"Yashar" is a song by English industrial band Cabaret Voltaire. It first appeared on their 1982 album ''

2x45 ''2x45'' is the fifth studio album by English band Cabaret Voltaire. It was released in May 1982 through Rough Trade. This was the last studio album by the band to feature founding member Chris Watson, who had departed during its recording. B ...

''; two remixes by

John Robie John Robie is an American musician, producer and songwriter. He has produced and/or written for such artists as: Chaka Khan, New Order, UB40, Cabaret Voltaire, Soulsonic Force, Boy George, Planet Patrol, Laura Branigan, and Freeez, among o ...

were released on a single the following year. A version of the song also appears on the live album ''

Hai! (Live in Japan) ''Hai! (Live in Japan)'' is a 1982 live album by the U.K. industrial band Cabaret Voltaire. It was recorded at the Tsubaki House in Tokyo, Japan on 23 March 1982, and was released on CD in 1991 by Mute Records Ltd. The original master tapes be ...

''. The single was released in May 1983 on

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(FBN 25) and

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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 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''. Further remixes of the track were released on

Mute Records Mute Records is a British independent record label owned and founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller (music producer), Daniel Miller. It has featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Depeche Mode, Erasure (duo), Erasure, Einstürze ...

' NovaMute imprint in 2003 (12", NovaMute 12-NoMu-121, 9 June 2003).

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