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href="/wiki/File:Kraftwerk_-_Computer_World.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/Kraftwerk_-_Computer_World.png/220px-Kraftwerk_-_Computer_World.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a6/Kraftwerk_-_Computer_World.png 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Album" title="Album">Studio album</a> by <div class="contributor" style="display:inline"><a href="/wiki/Kraftwerk" title="Kraftwerk">Kraftwerk</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">11 May 1981<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-05-11</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">1979–1981</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Studio</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Kling_Klang_Studio" title="Kling Klang Studio">Kling Klang</a> (<a href="/wiki/D%C3%BCsseldorf" title="Düsseldorf">Düsseldorf</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Synth-pop" title="Synth-pop">Synth-pop</a><sup id="cite_ref-allmusicrev_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusicrev-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electropop" title="Electropop">electropop</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electro_(music)" title="Electro (music)">electro</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="duration"><span class="min">34</span>:<span class="s">25</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kling_Klang_Studio" title="Kling Klang Studio">Kling Klang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EMI_Electrola" class="mw-redirect" title="EMI Electrola">EMI Electrola</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ralf_H%C3%BCtter" title="Ralf Hütter">Ralf Hütter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florian_Schneider" title="Florian Schneider">Florian Schneider</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Kraftwerk" title="Kraftwerk">Kraftwerk</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color:inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Man-Machine" title="The Man-Machine">The Man-Machine</a></i><br />(1978) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em"><i><b>Computer World</b></i><br />(1981) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><i><a href="/wiki/Electric_Caf%C3%A9" title="Electric Café">Electric Café</a></i><br />(1986) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: lightsteelblue;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Singles</a> from <i> Computer World </i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align:left"> <ol><li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"Pocket Calculator"</span><br />Released: 21 April 1981<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Computer_Love_(Kraftwerk_song)" title="Computer Love (Kraftwerk song)">Computer Love</a>"</span><br />Released: 29 June 1981</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"Numbers / Computer Love"</span><br />Released: June 1981 (US)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"Computerwelt"</span><br />Released: 1982 (Ger.)</span></li></ol> </div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Computer World</b></i> (German: <i lang="de"><b>Computerwelt</b></i>) is the eighth studio album by German <a href="/wiki/Electronic_music" title="Electronic music">electronic</a> band <a href="/wiki/Kraftwerk" title="Kraftwerk">Kraftwerk</a>, released on 11 May 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was accompanied by four singles, including a double A-side UK no. 1 featuring "<a href="/wiki/Computer_Love_(Kraftwerk_song)" title="Computer Love (Kraftwerk song)">Computer Love</a>". </p><p>The album is themed around <a href="/wiki/Computer_technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Computer technology">computer technology</a> and its rise within society. In keeping with the album's concept, Kraftwerk showcased their music on an ambitious world tour. As was the case with the two previous albums, <i>Computer World</i> was released in both German- and English-language editions. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Concept_and_recording">Concept and recording</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Computer_World&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Concept and recording"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"We live in a computer world, so we made a song about it", said mastermind <a href="/wiki/Ralf_H%C3%BCtter" title="Ralf Hütter">Ralf Hütter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Computer World</i> has been described as a futuristic conceptual work that predicts the presence of <a href="/wiki/Computer_technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Computer technology">computer technology</a> in everyday life. Featuring themes such as <a href="/wiki/Home_computer" title="Home computer">home computers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Digital_communication" class="mw-redirect" title="Digital communication">digital communication</a>, the album has been seen as both a celebration of computer technology as well as a warning about its potential to exert power on society with social control and digital surveillance. Despite its theme, the production of the album was completely <a href="/wiki/Analogue_recording" class="mw-redirect" title="Analogue recording">analogue</a> and did not involve any computer technology.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Artwork">Artwork</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Computer_World&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Artwork"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The cover shows a <a href="/wiki/Computer_terminal" title="Computer terminal">computer terminal</a> (apparently based on the <a href="/wiki/Hazeltine_1500" title="Hazeltine 1500">Hazeltine 1500</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> displaying the heads of the four band members. </p><p>The inner sleeve artwork, created by <a href="/wiki/Emil_Schult" title="Emil Schult">Emil Schult</a> and photographed by Günter Fröhling, depicts four slightly robotic-looking mannequins (representing the band members engaged in studio activities: performing, recording, mixing), similar to the artwork of the previous album, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Man-Machine" title="The Man-Machine">The Man-Machine</a></i>, also created by Fröhling. In two photos, the mannequin representing <a href="/wiki/Karl_Bartos" title="Karl Bartos">Karl Bartos</a> is seen playing a <a href="/wiki/Stylophone" title="Stylophone">Stylophone</a>, an instrument which is featured on the track "Pocket Calculator". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release">Release</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Computer_World&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Release"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Computer World</i> peaked at <span class="nowrap">No.<span class="nowrap"> </span>15</span> on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums Chart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OCC_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OCC-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was certified silver by the <a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">British Phonographic Industry</a> (BPI) on 12 February 1982 for shipments in excess of 60,000 copies.<sup id="cite_ref-BPI_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BPI-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The track "<a href="/wiki/Computer_Love_(Kraftwerk_song)" title="Computer Love (Kraftwerk song)">Computer Love</a>" was released as a <a href="/wiki/Seven-inch_single" class="mw-redirect" title="Seven-inch single">seven-inch single</a> in the UK, in June 1981, backed with "<a href="/wiki/The_Model" class="mw-redirect" title="The Model">The Model</a>", from the group's previous album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Man-Machine" title="The Man-Machine">The Man-Machine</a></i>. The single reached <span class="nowrap">No.<span class="nowrap"> </span>36</span> in the charts. In December 1981 the two songs were reissued as a <a href="/wiki/Double_A-side" class="mw-redirect" title="Double A-side">double A-side</a> <a href="/wiki/Twelve-inch_single" title="Twelve-inch single">twelve-inch single</a>, and reached <span class="nowrap">No.<span class="nowrap"> </span>1</span> on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a> in early February 1982, although "The Model" received the most airplay. </p><p>"Pocket Calculator" was released as a seven-inch single in the USA by Warner Brothers in 1981, pressed on a fluorescent yellow/lime vinyl, matching the color of the album cover. The flip side featured the Japanese version of "Pocket Calculator," "Dentaku".<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> “Pocket Calculator” charted at No.38 in the UK Singles Chart. </p><p>"Computerwelt" was remixed in 1982 as a dance version with additional bass and percussion sounds. It was released in January 1982 as a twelve-inch vinyl single only in Germany. The original track was nominated for a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rock_Instrumental_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance">Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance</a> in 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Computer World" was also chosen by the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> for use in the titles of their UK computer literacy project, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Computer_Programme" title="The Computer Programme">The Computer Programme</a></i>. </p><p>Kraftwerk issued several different versions of the single "Pocket Calculator" in different languages: namely, German ("Taschenrechner"), French ("Mini Calculateur"), and Japanese ("Dentaku", or 電卓). Also Italian version ("Mini Calcolatore") was performed playback in television. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Computer_World&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;padding:0;border-spacing:0"><caption style="font-size:115%">Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td 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typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/17px-Star_half.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/22px-Star_half.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-allmusicrev_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusicrev-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Drowned_in_Sound" title="Drowned in Sound">Drowned in Sound</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">10/10<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Encyclopedia of Popular Music">Encyclopedia of Popular Music</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/4 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/4 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Mojo_(magazine)" title="Mojo (magazine)">Mojo</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)" title="Q (magazine)">Q</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="5/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="5/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide" title="The Rolling Stone Album Guide">The Rolling Stone Album Guide</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="3/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="3/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Uncut_(magazine)" title="Uncut (magazine)">Uncut</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="5/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="5/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Village_Voice" title="The Village Voice">The Village Voice</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">B<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Computer World</i> was ranked the second best album of 1981 by <i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But some contemporary critics were unimpressed. <i><a href="/wiki/Smash_Hits" title="Smash Hits">Smash Hits</a></i> reviewer David Hepworth described the content as "predictable" and "gimmicky" and not the presumed step forward by the group: "Kraftwerk are seemingly content to tootle around on their instrument panels in the service of a bunch of non-songs about pocket calculators and computers", Hepworth wrote, giving the album a 4 out of 10 rating.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Retrospectively, <i>Computer World</i> has frequently appeared in numerous 'Best'-listings. In 2012, <i><a href="/wiki/Slant_Magazine" title="Slant Magazine">Slant Magazine</a></i> placed it at <span class="nowrap">No.<span class="nowrap"> </span>25</span> on its list of the 100 best albums of the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2018, <i>Computer World</i> was listed by <i><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" title="Pitchfork (website)">Pitchfork</a></i> as the 18th best album of the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Pitchfork</i> listed the track "Computer Love" as the 53rd best song of the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> named <i>Computer World</i> the 10th greatest <a href="/wiki/Electronic_dance_music" title="Electronic dance music">EDM</a> album of all time in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1981_Computer_World_tour">1981 Computer World tour</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Computer_World&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1981 Computer World tour"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Computer_World_(tour)" title="Computer World (tour)">Computer World (tour)</a></div> <p>Following the release of the Computer World album, Kraftwerk went on a subsequent tour, that started on 24 May 1981 and ended on 14 December 1981. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Computer_World&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Computer World</i> maintains a distinct influence over subsequent releases across a multitude of genres; this influence is particularly noticeable in early and contemporary hip-hop and rap. </p><p>In 1982, American DJ and rapper <a href="/wiki/Afrika_Bambaataa" title="Afrika Bambaataa">Afrika Bambaataa</a> wrote the song "<a href="/wiki/Planet_Rock_(song)" title="Planet Rock (song)">Planet Rock</a>" and recorded chords inspired from <i><a href="/wiki/Trans-Europe_Express_(album)" title="Trans-Europe Express (album)">Trans-Europe Express</a></i>. The song's lyrics also included the Japanese number counting "Ichi Ni San Shi" from Kraftwerk's "Numbers". </p><p><a href="/wiki/Cybotron_(American_band)" title="Cybotron (American band)">Cybotron</a>'s 1983 release "<a href="/wiki/Clear_(Cybotron_song)" title="Clear (Cybotron song)">Clear</a>", from the album <i><a href="/wiki/Enter_(Cybotron_album)" title="Enter (Cybotron album)">Enter</a></i>, contains multiple auditory elements of <i>Computer World</i>: the musical refrain closely resembles parts of "Home Computer" and "It's More Fun to Compute"; additionally, the track contains musical allusions to other Kraftwerk tracks.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Señor Coconut y su Conjunto, an electronic project of German musician <a href="/wiki/Uwe_Schmidt" title="Uwe Schmidt">Uwe Schmidt</a> which initially covered Kraftwerk's songs, published a <a href="/wiki/Merengue_music" title="Merengue music">merengue</a>-styled version of "It's More Fun to Compute" on their first LP <i><a href="/wiki/El_Baile_Alem%C3%A1n" title="El Baile Alemán">El Baile Alemán</a></i>, wrongly labeled as "Homecomputer" on the sleeve. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a> used the main riff from "Computer Love" in their song "<a href="/wiki/Talk_(Coldplay_song)" title="Talk (Coldplay song)">Talk</a>" from their 2005 album <i><a href="/wiki/X%26Y" title="X&Y">X&Y</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/La_Roux" title="La Roux">La Roux</a> used the main riff from "Computer Love" in their song "<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Not_Your_Toy" title="I'm Not Your Toy">I'm Not Your Toy</a>" from their <a href="/wiki/La_Roux_(album)" title="La Roux (album)">self-titled debut album</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Ricardo_Villalobos" title="Ricardo Villalobos">Ricardo Villalobos</a>'s track "Lugom-IX" from the 2006 album <i><a href="/wiki/Salvador_(Ricardo_Villalobos_album)" title="Salvador (Ricardo Villalobos album)">Salvador</a></i> prominently uses the riff from "Computer World". </p><p><a href="/wiki/Fergie_(singer)" title="Fergie (singer)">Fergie</a>'s track "<a href="/wiki/Fergalicious" title="Fergalicious">Fergalicious</a>", from her 2006 debut album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dutchess" title="The Dutchess">The Dutchess</a></i>, borrows heavily from two tracks on <i>Computer World</i>: the opening synth line from "It's More Fun to Compute", as well as the rhythmic component of <a href="/wiki/J._J._Fad" title="J. J. Fad">J.J. Fad's</a> "<a href="/wiki/Supersonic_(J._J._Fad_song)" title="Supersonic (J. J. Fad song)">Supersonic</a>", as the latter track's beat is based upon the <i>Computer World</i> track "Numbers".<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Arabian_Prince" title="Arabian Prince">Arabian Prince</a>, the co-producer of "Supersonic", has been vocal about his admiration of Kraftwerk.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Home Computer" is used as background music in the <i><a href="/wiki/Young_Sheldon" title="Young Sheldon">Young Sheldon</a></i> episode "A Computer, a Plastic Pony, and a Case of Beer". </p><p><a href="/wiki/LCD_Soundsystem" title="LCD Soundsystem">LCD Soundsystem</a> took "Home Computer" throughout the track <i>Disco Infiltrator</i>. </p><p>DJ Hooligan (<a href="/wiki/Da_Hool" title="Da Hool">Da Hool</a>) sampled The Mix version of "Home Computer" for the Underground and Cursed remix of the song "Scatman's World" by <a href="/wiki/Scatman_John" title="Scatman John">Scatman John</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Beck" title="Beck">Beck</a> took sounds from it and played "Home Computer" live.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Neil_Young" title="Neil Young">Neil Young</a>'s 1983 electronic album <i><a href="/wiki/Trans_(album)" title="Trans (album)">Trans</a></i> was influenced by <i>Computer World</i>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Ulf_Ekberg" title="Ulf Ekberg">Ulf Ekberg</a> of <a href="/wiki/Ace_of_Base" title="Ace of Base">Ace of Base</a>, when asked what brought him to music, if he had to boil it down to one reason, responded with: "In one word: Kraftwerk. Once Kraftwerk released their 1981 album <i>Computerwelt</i> it all became clear to me: they showed the world that you can combine music with technology and be successful with it — and that was exactly what I wanted to do."<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Computer_World&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="col"]{text-align:left;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-length-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-number-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"],.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length,.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{padding-right:10px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-number-header{width:2em;padding-left:10px}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length-header{width:4em}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr.tracklist-total-length{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tracklist .tracklist-total-length th{padding:0;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length th>span{float:right;padding:0 10px;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}</style><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Side one</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:35%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:35%">Lyrics</th><th scope="col" style="width:21%">Music</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"Computer World" ("Computerwelt")</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ralf_H%C3%BCtter" title="Ralf Hütter">Ralf Hütter</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Florian_Schneider" title="Florian Schneider">Florian Schneider</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Emil_Schult" title="Emil Schult">Emil Schult</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Hütter</li><li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Bartos" title="Karl Bartos">Karl Bartos</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">5:05</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"Pocket Calculator" ("Taschenrechner")</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Hütter</li><li>Schult</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Hütter</li><li>Bartos</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:55</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"Numbers" ("Nummern")</td><td> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Hütter</li><li>Schneider</li><li>Bartos</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:19</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"Computer World 2" ("Computerwelt 2")</td><td> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Hütter</li><li>Schneider</li><li>Bartos</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:23</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009" /><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Side two</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:35%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:35%">Lyrics</th><th scope="col" style="width:21%">Music</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Computer_Love_(Kraftwerk_song)" title="Computer Love (Kraftwerk song)">Computer Love</a>" ("Computerliebe")</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Hütter</li><li>Schult</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Hütter</li><li>Bartos</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">7:15</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"Home Computer" ("Heimcomputer")</td><td>Schneider</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Hütter</li><li>Schneider</li><li>Bartos</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">6:16</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"It's More Fun to Compute"</td><td> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Hütter</li><li>Schneider</li><li>Bartos</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:14</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="4" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>34:27</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <ul><li>The German Version of "Computer World 2" is 12 seconds shorter and contains a different mix from the 2:30 minute mark.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Computer_World&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The original 1981 sleeve notes are relatively unspecific regarding roles, merely listing all the equipment suppliers and technicians under the heading "Hardware" and the various other people involved, such as photographers, as "Software".<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By contrast, the 2009 remastered edition notes list the performer credits as the following:<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kraftwerk">Kraftwerk</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Computer_World&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Kraftwerk"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ralf_H%C3%BCtter" title="Ralf Hütter">Ralf Hütter</a> – voice, <a href="/wiki/Vocoder" title="Vocoder">vocoder</a>, synthesizer, keyboards, <a href="/wiki/Orchestron" title="Orchestron">Orchestron</a>, Synthanorma Sequenzer, electronics, software</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florian_Schneider" title="Florian Schneider">Florian Schneider</a> – vocoder, <a href="/wiki/Speech_synthesis" title="Speech synthesis">speech synthesis</a>, synthesizer, electronics, software</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Bartos" title="Karl Bartos">Karl Bartos</a> – electronic drums, software</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolfgang_Fl%C3%BCr" title="Wolfgang Flür">Wolfgang Flür</a> – software</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Technical">Technical</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Computer_World&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Technical"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Ralf Hütter – mixing, cover, original artwork reconstruction, album concept, production</li> <li>Florian Schneider – mixing, cover, album concept, production</li> <li>Peter Bollis – hardware</li> <li>Hermann J. Poertner – hardware</li> <li>Gerd Rothe – hardware</li> <li>Pit Franke – software</li> <li>Karl Klefisch – software</li> <li>Falk Kübler – software</li> <li>Takeshi Shikura – software</li> <li>Martin Tewis – software</li> <li>Carol Martin – software</li> <li>Tom Lanik – software</li> <li>Doreen D'Agostino – software</li> <li>Marvin Katz – software</li> <li>Bob Krasnow – software</li> <li>Günter Spachtholz – software</li> <li>Joachim Dehmann – software</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emil_Schult" title="Emil Schult">Emil Schult</a> – cover</li> <li>Günter Fröhling – photos</li> <li>Johann Zambryski – original artwork reconstruction</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Computer_World&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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href="/w/index.php?title=Computer_World&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Weekly charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Weekly chart performance for <i>Computer World</i> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1981) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br /> position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Kent_Music_Report" title="Kent Music Report">Kent Music Report</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>51 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Austrian Albums (<a href="/wiki/%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">Ö3 Austria</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Austria_Kraftwerk_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Austria_Kraftwerk-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">14 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">German Albums (<a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">Offizielle Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Germany4_Kraftwerk_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Germany4_Kraftwerk-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">7 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand Albums (<a href="/wiki/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="Official New Zealand Music Chart">RMNZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_New_Zealand_Kraftwerk_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_New_Zealand_Kraftwerk-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">28 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swedish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Sverigetopplistan" title="Sverigetopplistan">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Sweden_Kraftwerk_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Sweden_Kraftwerk-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">27 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-OCC_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OCC-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">15 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a><sup id="cite_ref-ac_Billboard200_Kraftwerk_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Billboard200_Kraftwerk-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">72 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)"><i>Billboard</i></a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Kraftwerk_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Kraftwerk-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">32 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Computer_World&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Year-end charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Year-end chart performance for <i>Computer World</i> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1981) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>47 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Certifications">Certifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Computer_World&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Certifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Certifications for <i>Computer World</i> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-BPI_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BPI-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Silver </td> <td>60,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> <p><small><sup>^</sup> Shipments figures based on certification alone.</small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Computer_World&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Kraftwerk_(album)" title="Kraftwerk (album)">Kraftwerk</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kraftwerk_2" title="Kraftwerk 2">Kraftwerk 2</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ralf_und_Florian" title="Ralf und Florian">Ralf und Florian</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Autobahn_(album)" title="Autobahn (album)">Autobahn</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Radio-Activity" title="Radio-Activity">Radio-Activity</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Trans-Europe_Express_(album)" title="Trans-Europe Express (album)">Trans-Europe Express</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Man-Machine" title="The Man-Machine">The Man-Machine</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Computer World</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Electric_Caf%C3%A9" title="Electric Café">Electric Café</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mix_(Kraftwerk_album)" title="The Mix (Kraftwerk album)">The Mix</a></i> (1991)</li> 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