Living by Numbers explained

Living by Numbers
Cover:	Living by Numbers single.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	New Musik
Album:	From A to B
B-Side:	Sad Films
Released:	30 November 1979 (UK) 1980 (Netherlands)
Genre:	New wave, synthpop
Label:	GTO Records

"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.^[1] The B-side of the single was "Sad Films".

Chart history

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	55
UK Singles Chart^[3]	13
Irish Singles Chart^[4]	12

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Musik. Fear Of Musik. Record Collector. 9 September 2021. 23 April 2018.
2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 215.
3. Web site: NEW MUSIK full Official Chart History Official Charts Company. 12 April 2021. www.officialcharts.com.
4. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know: Search by Artist (New Musik. 12 April 2021. irishcharts.ie.