“Pop Muzik” by M

"Pop Muzik" was the calling card of M, the English new wave and synth-pop project led by singer Robin Scott, and it came off the 1979 debut album New York • London • Paris • Munich. Scott wrote and produced it himself, with his then-partner Brigit Novik on backing vocals, and the result is a slick, jittery novelty machine: chattering electronics, a beat that won't sit still, a hook that sounds like a radio jingle for the whole idea of pop.

Brian Grant's video sealed the deal, with Scott playing DJ behind an absurdly oversized bank of turntables while two models sang and danced like robots beside him. The single went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and in Australia and reached 2 in the UK. Its B-side, "M Factor", came in two cuts, with the US and Canada getting a lightly remixed one.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.