Kraftwerk

Years active: since 1970
Country: Germany
Comments: Pioneering and highly influential electronic music act founded in Düsseldorf. Kraftwerk was the first German group to gain a no. 1 in the US Billboard charts with "Autobahn".
Members: Florian Schneider-Esleben (1970-2008)
Ralf Hütter
Karl Bartos (1975-1991)
Klaus Dinger (1970-1971)
Michael Rother (1971)

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	Airwaves	Kraftwerk	October 1975	(3 artists)
	Antenne	Kraftwerk	October 1975	(6 artists)
i	Atem	Kraftwerk	January 1972	Zeitkratzer
	Autobahn	Kraftwerk	November 1974	(21 artists)
	Boing Boom Tschak	Kraftwerk	1986	Unverified
	Computer Liebe	Kraftwerk	May 10, 1981	(20 artists)
	Computer World	Kraftwerk	May 1981	(5 artists)
	Das Model	Kraftwerk	May 1978	(75 artists)
	Der Telefonanruf	Kraftwerk	1986	(2 artists) Sampled by Pizzicato Five
	Die Mensch-Maschine	Kraftwerk	May 1978	(12 artists)
	Die Roboter	Kraftwerk	1978	(16 artists)
	Electric Cafe	Kraftwerk	December 1986	(2 artists)
	Electric Café	Kraftwerk	1986	Unverified
	Europa Endlos	Kraftwerk	1977	(2 artists)
i	Franz Schubert	Kraftwerk	1977	(2 artists)
i	Geigerzähler	Kraftwerk	October 1975	Unverified
i	Harmonika	Kraftwerk	January 1972	Unverified
	Home Computer	Kraftwerk	May 1981	(5 artists) Sampled by VideoKids
	It's More Fun to Compute	Kraftwerk	May 1981	(4 artists) Sampled by Fergie featuring will.i.am
i	Klingklang	Kraftwerk	January 1972	(3 artists)
i	Kometenmelodie 1	Kraftwerk	November 1974	(3 artists)
i	Kometenmelodie 2	Kraftwerk	November 1974	Herod
i	Megaherz	Kraftwerk	November 1970	Zeitkratzer
i	Metall auf Metall	Kraftwerk	1977	(2 artists) Sampled by Sabrina Setlur
	Metropolis	Kraftwerk	May 1978	(5 artists)
i	Mitternacht	Kraftwerk	November 1974	BAST
	Musique Non Stop	Kraftwerk	1986	(4 artists)
	Neonlicht	Kraftwerk	May 1978	(17 artists)
	Numbers	Kraftwerk	May 1981	(2 artists) Sampled by Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force
	Ohm Sweet Ohm	Kraftwerk	October 1975	(4 artists) Sampled by The Chemical Brothers
	Pocket Calculator	Kraftwerk	May 1981	(8 artists) Sampled by P.M. Dawn
	Radioaktivität	Kraftwerk	October 1975	(27 artists)
i	Ruckzuck	Kraftwerk	November 1970	(5 artists)
	Schaufensterpuppen	Kraftwerk	1977	(6 artists)
	Sexobjekt	Kraftwerk	1986	(3 artists)
	Spacelab	Kraftwerk	May 1978	(3 artists)
	Spiegelsaal	Kraftwerk	1977	(8 artists) Sampled by Laibach
i	Spule 4	Kraftwerk	January 1972	Zeitkratzer
i	Stratovarius	Kraftwerk	November 1970	Unverified
i	Strom	Kraftwerk	January 1972	Zeitkratzer
i	Tanzmusik	Kraftwerk	November 1973	Unverified
	Tour de France [DE]	Kraftwerk	June 1983	(10 artists)
	Trans Europa Express	Kraftwerk	1977	(13 artists) Sampled by (3 artists)
i	Transistor	Kraftwerk	October 1975	Data Processed Corrupted
	Uran	Kraftwerk	October 1975	Unverified
i	Vom Himmel Hoch	Kraftwerk	November 1970	Unverified
i	Wellenlänge	Kraftwerk	January 1972	Unverified

Covers by Kraftwerk

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
Computer Love	Kraftwerk	May 1981	Kraftwerk Covered by (5 artists)
Neon Lights	Kraftwerk	May 1978	Kraftwerk Covered by (10 artists)
Sex Object	Kraftwerk	December 1986	Kraftwerk Covered by (2 artists)
The Man Machine	Kraftwerk	May 1978	Kraftwerk Covered by (4 artists) Sampled by The Fearless Four
The Model	Kraftwerk	May 1978	Kraftwerk Covered by (34 artists)
The Robots	Kraftwerk	May 1978	Kraftwerk Covered by (8 artists) Sampled by Noys R Us
The Telephone Call	Kraftwerk	December 1986	Kraftwerk Covered by Moob
Tour de France [FR]	Kraftwerk	June 1983	Kraftwerk Covered by (4 artists)

Sampled songs

	Title	Performer	Release date	Info
	Der Telefonanruf	Kraftwerk	1986	Covered by (2 artists) Sampled by Pizzicato Five
	Home Computer	Kraftwerk	May 1981	Covered by (5 artists) Sampled by VideoKids
	It's More Fun to Compute	Kraftwerk	May 1981	Covered by (4 artists) Sampled by Fergie featuring will.i.am
i	Metall auf Metall	Kraftwerk	1977	Covered by (2 artists) Sampled by Sabrina Setlur
	Numbers	Kraftwerk	May 1981	Covered by (2 artists) Sampled by Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force
	Ohm Sweet Ohm	Kraftwerk	October 1975	Covered by (4 artists) Sampled by The Chemical Brothers
	Pocket Calculator	Kraftwerk	May 1981	Covered by (8 artists) Sampled by P.M. Dawn
	Spiegelsaal	Kraftwerk	1977	Covered by (8 artists) Sampled by Laibach
	The Man Machine	Kraftwerk	May 1978	Covered by (4 artists) Originally by Kraftwerk Sampled by The Fearless Four
	The Robots	Kraftwerk	May 1978	Covered by (8 artists) Originally by Kraftwerk Sampled by Noys R Us
	Trans Europa Express	Kraftwerk	1977	Covered by (13 artists) Sampled by (3 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Autobahn	Kraftwerk	November 1974	Philips
Computerwelt	Kraftwerk	May 10, 1981	Kling Klang
Computer World	Kraftwerk	May 1981	EMI
Die Mensch-Maschine	Kraftwerk	May 1978	Kling Klang
Electric Cafe	Kraftwerk	1986	Kling Klang
Electric Café [English version]	Kraftwerk	December 1986	EMI
Kraftwerk	Kraftwerk	November 1970	Philips
Kraftwerk 2	Kraftwerk	January 1972	Philips
Radio-Aktivität	Kraftwerk	October 1975	Kling Klang
The Man-Machine	Kraftwerk	May 1978	Capitol Records
Trans Europa Express	Kraftwerk	1977	Kling Klang

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Die Roboter	Kraftwerk	1978	Kling Klang
	Tour de France	Kraftwerk	June 1983	Kling Klang

Tributes

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
8-Bit Jukebox: The Best of Kraftwerk	8 Bit Arcade	August 2016	(self-released)
A Bass Tribute to Kraftwerk	Basskraft	1998	Pandisc Records
Cracking the Code - Tribute to Kraftwerk	various artists	May 9, 2000	Vitamin [US]
Die Mensch-Maschine	EWHO	May 16, 2014	monkey.
Die Roboter Rubato	Terre Thaemlitz	1997	Mille Plateaux
El baile Alemàn	Señor Coconut y su conjunto	June 16, 2000	Multicolor Recordings
Pan Machine	Ebony Steel Band	September 2019	(self-released)
Trancewerk Express Vol. I - A Tribute to Kraftwerk	various artists	1995	Hypnotic [US]
Trancewerk Express Vol. II - A Tribute to Kraftwerk	various artists	January 14, 1997	Hypnotic [US]
Trans Slovenia Express	various artists	August 22, 1994	Mute Records
Trans Slovenia Express Vol. 2	various artists	July 25, 2005	Mute Records
Zeitkratzer Performs Songs from "Kraftwerk" and "Kraftwerk 2"	Zeitkratzer	March 24, 2017	Zeitkratzer Records