M (band)

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M
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	New Wave
Years active	1979-1981
Label(s)	Sire/Warner Bros. Records (US)
Associated acts	Level 42
Website	robinscott.org
Members
Brigit Vinchon Robin Scott Mark King Wally Badarou Phil Gould

For other uses see M (disambiguation)

M is the name of Robin Scott's musical collaboration who had a hit in 1979 with "Pop Muzik", which reached #2 in the UK in May 1979 and #1 in the US on November 3, 1979. Other members of M at one time or another included Mark King, Wally Badarou, and Phil Gould, who were later to become Level 42.

M had three other singles that achieved UK chart entry, "Moonlight and Muzak" (#33 in December 1979), "That's the Way the Money Goes" (#45 in March 1980) and "Official Secrets", which reached No. 64 in November 1980.

M released three albums: New York • London • Paris • Munich in 1979, The Official Secrets Act in 1980 and Famous Last Words in 1981. A fourth album, recorded as Robin Scott with Shikisha was recorded in 1984, but not released until 1998.

1 Trivia
2 Singles
3 Albums
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Trivia

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David Bowie provided hand claps on "Pop Muzik".
M's first single "Moderne Man" was later remixed with "Satisfy Your Lust", the B-side of "That's the Way the Money Goes", and appear as a medley on the album New York • London • Paris • Munich. The original single releases appear on the 1997 CD re-release.
A remixed version of "Pop Muzik" was played before each concert of U2's PopMart tour.

[edit] Singles

"Moderne Man"
"Pop Muzik" (1979) UK #2, US #1
"Moonlight and Muzak" (1979) UK #33
"That's the Way the Money Goes" (1980) UK #45
"Official Secrets" (1980) UK #64
"Keep It to Yourself"
"Danube" (Brigit Novik on vocals)
"Eureka" (as Robin Scott)
"Crazy Zulu" (as Robin Scott)
"Pop Muzik" (1989 remix) UK #15

[edit] Albums

New York • London • Paris • Munich (1979)
The Official Secrets Act (1980)
Famous Last Words (1981)
'M' - The History (2004)

[edit] See also

Guinness Book of British Hit Singles 7th Edition - 1988

[edit] References

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