| "Space Invaders" | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Space_Invaders_(Player_One_single,_cover_art_-_Australian_version).jpg) 1979 Australian 7-inch sleeve | |
| Single by Player 1 | |
| from the album Game Over | |
| B-side | "A Menacing Glow in the Sky" |
| Released | 1979 |
| Genre | Space disco |
| Length | 3:08 |
| Label | WEA |
| Songwriter(s) | Russell Dunlop, Bruce Brown |
| Producer(s) | Russell Dunlop, Bruce Brown |
"Space Invaders" is a song by Australian songwriters Russell Dunlop and Bruce Brown, recording under the band name Player 1 (commonly stylised as Player [1]) in 1979. The song is based on the hugely successful 1978 video game Space Invaders. It was a novelty hit in Australia,[1] peaking at No. 3 on the Kent Music Report charts, and ending up as the seventh best selling single in Australia for 1980. It spent 28 weeks on the Australian charts.[2] The song approached Platinum status in Australia as of October 1980.[3] The single was very popular in South Africa and received much airplay. It also reached No. 20 in the New Zealand charts.
- ^ A drummer for all times: Russell Dunlop, 1945-2009 Archived 2022-06-18 at the Wayback Machine (Sydney Morning Herald, 19 June 2009)
- ^ Australian Chart Book (1970-1992) Page:391, 432 - David Kent
- ^ "Phantom Acts Creating Strong Aussie Presence". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 11 October 1980. p. 86. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2018.