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Expo 2000 Expo Remix
EP by Kraftwerk
Released	December 1999 November 2000
Recorded	1999-2000
Genre	Electronic music Synthpop
Label	EMI
Producer	Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
Kraftwerk chronology
The Mix (1991) Expo 2000 (1999–2001) Tour de France Soundtracks (2003)

Expo 2000 is a song by Kraftwerk. It was originally an a cappella jingle, a commission for the Hannover Expo 2000 convention in Germany, and which was subsequently developed into longer pieces with music and additional lyrics.

The Expo 2000 single was released on CD and 12 inch vinyl in December 1999 by EMI in Germany and in January 2000 elsewhere in Europe. It reached #27 in the UK singles chart in March 2000.

In November 2000 a collection of Expo 2000 remixes was released, with contributions from various producers, including long-term collaborator François Kevorkian and members of the Detroit techno collective Underground Resistance.

Both singles were combined and released on a single CD by Astralwerks in the US in October 2001.

The original "Expo" theme was a typically Kraftwerk vocoder-voice singing the phrase 'Expo 2000' in six languages: German, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Japanese. In total the piece lasted 30 seconds. This version was only available for download and was subsequently released on the initial official Expo 2000 souvenir CD.

The jingle was used during the Expo 2000 convention, according to the official Expo 2000 website, "to announce Expo stops in buses, trains or planes, when prizes and awards are presented, at press conferences, during radio and television broadcasts, as a welcoming tune on the internet, as music on hold for the Expo Call Center, or when performances begin and as an intermission signal at Expo events."

There was criticism in Germany at the time about the size of the fee paid — 400,000 DM (which would have been approximately €204,500 in 1999) — for such a brief and simple piece of music.

1. "Expo 2000" (Radio Mix)
2. "Expo 2000" (Kling Klang Mix 2000)
3. "Expo 2000" (Kling Klang Mix 2002)
4. "Expo 2000" (Kling Klang Mix 2001)

Note: The UK CD also included Kraftwerk's Expo2000 video but had a shorter version of Mix 2001

1. "Expo 2000" - Orbital Mix
2. "Expo 2000" - François Kevorkian & Rob Rives Mix
3. "Expo 2000" - DJ Rolando Mix
4. "Expo 2000" - Underground Resistance Mix
5. "Expo 2000" - Underground Resistance Infiltrated Mix
6. "Expo 2000" - Underground Resistance Thought 3 Mix

Expo 2000 souvenir CD that also included the original Expo-jingle recording.

Limited edition German CD featuring a lenticular graphic in a special jewel case.

The German vinyl version of Expo 2000, released in 1999.

Alternative design released in Britain and other European countries in 2000.

The original European version of Expo Remix, released in 2000.

The American compilation version of Expo Remix, released in 2001.

The viral video clip of David Elsewhere recorded at Kollaboration 2001 features this song.