Oh Yeah (Yello song)

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"Oh Yeah"

Single by Yello
from the album Stella
Released
July 11, 1985
Format
7", 12", CD single, CD video
Genre
Synthpop, house
Length
3:08
Label
Elektra SAM 243
Writer(s)
Boris Blank, Dieter Meier
Producer(s) Yello
"Oh Yeah" is a single released in 1985 by the Swiss band Yello and featured on their
album Stella. In 1986, it reached No. 51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,[1] and No. 36 on the
US dance charts.[2] The single peaked at No. 9 in Australia in October 1988. [3]
The song features a mix of electronic music and manipulated vocals. The song gained
popularity after being featured in the films Ferris Bueller's Day Off and The Secret of My
Success. Its 1987 re-released version features the extra lyrics: "such a good time / a really
good time". A remix of the song, entitled, "Oh Yeah Oh Six" went to No. 1 on the US dance
charts in 2006.[4]

Usage in entertainment media[edit]

Dieter Meier, vocals

Writing about the use of the song in 1986's Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Jonathan Bernstein said,
"Never a hit, this slice of Swiss-made tomfoolery with its varispeed vocal effects and driving
percussion was first used by John Hughes to illustrate the mouthwatering must-haveness of
Cameron's dad's Ferrari. Since then, it has become synonymous withavarice. Every time a
movie, TV show or commercial wants to underline the jaw-dropping impact of a hot babe or
sleek auto, that synth-drum starts popping and that deep voice rumbles, 'Oh yeah . . .'".
[5] Examples include:
The 1987 film The Secret of My Success, starring Michael J. Fox, although it did not appear
on the soundtrack album.[6]
Several Twix commercials in 1988
She's Out of Control (1989)
K-9 (1989)
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
Soul Plane (2004)
The Simpsons, where it is the theme song of Duffman.
Brazilian Commercial of television made by Kuat in 2011.
"Naked" episode of Glee, any time someone removed his or her clothing.
South Park episode "Hell on Earth 2006" during the scene in which the three serial killers pick
up Satan's Ferrari cake from the bakery.
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia episode "Sweet Dee Has a Heart Attack" during the scene
where Mac and Charlie become mailmen. The song is referred to as 'Day Bow Bow'.
Gran Turismo 4 and Gran Turismo PSP when a player fails to complete a license test.
As opening theme of Hong Kong ATV's Celebrity Talk Show (Traditional Chinese: )
from 1989 to 1990.
In Chuck Versus the DeLorean Season 2, Episode 10 when Morgan reveals his new

acquisition.
American Pie: The Book of Love opening scene (2009)
American Dad! episode "42-Year-Old-Virgin" during the scene where a pedophile attempts to
lure children into his pickup truck painted to look like an ice cream truck.

References[edit]
1.

Jump up^ "Yello: Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

2.

Jump up^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 285.

3.

Jump up^ "australian-charts.com > Yello 'Oh Yeah'". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

4.

Jump up^ "Hot Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 22, 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2014.

5.

Jump up^ Bernstein, Jonathan (1997). Pretty in pink: the golden age of teenage movies. St. Martin's Griffin.
p. 198. ISBN 9780312151942.

6.

Jump up^ "Soundtracks for The Secret of My Success". imdb.com. Retrieved June 5, 2012.