Computer Games (song)
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"Computer Games" | ||||
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Single by Mi-Sex | ||||
from the album Graffiti Crimes | ||||
Released | 1979 (Australia/NZ) | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Genre | New wave, synthpop | |||
Length | 3:53 (Graffiti Crimes version) 4:01 (Where Do They Go? version) |
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Label | CBS | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Dawkins | |||
Mi-Sex singles chronology | ||||
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"Computer Games" is a single by New Zealand group, Mi-Sex released in 1979 in Australia and New Zealand and in 1981 throughout Europe. It was the single that launched the band, and was hugely popular, particularly in Australia and New Zealand. It was produced by Peter Dawkins.
The single won the award for Best Australian Single at the 1979 TV Week/Countdown Music Awards.[1]
The song was also re-recorded as the final track for the band's final album Where Do They Go? in 1983.
The music video was filmed on location at what was at the time Control Data Corporation's North Sydney centre.
Chart performance
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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Austria[2] | 16 |
Australia ARIA Charts | 1 |
New Zealand | 5 |
The Netherlands GfK Top-40[3] | 44 |
France | 82 |
Canada | 2 |
Argentina | 9 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs[4] | 61 |
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