People (Mi-Sex song)

"People" is a song by New Zealand group Mi-Sex, released in March 1980 as the lead single from their second studio album, Space Race (1980). The song peaked at number 3 in New Zealand and 6 in Australia.

"People"
International art work
Single by Mi-Sex
from the album Space Race
B-side	"Pages and Matches"
Released	March 1980
Recorded	January 1980
Studio	Music Farm Studios, Byron Bay, Australia
Genre	Synth-pop, electronic
Length	3:49
Label	CBS
Songwriter(s)	Murray Burns, Kevin Stanton, Steve Gilpin
Producer(s)	Peter Dawkins
Mi-Sex singles chronology
"Computer Games" (1979) "People" (1980) "Space Race" (1980)

Music video

The video showcases the band’s well honed combination of techno-pop and the more straight ahead rock’n’roll beloved of Australian pub audiences — with some visual special effects reserved for the future shock of the spoken segment.^[1]

Track listings

Australia/New Zealand 7" (BA 222652)^[2]

1. "People" - 3:49
2. "Pages and Matches" - 2:29

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "People"

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]^[4]	6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[5]	3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "People"

Chart (1980)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	37
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[6]	26

References

1. "People Mi-Sex, Music Video – 1980". NZ on Screen. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
2. "Mi Sex People". discogs. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
3. "National Top 100 Singles for 1980". Kent Music Report. 5 January 1981. Retrieved 17 January 2022 – via Imgur.
4. 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.
5. "Mi-Sex – People". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
6. "Official Top 40 Singles of 1980". Recorded Music NZ. 1980. Retrieved 6 December 2022.