M (band)

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M is the name of Robin Scott's musical collaboration who had a hit in April 1979 with "Pop Muzik", reaching No. 1 in the US on November 3 1979, and No. 2 in the UK charts. 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" (No. 33 in Dec 1979), "That's The Way The Money Goes" (No. 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.

Trivia

David Bowie provided handclaps 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.

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)

Albums

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

References

External links

http://www.robinscott.org/ Robin Scott Official site