People (Mi-Sex song)
Appearance
"People" | ||||
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Single by Mi-Sex | ||||
from the album Space Race | ||||
B-side | "Pages and Matches" | |||
Released | March 1980 | |||
Recorded | January 1980 | |||
Studio | Music Farm Studios, Byron Bay, Australia | |||
Genre | Synth-pop, electronic | |||
Length | 3:49 | |||
Label | CBS | |||
Songwriter(s) | Murray Burns, Kevin Stanton, Steve Gilpin | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Dawkins | |||
Mi-Sex singles chronology | ||||
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"People" is a song by New Zealand group Mi-Sex, released in March 1980 as the lead single from their second studio album, Space Race (1980). The song peaked at number 3 in New Zealand and 6 in Australia.
Music video
The video showcases the band’s well honed combination of techno-pop and the more straight ahead rock’n’roll beloved of Australian pub audiences — with some visual special effects reserved for the future shock of the spoken segment.[1]
Track listings
Australia/New Zealand 7" (BA 222652)[2]
- "People" - 3:49
- "Pages and Matches" - 2:29
Charts
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3][4] | 6 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] | 3 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1980) | Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 37 |
New Zealand (RIANZ)[6] | 26 |
References
- ^ "People Mi-Sex, Music Video – 1980". NZ on Screen. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Mi Sex People". discogs. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1980". Kent Music Report. 5 January 1981. Retrieved 17 January 2022 – via Imgur.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 202. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- ^ "Mi-Sex – People". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Official Top 40 Singles of 1980". Recorded Music NZ. 1980. Retrieved 6 December 2022.