| You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Yello |
| Cover: | Yello - You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess CD cover.jpg |
| Released: | June 1983 |
| Recorded: | 1983 |
| Genre: | Synth-pop |
| Length: | 37:35 |
| Label: | Elektra (original US release) Mercury (1988 US reissue) Stiff (original UK release) Polydor (original French release) Vertigo (Europe) |
| Producer: | Boris Blank |
| Prev Title: | Claro Que Si |
| Prev Year: | 1981 |
| Next Title: | Stella |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess is the third studio album by Swiss electronic band Yello, released in June 1983. It was the last Yello album to feature founding member Carlos Perón. It charted in several countries across Europe, and also peaked at No. 184 on the U.S. Billboard 200.
| Chart (1983) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland Swiss Hitparade[1] | 13 | |
| Germany GfK Entertainment charts[2] | 26 | |
| Netherlands Dutch Charts[3] | 36 | |
| Swedish Sverigetopplistan[4] | 44 | |
| United Kingdom UK Albums Chart[5] | 65 |
Singles – UK Singles Chart / Gallup (United Kingdom)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1983 | "I Love You" | UK Singles Chart | 41 | |
| November 1983 | "Lost Again" | UK Singles Chart | 73 |
It was ranked at number 6 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1983 by NME, and the single "I Love You" was ranked at number 17 among "Tracks of the Year".[6]
In 2006, South African ceramicist Elton Harding translated the opening track "I Love You" into a ceramic tactile sculpture. The entire song was mapped out onto a rectangular spiral, with each second of the track taking up 1 cm. Samples were then represented by unique shapes allowing for the song to be 'read' either by sight or touch.