Jabdah

"Jabdah"
Single by Koto
B-side"Jabdah (D.J. Version)"
Released1986
GenreItalo disco
LabelMemory
Songwriter(s)
  • Anfrando Maiola
  • Stefano Cundari
Producer(s)Stefano Cundari
Koto singles chronology
"Visitors"
(1985) 		"Jabdah"
(1986) 		"Dragon's Legend"
(1988)

"Jabdah" is a song recorded by Italian synthpop group Koto. Released in 1986, it was their first single that charted. It was written by Anfrando Maiola and Stefano Cundari and produced by Stefano Cundari and Alessandro Zanni. The song reached No. 11 in Switzerland, No. 23 in Germany and No. 28 in the Netherlands. Like Koto's previous single "Visitors", it is considered part of the "spacesynth" canon. It is their most remixed song, with twelve official remixes.

Track listing and formats

  • Italian 12-inch maxi-single[1]
A. "Jabdah" (Long Version) – 7:37
B. "Jabdah" (D.J. Version) – 6:18
  • German 7-inch single[2]
A. "Jabdah" – 3:36
B. "Jabdah" (D.J. Version) – 3:32

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Jabdah"
Chart (1986–1987) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 28
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 31
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 11
West Germany (GfK)[7] 23

References

  1. ^ Jabdah (Italian 12-inch maxi-single liner notes). Koto. Memory Records. 1986. MEMIX 047.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Jabdah (German 7-inch single liner notes). Koto. Memory Records. 1986. MEMIX 0208.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Koto – Jabdah" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Koto" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Koto – Jabdah" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Koto – Jabdah". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Koto – Jabdah" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 June 2023.