Computer Games
Mi-Sex
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I fidget with the digit dots and cry an anxious tear As the XU-1 connects the spot But the matrix grid don't care Get a message to my mother What number would she be There's a million angry citizens Looking down their tubes at me Com-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-puter-puter, puter games Com-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-puter-puter-puter-puter, computer games There's safety in numbers, they say 'Cause the figures never lie No perfect persons ever noticed one computer die I'm programmed to a schedule What will the answer be Is it suicide run till the work gets done 'Cause the matrix grid don't say Com-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-puter-puter, puter games Com-pu-pu-pu-pu-puter-puter-puter-puter, computer games Jammed up tight by red traffic lights Advance one level on green These opportune commuters They're blasting on their hooters I fidget with the digit dots Frustration rules out there As the XU-1 connects the spot But the matrix grid don't care Com-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-puter-puter, puter games Com-pu-pu-pu-pu-puter-puter-puter-puter, computer games Com-pu-pu-pu-pu-puter-puter-puter-puter, computer games Com-pu-pu-pu-pu-puter-puter-puter-puter, computer games Com-put-er Games
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Written by: BARRY BRUCE STANTON, MURRAY WILLIAM BURNS, STEPHEN ANTHONY GILPIN
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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12 facts about this song
Genre"Computer Games" is considered a prime example of the New Wave music genre that was popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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Country of OriginMi-Sex, the band that performed "Computer Games," originated from New Zealand.
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Chart Success"Computer Games" reached number 1 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in March 1979.
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Debut Single"Computer Games" was Mi-Sex's debut single. It was released in 1978.
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Album InclusionThe song was included on the band's debut album, Graffiti Crimes (1979).
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InspirationThe song was not actually inspired by computer games. Guitarist Kevin Stanton came up with the title after viewing an image by pop artist Martin Sharp.
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International Success“Computer Games” was also successful in North America, reaching number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and number 9 on the RPM Top singles chart in Canada.
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Rewritten VersionsThe song has been rewritten multiple times since its release, it was inducted into the APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) top 30 Australian songs of all time.
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Space ThemeThe lyrics include mentions of various science fiction elements including computer games, androids, and a “micro world.”
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Song CompositionThe song is built around a driving synth line by Murray Burns, which is complemented with a guitar hook by Stanton.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Computer Games" was ahead of its time with a futuristic, high tech theme that reflected the content of the song. The video earned them Best Promotional Video at the 1979 TV Week/Countdown Rock Music Awards.
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Pioneering Song"Computer Games" has been recognized for its forward-thinking and playful approach to exploring the then-nascent digital era, and it is considered a pioneering track in the synth-pop genre.
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