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| "Jabdah" | ||||
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| Single by Koto | ||||
| B-side | "Jabdah (D.J. Version)" | |||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Italo disco | |||
| Label | Memory | |||
| Songwriters |
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| Producer | Stefano Cundari | |||
| Koto singles chronology | ||||
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"Jabdah" is a song recorded by Italian synthpop group Koto. Released in 1986, it was their first single that charted. It was written by Anfrando Maiola and Stefano Cundari and produced by Stefano Cundari and Alessandro Zanni. The song reached No. 11 in Switzerland, No. 23 in Germany and No. 28 in the Netherlands. Like Koto's previous single "Visitors", it is considered part of the "spacesynth" canon. It is their most remixed song, with twelve official remixes.
The song was used by Australian telecommunications company Optus in a television ad, as part of their 2018 campaign "Both Is Better".[1][2] In the ad, customers at a fish and chip shop dance to the song after one of them asks for both "regular" and chicken salt on their order of chips.[3]
Track listing and formats
[edit]- Italian 12-inch maxi-single[4]
- A. "Jabdah" (Long Version) – 7:37
- B. "Jabdah" (D.J. Version) – 6:18
- German 7-inch single[5]
- A. "Jabdah" – 3:36
- B. "Jabdah" (D.J. Version) – 3:32
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1986–1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] | 29 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] | 28 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 31 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 11 |
| West Germany (GfK)[10] | 23 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Junkie, APAC Ad (25 October 2018). "New Campaign From Optus by 72andSunny - Both is Better". Branding in Asia. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ "Optus launches latest network campaign 'Both is Better'". www.optus.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ ZachA Pezz (22 August 2019). CHICKEN SALT OR REGULAR SALT. Retrieved 10 July 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Jabdah (Italian 12-inch maxi-single liner notes). Koto. Memory Records. 1986. MEMIX 047.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ Jabdah (German 7-inch single liner notes). Koto. Memory Records. 1986. MEMIX 0208.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "Koto – Jabdah" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Koto" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ "Koto – Jabdah" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ "Koto – Jabdah". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (West Germany)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
