Oh Yeah (Yello song)

"Oh Yeah"
Single by Yello
from the album Stella
Released	July 11, 1985 (1985-07-11)
Format	7", 12", CD single, CD Video
Genre	Synthpop, Electronica
Length	3:08
Writer(s)	Boris Blank, Dieter Meier
Producer	Yello

"Oh Yeah" is a single released in 1985 by the Swiss band Yello and featured in their album Stella. It reached No. 51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1987.^[1]

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

Usage in entertainment media

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 with avarice. 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 . . .'"^[2]

References

1. ^ "Yello - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5890/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
2. ^ Jonathan Bernstein, Pretty in pink: the golden age of teenage movies (Macmillan, 1997), page 198.