Formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in Düsseldorf in 1970, Kraftwerk were part of the krautrock scene.

However, the group mostly found fame as pioneers of electronic music, showcasing their styles on a series of concept albums.

These accompanying singles were, for many years, created by simply editing down the album recordings, rather than being remixed or otherwise expanded.

A small number of recordings have only been issued as albumless singles, notably those between 1999 and 2000 for the Expo 2000 project.

Prior to forming Kraftwerk, Hütter and Schneider were part of a project called Organisation that released the album Tone Float in 1969.