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Like A Yo Yo

by Sabrina - Like A Yo Yo is a 1988 production on Videogram Records. The writing is credited to Giorgio Moroder.

BPM
127.57
Year
1988
Label
Videogram Records
Cat. no.
VI 121203-1
Country
Italy
Total plays
28
Happy Italo Disco
Single cover of Like A Yo Yo by Sabrina

About this track

Like A Yo Yo is a 1988 production on Videogram Records. The writing is credited to Giorgio Moroder.

  • Released: 1988 (verified via Discogs)
  • Written by: Giorgio Moroder

Lyrics

[Intro] Like a yo yo [Chorus] You're spinning me up and down Like a yo yo You're pulling me round and round [Verse 1] All around the world For every boy and girl They say they're sorry lying It's never gonna change Like a yo yo No matter how I try I just can't get away Time after time You can always make me stay You treat me like a toy That you're gonna throw away Again and again You make me want to play Like a yo yo [Chorus] You're spinning me up and down Like a yo yo You're pulling me round and round [Verse 2] All around the world For every boy and girl They say they're sorry lying It's never gonna change Like a yo yo Wrap me around your heart Tug on the string Wrap me around your heart Tug on the string Wrap me around your heart Tug on the string Tug on the string Tug on the string Like a yo yo [Chorus] You're spinning me up and down Like a yo yo You're pulling me round and round [Verse 3] All around the world For every boy and girl They say they're sorry lying It's never gonna change Like a yo yo [Chorus] You're spinning me up and down Like a yo yo You're pulling me round and round [Verse 4] Like a yo yo [Chorus] You're spinning me up and down Like a yo yo You're pulling me round and round [Outro] Like a yo yo... Yo yo...

Lyrics via Lyrics API (lyrics.ovh). For personal reference only.

Airplay

28
Total plays
3
Last 7 days
11
Last 30 days
17 Aug 2026
Last played

Plays per week (last 8 weeks):

First logged play: 2026-05-15 · last: 2026-08-17.

On air this track is typically mixed at 127.7 BPM (observed range 124.6 - 130.6 BPM, based on 28 plays; catalog 127.57 BPM, i.e. pitched -3.0 to 3.0 BPM on air).

What mixes well with this track

Tracks that were actually mixed directly before or after this one in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (28 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats.

Before this track

  1. Mindxpander - Mindtravelling 1x 130.0 BPM 2001
  2. Positive Shah - My Man 1x 127.7 BPM 1995
  3. Plasmatix FEAT. Sandy - Wings Of The Down 1x 133.1 BPM 1995
  4. Unconditional - Feel So Right 1x 128.7 BPM 2000
  5. Lesbians On Wax - Level Up 1x 125.0 BPM 2010
  6. Based On Bass - Robot Power 1x 125.2 BPM 2007
  7. Blackwood - Ride On The Rhytm (Remix) 1x 124.0 BPM 1996
  8. Disco Blanc - Magic Summer 1x 129.3 BPM 1998
  9. Cardenia - Visitors 1x 130.0 BPM 1994
  10. Tom Hooker - Runaway 1x 129.7 BPM 1994

After this track

  1. Stefano E Bene FEAT. Fred Ventura - All For You 1x 125.0 BPM 2014
  2. Orlando - Easy Lover (Savino Deejay Remix) 1x 130.0 BPM 2019
  3. Daylight - Ciber Space 1x 131.9 BPM 1994
  4. Humphrey Robertson - Love In Your Eyes '98 1x 124.0 BPM 2003
  5. Divina - Just One More Minute 1x 126.1 BPM 1993
  6. Gino Soccio - Remember 1x 124.4 BPM 1982
  7. Gigi D'agostino - Passion 1x 127.1 BPM 1999
  8. Kate Project - If You Can Say Goodbye 1x 132.1 BPM 1998
  9. Corona - I Don't Wanna Be A Star 1x 132.6 BPM 1995
  10. DJ Dado - Coming Back 1x 127.4 BPM 1997

Small sample — these are observed connections from the airplay log, not recommendations.

BPM & mixability

At 127.57 BPM this track suits club-oriented DJ mixing, and as a 1988 release it belongs to the 80s golden era of Italo / Euro disco. The station's mix engine beat-matches every transition within ±3 BPM of the house tempo, so this tempo fits comfortably in the mix.

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Intro & break structure

How this record is shaped for DJ mixing, from the MixPerfect Radio catalog data.

Intro

Time: 00:00.869 - 00:01.814

Loop: 00:00.869 - 00:01.339 (30× · each 00:00.470)

Elements: Beats

Break

Time: 02:57.198 - 03:04.728

Loop: 02:57.198 - 03:04.728 (1× · each 00:07.530)

Elements: Beats

On-air play time (in the mix): 03:10.444 - calculated from the catalog structure the way the radio engine does (break end + break-loop repeats, minus intro overlap and the skip region).

Transitions are always 32 beats, beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window. Loops provide extra material within that window.

Frequently asked questions

What is the BPM of Like A Yo Yo?
127.57 BPM - club-oriented DJ mixing.
At what tempo is Like A Yo Yo mixed on MixPerfect Radio?
On air, Like A Yo Yo is typically mixed at 127.7 BPM (observed range 124.6 - 130.6 BPM, based on 28 plays). Its catalog tempo is 127.57 BPM, so in the mix it is pitched -3.0 to 3.0 BPM.
When was Like A Yo Yo released?
The catalog lists 1988 as the release year.
On which label was Like A Yo Yo released?
Videogram Records (cat. VI 121203-1). This is the original pressing data from the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
What genre is Like A Yo Yo?
Happy, Italo Disco.
How often is Like A Yo Yo played on MixPerfectRadio?
Played 28 times according to the play log.
Which tracks mix well with Like A Yo Yo?
Based on the airplay log it was most often mixed with Mindxpander - Mindtravelling (1x).

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Sources

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Release data (year, label, catalog number, country) comes from the original records in the MixPerfect Radio catalog. The text on this page is an original summary based on independently selected factual information; no source text has been reproduced. Facts may contain errors - see the legal information page for the full disclaimer.

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