[6] The pair started performing at happenings and art gallerys in the late 1960s, subsequently incorporating electronic sounds and building their own Kling Klang Studio.

[8] Hütter is an enthusiastic cycling fan, a fact reflected in some of the band's work.

At the time of the single's release Ralf Hütter tried to persuade the rest of the band that they should record a whole album based around cycling.

At the time this did not happen, but the project eventually was released as Tour de France Soundtracks in 2003.

Hütter was involved in a serious cycling accident in May or June 1982,[9] during the initial period of recording for the 1986 album Electric Café.