Ukubonisana nge “Colour is tie-in” kukhule kakhulu, amanye amazwe aphuhlileyo ehlabathini enyanisweni, kwiminyaka engaphezu kwama-30 eyadlulayo aneseti yendlela yezenzululwazi enokukwenza ucace gca ukuba ungakhetha njani kwaye utshatise umbala – ngo-1974, UNkskz. Jackson wapapasha ithiyori yemibala yamaxesha onyaka emine, ngo-1983, uNkosazana Mary, waseBritane, waqhuma, ngokwesiseko samaxesha amane onyaka onyaka, La maxesha onyaka andiswa ukuya kumaxesha onyaka alishumi elinesibini ngokonxulumano phakathi kweempawu ezintathu zombala, ezinje. njengokubanda, ukukhanya kunye nokucoceka, ngaloo ndlela kusonjululwa ngokucokisekileyo ingxaki yokwahlula-hlula amaxesha onyaka ombala, ukwenza ukusetyenziswa kombala kwabantu kube lula, kulula kwaye kubanzi.Bamalunga nama-400,000 abayili “abathelekisa imibala” eJapan;Inkampani yoyilo lwemibala yelizwe efana neBritane, iUnited States ineqela labasebenzi abakhethekileyo boyilo lwemibala, isitayile sobugcisa "sokuhlanganiswa kombala" sisebenza kushishino ngalunye olunjengokujikeleza, isicwangciso sokwakha kunye nokusingqongileyo, uyilo lwangaphakathi, intengiso kunye noyilo lwempahla.