Yashar (song)
"Yashar" is a song by English industrial band Cabaret Voltaire. It first appeared on their 1982 album 2x45; two remixes by John Robie were released on a single the following year. A version of the song also appears on the live album Hai! (Live in Japan).
| "Yashar" | |
|---|---|
 Factory Benelux sleeve (FBN-25) | |
| Single by Cabaret Voltaire | |
| from the album 2x45 | |
| B-side | Yashar 7:20 |
| Released | May 1983 |
| Genre | Industrial |
| Length | 5:00 |
| Label | Factory Benelux FBN 25 Factory FAC 82 |
| Songwriter(s) | Richard H. Kirk, Stephen Mallinder, Chris Watson |
| Alternative cover | |
 Factory UK sleeve (FAC-82) — generic red sleeve with "Yashar" sticker | |
| Alternative cover | |
 Mute NovaMute 12-NoMu-121 sleeve | |
The single was released in May 1983 on Factory Benelux (FBN 25) and Factory Records UK (FAC 82). It reached No. 6 on the UK Indie Chart.
The track features a sample of dialogue ("The 70 billion people of Earth — where are they hiding?") from the The Outer Limits episode "Demon with a Glass Hand".
As well as the 5:00 and 7:20 versions on the single, a 6:36 version was released on the 1983 compilation LP Factory Benelux Greatest Hits.[1]
Further remixes of the track were released on Mute Records' NovaMute imprint in 2003 (12", NovaMute 12-NoMu-121, 9 June 2003).