Devo was also a pioneer of the music video, creating many memorable clips for the Laser Disc format, with " Whip It " getting heavy airplay in the early days of MTV.

1979 also brought Devo to Japan for the first time, and a live show from this tour was partially recorded.

Devo also contributed two songs, " Theme from Doctor Detroit " and " Luv-Luv " to the 1983 Dan Aykroyd film Doctor Detroit, and produced a music video for " Theme from Doctor Detroit " featuring clips from the film with live action segments.

Also in 1996, Devo also released a multimedia CD-ROM adventure game, The Adventures of the Smart Patrol with Inscape.

Casale also stated that there may be some new Devo material as well, but whether this is related to the release of a movie or not is unclear.

2008 also saw a Japan exclusive box set containing the band's first six albums, This is the Devo Box.

Devo also confirmed that they would be performing at All Tomorrow's Parties on May 6 and 8, with the May 6th performance featuring the band performing their first album, Q: Are We Not Men?

Devo was also scheduled to play Fun Fun Fun Fest 2010 in Austin, TX but had to cancel due to Bob's injury.

1978 also saw the release of UK band The Human League's début single " Being Boiled ", and in the US Devo began moving towards a more electronic sound.

Branson also flew American band Devo to Jamaica, aiming to install Lydon as lead singer in the band.

He also hosted Saturday Night Live in 1978 ( musical guest: Devo ) and appeared twice on SNL's rival show, MADtv.

Each episode also featured specially written soundtrack music by noted rock / pop musicians such as Mark Mothersbaugh ( Devo ), Todd Rundgren, Mitchell Froom and The Residents.

It has also been rumored that at least one member of Devo is a member of The Network.

He had a number of Billboard Top 30 hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including " Daddy's Home " (# 9 ), " That's How Love Goes ", " Let's Be Young Tonight ", " Bass Odyssey ", " Feel the Fire ", " Let Me Tickle Your Fancy " ( featuring Devo on backing vocals ) (# 18 ), " Let's Get Serious " (# 9, also one of his only two UK hits, peaking at # 8 ), " Dynamite " (# 15 ), " Do What You Do " (# 13 ), and " I Think It's Love " (# 16 ).

Polysics have also creatively repurposed Devo and other New Wave / Punk material in their own original songs ; for instance, in the song " Each Life Each End " from the album " Neu " they borrow the opening riff from the Devo song " Girl U Want " ( along with a sample from " Love Missile F1-11 " by Sigue Sigue Sputnik ), and the lyrics are playfully paraphrased Engrish-style from Devo's " The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise " and " Red Eye Express.

Warner Bros. also began to tentatively embrace the burgeoning New Wave movement in the late 1970s, signing cult bands Devo and The B-52s.

At the event, he also debuted a new gimmick, described as " a nerdy blend of 1970s band Devo and a nerdy Air Force cadet with flight jacket and goofy, oversized sunglasses ".

Their music is influenced by Devo, The Cure, Radiohead, Pizzicato Five, Super Furry Animals and also Brazilian Popular Music, among various others.

McCabe, who is also the lead songwriter, includes amongst his influences Talking Heads, Devo, Sly & the Family Stone, Dexys Midnight Runners and Madness.

" Through Being Cool " is also the name of a Devo song, as well as a lyrical excerpt from the song " Unlisted Track " by Jawbreaker, a band which influenced Conley.

Featuring songs that were recorded for the conceptual End Transmission album, it also included covers of songs by Helmet, Devo, and Jane's Addiction, and 3 remixes of songs from End Transmission.

" ( Coincidentally, this is also supposedly the real name of the dancer known as " Spazz Attack " who appeared in Devo's music videos for "( I Can't Get No ) Satisfaction " and " Peek-A-Boo !," and who played Booji Boy on a Devo tour.

" Booji Boy " was also the name of the independent label Devo used to record their earliest songs.

Around this time, members of Devo appeared in the film Spirit of ' 76, except for Bob Mothersbaugh.

It features mostly new material, plus re-recordings of four very obscure Devo songs: " I Need A Chick " and " I Been Refused " ( from Hardcore Devo: Volume Two ), " Find Out " ( which appeared on the single and EP of " Peek-A-Boo " in 1982 ), and " Beehive " ( which was recorded by the band in 1974, at which point it was apparently abandoned with the exception of one appearance at a special show in 2001 ).

In March 2010, Devo appeared as the musical guest for an episode of the children's program Yo Gabba Gabba !, in which they performed an altered version of " Watch Us Work It "

The American theme song has appeared in countless movies and TV shows, including during the climax of the first Austin Powers movie, and was covered by Devo.

His work has appeared in Heavy Metal, Thrasher, Paper, Screw, Apocalypse Culture 2, Needles Ink, Juxtapoz, Propaganda and on Devo album covers.

" Mongoloid " would later be re-recorded by Devo and appeared on the album Q: Are We Not Men?

Devo returned to perform in the Student Governance Center ( featured prominently in the film ) at the 1974 Creative Arts Festival with a line-up including the Casale brothers, Bob Lewis, Mark Mothersbaugh, and Jim Mothersbaugh on drums.

A recording of an early Devo performance from 1975 with the quartet lineup appears on DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years, ending with the promoters unplugging Devo's equipment.

In 1976 Devo released their first single Mongoloid b / w Jocko Homo, the B-side of which came from the soundtrack to The Truth About De-Evolution, on their independent label " Booji Boy ", followed in 1977 by the re-working of the Rolling Stones ' "( I Can't Get No ) Satisfaction ".

On October 14, 1978, Devo gained national exposure with an appearance on Saturday Night Live, a week after the Rolling Stones, performing " Satisfaction " and " Jocko Homo.

Devo made two appearances on the TV show Fridays in 1980, as well as on Don Kirchner's Rock Concert, American Bandstand, and other shows.

This album brought a new look for Devo, who wore self-described " Utopian Boy Scout uniforms " topped with a plastic " New Traditionalist Pomp ," a plastic half-wig modeled on the hairstyle of John F. Kennedy.

Devo had previously collaborated with Basil on her 1982 album Word of Mouth.

The band released Total Devo in 1988 on Enigma Records.

In 1989, members of Devo were involved in the project Visiting Kids, releasing a self-titled EP on the New Rose label in 1990.

Posthumously, two albums of demo recordings from 1974 to 1977 — Hardcore Devo: Volume One ( 1990 ) and Hardcore Devo: Volume Two ( 1991 )— were released on Rykodisc, as well as an album of early live recordings, DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years.

In 1995, Devo reappeared with a new recording of " Girl U Want " on the soundtrack to the movie Tank Girl.

Devo would perform off and on from 1997 on.

Also in 2006, Devo worked on a project with Disney known as Devo 2. 0.

Mark Mothersbaugh performing as part of Devo at the " Festival Internacional de Benicàssim ", on July 20, 2007.

In a December 5, 2007 article on Mutato Muzika, LA Weekly reported that " After touring sporadically over the past decade but not releasing any new material, Devo are spending December at Mutato trying to create an album ’ s worth of new material and contemplating a method of dispersal in the post-record-company world.

However, in a radio interview on April 17, 2008, Jerry stated that Mark had " killed the project " and that there would be no new Devo album.

Also in 2008 the band remixed the Attery Squash song ' Devo Was Right About Everything ' which was released on the B-side to the Watch Us Work It vinyl 12 " single.

The Studio Notes section of the November 27 issue of Rolling Stone stated that " Devo are working on their first album of new material since 1990's Smooth Noodle Maps.