Space Invaders (Player One song)
"Space Invaders" is a song by Australian songwriters Russell Dunlop and Bruce Brown, recording under the band name Player One (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, 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. The song approached Platinum status in Australia as of October 1980. The single was very popular in South Africa and received much airplay. It also reached No. 20 in the New Zealand charts.
| "Space Invaders" | |
|---|---|
1979 Australian 7-inch sleeve | |
| Single by Player One | |
| 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 |
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