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Computer Games (song)
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<h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> <p>Musicologist <a href="/facts/Ian_McFarlane/1PkFQRkA">Ian McFarlane</a> opined that it was an "electro-pop anthem... with its simplistic, brain-teasing riff and Gilpin's mannered vocal yelps, "Computer Games" boasted little substance but was constructed for maximum effect. It came to epitomise the one word which has plagued the memory of Mi-Sex: 'contrived'."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>Stewart Mason from <a href="/facts/AllMusic/Hb8cU8Fb">AllMusic</a> said "<a href="/facts/Steve_Gilpin/7l17QpJd">Steve Gilpin</a>'s theatrical vocals, full of Brian Connolly-style hiccups and leaps into falsetto, are an interesting counterpoint to the unvarying electronic rhythm, particularly on the memorable stuttering chorus."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> <i><a href="/facts/Cash_Box/8L7IspkS">Cash Box</a></i> said, "This avant-pop band has taken the sound first pioneered by <a href="/facts/Brian_Eno/rMN10pwo">Eno</a> and <a href="/facts/Ultravox/TFXS67gp">Ultravox</a> and molded it into more of a hard rock sound. The band employs witty future-orientated lyrics to augment the swirling synthesized sounds."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="track-listings">Track listings</h2> <p>Australia/New Zealand 7" (BA 222563) </p> <ol><li>"Computer Games" – 3:54</li> <li>"Wot Do You Want?" – 2:55</li></ol> <p>Australian 12" </p> <ol><li>"Computer Games" (Disco Version) – 4:41</li> <li>"Graffiti Crimes" – 3:49</li></ol> <p>Spanish version </p> <ol><li>"Juego De Computadoras (Computer Games)" – 3:54</li> <li>"Que Queres? (Wot Do You Want?)" – 2:55</li></ol> <p>United Kingdom dance version </p> <ol><li>"Computer Games" (Special Dance Mix) – 6:17</li> <li>"Wot Do You Want?" – 2:55</li></ol> <h2 id="charts">Charts</h2> <h3>Weekly charts</h3> Weekly chart performance for "Computer Games"<table><tbody><tr><th>Chart (1979–1981)</th><th>Peakposition</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/facts/Kent_Music_Report/HdgVXfSz">Kent Music Report</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></th><td>1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Austria (<a href="/facts/%C3%963_Austria_Top_40/3B0L8Tj0">Ö3 Austria Top 40</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></th><td>16</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/facts/Dutch_Single_Top_100/wFjNkofC">Single Top 100</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></th><td>44</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/facts/Recorded_Music_NZ/KlQ6jDS4">Recorded Music NZ</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></th><td>5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <a href="/facts/Hot_Dance_Club_Songs/TNav6YJl">Hot Dance Club Songs</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></th><td>61</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Year-end charts</h3> 1979 year-end chart performance for "Computer Games"<table><tbody><tr><th>Chart (1979)</th><th>Rank</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Australia (Kent Music Report)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></th><td>19</td></tr></tbody></table> 1980 year-end chart performance for "Computer Games"<table><tbody><tr><th>Chart (1980)</th><th>Rank</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Australia (Kent Music Report)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></th><td>68</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_number-one_singles_in_Australia_during_the_1970s/zQ7rTorG">List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1970s</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Countdown Show no.235 Aired: 13/4/1979 on ABC, Australia <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Mi-Sex – Lost Time (Dub Version) (1983, Vinyl)". Discogs. <a href="https://www.discogs.com/Mi-Sex-Lost-Time-Dub-Version/release/3644015" target="_blank">https://www.discogs.com/Mi-Sex-Lost-Time-Dub-Version/release/3644015</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>McFarlane, 'Mi-Sex' entry. Archived from the original on 7 August 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2016. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040807051812/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=496" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20040807051812/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=496</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Computer Games by Mi-Sex". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2017. <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/song/computer-games-mt0001121799" target="_blank">https://www.allmusic.com/song/computer-games-mt0001121799</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 1, 1980. p. 15. Retrieved 2022-01-01. <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1980/CB-1980-03-01.pdf" target="_blank">https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1980/CB-1980-03-01.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 202. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. <a href="0-646-11917-6" target="_blank">0-646-11917-6</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Mi-Sex – Computer Games" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 3 October 2017. <a href="https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Mi-Sex&titel=Computer+Games&cat=s" target="_blank">https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Mi-Sex&titel=Computer+Games&cat=s</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Mi-Sex – Computer Games" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 October 2017. <a href="https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Mi-Sex&titel=Computer+Games&cat=s" target="_blank">https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Mi-Sex&titel=Computer+Games&cat=s</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Mi-Sex – Computer Games". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 October 2017. <a href="https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Mi-Sex&titel=Computer+Games&cat=s" target="_blank">https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Mi-Sex&titel=Computer+Games&cat=s</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Dance Club Songs: Week of March 29, 1980". Billboard. Retrieved 17 June 2023. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1980-03-29/" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1980-03-29/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 431. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. <a href="0-646-11917-6" target="_blank">0-646-11917-6</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Kent Music Report No 288 – 31 December 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1979". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 10 January 2023 – via Imgur.com. <a href="https://i.imgur.com/VVyraDN.jpg" target="_blank">https://i.imgur.com/VVyraDN.jpg</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"National Top 100 Singles for 1980". Kent Music Report. 5 January 1981. Retrieved 17 January 2022 – via Imgur. <a href="https://imgur.com/a/kTGdGUZ" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/a/kTGdGUZ</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>