For the song "Pop Music" by Poppy, see Poppy.Computer.
1979 single by M
"Pop Muzik"
Single by M
from the album New York • London • Paris • Munich
B-side
"M Factor"
Released
9 March 1979 (UK)[1]
Genre
New wave[2][3]
art pop[4]
synth-pop[5]
disco[3]
Length
3:21
Label
MCA
EMI
Sire
Songwriter(s)
Robin Scott
Producer(s)
Robin Scott
M singles chronology
"Moderne Man" (1979)
"Pop Muzik" (1979)
"Moonlight and Muzak" (1979)
"Pop Muzik" is a 1979 song by M, a project by English musician Robin Scott, from the debut album New York • London • Paris • Munich. The single, first released in the UK in early 1979, was bolstered by a music video (directed by Brian Grant) that was well received by critics. The clip featured Scott as a DJ singing into a microphone from behind an exaggerated turntable setup, at times flanked by two female models who sang and danced in a robotic manner. The video also featured Brigit Novik, Scott's wife at the time, who provided the backup vocals for the track.[6]
The single's B-side, "M Factor", was featured in two different versions. The original cut appeared on the first UK and European releases of the single, while a slightly remixed version appeared on the single released in the United States and Canada. "Pop Muzik" reached number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, and number 2 in the UK Singles Chart.
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^ abEddy, Chuck (2011). Rock and Roll Always Forgets: A Quarter Century of Music Criticism. Duke University Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-8223-5010-1. the weird chart-topping new wave disco single by one-letter-named one-hit-wonder M (real name: Robin Scott) finished second on another chart in 1979
^Smith, Troy L. (14 December 2021). "Every No. 1 song of the 1970s ranked from worst to best". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^Chiu, David (4 July 2013). "A look back at 1983: The year of the second British Invasion". CBS News. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
^"1970s". Defining Decades. 17 April 2015. Vintage TV.
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