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== Song Information ==
== Song Information ==
[[Image:Video Killed The Radio Star.png|thumb|256px|Video Killed The Radio Star's DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS (America) banner.]]
[[Image:Video Killed The Radio Star.png|thumb|256px|Video Killed The Radio Star's banner.]]
Artist: The Buggles<br>
Artist: The Buggles<br>
Composition/Lyrics: Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Bruce Woolley<br>
Composition/Lyrics: Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Bruce Woolley<br>
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== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
<pre>They took your credit for your second symphony
<pre>They took the credit for your second symphony
Rewritten by machines and new technology
Rewritten by machine and new technology
And now I understand the problems you can see
And now I understand the problems you can see
Oh-a, oh


Oh-a oh-a
I met your children
I met your children
Oh-a, oh
Oh-a oh-a
What did you tell them?
What did you tell them?


Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Pictures came and broke your heart
Pictures came and broke your heart
Oh-a-a-a, oh
Oh-a-a-a oh


And now we meet in an abandoned studio
And now we meet in an abandoned studio
We hear the playback and it seems so long ago
We hear the playback and it seems so long ago
And you remember the jingles used to go
And you remember the jingles used to go
Oh-a, oh


Oh-a oh-a
You were the first one
You were the first one
Oh-a, oh
Oh-a oh-a
You were the last one
You are the last one


Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
In my mind and in my car
We can't rewind, we've gone too far


In my mind and in my car
Oh-a-aho oh
We can't rewind we've gone too far
Oh-a-aho oh</pre>
Oh-a-aho, oh
Oh-a-aho, oh...</pre>


== Song Connections / Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
None.
* The lyrics and music of Video Killed The Radio Star are interpolated in [[LIVING IN AMERICA]].


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
[[Image:Video Killed The Radio Star old.png|thumb|Video Killed The Radio Star's old banner.]]
{{Gallery}}
* Video Killed The Radio Star is The Buggles' biggest hit and is thought to be one of the most important songs of all time.
* Video Killed The Radio Star is The Buggles' biggest hit.
* Video Killed The Radio Star's music video was the first video to be aired in MTV.
* Video Killed The Radio Star's music video was the first video to be aired on MTV.
* Video Killed The Radio Star received a new banner, its music video and CHALLENGE charts in [[CS DDR SuperNOVA NA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS (America)]].
* In Dancing Stage EuroMIX, Video Killed The Radio Star reuses [[FOLLOW THE SUN (90 IN THE SHADE MIX)]]'s background animations.
* Video Killed The Radio Star received a new banner, its music video and CHALLENGE charts in [[CS DDR SuperNOVA NA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS (North America)]].
** Its music video eliminates all on-screen dancers.
** Its music video eliminates all on-screen dancers.
** Its BEGINNER chart was slightly modified as well, by moving the positioning of some arrows.
** Its BEGINNER chart was slightly modified as well, by moving the positioning of some arrows.
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{{DDR Chart|Dancing Stage EuroMIX CS|1|3|5|6|-|4|5|6|-}}
{{DDR Chart|Dancing Stage EuroMIX CS|1|3|5|6|-|4|5|6|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS US|'''1'''|3|5|6|'''8'''|4|5|6|'''8'''}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS NA|'''1'''|3|5|6|'''8'''|4|5|6|'''8'''}}
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Latest revision as of 19:12, 11 May 2024

Video Killed The Radio Star

Song Information

Video Killed The Radio Star's banner.

Artist: The Buggles
Composition/Lyrics: Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Bruce Woolley
Album: The Age of Plastic (1980)
BPM: 130
Length: 1:25
First Music Game Appearance: Dancing Stage EuroMIX
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

They took the credit for your second symphony
Rewritten by machine and new technology
And now I understand the problems you can see

Oh-a oh-a
I met your children
Oh-a oh-a
What did you tell them?

Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Pictures came and broke your heart
Oh-a-a-a oh

And now we meet in an abandoned studio
We hear the playback and it seems so long ago
And you remember the jingles used to go

Oh-a oh-a
You were the first one
Oh-a oh-a
You are the last one

Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
In my mind and in my car
We can't rewind, we've gone too far

Oh-a-aho oh
Oh-a-aho oh

Song Connections / Remixes

  • The lyrics and music of Video Killed The Radio Star are interpolated in LIVING IN AMERICA.

Trivia

This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.
  • Video Killed The Radio Star is The Buggles' biggest hit.
  • Video Killed The Radio Star's music video was the first video to be aired on MTV.
  • In Dancing Stage EuroMIX, Video Killed The Radio Star reuses FOLLOW THE SUN (90 IN THE SHADE MIX)'s background animations.
  • Video Killed The Radio Star received a new banner, its music video and CHALLENGE charts in DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS (North America).
    • Its music video eliminates all on-screen dancers.
    • Its BEGINNER chart was slightly modified as well, by moving the positioning of some arrows.

Song Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB VER. through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9, and 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.

Game Single Double
Beginner Basic Difficult Expert Challenge Basic Difficult Expert Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows 88 / 0 130 / 0 157 / 0 200 / 0 282 / 24 / 0 134 / 0 176 / 0 184 / 0 278 / 4 / 0
Dancing Stage EuroMIX 1 3 5 6 - 4 5 6 -
Dancing Stage EuroMIX CS 1 3 5 6 - 4 5 6 -
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS NA 1 3 5 6 8 4 5 6 8