Mr. Roboto

For other uses, see Mr. Roboto (disambiguation).

"Mr. Roboto"
Single by Styx
from the album Kilroy Was Here
B-side"Snowblind"
ReleasedFebruary 1983
Recorded1982
Genre
Length
  • 4:48 (single version)
  • 5:30 (album version)
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Dennis DeYoung
Producer(s)Styx
Styx singles chronology
"Rockin' the Paradise"
(1981) 		"Mr. Roboto"
(1983) 		"Don't Let It End"
(1983)
Audio sample
"Mr Roboto"

"Mr. Roboto" is a song by American rock band Styx, released as the lead single from their eleventh studio album, Kilroy Was Here (1983). It was written by band member Dennis DeYoung. In Canada, it went to number one on the RPM national singles chart.[4] It entered on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and US Cash Box Top 100 on February 12, 1983. On April 30, the song peaked at number three on Billboard, but fared better on Cash Box, where it reached number one.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Sweeney, Joe (June 26, 2010). "Ex-Styx frontman goes heavy on the cheese". The Buffalo News. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Jennifer Nicole (August 14, 2013). "Renegade Rockers". The Newport Daily News. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  3. ^ Whitaker, Sterling (February 28, 2015). "How 'Kilroy Was Here' Tore Styx Apart". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "The Hot 100 : Apr 30, 1983 | Billboard Chart Archive". billboard.com. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  6. ^ "Billboard". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Cash Box Top 100–April 30, 1983" (PDF).