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Video Killed the Radio Star

1979 single by Buggles
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Video Killed the Radio Star

Summary

Video Killed the Radio Star is a single[1].

Key Facts

  • Video Killed the Radio Star's instance of is recorded as single[2].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star was performed by The Buggles[3].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's record label is recorded as Island Records[4].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[5].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star is part of The Buggles singles discography[6].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star was released on September 1979[8].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's title is recorded as Video Killed the Radio Star[9].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's has characteristic is recorded as debut single[10].
  • Video Killed the Radio Star's music video is recorded as Video Killed the Radio Star[11].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Single[12]

  • First release date: 1979-09-07[13]

  • Genre(s): classic rock, electronic, new wave, pop, rock, synth-pop[14]

  • Community tags: classic rock, electronic, new wave, pop, rock, synth-pop, todd in the shadows[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4082341b-5726-3597-b629-5ef0536a842a[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Video Killed the Radio Star was performed by The Buggles[3].

Publication

Video Killed the Radio Star was published on September 1979[8]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[5]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. It is part of The Buggles singles discography[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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