Elstree (song)
| "Elstree" | ||||
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| Single by the Buggles | ||||
| from the album The Age of Plastic | ||||
| B-side | "Johnny on the Monorail (A Very Different Version)" | |||
| Released | 27 October 1980 | |||
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| Label | Island | |||
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| Producer | The Buggles | |||
| The Buggles singles chronology | ||||
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| "Elstree" on YouTube | ||||
"Elstree" is a song by English pop band the Buggles, released on their debut album, The Age of Plastic (1980). It was the fourth and final single released from the album, released on the 27th of October, 1980. The track, a new wave and synth-pop record, was written by group members Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes, who also produced the song. Lyrically, the song is about the studio of the same name. Upon its release, the song was positively received by music critics. Commercially, the single charted at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart. The song's music video features Horn as a janitor who reminisces on his time as an actors for films in the titular studio.