Vicious Games


"Vicious Games" is a song by Swiss electronic band Yello, released in 1985 as the second single from their fourth album Stella. The song also appears on the band's compilation album Essential Yello.

Background

"Vicious Games" was released on 27 February 1985, with a video shot in Yello's Rote Fabrik working space. The video features Boris Blank and actress Mirjam Montandon miming to Rush Winters' vocals.

Track listing

7" single
'''12" single'''

Re-releases

"Vicious Games" has been re-released a number of times over the years, with different remixes. In 1993, with remixes by Mark Picchiotti, Teri Bristol and Maurice Joshua. In 1998, a version released as by Yello vs. Hardfloor came with a plethora of remixes over three 12-inch vinyls, with an additional Art of Trance remix released in 1999 and reached Number 88 in the UK singles charts. Six more remixes of the Yello vs. Hardfloor version was released in 2010.

1993

  • Vicious Games – 6:38
  • Vicious Games – 4:34
  • Vicious Games – 7:15
  • Vicious Games – 7:14

1995

Three remixes by The Grid were released on different formats of the Hands on Yello compilation.
  • Vicious Games – 4:44
  • Vicious Games – 4:34
  • Vicious Games – 8:15

1998

  • Vicious Games – 7:05
  • Vicious Games – 6:05
  • Vicious Games – 5:48
  • Vicious Games – 5:21
  • Vicious Games – 6:34
  • Vicious Games – 8:34
  • Vicious Games – 6:49
  • Vicious Games – 6:39
  • Vicious Games – 6:53
  • Vicious Games – 5:20

1999

  • Vicious Games – 8:07

2010

  • Vicious Games – 7:41
  • Vicious Games – 6:47
  • Vicious Games – 6:37
  • Vicious Games – 7:22
  • Vicious Games – 6:11
  • Vicious Games – 6:57