Video Killed the Radio Star

song written and composed by Bruce Woolley; originally recorded by Bruce Woolley and Camera Club and released in 1979
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1164811
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Video Killed the Radio Star

Summary

Video Killed the Radio Star is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,854 views/month, #58 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Video Killed the Radio Star's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's composer is recorded as Bruce Woolley[4].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's composer is recorded as Trevor Horn[5].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's composer is recorded as Geoff Downes[6].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star was performed by Bruce Woolley and The Camera Club[7].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star was performed by The Buggles[8].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star is part of The Age of Plastic[9].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star was released on September 7, 1979[11].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's lyricist is recorded as Bruce Woolley[12].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's lyricist is recorded as Trevor Horn[13].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's lyricist is recorded as Geoff Downes[14].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's tonality is recorded as D-flat major[15].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Video Killed the Radio Star'}[16].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's has characteristic is recorded as studio recording[17].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's has characteristic is recorded as cover version[18].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's different from is recorded as Video killed the radio star[19].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's form of creative work is recorded as song[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[21]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, electronic, new wave, rock[22]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, electronic, new wave, rock[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b63b7fe9-212d-3745-8dd8-56207cdd7096[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Bruce Woolley and The Camera Club[7] and The Buggles[8].

Publication

Video Killed the Radio Star was published on September 7, 1979[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. It is part of The Age of Plastic[9].

Why It Matters

Video Killed the Radio Star ranks in the top 0.3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,854 views/month, #58 of 19,375).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer Bruce Woolley and The Camera Club, The Buggles
    Form of creative work song
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