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.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:
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 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 CountryPeakpositionEuropean chartsUK chart[ Billboard chart]Switzerland3Australia94Austria12Sweden24New Zealand33United Kingdom56United States152
Singles – UK Singles Chart / Millward Brown (United Kingdom) DateSingleChartPositionAugust 1988"The Race"The Official UK Singles Chart7December 1988"Tied Up"The Official UK Singles Chart60March 1989"Of Course I'm Lying"The Official UK Singles Chart23July 1989"Blazing Saddles"The Official UK Singles Chart47
Personnel 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" Leoš 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 Arranged, produced, engineered and mixed by Yello Mastered by Kevin Metcalfe
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