Song · Spizzenergi
“Where's Captain Kirk?” by Spizzenergi
Released 1979
“Where's Captain Kirk?” by Spizzenergi appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1980. It was first released in 1979. Its best result is #40 on the John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1980). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,419 alternative song of all time.
Spizzenergi, the band previously known as Spizzoil, put out "Where's Captain Kirk?" on Rough Trade in December 1979, their fourth single and a punk/new wave dispatch with Star Trek's Captain James T. Kirk in its sights. Spizz sings and wrote it with keyboard player Mark Coalfield, with Dave Scott on guitar, Jim Solar on bass and Hero Shima on drums, and the band produced it with Dave Woods.
It became the very first number one on the brand-new UK Indie Chart and held the top for seven weeks, yet never got into the main singles chart, even though, as Record Mirror revealed in July 1980, it had sold more than 60,000 copies. The band weren't done with Star Trek: "Spock's Missing" came six months on, and "Five Year Mission (Featuring the Return of Spock)" turned up on a later album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1980) | 50 |
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