This song was inspired by the models who worked at The Bagel nightclub in Cologne. It is the story of a high fashion model as she gets through her busy day.
This was Kraftwerk's only UK #1 hit. It was the first German record to top the UK chart and was followed within the next few months by two more chart-topping German acts - The Goombay Dance Band and Nicole. (It could be argued that Boney M, who had some UK #1s in the late 1970s were German, but none of the female members of the group were German-born).
This song first appeared on Kraftwerk's 1978 album The Man Machine. It was also on the B-side of "Neon Lights," but the German DJs preferred "The Model." At the time, the song made no impact outside of Germany. In the UK, it was released three years later as a double A-side along with "Computer Love" and again this was mainly the track the DJs played.
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