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"Space Invaders" is a song by Australian songwriters Russell Dunlop and Bruce Brown, recording under the band name Player One (commonly stylised as Player ()) in 1979. The song is based on the hugely successful 1978 video game ''Space Invaders''. It was a novelty hit in Australia,〔(A drummer for all times: Russell Dunlop, 1945-2009 ) (''Sydney Morning Herald'', 19 June 2009)〕 peaking at #3 on the Kent Music Report charts, and ending up as the fourth best selling single in Australia for 1980.〔("Space Invaders" by Player [1] (Player One) (Written by Dunlop and Brown) )〕 The song was released internationally but failed to chart outside Australia. It was, however, influential in the history of dance music, being sampled by Jesse Saunders for the bassline of what is commonly held to be the first Chicago house music record, "On and On" (1984).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.discogs.com/Jesse-Saunders-On-And-On/release/176575 )〕 Dunlop and Brown also released an album as Player One, ''Game Over''. Dunlop recalled: "We sat down and wrote a bunch of space songs, but instead of sticking to the concept of the hit, we wandered off into the 'clever' musical genre with fancy time signatures, radical chord progressions and so on. The reply came back for the States that this was intended for 13- to 14-year-olds: 'You've lost us.'"〔 The single and album were released in the US under the band name Playback, which Brown and Dunlop had used for other projects, to avoid confusion with the US band Player. The US version of the album was titled ''Space Invaders''. == Player One discography == * Australia: Space Invaders (3:08) / A Menacing Glow In The Sky (3:13) (7", WEA 100114) * * Space Invaders (4:12) / We're All Players (2:28) / Under Control (3:00) / My Babe Is A Cool Player (3:02) / Fire (3:00) / Space Suite (2:22) / Red On The Bottom Line (3:47) / Microprocessor (3:20) / Play Me (1:17) / Game Over (4:12) * US: Space Invaders (4:05) / Red On The Bottom Line (3:20) (12", Ariola OP-2201)〔(Playback - Space Invaders (Vinyl) at Discogs )〕 * * released under band name Playback * Germany: Space Invaders (5:50) / A Menacing Glow In The Sky (3:13) (12", WEA 70004)〔[http://www.discogs.com/Player-Space-Invaders/release/114460 Player [1] - Space Invaders (Vinyl) at Discogs]〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Space Invaders (Player One song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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