Video killed the Radio Star is a song performed by the English band The Buggles , written and composed by Trevor Horn , Geoff Downes and Bruce Wooley. It was officially dedicated as the first radio soundtrack from the album The Age of Plastic in the summer of 1979 . The song was released on this album in 1979, about the same time as the version of Bruce Wooley, who had worked with Horn and Downes on two tracks ( Video killed … and Clean Clean ) before founding his own band. In advance of its time, the version of Buggles announces the synthpop , music of the 1980s.

Hans Zimmer worked as co-producer or arranger on this song and the others on the album The Age of Plastic . It is besides the keyboardist dressed in black that one sees behind Geoff Downes at the end of the video-clip 3 .

Official versions

  • Original version
  • Radio version
  • Album version
  • Version of Bruce Wooley (available on the album “Bruce Woolley And The Camera Club”)

Reversals

Year Artist Album
early 1980 Mini Pops By K-Tel
1999 Lolita No.18 ヤ リ タ ミ ン (YALITAMIN)
2000 Ken Laszlo Ken Laszlo 2000
2000 The Presidents of the United States of America Lump
2003 Erasure Other People’s Songs
2005 Amber Pacific Punk Goes 80’s
2005 Ben Folds Five Whatever and Ever Amen (bonus track on 2005 reissues)
2005 Len The Diary of the Madmen (in hidden track)
2007 Alvin and the Chipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks video game
2007 The Feeling Rosé (single CD)
2007 Haruko Momoi COVER BEST – Cover Densha
2008 Bitch Alert Pink Bunnies Get Hit by Big Trucks
2009 VV Brown Traveling Like the Light
2010 Nicki Minaj feat. will.i.am Pink Friday (called ” Check it Out “)
2010 Tsuyoshi Kawakami & his Moodmakers (川 上 つ と と の ド ド ド イ ズ ズ ズ ズ) Moodsteady
2012 Johnny Saito I am Johnny
2012 Superbus Sunset
2014 Pomplamoose Season Two
2016 Mothercover Mothercover live

Others:

  • Panicsville ( punk version ) on the album Evil? and the compilation Punk Chartbusters Vol. 2
  • Star Academy 2 on the album Star Academy Fait Sa Boum (Performed by Fabien, Aurélie and Nolwenn ).
  • Christophe Maé in the show “Generation 80”
  • The French radio host Cauet adapted the lyrics and sang (You’re a shitty voice but you’re Radio Star) in 2004.
  • Adapted in French by Étienne Roda-Gil for Ringo ( Sheila’s husband ) under the title Who is this big black raven? 4 and in Spanish (still by the same two) under the title Marilyn no se quiere casar 5
  • Matmatah takes this song in acoustic version in their concerts.
  • Libdub MX5FRANCE 6
  • IU in Dream High episode 8.
  • The resumption of The Presidents of the United States of America appears in the French film Radiostars .

Rankings

The song was ranked number 1 in England and reached the 40 th place of the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States . It was also a great success in France, selling 1,212,000 copies. This is also the 41 th single best selling of all time in that country 7 .

Weekly rankings

Ranking (1979-1980) Best
position
 South Africa (Springbok Radio) 8 6
 Germany ( Media Control AG ) 9 2
 Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 10 1
 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 11 1
 Belgium (Flanders Ultratop 50 Singles ) 12 12
 Belgium (Flanders VRT Top 30 ) 13 7
 Canada ( 100 Singles ) 14 6
 Spain ( AFYVE ) 15 1
 United States (Billboard Hot 100) 16 40
 United States (Cash Box) 17 40
 Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100 ) 18 1
 France ( SNEP ) 19 1
 Ireland ( IRMA ) 20 1
 Italy ( FIMI ) 21 1
 New Zealand ( RIANZ ) 22 2
 Netherlands ( Nederlandse Top 40 ) 23 17
 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 24 16
 United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart) 25 1
 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 26 1
 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 27 1
Ranking (2013) Best
position
 France ( SNEP ) 28 190

Annual rankings

Ranking (1979) Position
 Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 29 18
 Belgium (Flanders Ultratop 50 ) 30 94
 France ( SNEP ) 31 3
Classification (1980) Position
 Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 32 46
 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 33 14
 Canada ( Top 100 Singles ) 34 30
 Italy ( FIMI ) 35 1

Certifications

Country certification Dated Sales
 France ( SNEP ) 36  Platinum 1979 1,212,000
 United Kingdom (BPI) 37  Gold 1 st October 1979 400,000

Video clip

The music video was the first music video to be broadcast on the MTV cable channel , but the production admitted that it was just a coincidence. It is still simple and very kitsch, showing the group playing in a kind of shed. A woman in the costume of disco influence appears in a pipe.

In culture

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  • 2003 : The tube was integrated into the Grand Theft Auto video game : Vice City in the FM radio .
  • 2007 : The Justice group gives a nod to the Buggles in the DANCE clip where we see the inscription ” Internet killed the video stars ” on a T-shirt
  • 2008 : The song included in the soundtrack of our 18 years of Frederic Berthe .
  • 2009 : Robbie Williams also winks with his album Reality Killed the Video Star .
  • 2011 : The song appears twice in the film Take This Waltz of Polley .
  • Appearance in the first episode of the series The Secret of Élise by Alexandre Laurent

External links

  • Video of the recovery by Ringo  [ archive ]
  • Original lyrics  [ archive ]
  • Video-Clip  [ archive ] ( wmv format )
  • Audio excerpts by different artists  [ archive ] ( wma format )
  • Search for the title on MyStands (different artists)  [ archive ]
  • Title search  [ archive ] on Napster

References

  1. ↑ ( in ) Heather Phares, ” Video Killed the Radio Star – Review ”  [ archive] , on AllMusic (accessed 28 August 2013 )
  2. ↑ a and b ( in ) ” Video Killed the Radio Star By The Buggles – Digital Sheet Music ”  [ archive ] , on Musicnotes.com , Faber Music (accessed28 August 2013 )
  3. ↑ http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/07/rock-history-101-the-buggles-video-killed-the-radio-star/  [ archive ]
  4. ↑ ” Ringo – Who is this big black raven?  ”  [ Archive ] , on Bide-et-musique.com (accessed 28 August 2013 )
  5. ↑ ” Ringo – Marilyn no se quiere casar ”  [ archive ] , on Bide-et-musique.com (accessed August 28, 2013 )
  6. ↑ ” Lipdub Mx5France – Video Killed Radio StaR ”  [ archive ] , on Dailymotion , (accessed August 28, 2013 )
  7. ↑ ” 45 T. / Singles All Time Best Sellers ”  [ archive ] , on InfoDisc.fr , Dominic DURAND / InfoDisc, (accessed December 12, 2013 )
  8. ↑ ( en ) ” South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (B) “ [ archive ] , on Rock.co.za , John Samson (accessed August 28, 2013 )
  9. ↑ ( de ) Charts.de – Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star [ archive ] . GfK Entertainment . PhonoNet GmbH. Accessed August 28, 2013.
  10. ↑ ( in ) ” Australia # 1 Hits – 70’s ”  [ archive ] , on Worldcharts.co.uk (accessed 28 August 2013 )
  11. ↑ ( de ) Austrian-charts.com – Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star [ archive ] . Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Hung Medien. Accessed August 28, 2013.
  12. ↑ ( nl ) Ultratop.be – Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star [ archive ] . Ultratop 50 . Ultratop and Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Accessed August 28, 2013.
  13. ↑ ( nl ) ” Video Killed The Radio Stars – THE BUGGLES ”  [ archive ] , on Top30-2.radio2.be , VRT (accessed August 24, 2013 ) : “Hoogste notering in of top 30: 7”
  14. ↑ ( in ) ” Top Singles – Volume 32, No. 22, February 23, 1980 ”  [ archive ], on Collectionscanada.gc.ca , Library and Archives Canada (accessed28 August 2013 )
  15. ↑ ( es ) Fernando Salaverri, Sólo éxitos: año año has, from 1959 to 2002 , Spain, Fundación Autor, SGAE,, 1 e  ed. ( ISBN  84-8048-639-2)
  16. ↑ ( in ) ” Buggles – Awards ”  [ archive ] , on AllMusic , Rovi Corporation (accessed 28 August 2013 )
  17. ↑ ( in ) ” CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending 22 DECEMBER 1979 “ [ archive ] , on Cashboxmagazine.com , (accessedDecember 12, 2013 )
  18. ↑ ( in ) ” Songs from the Year 1979 ”  [ archive ] , on Tsort.info , Steve Hawtin et al. (accessed August 28, 2013 )
  19. ↑ ” All Songs No. 1 of the 70s ”  [ archive ] , InfoDisc.fr , Dominic DURAND / InfoDisc, (accessed August 28, 2013 )
  20. ↑ ( in ) ” The Irish Charts – All there is to know ”  [ archive ] , IRMA (accessed 28 August 2013 )
  21. ↑ ( it ) ” SINGOLI – I NUMERI UNO (1959-2006) (part 3: 1980-1990) ”  [ archive ] , on It-charts.150m.com (accessed August 28, 2013 )
  22. ↑ ( in ) Charts.org.nz – Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star [ archive ] . RIANZ . Hung Medien. Accessed August 28, 2013.
  23. ↑ ( nl ) Nederlandse Top 40 – Buggles – Video Killed The Star Radio search results  [ archive ] . Nederlandse Top 40 . Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Accessed August 28, 2013.
  24. ↑ ( nl ) Dutchcharts.nl – Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star [ archive ] . Single Top 100 . Hung Medien. Accessed August 28, 2013.
  25. ↑ ( in ) Archive Chart  [ archive ] . UK Singles Chart . The Official Charts Company . Accessed August 28, 2013.
  26. ↑ ( in ) Swedishcharts.com – Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star [ archive ] . Singles Top 60 . Hung Medien. Accessed August 28, 2013.
  27. ↑ ( in ) Swisscharts.com – Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star [ archive ] . Schweizer Hitparade . Hung Medien. Accessed August 28, 2013.
  28. ↑ Lescharts.com – Buggles – Video Killed The Star Radio [ archive ] . SNEP . Hung Medien. Accessed August 28, 2013.
  29. ↑ ( in ) bigkev, ” Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year Charts AMR – 1970s ”  [ archive ] , on Australian-charts.comHung Medien (accessed 12 December 2013 )
  30. ↑ ( nl ) ” Jaaroverzichten 1979 ”  [ archive ] , on Ultratop.be/nl , ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. (accessed December 12, 2013 )
  31. ↑ http://www.top.france.free.fr/html/annuel/1979.htm  [ archive ]
  32. ↑ ( in ) bigkev, ” Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year Charts AMR – 1980s ”  [ archive ] , on Australian-charts.comHung Medien (accessed 12 December 2013 )
  33. ↑ ( de ) ” Jahreshitparade 1980 ”  [ archive ] , on Austriancharts.at , Hung Medien (accessed December 12, 2013 )
  34. ↑ ( in ) ” Top Singles – Volume 34, No. 6, December 1980 20 ”  [ archive ], on Collectionscanada.gc.ca , Library and Archives Canada (accessed12 December 2013 )
  35. ↑ ( it ) ” I singoli più del venduti 1980 ”  [ archive ] , on HitParadeItalia.it , Creative Commons (accessed 12 December 2013 )
  36. ↑ ” Platinum Singles ”  [ archive ] , InfoDisc.fr , Dominic DURAND / InfoDisc, (accessed December 12, 2013 )
  37. ↑ ( in ) ” Certified Awards ”  [ archive ] , on Bpi.co.uk (accessedDecember 12, 2013 )