80's Bubbling Under The Hot 100 Song Review: "I Love You" by Yello (1983)

U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 Charts Peak Position No. 103

Backstory: This highly bizarre but unique and one of a kind Swiss electronic duo was formed by millionaire industrialist and gambler Dieter Meier and Boris Blank, along with Carlos Peron, although he left the group to pursue a solo career. Their music is characterized by their usage of bizarre samples, beats, and vocal effects, along with bringing in their own unique and wacky sense of humor. In 1980, they released their debut album, Solid Pleasure, on The Residents Ralph Records label based out of San Francisco. After leaving Ralph Records, they released this single off of their album, You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess, which unfortunately only Bubbled Under. But it was a success on the U.S. dance charts and in the U.K., where it peaked at No. 41 on the U.K. Singles Chart. After that they kept on releasing more and more albums and singles, but they are easily most well known for their bizarre 1985 oddball New Wave/ dance hit, "Oh Yeah", which was used in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, among many other movies and TV shows. That song peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was their first and only ever Hot 100 chart entry. They even have an app called the Yellofier that they released sometime in 2013, and are still performing and making new music and samples to this day.

The review: Oh my goodness, is this song an absolutely BLAST to listen to! The funky little upbeat New Wave electronic synth beats and rhythms are just too damn awesome! And the lyrics and the occasional female voice saying a rather goofy yet kind of sexy and attractive "I love you" voice is also another fantastic fine little touch. Love this one, and it's such a bummer it stalled so early.

Final rating: 10/10