled and remixed by many different artists such as Paul Oakenfold for Swordfish's soundtrack, and by modern experimental bands such as the electroclash bands of the early 2000s.[3] In 2021, it was ranked at No. 304 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[4]