Bostich (song)

"Bostich"
Single by Yello
from the album Solid Pleasure
B-side	"She's Got a Gun" "Downtown Samba" "Daily Disco"
Released	25 September 1981
Genre	Electronic, synthpop
Length	2:17 (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]^[failed verification]

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bostich"	Boris Blank, Dieter Meier	4:30
2.	"She's Got A Gun"	B. Blank, D. Meier	3:20
3.	"Downtown Samba"	B. Blank, D. Meier	2:17
4.	"Daily Disco"	B. Blank, D. Meier	4:27

Personnel

Yello

• Electronics, backing vocals – Boris Blank
• Tape – Carlos Peron
• Vocals – Dieter Meier
• Percussion - Beat Ash

Production

• Producer, engineer – Boris Blank, Ursli Weber

References

1. "Record Details: Yello. Bostich / She's Got A Gun". 45cat.
2. "Music". Billboard.
3. "Boris' blanke Nerven". Clubkultur in der Schweiz.

External links

• Yello - Bostich (12" single), Discogs.