Computer World is the eighth studio album created by Kraftwerk and released in 1981. It was released in German as Computerwelt. The album deals with the themes of the rise of computers within society. The compositions are credited to Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, and Karl Bartos. The sound of the album is more reliant on purely electronics and vocals.
In keeping with the album’s concept, Kraftwerk showcased their music on an ambitious world tour and issued several versions of the single, "Pocket Calculator". The song is also sung in German—"Taschenrechner", French—"Mini Calculateur", and Japanese—"Dentaku". While not major, it should also be noted that there are a few noticeable differences in the album mixes used on the English- and German-language releases.
As was the case with the two previous albums, Computer World was released both as German and English language editions. Instead of translating everything verse by verse. Some lyrics were omitted. Most notably the opening title track, "Computer world". The English lyrics misses the reference to the collection of peoples' personal data "Finanzamt und das BKA - Haben unsere Daten da" by agencies such as the tax authorities and the police. Similarly the refrain Computerwelt - Denn Zeit ist Geld is simplified.
In keeping with the album’s concept, Kraftwerk showcased their music on an ambitious world tour and issued several versions of the single, "Pocket Calculator". The song is also sung in German—"Taschenrechner", French—"Mini Calculateur", and Japanese—"Dentaku". While not major, it should also be noted that there are a few noticeable differences in the album mixes used on the English- and German-language releases.
As was the case with the two previous albums, Computer World was released both as German and English language editions. Instead of translating everything verse by verse. Some lyrics were omitted. Most notably the opening title track, "Computer world". The English lyrics misses the reference to the collection of peoples' personal data "Finanzamt und das BKA - Haben unsere Daten da" by agencies such as the tax authorities and the police. Similarly the refrain Computerwelt - Denn Zeit ist Geld is simplified.
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