| "Star Trekkin' " | ||||
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 UK single release | ||||
| Single by the Firm | ||||
| from the album Serious Fun | ||||
| Released | 26 May 1987[1] | |||
| Genre | Novelty | |||
| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Label | Bark | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John O'Connor, Grahame Lister, Rory Kehoe | |||
| Producer(s) | Grahame Lister, John O'Connor | |||
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"Star Trekkin'" is a song by British novelty band The Firm. It parodies the original Star Trek TV series and prominently features comical voice caricatures of the Trek characters, provided by members of the band, a studio technician, and the wife of one of the songwriters. One of the song's phrases, "It's life, Jim, but not as we know it", actually originated with "Star Trekkin'" but has been subsequently misattributed to the TV series.
"Star Trekkin'" was released as a single in May 1987. The song's promotional video was created by a team of art students called The Film Garage, featuring a combination of puppetry, stop motion animation and computer-generated imagery. The song entered the UK charts at number 74, eventually climbing to spend two weeks at number one. It also found chart success in a number of other countries, selling more than a million copies.
- ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 23 May 1987. p. 37.