Song · Gary Numan
“Films” by Gary Numan
From the album The Pleasure Principle (1979)
“Films” by Gary Numan appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1979 on the album The Pleasure Principle. Its best result is #1266 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,495 alternative song of all time.
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"Films" comes off The Pleasure Principle, the album Gary Numan put out on Beggars Banquet on 7 September 1979, his first under his own name after he'd dropped the Tubeway Army banner. It landed about six months behind Replicas, and while Replicas was sitting on top of the album chart he was already at work on the follow-up at Marcus Music Studio in London. Numan wrote "Films", sang it, produced it, and played keyboards and percussion on it.
Chris Payne doubles up on keyboards beside him, Cedric Sharpley drums and adds percussion, and Paul Gardiner lays down the bass, with Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb engineering and mixing. On paper it's a band track; in the grooves it's all hum and chill, two keyboard players stacking layer on layer while the rhythm section marches in lockstep.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1862 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1266 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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