Yellow Magic Orchestra "Firecracker" (1979)

"Firecracker" was released as a single under the name "Computer Game". As such, on early US pressings of the album, "Computer Game 'Theme from The Circus'" and "Firecracker" were combined as one track, while the firecracker sound effect at the end of the track was indexed by itself as "Firecracker". This was corrected on later pressings. Both "Computer Game" tracks proper contain the same audio and were made to sound as if both games were being played in the same room; each track being from the perspective of its titular game unit.



Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) is an influential Japanese electropop band, formed in 1978. They are renowned as a major influence in popular music, and for pioneering the electropop music genre.

The principal members are Haruomi Hosono (bass), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums and vocals) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards).

Making abundant use of new synthesizers, samplers, digital and computer recording technology as it became available, their popularity and influence extended beyond Japan. Generally the band are highly regarded as pioneers of electronic music, and continue to be remixed and sampled by modern artists.

The band had stopped working as a group in 1984, after the release of their motion picture "Propaganda", the three members returning to their solo careers. The group were careful to avoid saying they had "split up", preferring to use the Japanese phrase meaning "spreading out", and in fact the trio continued to play on each other's recordings and made guest appearances at live shows. Takahashi, in particular, would play Y.M.O. material in his concerts and as "lead singer" was arguably best placed to do so. They released a one-off reunion album, Technodon, in 1993.

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• Firecracker
• Electronic
• Jazz
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• Games
• Techno

[midgetsow]

I just discovered YMO 3 hours ago. I've been listening to them nonstop since then. It's 6:30am. Who needs sleep, anyways?

[Fsoaresl]

@1VideosFavorite Mariah brought JLo here

[Babelfish112]

@mootbooxle Yeah, Computer Games is just the video game sounds, this song here is Firecracker :)

[StefanR10]

Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule

[RasputinNegroponte]

Get some sleep. You need it.

[funkberto]

In a Interview "The Masters Of Record" Mr. AFRIKA BAMBAATAA recognized YMO's "Firecracker" like one of his favorites rare records, along "Godfather theme" by Hugo Montenegro, "Police woman" by Henri Mancini, "Echoes of Jerusalem" by Echoes, among others

[mootbooxle]

I got this record when I was like 14...so the song is actually called "Firecracker" and not "Computer Games"? Is "Computer Games" actually just the Atari SFX at the beginning?

[MyNoNoZone]

Bennyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­yyyyyyyyyyyy Bujaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aa

[Try2MakeSenseOrSTFU]

Very nostalgic. I used to b-boy hard to this in the 80's.

[HenrySosenite]

This is the best damn thing i've ever heard

[wabdevil666]

when did a japanes band with mainly instrumental music from 30 years ago ever make you want to get up and dance apart from the YMO.

[manweller1]

Good memories from a golden age God I miss the 70's 80's.