"Bostich"
Single by Yello
from the album Solid Pleasure
B-side
  • "She's Got a Gun"
  • "Downtown Samba"
  • "Daily Disco"
Released1981
GenreElectronic, synthpop
Length2:17 (single version)
4:30 (extended version)
LabelStiff 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]

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bostich"Boris Blank, Dieter Meier4:30
2."She's Got A Gun"B. Blank, D. Meier3:20
3."Downtown Samba"B. Blank, D. Meier2:17
4."Daily Disco"B. Blank, D. Meier4:27

Personnel

Yello

Production

References

  1. ^ "Yello - Bostich" – via www.45cat.com.
  2. ^ "Music". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Boris' blanke Nerven | Clubkultur in der Schweiz". clubculture.ch.