Living by Numbers

1979 single by New Musik

"Living by Numbers"

Single by New Musik
from the album  From A to B
B-side| "Sad Films"
Released| 30 November 1979 (UK)
1980 (Netherlands)
Genre| Synth-pop[1]
Label| GTO Records
Songwriter(s)| Tony Mansfield
New Musik singles chronology
| "Straight Lines"
(1979)  | "Living by Numbers"
(1979)  | "This World of Water"
(1980)

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"Living by Numbers" is a song by the English synthpop group New Musik. It was the band's biggest hit worldwide, peaking at No. 13 in January 1980 in the UK and No. 12 in Ireland. The song appeared on the band's debut album, From A to B. It was used, with reworked lyrics, for a Casio advert.[2] The B-side of the single was "Sad Films".[citation needed]

## Chart history

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Chart (1980)  | Peak
position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 55
UK Singles Chart[4] | 13
Irish Singles Chart[5] | 12

## References

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1. ^ Doggett, Peter (1 January 2015). "Dance Stance". Electric Shock: From the Gramophone to the iPhone - 125 Years of Pop Music. London: The Bodley Head. p. 509\. ISBN 978-1-847-92218-2. Retrieved 28 February 2025. "...a formative synth-pop hit, "Living by Numbers", from the first days of 1980."
2. ^ "New Musik. Fear Of Musik". Record Collector. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 215\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
4. ^ "NEW MUSIK | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
5. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know: Search by Artist (New Musik". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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