Editing Kraftwerk (section)

== Influence and legacy ==
According to music journalist Neil McCormick, Kraftwerk might be "the most influential group in pop history".<ref name="McCormick">{{cite news |author=McCormick, Neil. |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/9837423/Kraftwerk-the-most-influential-group-in-pop-history.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/9837423/Kraftwerk-the-most-influential-group-in-pop-history.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Kraftwerk: the most influential group in pop history? |work=The Telegraph |date=30 January 2013 |access-date=10 August 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''NME'' wrote: {{"'}}The Beatles and Kraftwerk' may not have the ring of 'the Beatles and the Stones', but nonetheless, these are the two most important bands in music history".<ref name="taylor" /> [[AllMusic]] wrote that their music "resonates in virtually every new development to impact the contemporary pop scene of the late 20th century".<ref name="allmusic" />

Kraftwerk's musical style and image can be heard and seen in 1980s [[synth-pop]] groups such as [[Gary Numan]],<ref name="sa">Sean Albiez, David Pattie ''Kraftwerk: Music Non-Stop'' 2011, page 152-157</ref> [[Ultravox]],<ref name="sa" /> [[John Foxx]],<ref name="sa" /> [[Visage (band)|Visage]],<ref name="sa" /> [[Simple Minds]],<ref name="sa" /> [[The Human League]],{{CN|date=June 2024}}  [[Soft Cell]],{{CN|date=June 2024}} and [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]].{{CN|date=June 2024}} [[Depeche Mode]]'s composer [[Martin Gore]] said: "For anyone of our generation involved in electronic music, Kraftwerk were the godfathers".<ref name="McCormick" /> [[Daniel Miller (music producer)|Daniel Miller]], founder of Mute Records, purchased the [[vocoder]] used by Kraftwerk in their early albums, comparing it to owning "the guitar [[Jimi Hendrix]] used on '[[Purple Haze]]{{'"}}.<ref>"Synth Britannia", BBC Four, 19 October 2009. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pctRkmzNDY Excerpt] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406133147/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pctRkmzNDY |date=6 April 2017 }}.</ref> [[Andy McCluskey]] and [[Paul Humphreys]], founding members of [[Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark]] (OMD), have stated that Kraftwerk was a major reference on their early work;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://omd.uk.com/html/biography.html |title=OMD biography |website=OMD.uk.com |access-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311003621/http://www.omd.uk.com/html/biography.html |archive-date=11 March 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> OMD covered "Neon Lights" on the 1991 album, ''[[Sugar Tax (album)|Sugar Tax]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://omd.uk.com/discography/sugar_tax |title=OMD discography: Sugar Tax |website=OMD.uk.com |access-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321091746/https://omd.uk.com/discography/sugar_tax |archive-date=21 March 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 

Kraftwerk influenced other forms of music such as [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], house, and drum and bass, and they are also regarded as one of the pioneers of the [[Electro music|electro]] genre.<ref>Fink, R. "The story of ORCH5, or, the classical ghost in the hip-hop machine". Popular Music 24.3 (2005): 339–356. 9 November 2009.</ref> [[Karl Hyde]] of [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]] has referenced Kraftwerk as a prominent influence.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lynskey |first1=Dorian |title=Underworld's Dubnobass ... 20 years on |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/09/karl-hyde-rick-smith-underworld-1994-album-dubnobasswithmyheadman |website=The Guardian |access-date=19 April 2022 |language=en |date=9 October 2014 |archive-date=13 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713080049/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/09/karl-hyde-rick-smith-underworld-1994-album-dubnobasswithmyheadman |url-status=live }}</ref> Most notably, "Trans Europe Express" and "Numbers" were interpolated into "[[Planet Rock (song)|Planet Rock]]" by [[Afrika Bambaataa]] & the Soul Sonic Force, one of the earliest hip-hop/electro hits. Kraftwerk helped ignite the New York electro-movement.<ref name="Reynolds" /> [[Techno]] was created by three musicians from Detroit, often referred to as the '[[The Belleville Three|Belleville three]]' ([[Juan Atkins]], [[Kevin Saunderson]] & [[Derrick May (musician)|Derrick May]]), who fused the repetitive melodies of Kraftwerk with funk rhythms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kexp.org/learn/docu_pop_goes_electronic.asp#2 |title=KEXP 90.3 FM – KEXP Documentary: POP Goes Electronic |access-date=7 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301081318/http://kexp.org/learn/docu_pop_goes_electronic.asp#2 |archive-date=1 March 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Belleville three were heavily influenced by Kraftwerk and their sounds because Kraftwerk's sounds appealed to the middle-class black people residing in Detroit at this time.<ref name="Reynolds" />

The electronic band [[Ladytron]] were inspired by Kraftwerk's song "The Model" when they composed their debut single "He Took Her to a Movie".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ladytron: 604 - Release Music Magazine review |url=http://www.releasemagazine.net/Onrecord/orladytron604.htm |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=www.releasemagazine.net |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232930/http://www.releasemagazine.net/Onrecord/orladytron604.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Aphex Twin]] noted Kraftwerk as one of his biggest influences and cited ''Computer World'' as a very influential album towards his music and sound.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/oct/05/artsfeatures3 |work=The Guardian |location=London |title=Tank boy |first=Paul |last=Lester |date=5 October 2001 |access-date=25 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529161147/http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2001/oct/05/artsfeatures3 |archive-date=29 May 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Björk]] has cited the band as one of her main musical influences.<ref>{{cite book |last=Pytlik |first=Mark |title=Björk: Wow and Flutter |publisher=[[ECW Press]] | page=126 |year=2003 |isbn=1-55022-556-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bill263dqDAC}}</ref> Electronic musician [[Kompressor (musician)|Kompressor]] has cited Kraftwerk as an influence. The band was also mentioned in the song "Rappers We Crush" by Kompressor and [[MC Frontalot]] ("I hurry away, get in my Chrysler. Oh, the dismay!/Someone's replaced all of my Backstreet Boys with Kraftwerk tapes!"). Dr. [[Alex Paterson]] of [[the Orb]] listed ''The Man-Machine'' as one of his 13 favourite albums of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/05233-bakers-dozen-alex-paterson-chooses-his-favourite-13-albums?page=5 |title=Bakers Dozen: Alex Paterson of the Orb Chooses His Favourite 13 Albums |website=Thequietus.com |date=4 November 2010 |access-date=7 December 2012 |archive-date=11 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611121505/https://thequietus.com/interviews/bakers-dozen/bakers-dozen-alex-paterson-chooses-his-favourite-13-albums/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to ''NME'', Kraftwerk's pioneering "robot pop" also spawned groups like [[The Prodigy]] and [[Daft Punk]].<ref name="taylor" />

Kraftwerk inspired many acts from other styles and genres, along with having their work been repeatedly sampled. David Bowie's "[[V-2 Schneider]]", from the 1977's ''[["Heroes" (David Bowie album)|"Heroes"]]'' album, was a tribute to Florian Schneider.<ref name="Bowie: An Illustrated Record">[[Roy Carr]] & [[Charles Shaar Murray]] (1981). ''Bowie: An Illustrated Record'': p. 92.</ref> [[Post-punk]] bands [[Joy Division]] and [[New Order (band)|New Order]] were heavily influenced by the band. Joy Division frontman [[Ian Curtis]] was a fan, and showed his colleagues records that would influence their music.<ref>The album ''Trans-Europe Express'' was played over the PA before Joy Division's concerts. New Order's song "Your Silent Face" also has some similarities with "Europe Endless" and had a working title of "KW1", or "Kraftwerk 1". New Order also recorded a song called "[[Krafty]]" that appeared as a single and on the album ''[[Waiting for the Sirens' Call]]''.</ref> New Order also sampled "Uranium" in its biggest hit "[[Blue Monday (New Order song)|Blue Monday]]".<ref>{{cite book |first=Michael |last=Butterworth |title=The Blue Monday Diaries: In the Studio with New Order |publisher=Plexus Publishing Ltd |date=30 November 2015 |quote=Kraftwerk's Uranium from the 1975 album Radio-Activity, became the model for the keyboard pad sound at the start and end of the track}}</ref> [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]] recorded a cover of "Hall of Mirrors" on their 1987 album ''[[Through the Looking Glass (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|Through the Looking Glass]]'', which was lauded by Ralf Hütter: "In general, we consider cover versions as an appreciation of our work. The version of 'Hall of Mirrors' by Siouxsie and the Banshees is extraordinary, just like the arrangements of [[Alexander Bălănescu]] for his [[Balanescu Quartet]] release [of ''Possessed'', 1992]. We also like the album ''[[El Baile Alemán]]'' of [[Señor Coconut]] a lot."<ref>{{citation |title=Intervista: I Kraftwerk, redeirelettronica: 'Partiamo per il Tour de France' |work=[[La Stampa]] |date=22 August 2003 |issue=numero 229 |page=29 |url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,29/articleid,0168_01_2003_0229_0029_1167122/ |quote=In genere lo consideriamo un apprezzamento per il nostro lavoro. La versione di Siouxsie di 'Hall Of Mirrors' è straordinaria, come gli arrangiamenti di Alexander Balanescu per quartetto d'archi. Anche il disco di Señor Coconut ci è piaciuto molto. |access-date=17 March 2017 |archive-date=18 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318085837/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,29/articleid,0168_01_2003_0229_0029_1167122/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Members of [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] have admitted on several occasions that Kraftwerk were an important reference for their sound by the time they were working on their third album ''[[Parallel Lines]]''. The worldwide hit "[[Heart of Glass (song)|Heart of Glass]]" turned radically from an initial [[reggae]]-flavoured style to its distinctive electronic sound in order to imitate the technological approach of Kraftwerk's albums and adapt it to a disco concept.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AVQbF9lTBwgC&q=mojo+blondie+parallel+lines&pg=PA410 |title=Blondie – Parallel Lines |publisher=The Mojo Collection: the ultimate music companion |date=2007 |page=410 |quote=We didn't expect the song to be that big (...) We weren't thinking about selling out. We were thinking about Kraftwerk and Eurodisco |isbn=978-1-84767-643-6 |access-date=18 October 2020 |archive-date=5 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405023935/https://books.google.com/books?id=AVQbF9lTBwgC&q=mojo+blondie+parallel+lines&pg=PA410 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Simple Minds]] and [[U2]] each recorded cover versions of "Neon Lights"; Simple Minds' version was included on their 2001 all-covers album [[Neon Lights (album)|''Neon Lights'']], and U2 included "Neon Lights" as the B-side of their 2004 single "[[Vertigo (U2 song)|Vertigo]]". [[LCD Soundsystem]]'s "Get Innocuous!" is built on a sample of "The Robots".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ft.com/content/2fe62cd8-a1dc-11e7-9e4f-7f5e6a7c98a2 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/2fe62cd8-a1dc-11e7-9e4f-7f5e6a7c98a2 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Falstaff with a synth: LCD Soundsystem at Alexandra Palace |last=Hunter-Tilney  |first=Ludovic |date=25 September 2017 |publisher=Financial Times |access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> [[Rammstein]] covered Kraftwerk's song "[[Das Model#Rammstein cover|Das Modell]]", releasing it as a non-album single in 1997.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Die zehn erfolgreichsten Singles von Rammstein |url=https://www.rollingstone.de/die-zehn-erfolgreichsten-singles-von-rammstein-1928581/ |last=Brandstetter |first=Markus |date=30 March 2020 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone Germany]] |language=de |access-date=2 June 2020 |archive-date=1 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401135126/https://www.rollingstone.de/die-zehn-erfolgreichsten-singles-von-rammstein-1928581/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[John Frusciante]] cited the group's ability to experiment of as an inspiration when working in a recording studio.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.laut.de/John-Frusciante/Interviews/Kraftwerk-hatten-noch-Mut-zum-Risiko-...-01-03-2004-191 |title=Kraftwerk hatten noch Mut zum Risiko ... |last=Schuh |first=Michael |date=1 March 2004 |website=laut.de |access-date=14 November 2017 |archive-date=15 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015057/http://www.laut.de/John-Frusciante/Interviews/Kraftwerk-hatten-noch-Mut-zum-Risiko-...-01-03-2004-191 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1989, a sped up version of Kraftwerk's song "Electric Café" began appearing as the theme song for a series of sketches on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' called "[[Sprockets (Saturday Night Live)|Sprockets]]", a German television spoof by [[Mike Myers]].<ref name="Gregor">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qzhmDwAAQBAJ&dq=sprockets+kraftwerk&pg=PA281 |last1=Gregor |first1=Neil |last2=Irvine |first2=Thomas |title=Dreams of Germany: Musical Imaginaries From the Concert Hall to the Dance Floor |date=2019 |page=281 |publisher=[[Berghahn Books]] |isbn=9781789200331 |access-date=28 May 2022 |archive-date=5 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405023934/https://books.google.com/books?id=qzhmDwAAQBAJ&dq=sprockets+kraftwerk&pg=PA281 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="MOMA">{{cite web |url=https://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2011/02/24/riding-the-trans-europe-express |last=Weber |first=Stephanie |title=Riding the Trans-Europe Express |website=[[Museum of Modern Art]] |date=February 24, 2011 |access-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526214312/https://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2011/02/24/riding-the-trans-europe-express/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The 1998 comedy ''[[The Big Lebowski]]'' features a fictional band called Autobahn, a parody of Kraftwerk and their 1974 record ''Autobahn''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-dude-abides-the-big-lebowski-20-years-on-1.3633263 |title=The Dude abides: The Big Lebowski 20 years on |last=Brady |first=Tara |date=22 September 2018 |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225081148/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-dude-abides-the-big-lebowski-20-years-on-1.3633263 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2018, [[BBC Radio 4]] broadcast the 30-minute documentary ''Kraftwerk: Computer Love'', which examined "how Kraftwerk's classic album ''Computer World'' has changed people's lives."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05vt665 |title=Kraftwerk: Computer Love, Soul Music – BBC Radio 4 |date=24 January 2018 |publisher=BBC |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-date=3 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203204013/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05vt665 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2019, Kraftwerk were nominated for induction into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] for 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/thin-lizzy-nominated-for-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-2020-induction-1.4051360|title=Thin Lizzy nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 induction|first=Glen|last=Murphy|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|access-date=6 November 2019}}</ref> On 12 May 2021, Kraftwerk were announced as an official inductee into the Hall, for the class of 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rockhall.com/class-2021-inductees|title=Class of 2021 Inductees|website=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|access-date=12 May 2021|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512125132/https://www.rockhall.com/class-2021-inductees|url-status=live}}</ref>