Oh Yeah

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"Oh Yeah" is a single released in 1985 by the Swiss band Yello and featured in their album Stella. It reached #51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1987.

The song features a mix of electronic music and manipulated vocals. The song became famous after being featured in the movie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Its 1987 re-released version features the exclusive lyrics: "such a good time / a really good time".

It is ranked #48 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s.

Music Video

The video shot for "Oh Yeah" uses its 1987 version and shows a sort of outer-space environment with speedy-psychedelic and nocturnal places featuring a little girl at the opening scene. It also employs a few scenes taken from 1986's "Goldrush" to link it together with this video's storyline.

Then, the video shows Meier and Blank holding the sun and the moon icons on their hands, respectively. This refers to one of the main subjects of the song: the question about who's even more beautiful, the moon or the sun.

In fact, throughout the scenes, Meier and Blank chant together discussing it as the music goes on. At the end, both of them humorously fake a fight pointing finally with their fingers at the night sky.

Popular culture usage

• Space Adventure Cobra (1982, Manga UK Dub - 1994)
• Teen Wolf (1985)
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
• The Secret of My Succe$s (1987)
• Twix Commercial (1987)^[1]
• She's Out of Control (1989)
• K-9 (1989)
• 5 Men and a Limo (1997)
• Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
• Soul Plane (2004)
• Promos for Miss Guided (2008)
• The song is referenced for its use in The Secret of My Succe$s, in the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode "Sweet Dee Has a Heart Attack" (although the characters think it is called "Day Bow Bow").
• Primeval
• Queer as Folk, Season 2, Episode 15
• Nip/Tuck Season 5, Episode 19
• Warehouse 13 Season 1, Episode 2 "Resonance" on the SyFy channel
• The song is used continually on The Simpsons as the theme for Duffman.
• It has been also featured in numerous television commercials, such as American football and the LG Shine by AT&T Mobility.
• It was used in Twix commercials during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
• It was used in British TV commercials for the Austin Metro in the late 80s.
• In a Saturday Night Live "Merv the Perv" sketch, a section of the song was used in a flashback sequence.
• The song appears in video game Gran Turismo 4 when license tasks are failed by the player.
• American Dad! episode "42-Year-Old Virgin"
• South Park episode "Hell on Earth 2006"
• The Secret Life of the American Teenager episode "Summmertime".

References

1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjhDj6MLEaU

• http://www.discog.info/yello-discog.html

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